Good points by Gary North on how to market yourself as an author and the basic steps of getting your first book in to print:

Book publishing is getting expensive. Profits are way down. Readership is declining for printed books.

Ebooks, yes. POD books, yes. But books published by a profit-seeking publisher are limited to

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Just read Change Makers: John Ingram, a highlight in the latest issue of Publishers Weekly. If you follow the publishing industry or digital media, it’s a good read.

“Content is going to continue to be consumed in digital and physical format, and if you don’t somehow add value to the equation, in terms of

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