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Does Self-Publishing a Novel Hurt Selling Rights?

By John Kremer on Tuesday, August 9th, 2011 | No Comments

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Question: Would self-publishing a novel as an eBook affect the likelihood of it getting published in print by a publisher? John’s Answer: Self-publishing a novel will not turn off publishers – if you sell a lot of books via great book promotion. Of course, if you don’t sell any copies of your novel, then no [...]

Self-Published or Independent? What’s in a Name Anyway?

By John Kremer on Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 | 5 Comments

Written by Eric DelaBarre In the entertainment business, a film made outside of the studio system is called an independent film. Independent films are edgy endeavors of filmmakers that buck the system of status quo filmmaking in Hollywood. In the book trade, a book made outside of the New York publishing system is called a [...]

BookExpo America: 6 Reasons You Should Exhibit Your Books

By John Kremer on Monday, April 18th, 2011 | No Comments

As noted in the previous post, BookExpo America is the book industry event of the year for the United States — and one of the major book events worldwide as well. It showcases for book publishers, large and small. It’s generally held during the last part of May. For details, see http://www.bookexpoamerica.com. Why should you [...]

Copyrighting Your Book: How to Do It

By John Kremer on Friday, April 8th, 2011 | No Comments

Question: I need to know about copywriting my book. John’s Answer: I presume you mean copyrighting your book. Copywriting is writing sales copy. Copyrighting is establishing your legal right to a work you’ve written. To copyright your book, all you really have to do is put the following phrase in your book, generally on one [...]