Topic: Book Distribution

Ready, Aim, WRITE … it’s National Novel Writing Month. Get your rough draft of 50,000 words going!

Ready, Aim, WRITE … it’s National Novel Writing Month.  Get your rough draft of 50,000 words going!

November Delivers National Novel Writing Month!
Using the abbreviation and hashtag, NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month challenges participants to write 50,000 words (their minimum number of words for a novel) from November 1 until the deadline at 11:59PM on November 30. The goal of NaNoWriMo is to get people writing and keep them motivated throughout the process. For many … it doesn’t matter if it’s fiction or nonfiction. It’s a goal … get the draft done … just …

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Does Baker & Taylor Not Like Indie Authors and Publishers?

Does Baker & Taylor Not Like Indie Authors and Publishers?

What’s an author and indie publisher to do when a company … a key player in the book wholesaler field … takes the money for representation and then does zip?
Heads up on Baker & Taylor. I’m getting huge, negative feedback from indie publishers that they have set up accounts with B&T, get accepted, paid the $350 for an indie publisher and then nothing happens. B&T never orders books for its inventory.
Bookstores order books, B&T …

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ISBN 101 for Authors … EVERY Book Needs One!

ISBN 101 for Authors … EVERY Book Needs One!

One of the fastest ways to tell if a book is “self-published” is the tell-tale missing ISBN. The International Standard Book Number … a number that will start with “978” … the code for books that is needed for ordering and identification that is followed by another ten digits. ISBN 101 is all about What you need to know about International Standard Book Numbers and why you should use them.

Let’s start with: What is an ISBN?ISBN …

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Sell Your Books at the 2015 Colorado Country Gift Show in November

Sell Your Books at the 2015 Colorado Country Gift Show in November

Get Ready for 2015 Holiday Selling and Shopping!

 
The AuthorU Board has decided to transition from the Jr. League Holiday selling format used a few years ago to the larger Colorado Country Christmas Mart that will roll out in early November this year.  This means you will have the possibility of exposing your book to 25,000 potential buyers who are there to buy … something.   Interested? Read on …
The location will be at the Denver Merchandise Mart on November 6-8. The first …

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