Ever wonder how a book travels from the author to the reader? Or how much work is involved in the publishing process? And is this whole internet thing just a fad, like pagers and Tamagotchis?
The Digital Marketing Team at Macmillan is here to explain and enlighten. In the words of James Joyce, “Books are hard to make. People should buy more of them.”
http://us.macmillan.com/
Duration : 0:3:37
Publishing comics with established publishers gives access to their resources and may only require submission of the first few pages of an idea. Learn about publishing comics with an established publisher versus self-publishing with tips from a comics marketer, writer and creator in this free video on comics.
Expert: Mark Poulton
Contact: www.koniwaves.com
Bio: Mark Poulton has worked in the comic book industry for the past three years. He is the writer/co-creator of the hit comic series “Koni Waves.”
Filmmaker: Joel Young
Duration : 0:1:12
A tongue – in – cheek plug, for a great book . An unlikely group go hunting for hidden treasure. Launched at the London Book Fair, the book has enjoyed immense success with those who belive in vampires, like action, romance and mystery.
Duration : 0:3:5
Pamela Dorman is one of the publishing industry’s leading women’s fiction editors, according to Writer’s Digest. A 1979 graduate of Wesleyan University, Dorman is vice president and publisher of Pamela Dorman Books/Viking. She spoke to the Wesleyan magazine staff in her New York City office in anticipation of the seminar on book publishing that she will moderate during the university’s Reunion and Commencement Weekend 2009.
Here she recalls a favorite moment from her career—trying to woo Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones’s Diary to an American publisher. Visit http://www.wesleyan.edu/rc/2009/ for more information on Wesleyan University’s Reunion and Commencement Weekend.
Duration : 0:1:41
Writebooks (now Pen2Print Publishing) offer a complete book printing and book publishing service – helping writers publish their work at a low cost. http://www.pen2print.co.uk
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http://www.GetPublishedTV.com Dale Beaumont, one of the worlds leading authorities on book publishing, is joined on the stage by best-selling author and award winning marketer Lisa Messenger. During her time she talks about how to sell large volumes of book without going through bookstores. Some of the information shared will blow your mind.
Duration : 0:8:45
If a book has heavy text, Microsoft Word is often used in publishing, while books with a lot of graphics are often laid out in Clark Express. Discover what software is needed to publish a book with tips from a publishing editor in this free video on book publication and production.
Expert: Paula Winters
Contact: www.publishedbywestview.com
Bio: Paula Winters is the editor of Published by Westview, Inc.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
Duration : 0:1:16
Caroline appears on Jody Seay’s Back Pages program on Oregon’s Wireless Instruction Network. The topic this time: The challenges in writing a novel, finding a publisher and promoting the work. She compares notes with Jody Seay and concludes: it’s much harder than it appears
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On January 18th, 2007, Google organized Unbound, an event at the New York Public Library examining how the book business has changed and how it will continue to evolve. Attendees from the book publishing industry heard from thought leaders and industry veterans who are taking advantage of our increasingly digital world. This video shows some of the highlights from the day.
Duration : 0:3:45
