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Meet Wordclay: Helpful DIY Self-Publishing Site for Writers

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:05:13 +0000

Wordclay, www.wordclay.com, is a user-friendly, innovative, do-it-yourself publishing site; authors can make a book and remain in control. Whether you’ve got the next great American novel, poetry or history book, you can self-publish books for free.

There are no up-front costs or minimum purchases required. Books are competitively priced and printed to order using print on demand (POD) technology.

If writers want to go beyond the free publishing service, professional publishing services are available to help market their self-published book. Here are a few DIY self-publishing services offered: editorial services, including content editing; cover design and illustrations; ISBN and retail channel distribution; and press release writing and distribution to the media.

To get started with Wordclay, simply take a moment to register at www.wordclay.com and you’ll be on your way to self-publishing.

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Cathy’s Book App

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:05:10 +0000

CATHY’S BOOK, the first interactive teen novel, is back and completely reimagined for the iPhone and iPod Touch!

Things aren’t so peachy in Cathy Vickers’ life since she and her boyfriend Victor broke up. Her father dies unexpectedly, she’s failing in school, and all this drama is pushing her best friend Emma to the limit. But when Cathy decides to investigate Victor’s reasons for ending their relationship, things suddenly go from bad to very, very bad as her findings produce more questions than answers. Is Victor really what he seems? Will Cathy’s curiosity put everyone she knows in danger? Through Cathy’s unique and irresistible voice we enter a strange and fascinating world where things often aren’t as they appear. Part romance, part thriller, part mystery, you’ll experience the story by calling phone numbers, searching websites, examining evidence, discovering secrets, and exploring locations hidden in the pages of Cathy’s private sketchbook.

Help Cathy solve the mystery before it’s too late!

Duration : 0:1:32

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From the Typewriter to the Bookstore: A Publishing Story

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:59:19 +0000

Ever wonder how a book travels from the author to the reader? Or how much work is involved in the publishing process? And is this whole internet thing just a fad, like pagers and Tamagotchis?

The Digital Marketing Team at Macmillan is here to explain and enlighten. In the words of James Joyce, “Books are hard to make. People should buy more of them.”

http://us.macmillan.com/

Duration : 0:3:37

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How to Publish a Book: Traditional or Self-Publishing – Pt 1

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:32:17 +0000

A Stacey Cochran Production of a Michael Graziano film “How to Publish a Book: A Panel on Traditional and Self-Publishing” hosted by Quail Ridge Books & Music of Raleigh, North Carolina. Featuring traditional author Sarah Shaber, self-published author Jon Batson, Quail Ridge Books manager Sarah Goddin, and Lulu.com’s Katie Jamison.

Duration : 0:10:29

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How to publish your book

admin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:56:19 +0000

Writebooks offer a complete book printing and book publishing service – helping writers publish their work at a low cost.

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How to Publish your Book!

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:54:46 +0000

Hopefully this will explain how the process of getting your book out there works. Best of luck!
http://www.agentquery.com
http://www.authorlink.com
http://www.iuniverse.com
http://www.createspace.com

Duration : 0:4:16

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How to write popular fiction novels Showing not Telling

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:19:11 +0000

It was hard to find videos that taught how to write a novel, so I decided to make some. The information I share is information you can read in several books on the topic, such as On Writing by Stephen King, or Writing Popular Fiction by Dean Koonts.

Duration : 0:9:58

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The Graveyard Book Trailer Narrated by Neil Gaiman

admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:33:40 +0000

Nobody Owens is an unusual boy. He was raised in a graveyard by ghosts and has learned the secrets they keep, like the ability to fade and dream walk. And he’ll need all of those skills to face what is waiting for him on the outside. This book trailer, narrated by Neil Gaiman with illustrations from the book by Dave McKean, will give you a taste of Gaiman’s new novel, The Graveyard Book, available in stores now.

Duration : 0:0:59

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Chad’z graphic novel & trade paperback collection

admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:32:57 +0000

I’m a pretty big comic book geek and I have a fairly large collection of graphic novels and trade paperbacks. These are bookshelf-type comics that are usually 100 pages minimum. Anything smaller is an individual comic book and those are under my bed in long boxes. I just wanted to concentrate on my big book collection for this video.

I didn’t even get to discuss everything, but I think this is a good overview. Sorry it’s so “long” but I think it’s too short, actually. LOL!

Duration : 0:9:48

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