Category Archives: Self-Publishing

ABC Artists’ Books Cooperative – A Self-Publishing Powerhouse

Today, the U.K. Blurberati are chiming in with a spotlight on the ABC Cooperative, an international network created by and for artists who make print-on-demand books. Read on for an introduction to a group that describes themselves as ‘diverse but collaborative’, ‘slow and spontaneous’, ‘small and excessive’, and ‘serious and funny’. And now from Rachel [...]

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Self Publish Your Book with the Beta Version of our Microsoft Word to Book Workflow

Today we’re taking the wraps off the first version of our Microsoft Word to Book workflow. While this is still the beta version (and currently only available for Windows XP and Windows 7), it’s a fully functional workflow that takes you through all the important bookmaking steps from text formatting to cover creation. And you [...]

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Self-Publishing Covered in the New York Times

The New York Times ran an insightful article about self-publishers today, examining where traditional publishers fall short on hard economic times and where print-on-demand publishers step up to the plate to serve authors worldwide. Hooray for self-publishing!

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Re-engineering the book business: An interview with Eileen Gittins

Sramana Mitra goes deep into the tech trenches. Her blog contemplates cleantech, convergence, design, Web 3.0, entrepreneurial insights from guest authors, the iPhone, India, and much more. Recently she interviewed Eileen, and the result was an insightful Q&A on Blurb, self-publishing, and the economics of the book business. Here are a couple excerpts from the [...]

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