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Industry Standards Checklist Raises the Bar

Industry Standards Checklist Raises the Bar

To give both authors and book industry professionals an at-a-glance method by which to gauge the professional presentation of a book, the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) – ibpa-online.org – has released a 2-page Industry Standards Checklist for a...
Stop the Presses—DON’T Publish that Book

Stop the Presses—DON’T Publish that Book

By Elizabeth Turnbull As the Senior Editor for a small publishing company, I see a lot of potential books pass through my hands. To be honest, most of the manuscript submissions we receive have great potential. The themes are creative and timely, the information is...

Authors – Do Not Read This At Home

As an author, you’ve probably been told time and time again that great authors read great books. You can’t write if you don’t read. And as an author, you probably always have a book by your bed, one on the kitchen table and another in the living...
How Do You Know You Are Ready To Publish?

How Do You Know You Are Ready To Publish?

Sometimes, knowing when you’re ready to publish is as hard as writing the manuscript. There are always final edits, and you could have a thousand final drafts. (FinalDraft.doc, ReallyFinalDraft.doc, ReallyReallyFinalDraft.doc, OkThisOneIsItFinalDraft.doc.) Sound...