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The Hot Sheet — Update

by Richard Smith
Bowker | Thu Mar 9, 2017

The Hot Sheet

If you’re an author and want to stay on top of the important issues in the world of publishing — issues that affect you — you need The Hot Sheet.

With all the chatter out there, it will help you sort through the noise with stories that focus on relevant topics from across the publishing spectrum. From author success stories to key industry statistics, you’ll find what you need to know in The Hot Sheet. Click here to Subscribe to The Hot Sheet!

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Now — in The Hot Sheet

by Richard Smith
Bowker | Tue Feb 21, 2017

The Hot Sheet

If you’re an author and want to stay on top of the important issues in the world of publishing — issues that affect you — you need The Hot Sheet.

The Hot Sheet, just back from a big week at AWP (the Association of Writers and Writing Programs) in Washington, has a host of issues for its subscriber-authors from the publishing industry — a busy winter!

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New in The Hot Sheet

by Richard Smith
Bowker | Fri Jan 13, 2017

The Hot Sheet

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What's New in The Hot Sheet

by Richard Smith
Bowker | Mon Nov 21, 2016

The Hot Sheet

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What's new in The Hot Sheet newsletter

by Richard Smith
Bowker | Tue Oct 11, 2016

The Hot Sheet

If you’re an author and want to stay on top of the important issues in the world of publishing—issues that affect you—you need The Hot Sheet.

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The Hot Sheet Newsletter

by Richard Smith
Bowker | Wed Sep 7, 2016

The Hot Sheet

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Do you need an ISBN? What’s its purpose?

by Stella Griffiths
Bowker | Wed Aug 31, 2016

You’re close to crafting that final sentence, you want to start thinking about cover designs and marketing and you’re wondering whether you also need to get one of those odd-looking 13-digit numbers and bar codes you’ve seen on the back of books. Is it just some weird code for people in the know? Such a small thing, can it really be so important?

ISBN

Those 13-digits may look insignificant but think of an International Standard Book Number (ISBN) as being instrumental in helping you to reach the widest possible audience. ISBN is an international standard first published under the auspices of ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) in 1970.

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The Hot Sheet

by Richard Smith
Bowker | Wed Aug 24, 2016

The Hot Sheet

If you’re an author and want to stay on top of the important issues in the world of publishing—issues that affect you—you need The Hot Sheet.

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The Hot Sheet Update!

by Richard Smith
Bowker | Wed Aug 10, 2016

The Hot Sheet

If you’re an author and want to stay on top of the important issues in the world of publishing—issues that affect you—you need The Hot Sheet.

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What Do You Read? 10 Top Blogs for Today's Indie Authors

by Frances Caballo
Bowker | Wed Aug 3, 2016

Do you have a favorite blog or two? You know, a blog that consistently teaches you something new or provides information on topics that self-publishers need to know to succeed in today’s competitive indie market?

I subscribe to quite a few blogs, but the ones below are those that I couldn’t do without.

TheBookDesigner.com Joel Friedlander
Who doesn’t look forward to learning what’s new on this blog? Joel continues to write his own posts once a week and host a monthly Carnival of the Indies and a book cover contest, which he judges. A team of contributing writers fills out the rest of the month with information on publishing, editing, ebooks, and marketing. Writer’s Digest consistently names TheBookDesigner.com among the 101 best websites for writers. It also received an award from the Alliance of Independent Authors as a top website for self-publishers.

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