Tag Archives: publishing

More on Self-Publishing

[This posting originally appeared on the Authors Guild forum. Since that’s exclusive to AG members, I reposted it here for my blog readers.] Several years ago, when Print On Demand (POD) was becoming practical, I started my self-publishing “company” — … Continue reading

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Literary Commerce

I was reviewing a thick semi-monthly called Poets & Writers, which, among a few other things, catalogs all the writer resources, workshops, programs, seminars, retreats, and contests it can find during the next few months. It’s also chock full of ads … Continue reading

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Death of The New Republic

Thinking about The New Republic and what perhaps it really was, I’m reminded of the differences between “on-demand publishing” and conventional “traditional” publishing. The digital dissemination of music or writing is spectacularly disruptive, mainly because of the damage (or at … Continue reading

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Enhanced Text — Helpful or Annoying?

What I’m referring to by “enhanced text” is the practice of highlighting text in some way for the purpose of clarifying its meaning. It’s something I tend to do in blogs and emails, but I try not to do it … Continue reading

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eBooks and Just Plain Books

FIRST: I love the kindle3 and the “paper-white,” and find myself reading much more now — partly due to the amazing ease of staring at the e-ink screen, and partly due to the convenience of obtaining material from Amazon. I … Continue reading

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Brain Frieze – New book, available now.

I’m very pleased to announce the release of my latest book, Brain Frieze: ‘Barnaby Goes Home’ and 20 more stories of humor, mystery, sci-fi, and the mind, four days ahead of its April 1 publication date. (No, this is not an … Continue reading

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Operation Redundancy (Amazon Author Page)

This blog is now being mirrored (with short teasers) on the Allen Cobb Author Page at amazon.com. Just in case some of you prefer to find me there (unlikely) or happen to stumble across the Author Page (plausible). Posts prior … Continue reading

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The Rules – Will there be an Audiobook?

The short answer is yes, there will be an audiobook of The Rules. The longer answer is that I’m embroiled in a series of short stories (the collection, Brain Frieze, is due out sometime early this fall) and I must put … Continue reading

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The Rules – Only one proper name?

A reader recently pointed out that he had read The Rules twice and only just noticed that there is only one proper name in the whole book. While writing the book, when I first noticed what was happening, I was … Continue reading

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