What’s In-Store for You:
Perhaps you can relate… I’ve often said that I’d love to write a book – but to be honest, I’m just so overwhelmed. I don’t really know where to start, I’m not sure if my ideas are even good enough to be put into a book, and then there’s the publishing aspect… who would want to publish my book? George & I agreed that we wanted to know more about the whole process of Publishing a book, from thoughts to book – so we asked an expert to answer our queries.
Here’s a few reasons why we chose todays guest, Mr. Joel Friedlander to chat with us on the topic of Book Publishing:
Joel Friedlander (@JFBookman) is an award-winning book designer, blogger, and writer.- He’s been launching the careers of self-publishers since 1994 from his book design and consulting practice at Marin Bookworks in San Rafael, California.
- Joel is the author of A Self-Publisher’s Companion: Expert Advice for Authors Who Want to Publish, and the coauthor of The Self-Publisher’s Ultimate Resource Guide.
- He is a columnist for Publishers Weekly, and Writer’s Digest has named him as one of the 10 people to follow in book publishing.
- Joel writes TheBookDesigner, a popular blog on book design, book marketing and the future of the book.
- He’s also the founder of The Self-Publishing Roadmap, an online, video-based training course in book publishing.
- In 2013, with Tracy R. Atkins, Joel launched BookDesignTemplates.
com, where he provides pre-designed book templates for Microsoft Word and Adobe Indesign, as well as book marketing tools for authors. - Joel is a past president of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association.
- Connect with him on Google+.
Joel really knows his stuff when it comes to Book Publishing… So have a listen, take some notes, and then let us know if you too experienced an a-ha moment (or two) that has inspired you to consider Publishing a book for your Business?
Highlights and Takeaways Mentioned in this Episode:
As this is a topic of interest to both George & myself, we weren’t afraid to put Joel on the spot – asking him extensively about the things that need to be considered when you go down the path of writing a book and having it Published.
Here’s a few things that we asked:
- Why as a small business or entrepreneur should I want to write a book and have it published?
- What are the ways people can get a book published today, and what are the differences?
- I’m not a great writer -any tips on how I too can become a published author?
- What are some of the biggest challenges that you see people facing on the path to being published?
Our Goal was to provide you with a better understanding about Publishing & Self-Publishing, as a way to grow your Business, and show your Authority in your area of expertise. How did we do?
Do you have an interest in publishing a book for your business (or personally)? Perhaps you’ve already published a book… Care to share some of your experiences in this arena?
Links:
- Connect with Joel on Google+ or on Twitter @JFBookman or
- Joel shares his wisdom over at The Book Designer
- Joel is also the author of 2 books:
Body Types, published in the 1990s looks at how to tell what people are like just by looking at them.
A Self-Publisher’s Companion: Expert Advice for Authors Who Want to Publish. - Joel also creates book design templates at BookDesignTemplates.com
- Or just Contact Joel to learn more about what he does.
Examination Room:
Are you ready for the “Examination Room”? Joel may not have been (as he had no prior warning), but he sure handled it well. Of the 3 quotes I had as options for today’s guest, George chose the one by Seth Godin, (it was really quite fitting as a wrap up to our discussion on Publishing) and it goes like this…
“The future of publishing is about having connections to readers and the knowledge of what those readers want.” ~ Seth Godin
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