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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.

Barriers to Entry Continue to Drop

by Laura Dawson
Bowker | Tue Jun 11, 2013

Suw Charman-Anderson writes in Forbes about how tools and processes in self-publishing are becoming cheaper and easier:

[T]here is a growing repository of advice about the fine detail of self-publishing, from guides to how to format your Word document for Smashwords to how to pick a print-on-demand supplier to marketing and promotional strategies. True, there’s a lot of hot air written about self-publishing, especially the marketing and promotion end, but there’s also a lot of incredibly useful advice out there too.

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Zen of Technology: Relearn

by Nick Ruffilo
Bowker | Mon Jun 10, 2013

We all have a few tools that we use on a daily basis - such as our cellphones, a specific document (or code) editor, or even our e-mail client that we have used long enough to consider ourselves masters.

The truth is, there is probably 25-50% of that tool that you have never explored. Today, take the time to stop and explore the advanced settings tab, or a menu button you rarely press. You may just find something that can make your life much easier.

As a reminder that things aren't always what they seem, enjoy this short video.

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3 Retail Tips for Authors

by Matt Cavnar
Bowker | Wed Jun 5, 2013

Some of the most crucial meetings at BEA aren’t those where you pitch new business, but the opportunities where you build existing relationships; particularly with retailers. It’s a BEA tradition of ours – and many publishers – to sit down with the account managers at our retail partners. We update them on our plans for the coming year and they tell us about their latest technology developments and sales recommendations. Frequently, these meetings offer tantalizing glimpses into new features and storefront and device capabilities. Here are three of the biggest takeaways for authors that we noticed from this year’s meetings with Apple, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Samsung and others at BEA.

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The Zen of Technology

by Nick Ruffilo
Bowker | Tue Jun 4, 2013

Nick Ruffilo is CTO of Aerbook, a cloud-publishing venture that specializes in creation, conversion, marketing and sales of digital books. At his personal website, he offers what he calls "The Zen of Technology", a portion of which we're occasionally running at SelfPublishedAuthor.com.

Today's Zen of Technology is... Focus.

Focus is they key to getting things done. Like the rays of sun lighting up a piece of paper on a beach in the middle of the summer - focus helps to define purpose. Left for the entire day, the paper will simply have been illuminated and will remain warm. But, with the right focus, the sun can turn that piece of paper into a blazing fire in a matter of seconds. Sometimes you can achieve the type of focus you need on your own, and sometimes - like in the case of the sun - you need the help of the right tool.

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Getting Started

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Barriers to Entry Continue to Drop

Zen of Technology: Relearn

3 Retail Tips for Authors

The Zen of Technology

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Getting Started

Create a Culture of Quality in Your Publishing Company

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?

Today's Great American Novel (Part 2 of 2)