Inside Publishing

Now that your book is finished, what happens next? We're here to guide you through the publishing process, from editorial to distribution and sales.

To Print or Not to Print… Paperback, Hardcover, eBook?

by Cheryl Russo
Bowker | Tue Jun 5, 2018

You’ve written your book, you have your ISBN and barcode, but who will print your book?

Many Bowker customers ask us…do you print books? Do you know of a printer that I can contact? Since we service all the US, that would be a large list to keep and quite a job to maintain. So, I thought I would list a few things to aid our self-publishers with this process.

Before looking for a printer make a list of your specifications:

What type of book is it?
Paperback, hardcover, maybe just a spiral bound. Will it have a dust jacket? How many pages are there? How many copies do you want to print? Will this be printed traditionally or digitally? This will get you started, and then you can search for a printer that can accommodate you.

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Distribution

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How to Turn Publicity into Profits – Part Two: Writing Body Text That Keeps People Reading

by Brian Jud
Bowker | Tue May 22, 2018

(This is the second of a two-part series)

You can generate more publicity, sell more books and become more profitable if you follow several simple techniques for writing promotional material sent to business buyers. These are people in corporations, associations, schools and other non-retail organizations.

Part One in this two-part series described writing attention-grabbing headlines. Part Two tells how to write body copy that keeps the reader through your communication. Once you hook the readers with your headline, you must deliver on their expectations or they will stop reading immediately. Use the body of your press release to continue the momentum started with the headline and get the readers to take the action you recommend.

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Marketing & Publicity

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How to Turn Publicity into Profits – Part One: Writing Attention-Grabbing Headlines

by Brian Jud
Bowker | Tue May 15, 2018

(This is the first part of a two-part series)

You can generate more publicity, sell more books and become more profitable if you follow several simple techniques for writing press releases. This is particularly true when communicating with buyers in niche segments such as corporations, associations, schools and the military. Part One in this two-part series describes writing the headlines, and Part Two tells how to write body copy that leads the reader through your release.

Publicity is the least expensive and perhaps most productive of the promotional strategies publishers use to generate exposure for their books. And a press release is the tool most commonly used to stimulate publicity. However, too many publishers' press releases go unheeded because the publicity copywriters make one major mistake – they write their press releases about their books.

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Writing

Marketing & Publicity

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FAQ with the ISBN team

by ISBN Agency
Bowker | Tue May 8, 2018

What is a ‘publisher imprint’, and why does Amazon/CreateSpace ask me for one?

An imprint of a publisher is a trade name under which it publishes a work. A single publishing company may have multiple imprints, often using the different names as brands to market works to various demographic consumer segments (for example, to differentiate between your cookbooks and general fiction novels).

When Amazon/CreateSpace asks for your ‘publisher imprint,’ it is the name you have registered with us at myidentifiers.com (and appears as your publishing company name on Books in Print). This name is displayed to the public wherever you sell your book and in distribution channels. It is also listed on your book’s copyright page, and assigned to your ISBN.

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To Print or Not to Print… Paperback, Hardcover, eBook?

How to Turn Publicity into Profits – Part Two: Writing Body Text That Keeps People Reading

How to Turn Publicity into Profits – Part One: Writing Attention-Grabbing Headlines

FAQ with the ISBN team

Pages

Getting Started

Create a Culture of Quality in Your Publishing Company

FAQs about ISBNs

How to Write a Business Plan as Narrative (Part 2 of 2)

A Novel Planning Technique for Book Publishers (Part 1 of 2)

Do You Have the Write Stuff?