Ugh, the copyright page! Just when you think you can’t handle another detail, you remember that you have to set up your book’s copyright page. Unfortunately you can’t leave the copyright page until the last minute because the process to apply for and obtain the...
A rumor is floating around out there on the Web, one that says the need for the International Standard Book Number, or ISBN, is fading somewhat. In fact, the opposite is true; with millions of books being published every year globally, the need to track those books by...
Authors who self-publish their books are notorious for letting someone else maintain possession of these three things: Their ISBN Their book files Their domain registration and web hosting. OK, maybe that’s four things. In any case, I am constantly helping authors...
I was recently asked what an author should know before hiring a self-publishing company. Before we start, you should understand what a self-publishing company IS and IS NOT. 1106 Design, for example, is not a self-publishing company. We provide services to authors and...
With thanks to American Academic Press http://academicpress.us No matter how long you try to put it off, you will at some point need to deal with the copyright page in your book (meaning you need an ISBN and perhaps an LCN), and with obtaining the ISBN and bar code...