I’m no different than any of you, my fellow writers. I too fantasized about that magical email dropping into my Inbox the one from The Agent who had sold my manuscript to a top-notch publishing house just moments ago for a seven-figure advance. The email never arrived. I had two options: 1) Rename myself Loser […]
On Self-Publishing: An Author’s Personal Journey by Uma Girish
The View From Cover Point
Don’t judge a book by its cover, they say, and yet the hordes of us unfastidious and eclectic readers alike, who walk into bookshops or slide our facile forefingers on nifty tablets, are wont to swoon over alluring, sometimes even racy, cover art, going to the extent of acting on impulse and picking up […]
eTextbook publishing, a boon to students
For over a century, students gained all their knowledge only from their text books. The traditional textbook had always remained the same, although the way people learned them has changed. Textbooks had always been a costly affair for students. As students are required to bring text books to the class, the textbook market had an […]
Check your Online Book Publishing package
In the days of traditional printing we’ve heard many stories of authors struggling to get their works published and others getting their works rejected. However with the introduction of newer technology, the concept of online book publishing took off, enabling authors and publishers to bring out their books quickly and that too at a very […]
Getting to know Print On Demand publishing
The print on-demand publishing or POD may be described as a new form of content distribution enabled by new digital printing technologies. The main feature of this type of book printing is that it makes it possible for the production of few prints whenever required. In the traditional press, setting up and printing a book […]
Introduction to self-publishing
Self publishing is an easy yet powerful way for any writer to get his or her book published. The concept of self publishing has caught up well with the self publisher having better control of every aspect of the book. The author brings in all that is required to create and finance the book. As […]
The relevance of social media and publishing
The phenomenal rise of the Facebook reflects the relevance of social media today. Social media has today become crucial for people and businesses to connect with the rest of the world. Today, with Google competing Facebook with regard to traffic, the era of social media is evident. Today people and organizations require social media strategies […]
