Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Horror Stories

Sometimes small things can mean a lot. How many times have you seen books published without an ISBN number? Or, books printed without simple headers for the chapter titles? Or, books published with no price attached? All of these things are warning signs to the bookstores that your book was not professionally prepared. It is important that in the publishing industry, or in the Christian publishing industry, that you make sure that all the little things have been taken care of. Use a good cover design artist, a capable typesetter, and make sure you have your book professionally edited and proofed. No matter how capable you might be, there is always room for improvement.

Thanks,

Mike Wourms

Church Sales

Went to a Church where the Pastor was selling his published book and instead of just pointing people out to a book table he had them order the book while they were still in there seats. An envelope was in the church bulletin and we took it out, filled it out and handed it to him at the end of service and he handed us his book. This method sold at least 300 copies in the service I was attending alone; I know that beats any book table. Now That's publishing folks.

Dr Vums

Friday, November 16, 2007

Who is responsible for errors?

Many authors misunderstand how the publishing industry works. They figure that just because a publisher is producing their book, that it absolves them from any responsibility for accuracy.

Nonsense!

It is your book - take ownership of it. When you sign off on the final copy, read every work and make sure it says what you want it to say, and that everything is accurate. Just because a proofer checked your manuscript, do not give away your responsibility to double and triple check.

In the end, you will be happier with the final product if you take proper ownership of it.

Mike Wourms