Future of Publishing
January 11, 2010 by Shoshana Kleiman
Filed under Print On Demand, Social Media, Uncategorized, Understanding publishing, social media marketing
Mark Coker of Smashwords got me thinking about the future of publishing. Many people have written about the end of the year, end of the decade, predictions for the future, but Mark’s prediction kindled a flame of thought. I try to hold on to these moments because my work schedule has become so crazy I [...]
Book Model Variant 2
December 30, 2009 by Shoshana Kleiman
Filed under Book Model, Tools, Uncategorized, Understanding publishing
Collaboration has been around since the first stories were told out over the campfire. Each story teller said over the basic story, history, morality play, and then added his own interpretations to the mix. It amuses me when people talk about book collaboration today as if it is a new idea, new invention. What’s different [...]
Life Cycle of a Book: Understanding the Basic Book
December 13, 2009 by Shoshana Kleiman
Filed under Book Model, Understanding publishing
Books on a Shelf So many book models exist today. From the traditional write-and-publish to the eBook, with everything in between, the variations are staggering. This post is about the basic book model. Once the book life cycle is described I can then talk about the variations on the model. By enumerating the book models [...]
