Want an ISBN number? Grab a pen and paper…
Applying online is a no-brainer right? “Apply online” means you do the application bit for something on the internet (obviously)… so if you apply online for an ISBN number for your ebook, you’d be...
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ISBN update: The good news is… offline systems still work
This is what you get… A couple of days ago I applied for a block of ISBN numbers – a process that involved printing and scanning a form. The good news is, once you’ve done all of that they beat the “3...
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eBook publishing diary – part #1: The story so far
new book… out now? The story so far… We join our intrepid hero (me, obviously) as he is about to self-publish his first ebook “Screwproof – doing deals that won’t f*ck-up”. But before we get onto the...
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eBook publishing diary – part #2: 10 Tips for Publishing day
Getting there… There comes a time in the self-publishing cycle when you’re just about finished. I don’t mean finished in terms of tasks, but finished in terms of being unable to find any good reasons...
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eBook publishing diary – Part #3: KDP vs. Smashwords vs. Scribd or “You can’t...
Getting to here is a lot harder than it looks So you think you’re ready to publish? Do you think Tom Cruise was ready for Jack Nicholson when he flew out to Guantanamo Bay to be subjected to...
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eBook publishing diary – Part #4: The “self-publishing half-life work cycle”...
Okay, now what? Okay. So you’ve published. What now? Sit back and wait for the monies to start rolling in? No. Now the work you have to do changes, which is really the toughest part to get used to with...
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Is childhood play just one big copyright breach? Creation, cognition and your...
Grrr… Hulk Smash copyright? It should be simple to understand. If you want to do anything with a character from a comic book (like write your own story, make a tee shirt, produce artwork etc.) you have...
View ArticleAdvertising and marketing: Here to stay or things of the past? Both AND neither…
Next month I’m speaking at this Meetup event titled “The way we think about technology and experience design”. To preview some of the ideas I’ll be exploring, here’s a few thoughts about the role...
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