by R.M. ArceJaeger | Apr 3, 2012 | Publishing |
There is only one place to buy ISBNs in the United States: Bowker (The United States ISBN Agency). In the UK, it is Nielsen (Nielsen UK ISBN Agency). Each country has exactly one agency allowed to assign ISBNs. Why then do some publishers/printers/people claim they...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | Jan 12, 2012 | Publishing |
So you want to start a business. The question on your mind now is: how? Step 1: See if a business license is required in your county. Not all counties require business licenses, but most of them do. Some counties don’t require licenses, but individual...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | Jan 4, 2012 | Publishing |
The Problem: Readers prefer accentuated words to be in italics, but editors/publishers prefer them to be underlined. Reason: Italics are naturally smoother to read, so the eye skims over them easier. When preparing a document for publishing, underlines are necessary...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | Dec 12, 2011 | Publishing |
There is an easy way to remove the extra paragraph spacing that Calibre (an eBook converter) automatically inserts into your manuscript, without having to disrupt your indent formatting to do so. Jump to the solution, or continue reading for the explanation Calibre,...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | Jun 8, 2011 | Publishing |
The following is a comparison of the maximum EBook royalty rates offered by Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Apple iBookstore, etc. This is the percent of the book’s list price that the publisher (or you, if self-publishing) will receive if an EBook is sold...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | Jun 6, 2011 | Publishing |
People often ask me what is the difference between self-publishing and traditional publishing, and more importantly, which is to be preferred. Here are some definitions and a chart which will hopefully provide a quick answer: Traditional/Legacy Publishing This is...
