by Joel Friedlander | Feb 22, 2011 | Editorial, Self Publishing Basics, Self-Publishing, Writing
In the beginning was the word, and the words are what make the book. But soon thereafter, came the metadata—that is, data about the data. When you publish a new book, you have a chance to assign metadata to your book that will travel with descriptions of the...
by Joel Friedlander | Sep 8, 2010 | Self-Publishing
Like anyone entering a new world with strange rules and arcane traditions, new self-publishers are often confused about what they have to do, what they’re supposed to do, what they really ought to do. It’s like there’s a secret society and if you...
by Joel Friedlander | Mar 17, 2010 | Book Production, Self-Publishing
One of the areas that I get the most questions about is the use of the ISBN, the unique numeric identifier that’s used around the world to identify books. New self-publishers are especially concerned with making sure their books are registered properly, that...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 23, 2009 | Self-Publishing, Social Media, Writing
As the year winds down even us publishing folk get distracted by holiday shopping, shoveling snow, trying to find parking at the mall, and all the other wonderful ways we spend our time the last couple of weeks of the year. But this seems like a perfect time to catch...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 9, 2009 | Self-Publishing
When an author decides to publish their own book they bring with them a lifetime of experience. Their books usually grow out of this experience, and capitalize on their skills and knowledge. At a minimum, you need to know something to write a book. Usually, their...
