This is a series of blog posts on book publishing fundamentals for new and small publishers.
Book publishing is perhaps one of the more complicated and convoluted businesses to start and operate. Why is that? Shouldn’t book publishing be as simple as Create, Print, and Sell? In theory, yes. But each of these elements includes numerous processes to follow, pitfalls to avoid, and hurdles to overcome. Longtime book publishers go bankrupt and new indy book publishers create the next bestseller, only to then struggle under the burdens of complicated and antiquated sales and distribution systems.
Assume nothing.
Prophets of publishing change have declared that book publishing on the blockchain will create a new paradigm in publishing. Is blockchain really the next printing press or connected desktop publisher? Or is it just another tulip-mania?
In this on-going series of posts, I describe some best book publishing practices (in my opinion). My goal is to help prospective, new, and small publishers build resilient, equitable, and transparent publishing operations capable of producing high quality content deserving of being called a book.
The Articles
A Guide to the Editing Process
Market Forces Affecting Publishers, Content Creators, and Marketing
Books Submissions and Acquisitions
Accounting for Book Publishers
Easy and free Royalty Management for Book Publishers
Book Pricing—Solving the Great Mystery
Quality Control for Books and Content Management
Book Printing: Print Only What You Can Sell
Creating an Oral History Program
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