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- How do books get into bookstores? (with Kurtis Lowe of Book Traveler's West)It's often assumed that if a book is "good" enough it'll be discovered, create buzz, and get placements in bookstores around the world. So this week we're going to look at how books land placements, what goes on in the background, and what considerations rep groups take when selecting publishers for representation.
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Find us on social mediaFacebook: http://facebook.com/microcosmpublishingTwitter: http://twitter.com/microcosmmmInstagram: http://instagram.com/microcosm_pub************39 min - What is in a good book contract?There's a deep wall of opacity in the world of "standard" book contracts so this week we do a deep dive into what a good contract looks like!16 min
- What is book production and how do I get started?There are so many aspects to book production—from typography to images to grids to design to proof-checking to working with the printer. Many publishers make these an afterthought so we teach you how to bake it in from the start.
************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/366310 min - What is book editing and how do I do it right?So many times people who have read books all their lives do not see editing as a technical, professional skill like dentistry or plumbing. This week we are here to set that straight with many lessons!11 min
- How do you tell the world about your book?So many times people's #1 question is how to tell readers about their book. It's rather quite simple so we break it down in this week's episode!9 min
- How are Tariffs Affecting Book Publishing?Our protagonists swashbuckle their way through how recent threat of additional tariffs will affect the publishing industry
Get the book: https://microcosmpublishing.com2 hr 7 min - How to Submit Your Book to PublishersThis week we discuss #submission guidelines, what ours look like, how most of the #publishing industry operates, and what best practices are both as a publisher and for submitting #books to #publishers.17 min
- Selling books at conferencesSo much bookselling muscle goes into marketing, let's see where we can combine that with selling.1 min
- How Should A Publisher's Workflow Be Organized? (A People's Guide to Publishing)This week, A People's Guide to Publishing tackles the sexiest and least controversial of topics, what good process looks like to organize your workflow. Microcosm Publishing bosses talk about their own failures, successes, and lessons learned from dealing with third parties
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More from Microcosm: http://microcosm.pub12 min - What to do with books that don't sellDid you massively overprint? Did it just stop selling? How to give it some new life and understand why it's underperforming.13 min
About A People's Guide to Publishing
From the publisher's feed
Do you find that the traditional methods for book publishing aren't working for you? Are you a publisher or author who wants to innovate, succeed, and expand your audience through time-tested…
methods? We offer time-tested publishing methods that we know work because we have used them to sell millions of books in a changing industry. We have been inundated with requests for consulting so we created this show to share everything we know. We are the executives of Microcosm Publishing, a Publishers Weekly fastest growing publisher three years in a row. Tune in every Thursday for us to share our latest research in the time it takes you to walk the dog. Check out our fan-favorite episode on cover design. Joe Biel is the inaugural winner of the PubWest Innovator Award and founder and CEO of Microcosm, a 30-year-old midlist publisher. Elly Blue is the editorial and marketing director at Microcosm. Joe is also the author of A People’s Guide to Publishing, which distills what they’ve learned over the past 30 years, taught at dozens of universities. Together, they distill this knowledge for other publishers and people who simply want to understand the publishing industry.
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