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by aspennow
March 24th, 2010, 5:20 am
Forum: Self-Publishing
Topic: Self publish, print on demand or get an agent?
Replies: 9
Views: 7002

Re: Self publish, print on demand or get an agent?

I belong to several publishing groups, and the overwhelming consensus is NOT to use Lulu. They are frequently compared to a very poor copy-and-staple operation. The only exception to not using Lulu is for ARCs, but even that limited option appears iffy. Alternatively, LSI and 360Digital get excellen...
by aspennow
March 6th, 2010, 8:23 am
Forum: Writing
Topic: Nonfiction
Replies: 33
Views: 19464

Re: Nonfiction- Future of books?

Check this article out on the future of books: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/a-former-book-designer-says-good-riddance-to-print/?hpw The headline is harsher than the article, but still interesting reading. Key point: "This kind of thinking makes a key point: instead of arguing about ...
by aspennow
March 2nd, 2010, 9:51 am
Forum: Writing
Topic: Nonfiction
Replies: 33
Views: 19464

Re: Nonfiction

Interesting article on book pricing, and the difficulty of finding the sweet spot. Only problem is that it doesn't differentiate between fiction and non-fiction

http://blog.kobobooks.com/2010/02/04/wh ... -pictures/
by aspennow
February 24th, 2010, 8:45 pm
Forum: Writing
Topic: Nonfiction
Replies: 33
Views: 19464

Re: Nonfiction

Again, I doubt the above can apply to all e-books, but I highlight the complaints revolving around the preference to thumb through a traditional book. Because Fitness is really about information and not wordcraft or story, the medium theoretically shouldn't matter. Apparently it does. There is some...
by aspennow
February 20th, 2010, 1:44 am
Forum: Writing
Topic: Nonfiction
Replies: 33
Views: 19464

Re: Nonfiction

ear aspennow, Dirty e-books. Fun! Is that your title as well? How long have you been researching on the 'Community Branding' book? About a year. I'm about to put the outline up on a wiki (a little bit of a cheat, admittedly, since I am 85% of the way through the first draft), but believe that wikis...
by aspennow
February 20th, 2010, 1:38 am
Forum: Writing
Topic: Nonfiction
Replies: 33
Views: 19464

Re: Nonfiction

Nick - I absolutely agree with the credibility a book can lend to one's business. It certainly increases marketability. Why do you think the model is broken? In the fitness field (hobby) I have seen a lot of trainers adopt the e-book approach and while it does increase revenue a bit, I have also no...
by aspennow
February 12th, 2010, 10:00 pm
Forum: Writing
Topic: Nonfiction
Replies: 33
Views: 19464

Re: Nonfiction

My third non-fiction book is about Community Branding -- How to market to ethnic, cultural and religious communities, both in US and around the world. You don't make any money writing books -- you can do better fetching fries at McDonald's. But non-fiction provides a credibility foundation for speak...