Thomas Nixon's Blog (6)

I have a book review up on the Small Press Blog today of "What Writers Need to Know About Publishing" by Jerry D. Simmons. I found it a good and helpful read and I highly recommend it. I make the point that this is the book you should read before you write your book.

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Hi all,



I am resurrecting Self Pub News in a new, shiny way that will hopefully work better. The only type of announcements available now will be books (as opposed to events and other things).



You need to send me three things:

• A cover graphic
• Text of no more than 75 words
• The ISBN

To be considered, your book must be available through Amazon.com and in that 75-word length. The only other item that I will accept are book videos.… Continue

Up on my blog today, I have a review of Red Hot Internet Publicity by book marketing expert Penny Sansevieri.

You can read it here.


Tom Nixon
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http://www.smallpressblog.com

http://www.selfpubnews.com

I have been traditionally published (thrice over) by a mid-size publisher and have independently published one book (with two more before year's end).



For those of you that have done both, I am curious as to your reasoning for switching. I could most definitely get another book traditionally published. I decided I wanted more control and more money.



If you moved from traditional to independent, why?



If you moved from independent to traditional, why?



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I am looking for content for my new Self Pub News. I am getting plenty of people who want to make book announcements (although feel free to send them along = 100 words + cover graphic + link to Amazon), but I am also looking for:

• Announcements of conferences
• Announcements of lectures
• Announcements of bookstore signings
• Announcements of awards
• Announcements of ...

You get the point. I… Continue

As my first official post here, I wanted to let you all know about two resources that I offer to the publishing community:

The first is the SmallPress Blog. On it, I talk about my own publishing efforts, interview experts, review books on publishing, and more.

The second is a new resource called Self Pub News. It offers book announcements, conference announcements, events, and more, and it is…

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