by Michele DeFilippo | Oct 20, 2021 | 1106 Design delivers, 1106 Design offers, Editing & Proofreading, Guest Posts, Publishing Business, Why Self-publish?
With your manuscript complete, you’ve got to ask yourself if you want to go the path of the independent author or try for a traditional book deal? It’s a question asked again, and again, and again until the end of time. At least it will be for authors....
by Michele DeFilippo | Aug 3, 2021 | 1106 Design offers, Book Interior Design, Book Marketing, Book Printing, Editing & Proofreading, Editorial Evaluation, Publishing Business
A guest post by Kyle Weckerly Editors are an elusive and sometimes intimidating breed. They have the power to turn our stories into the polished gems we know them to be. Or reveal the glaring flaws that would tear them apart. It is that last one that nearly every...
by Michele DeFilippo | Sep 24, 2019 | Publishing Business, Publishing Options, Self-publishing for professionals, Self-publishing Specialists
Many authors are confused about what services self-publishing companies provide and how to find the best self-publishing companies. First, let’s clarify what we mean by “self-publishing companies.” In a blog post from 2018, I talk about what it means to...
by Michele DeFilippo | Aug 28, 2019 | How to Self-publish a Book, Publishing Business, Publishing Options, Self-publishing for professionals, Self-publishing Specialists
Options for indie publishing are exploding. While this is a great thing for authors who want to publish a book without involving a traditional publisher, the terminology around self-publishing is also exploding and further muddying the waters. In today’s publishing...
by Michele DeFilippo | Jan 31, 2018 | 1106 Design delivers, Publishing Business
The original blog post below was published in January 2018 when it was rumored that CreateSpace was ending its author services. Since that time, CreateSpace has merged with Kindle Direct Publishing, or KDP. CreateSpace has merged with www.KDP.com. CreateSpace has been...
by Michele DeFilippo | Jul 25, 2017 | Author Websites, ISBN, Publishing Business
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...
