Tips for Authors: Selecting stable URLs to share with readers in your columns or your book
Front Edge Publishing Director of Production Dmitri Barvinok offers writers tips for choosing the best URLs for links in columns and books. …
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20 Book Marketing Tips For Effective Authors: How many of these have you checked off?
Marketing director Susan Stitt provides a one-stop checklist of ideas smart authors should consider to build an ever-growing audience for new books. There is so much excitement surrounding a book launch that we can forget to take time to organize ways to keep in touch with our new readers, allies …
We started 2 bookstores—and actually sell througah hundreds, now.
Front Edge Editor David Crumm reports on the challenges of maintaining online book listings and the solution: Offer readers many options. …
Tips for Authors: Understanding Digital Proofs (includes an Adobe Reader tutorial)
Learn about best practices for proofing books and returning corrections in the digital age. This column includes an Adobe Reader tutorial, as well as tips for sending proofs to allies—and staying fresh after multiple reads. …
Some Tricks of the Book Selling Trade
Authors who want to sell books need to participate in ongoing efforts to market those books—which means taking part in national conversations and media opportunities. Marketing Director Susan Stitt writes about five online opportunities for authors to amplify their voices and news about their books. …
New books explore the impact of racism on millions of racially mixed American families
David Crumm reports on three pioneering authors who write about the experience of racism through the lens of racially blended families. Millions of Americans live with racial diversity in their own homes—and more are joining them each year. …
News for authors and editors from AP: What changes are in the 2019 Associated Press Stylebook?
Read Front Edge Publishing’s summary of the 2019 changes to the Associated Press Style Guide. Gary Pruitt, president and CEO of AP, notes that some of the most interesting changes came about as a result of conversations on Twitter. The 2019 edition of the AP Stylebook has more than 200 updates. …
Tips for Authors: When do I get paid? How do most publishers pay royalties? What about FEP?
All authors ask: “When do I get paid?” Financial manager Patty Thompson gives us a helpful overview of the complex issues that delay royalty payments coming to us from retailers such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Plus, she explains an immediate revenue source most authors are eager to develop. …
Trends We’re Watching in Publishing: Nonfiction grows; religious voices diversify; covers matter and offensive language rises
David Crumm reports on four trends that affect our writers and editors: The rise of ‘real-person insight’ in spiritual writing; the growth of nonfiction sales; the problem of ‘crowdsourcing’ in cover design; and a trend toward offensive language in book titles. …
What authors need to know about errata strategies in book publishing: How can I fix errors in my book?
What should an author do when they find an error in their published book? Production manager Dmitri Barvinok breaks down the specific steps involved in updating production files to incorporate errata for a book in today’s publishing industry. Timing is key to avoid potential pitfalls. …