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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| lenth of book | 1/18/2012 | D. Patrick Miller |
| Q: If I wanted to publish something on the web (Kindle) is there a specific length it should be? Was ... A: There are really no restrictions on e-book length (or shortness) although some platforms have a ... | ||
| ISBN | 12/16/2011 | Bill Frank |
| Q: I have an ISBN for a book I wrote 17 years ago. It was published and distributed back then. I own ... A: Congratulations on your first book. You will need a separate ISBN number for your second edition ... | ||
| ebook prices | 12/9/2011 | Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc |
| Q: why is it that traditional publishers charge so much for ebooks when they cost so much less to ... A: Greetings, Caroline... That's a good question and honestly, if someone ever comes up with the ... | ||
| Question | 11/29/2011 | Cathi Stevenson |
| Q: I have a question about publishing a fictional book. I also have a childrens story I would like to ... A: Very few publishers accept manuscripts from authors directly. You need to secure an agent, who then ... | ||
| infringment issues? | 11/11/2011 | Bill Frank |
| Q: I am wondering if you could help me out? If so, it would be greatly appreciated! I am publishing a ... A: Lori. Thank you for your question. This is not an area of expertise for me on two counts. First, ... | ||
| marketing | 11/10/2011 | Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc |
| Q: How did you market your self published books? What's the best way to market my self published book? ... A: again, Paul... Do you mean magazines? It can be anywhere from $30 to $150 which is why you need to ... | ||
| marketing | 11/10/2011 | Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc |
| Q: How did you market your self published books? What's the best way to market my self published book? A: Greetings, Paul and thank you for your question. The best way to market a self-published book is ... | ||
| ebooks, lulu, nook | 10/30/2011 | Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc |
| Q: Don't know about lulu, but according to an article ive found, ebooks are 14% of books sold (don't ... A: Paul and thanks for the info. However...the info you found about Nook is incorrect. B & N is not ... | ||
| hi | 10/30/2011 | Bill Frank |
| Q: Do you know anybody who does what you do, but specializes in fiction (YA fantasy to be specific)? A: Ken. Thanks for the question. A few good book shepherds come to mind for YA fiction. Contact: ... | ||
| Querying literary agents via e-mail | 9/30/2011 | Cathy Clamp |
| Q: Greetings! I have a question regarding querying prospective literary agents via e-mail. The advice ... A: Jameson! I don't know I've heard any agents speak on HTML versus text in email samples. But I ... | ||
| Querying literary agents via e-mail | 9/30/2011 | Marcia Layton Turner |
| Q: Greetings! I have a question regarding querying prospective literary agents via e-mail. The advice ... A: Clearly you are being very thoughtful and careful about giving literary agents exactly what they ... | ||
| Querying literary agents via e-mail | 9/30/2011 | Bill Frank |
| Q: Greetings! I have a question regarding querying prospective literary agents via e-mail. The advice ... A: Congratulations on reaching this stage with your book project. What genre is your book, out of ... | ||
| Querying literary agents via e-mail | 9/30/2011 | D. Patrick Miller |
| Q: Greetings! I have a question regarding querying prospective literary agents via e-mail. The advice ... A: Jameson -- There's not much you can do with pasted-in text (I'm sure it's impossible to double-space ... | ||
| Publishing a non-fiction book | 9/17/2011 | Bill Frank |
| Q: My husband is 2/3 finished with his book.So far he can not find a publisher. What is the best route ... A: The answer to your question depends, in part, on what goal your husband has for publishing his book ... | ||
| formatting | 9/16/2011 | Cathy Clamp |
| Q: when submitting a manuscript to an agent, does it have to be in Standard Manuscript Format (i.e. ... A: again, Keith! Definitely double space the text. 12 pt. font is preferred and most editors are ... | ||
| Publishing basics | 9/16/2011 | Cathy Clamp |
| Q: I'm a young writer who for ten years has been writing my own fantasy/thriller/sci fi/romance novels. ... A: again, Louise! Generally speaking, the goal of editors at the publisher is to make the book the ... | ||
| Publishing my book | 9/16/2011 | D. Patrick Miller |
| Q: In that you are a publisher, what would it take to get you to publish my book? It is entitled THE ... A: Thomas -- As we're a small boutique press, we consider a very limited number of properties for ... | ||
| Getting published by a Foriegn Publishing House? | 9/15/2011 | Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc |
| Q: I am an aspiring writer and had just finished my first manuscript. The story is a Science Fiction, ... A: Greetings, Austen and thank you for your question! Congratulations on finishing your book. You are ... | ||
| Getting published by a Foriegn Publishing House? | 9/15/2011 | D. Patrick Miller |
| Q: I am an aspiring writer and had just finished my first manuscript. The story is a Science Fiction, ... A: Austen -- See my free online publishing guide at www.fearlessbooks.com/PublishingGuide.html This ... | ||
| Getting published by a Foriegn Publishing House? | 9/15/2011 | Bill Frank |
| Q: I am an aspiring writer and had just finished my first manuscript. The story is a Science Fiction, ... A: Congratulations on finishing your manuscript. The first question I have is whether or not your ... | ||
| Getting published by a Foriegn Publishing House? | 9/15/2011 | Cathy Clamp |
| Q: I am an aspiring writer and had just finished my first manuscript. The story is a Science Fiction, ... A: Austen! The nice thing about the internet is that it's opened up the publishing world. Few ... | ||
| Getting published by a Foriegn Publishing House? | 9/15/2011 | Lisa Angelettie |
| Q: I am an aspiring writer and had just finished my first manuscript. The story is a Science Fiction, ... A: Most US Publishing houses are going to want to talk to a literary agent instead of you directly, so ... | ||
| Getting published by an Foriegn Publishing House? | 9/15/2011 | C.F. Jackson |
| Q: I am an aspiring writer and had just finished my first manuscript. The story is a Science Fiction, ... A: I'd been racking my brain for name of this book that you would find useful. Finally, it came to ... | ||
| Getting published by an Foriegn Publishing House? | 9/15/2011 | Rik Feeney |
| Q: I am an aspiring writer and had just finished my first manuscript. The story is a Science Fiction, ... A: I suggest that you go to the publisher's web site and study their submission guidelines and follow ... | ||
| Getting published by an Foriegn Publishing House? | 9/15/2011 | Marcia Layton Turner |
| Q: I am an aspiring writer and had just finished my first manuscript. The story is a Science Fiction, ... A: I know nothing about the publishing process in India, but I would guess it may be similar to how ... | ||
| self-publishing/POD | 9/13/2011 | D. Patrick Miller |
| Q: Miller, I have written a joke book and plan to self-publish it in the near future as both a hard ... A: Matt -- Lightning Source is a POD service, but printing is the ONLY service they provide. Most other ... | ||
| e-book publishing | 9/6/2011 | Bill Frank |
| Q: I just finished a theological book wish contain words in Yiddish and Greek. I tried to convert it as ... A: Wow, Adermin. The issue is more complex than I first imagined. In the final analysis, this is an ... | ||
| e-book publishing | 9/5/2011 | Bill Frank |
| Q: I just finished a theological book wish contain words in Yiddish and Greek. I tried to convert it as ... A: It's a puzzler and I may not be able to answer it because converting to .lit format is not my area ... | ||
| Considering a Caree as a Book Editor/Publisher | 9/5/2011 | Marcia Layton Turner |
| Q: "Hello, my question to you is how would I determine if a career in editing would be suitable for me? ... A: I would bet that your training in English and Spanish would make you an excellent candidate for an ... | ||
| Considering a Career in Book Editing/Publishing | 9/5/2011 | Bill Frank |
| Q: "Hello, my question to you is how would I determine if a career in editing would be suitable for me? ... A: Diana. Thank you for your question. It's an intriguing one. The large publishers are located in ... | ||
| Publishing basics | 9/2/2011 | Cathy Clamp |
| Q: I'm a young writer who for ten years has been writing my own fantasy/thriller/sci fi/romance novels. ... A: Louise! A lot depends on whether you want to work with a publisher who will pay YOU to publish the ... | ||
| Publishing basics | 9/2/2011 | Marcia Layton Turner |
| Q: I'm a young writer who for ten years has been writing my own fantasy/thriller/sci fi/romance novels. ... A: Congratulations on your progress! The fact that you've already written some novels is really ... | ||
| Promoting Ebook for free? | 8/30/2011 | Lisa Angelettie |
| Q: I have finished writing a research paper. I want others to receive the useful information in my ... A: Oh okay - you want the ebook to be free as well. I misunderstood. Okay if that's the case there are ... | ||
| Promoting Ebook for free? | 8/30/2011 | Lisa Angelettie |
| Q: I have finished writing a research paper. I want others to receive the useful information in my ... A: There's no need to even go over the Top 10 places when you can promote your ebook for free on ... | ||
| lulu | 8/26/2011 | Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc |
| Q: I know that you are a big fan of lulu and self publishing. Can you tell me how lulu works, and where ... A: No, David...bookstores will not carry books by POD publishers/printers like Lulu and what's even ... | ||
| lulu | 8/25/2011 | Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc |
| Q: I know that you are a big fan of lulu and self publishing. Can you tell me how lulu works, and where ... A: David... Lulu is very simple. Though they offer packages to have someone do all the work for you ... | ||
| story rights | 8/25/2011 | Richard Dean Starr |
| Q: Many magazines ask for first print rights. What does this include? What are the boundaries of this ... A: Timothy: First North American rights mean that a publisher has the option to publish the story one ... | ||
| ebook | 8/24/2011 | Cathi Stevenson |
| Q: i have a short story that i will be publishing on kindle. I will be charging very little, and i ... A: I'm not familiar with the program Print Shop, and I'm sure there are many consumer software programs ... | ||
| agent | 8/11/2011 | Marcia Layton Turner |
| Q: What do I write in my first email to a prospective agent? (unsolicited, first time we are ... A: That's true. Your goal in your email is to hook the agent into wanting to read the whole manuscript, ... | ||
| agent | 8/11/2011 | Marcia Layton Turner |
| Q: What do I write in my first email to a prospective agent? (unsolicited, first time we are ... A: I would probably start my letter mentioning why you think the agent may be interested in your work, ... | ||
Getting Published or E-published
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Bill Frank
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Expertise
I help authors become publishers. I'm a self-publishing consultant with resources in editing, graphic design, printing, distribution and marketing. I can help you turn your manuscript into a published book. I identify the best distribution channels for your book. I also help you build a marketing plan to sell the book. I specialize in non-fiction books and I take fiction books on a selective basis.
Experience
Book layout and design; book printing; channels of distribution and book marketing.
Organizations
Publishers' Marketing Association. Book Publicists of Southern California.
Education/Credentials
MBA in Marketing and Finance. BA in Economics.
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