Comments for Chicken Scratchings http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings Self-Publishing is Self-Reliance Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:18:21 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Don’t Kid Yourself–Book Production Takes Time by Abigail Clark http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/2009/10/dont-kid-yourself-book-production-takes-time/comment-page-1/#comment-3814 Abigail Clark Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:18:21 +0000 http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/?p=76#comment-3814 i'm quite new to book marketing and i don't have any experience about it~,` i’m quite new to book marketing and i don’t have any experience about it~,`

]]> Comment on The Searing Scarlet “V” of Vanity Publishing by Barbara http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/2009/12/the-searing-scarlet-v-of-vanity-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-3588 Barbara Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:17:52 +0000 http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/?p=336#comment-3588 Amen to this post. I used a vanity publisher because they did the print ready file for me. I sent a word doc with intstrucitons. The book turned out exactly as I had envisioned it. I have been marketing like crazy and if you google me (Barbara Barth, writerwithdogs, The Unfaithful Widow) you can see how my hard work has paid off. I am a very much alive on the internet, but bookshops in the Atlanta area won't touch a book that is not through a traditional publisher. I have had excellent reviews on my blog tour. It is time for the industry to change it's prejudice. Thanks for a great write. Barbara Amen to this post. I used a vanity publisher because they did the print ready file for me. I sent a word doc with intstrucitons. The book turned out exactly as I had envisioned it. I have been marketing like crazy and if you google me (Barbara Barth, writerwithdogs, The Unfaithful Widow) you can see how my hard work has paid off. I am a very much alive on the internet, but bookshops in the Atlanta area won't touch a book that is not through a traditional publisher. I have had excellent reviews on my blog tour. It is time for the industry to change it's prejudice. Thanks for a great write. Barbara

]]> Comment on How to Lose a Book Sale in 2 Seconds Flat! by Is Your Book Cover an Irresistable Sales Magnet? | Chicken Scratchings http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/2010/09/lose-a-book-sale-2-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-3573 Is Your Book Cover an Irresistable Sales Magnet? | Chicken Scratchings Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:56:50 +0000 http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/?p=1244#comment-3573 [...] Poetry « How to Lose a Book Sale in 2 Seconds Flat! [...] [...] Poetry « How to Lose a Book Sale in 2 Seconds Flat! [...]

]]> Comment on Ugly isn’t a Crime–It’s a Sin by Eleanor Simpson http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/2009/11/ugly-isnt-a-crime-its-a-sin/comment-page-1/#comment-3474 Eleanor Simpson Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:51:11 +0000 http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/?p=290#comment-3474 self publishing is one way of earning money specially if you got a best seller'`~ self publishing is one way of earning money specially if you got a best seller’`~

]]> Comment on How to Lose a Book Sale in 2 Seconds Flat! by Rosanne Dingli http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/2010/09/lose-a-book-sale-2-seconds/comment-page-1/#comment-3471 Rosanne Dingli Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:51:18 +0000 http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/?p=1244#comment-3471 This is great Bill - now tell us a bit about the actual graphics that go on the cover of a standard perfect bound. This is great Bill – now tell us a bit about the actual graphics that go on the cover of a standard perfect bound.

]]> Comment on Are Book Indexes as “Out-Dated” as Keyboarding on Electric Typewriters? by Indexer Rose http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/2010/09/book-indexes-outdated/comment-page-1/#comment-2834 Indexer Rose Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:40:15 +0000 http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/?p=1070#comment-2834 Tia is a wonderful indexer and is well-respected in the indexing community. It is fortunate that her correspondence with Chicken Scratchings has produced this piece, which is being read by many on LinkedIn. It is swell, indeed! Tia is a wonderful indexer and is well-respected in the indexing community. It is fortunate that her correspondence with Chicken Scratchings has produced this piece, which is being read by many on LinkedIn. It is swell, indeed!

]]> Comment on BookWise Fights Bad Press to Keep Self-Publishers from Stubbing Toes! by Rosanne Dingli http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/2010/09/bookwise-fights-bad-press/comment-page-1/#comment-2636 Rosanne Dingli Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:44:32 +0000 http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/?p=1134#comment-2636 Bill - did they not simply google the name before they started their enterprise? I find it extremely silly and inadvised to operate under an identical name to another company with a dubious reputation. Your friends should change their name to something unique and original right away. So what if there are already 65 books published! If they use POD it might not be so hard to change the name on everything they do from a certain date. To continue limping along in the long shadow of a shady name, however tenuous the link, is the height of lunacy. Bill – did they not simply google the name before they started their enterprise? I find it extremely silly and inadvised to operate under an identical name to another company with a dubious reputation. Your friends should change their name to something unique and original right away. So what if there are already 65 books published! If they use POD it might not be so hard to change the name on everything they do from a certain date. To continue limping along in the long shadow of a shady name, however tenuous the link, is the height of lunacy.

]]> Comment on Something Every Self-Publisher MUST know to Avoid Disappointing Book Sales! by BillRuesch http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/2010/08/something-every-self-publisher-must-know-to-avoid-disapointing-book-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2301 BillRuesch Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:39:28 +0000 http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/?p=1072#comment-2301 Jason, I see your confusion. Daniel Ruesch is my brother and a hell of a graphic designer. I forgot to put my by line on the top of the article, so naturally you gravitated to the strongest image on the page which is the ad for my brother. Strangely enough, this really makes my point. To sell a book, you HAVE to capture the buyer's attention. Bill Ruesch Jason,
I see your confusion. Daniel Ruesch is my brother and a hell of a graphic designer. I forgot to put my by line on the top of the article, so naturally you gravitated to the strongest image on the page which is the ad for my brother. Strangely enough, this really makes my point. To sell a book, you HAVE to capture the buyer's attention.
Bill Ruesch

]]> Comment on Something Every Self-Publisher MUST know to Avoid Disappointing Book Sales! by Jason Lane http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/2010/08/something-every-self-publisher-must-know-to-avoid-disapointing-book-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2203 Jason Lane Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:47:21 +0000 http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/?p=1072#comment-2203 Daniel, I love your stance on self-publishing. From a book design and creation standpoint, you're absolutely correct, but I wanted to give you a new way for authors to self-publish their kids books. <a href="http://magicblox.com" rel="nofollow">http://magicblox.com</a> is a brand new digital kids book library focused on helping independent authors provide unique content to parents and children.. Let us do the marketing and promotion to get the readers there and you can focus on your stories and designs. Remove the barrier to PURCHASE your book. Let your audience read your stories because they are already a subscriber. The value for the readers is the library, not any one book, so don't be afraid and get discovered.. Let me know if you have any questions. Be sure to check out <a href="http://magicblox.com/authors-illustrators" rel="nofollow">http://magicblox.com/authors-illustrators</a> page for more details. - Jason Daniel,
I love your stance on self-publishing. From a book design and creation standpoint, you're absolutely correct, but I wanted to give you a new way for authors to self-publish their kids books.
http://magicblox.com is a brand new digital kids book library focused on helping independent authors provide unique content to parents and children.. Let us do the marketing and promotion to get the readers there and you can focus on your stories and designs. Remove the barrier to PURCHASE your book. Let your audience read your stories because they are already a subscriber. The value for the readers is the library, not any one book, so don't be afraid and get discovered..

Let me know if you have any questions. Be sure to check out http://magicblox.com/authors-illustrators page for more details.

- Jason

]]> Comment on Something Every Self-Publisher MUST know to Avoid Disappointing Book Sales! by Beth Barany http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/2010/08/something-every-self-publisher-must-know-to-avoid-disapointing-book-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-2199 Beth Barany Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:15:32 +0000 http://redhenassociation.com/chickenscratchings/?p=1072#comment-2199 A case study on specific books would help us see better what you mean by connecting the main purpose of the book with how you intend to market it. And I think key is who you intend to market the book to. That makes all the difference in the world, as your example showed. Thanks! A case study on specific books would help us see better what you mean by connecting the main purpose of the book with how you intend to market it. And I think key is who you intend to market the book to. That makes all the difference in the world, as your example showed. Thanks!

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