http://www.authorsmart.com Insights into NonFiction Book Publishing from AuthorSmart.com. ©2007 AuthorSmart.com editor@authorsmart.com en-us Thu, 15 May 2008 22:18:30 GMT AudioAcrobat RSS Feeder 1.20 Non-Fiction 1440 http://authorsmart.audioacrobat.com/albumart/1000.1210889910.jpg http://www.authorsmart.com Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Weekly podcast answering questions about the non-fiction publishing process, submitted to Ask AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance via http://www.askauthorsmart.com and answered in a session every Friday morning. Weekly podcast answering questions. no publish,book,author,self,publish,writing Gail Richards gail@authorsmart.com 34de1d7d-6392-7ae6-5e85-a9c4fe8694d3 Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: How to get endorsements, permissions and copyright, developing web seminars from intellectual property, Barnes and Noble affiliate program, and using Ingram distribution. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:31:54 GMT 00:40:45 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: How to get endorsements, permissions and copyright, developing web seminars from intellectual property, Barnes and Noble affiliate program, and using Ingram distribution. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 28 no 6495b27b-d9b7-32f1-c75a-b948595a37d6 Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: Obtaining DVD and MP3 copies of TV and radio interviews, should website be devoted exclusively to a book, without any other links or product offerings and what an author can expect to pay for a PR professional. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:10:12 GMT 00:28:23 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: Obtaining DVD and MP3 copies of TV and radio interviews, should website be devoted exclusively to a book, without any other links or product offerings and what an author can expect to pay for a PR professional. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 27 no 9be32658-88c1-f7ae-cc10-2fba5452a5c4 Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: A discussion on reports that Amazon won’t sell any POD books not printed on its own POD printer, Booksurge. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:08:33 GMT 00:44:11 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: A discussion on reports that Amazon won’t sell any POD books not printed on its own POD printer, Booksurge. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 26 no 700f3ef5-02b6-c2af-82bf-c92bd66e1bae Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: Good design for a book cover, BEA for self published authors and what to do when you’ve spent all your money and need to make it more professional to improve sales opportunities. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:06:19 GMT 00:39:09 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: Good design for a book cover, BEA for self published authors and what to do when you’ve spent all your money and need to make it more professional to improve sales opportunities. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 25 no 25421239-8ef3-9424-ed24-6907712546df Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: Cataloguing in Publication (CIP), when to consider going from self publishing to finding an established commercial publisher, fast-tracking the book process for an upcoming speaking engagement, whether it helps to broaden the audience when looking for an established publisher and whether books for the more intellectual audience are no longer in favor with the book-buying public. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:03:27 GMT 01:09:15 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: Cataloguing in Publication (CIP), when to consider going from self publishing to finding an established commercial publisher, fast-tracking the book process for an upcoming speaking engagement, whether it helps to broaden the audience when looking for an established publisher and whether books for the more intellectual audience are no longer in favor with the book-buying public. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 24 no 851c64ba-dae9-4fff-9584-d89a808e332f Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: Copyright ownership when there is more than one author, considering ebooks as competitors for printed books, sending press clippings with a book proposal, when to consider an established commercial publisher, how to keep a topic fresh during the time it takes to get published after the writing is finished, and for virtual and author’s assistants: how it might benefit a virtual assistant to attend Book Expo America and how to handle author impatience with the publishing process. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:01:56 GMT 00:48:11 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: Copyright ownership when there is more than one author, considering ebooks as competitors for printed books, sending press clippings with a book proposal, when to consider an established commercial publisher, how to keep a topic fresh during the time it takes to get published after the writing is finished, and for virtual and author’s assistants: how it might benefit a virtual assistant to attend Book Expo America and how to handle author impatience with the publishing process. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 23 no 9f5cb3b3-3805-f014-8f45-e004939b39ad Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: the Library of Congress Control number - how to get it and what it does, the Copyright page and what must go on it, and finding time and resources to self publish. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:27:23 GMT 00:59:12 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: the Library of Congress Control number - how to get it and what it does, the Copyright page and what must go on it, and finding time and resources to self publish. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 22 no 5f5d382a-9263-f35f-f69d-1b7c5c47ed18 Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: copyrighting and trademarking intellectual property, getting permissions, and comparing POD and self publishing companies. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:25:29 GMT 00:58:23 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: copyrighting and trademarking intellectual property, getting permissions, and comparing POD and self publishing companies. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 21 no 5e584127-7d49-ae18-6b29-f3e59f01096b Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: using a virtual assistant as an author’s assistant, how using an author’s assistant benefits an author financially, and how an author’s assistant can get the word out to authors about what he or she does. Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:09:51 GMT 00:53:32 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: using a virtual assistant as an author’s assistant, how using an author’s assistant benefits an author financially, and how an author’s assistant can get the word out to authors about what he or she does. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 20 no a29e27e3-586f-f0c4-f39b-fb7daa43b825 Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: how long a printer should take to deliver finished books, getting testimonials and when it is beneficial to have a friend write your foreword. Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:07:02 GMT 00:25:40 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: how long a printer should take to deliver finished books, getting testimonials and when it is beneficial to have a friend write your foreword. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 19 no 05c01401-b96b-6422-79f7-9715b92d2266 Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session is devoted to the topic of helping authors understand the difference between publishing with an established commercial publisher and publishing themselves, independently, and publishing using the services of a POD publisher. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:21:46 GMT 00:54:38 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session is devoted to the topic of helping authors understand the difference between publishing with an established commercial publisher and publishing themselves, independently, and publishing using the services of a POD publisher. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 17 no a3aae7b8-7a73-beb9-bbc8-865bdc251915 Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: how to know if the audience you are writing for is large enough to interest a publisher, how to find and use a book coach, writing a book with an author-partner, Nielsen Bookscan, permission from family members when writing a memoir, and the differences in writing fiction, nonfiction and children’s books. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:15:38 GMT 00:39:51 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes: how to know if the audience you are writing for is large enough to interest a publisher, how to find and use a book coach, writing a book with an author-partner, Nielsen Bookscan, permission from family members when writing a memoir, and the differences in writing fiction, nonfiction and children’s books. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 18 no 8faa8f74-407a-8e00-2623-9640d164042b Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes information about how to discriminate between established commercial publishers and POD publishers and how to use printers and other service providers when you are self-publishing. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:49:19 GMT 00:54:38 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes information about how to discriminate between established commercial publishers and POD publishers and how to use printers and other service providers when you are self-publishing. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 16 no 0c6c9e64-0de4-8d36-054b-7c25d6614cfa Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes, the most critical parts of the competitive analysis in a book proposal, how to calculate page count from word count and how to determine book categories. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:47:07 GMT 00:50:47 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session includes, the most critical parts of the competitive analysis in a book proposal, how to calculate page count from word count and how to determine book categories. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 15 no 5ab9fcd4-4358-ee78-3dd6-16ee810a11d2 Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Whether you need an editor or ghostwriter for a substantial edit/reorganization book project, what a publisher is looking for in a competitive analysis, calculating page count from word count, and book categories. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:44:34 GMT 00:35:38 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Whether you need an editor or ghostwriter for a substantial edit/reorganization book project, what a publisher is looking for in a competitive analysis, calculating page count from word count, and book categories. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 14 no dc64de33-11d0-5ef1-a364-44ac8a689a2c Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Submitting to article data banks and protecting your own intellectual property, whether it is important to stick to a disciplined writing schedule, and what book genres are selling the most books. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:40:48 GMT 00:14:39 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Submitting to article data banks and protecting your own intellectual property, whether it is important to stick to a disciplined writing schedule, and what book genres are selling the most books. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 13 no 1b77add1-8de7-ae9f-209b-10560225364c Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: The ins and outs of ISBNs (International Standard Book Numbers) and LCCNs (Library of Congress Control Numbers), the importance of tying book marketing efforts into current events, and how many publishers you should submit a book proposal to at one time. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:43:19 GMT 00:14:07 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: The ins and outs of ISBNs (International Standard Book Numbers) and LCCNs (Library of Congress Control Numbers), the importance of tying book marketing efforts into current events, and how many publishers you should submit a book proposal to at one time. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 12 no c1245871-94ec-5438-830e-54459666b165 Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: How to use newsletters to market your book, whether and how to dedicate your book, and ways for speakers and seminar/workshop leaders to become authors. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:33:00 GMT 00:20:21 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: How to use newsletters to market your book, whether and how to dedicate your book, and ways for speakers and seminar/workshop leaders to become authors. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 11 no eb253771-0325-cb9c-f2aa-c1f541cd46e6 Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: How to create podcasts, why it is hard to get self-published books into bookstores, how ebooks are created, the incentives market for books, audio permissions, and author web sites. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:05:53 GMT 00:26:34 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: How to create podcasts, why it is hard to get self-published books into bookstores, how ebooks are created, the incentives market for books, audio permissions, and author web sites. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 10 no 5b333528-b401-1c88-fbb4-41c6c5f87435 Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Publishers marketing commitments in contracts, conducting successful interviews when writing a book, and the how royalties are paid. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:57:29 GMT 00:55:16 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Publishers marketing commitments in contracts, conducting successful interviews when writing a book, and the how royalties are paid. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 9 no fda579db-b024-4e97-a7fb-da8d8ef18936 Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Publishing in Canada versus the United States, getting permission to use the work of an author you know personally, and selling foreign and other rights. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:06:42 GMT 00:32:50 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Publishing in Canada versus the United States, getting permission to use the work of an author you know personally, and selling foreign and other rights. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 8 no 850bf19f-ccd1-be90-cf0d-ce9a53300e96 Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: The author platform, calculating the breakeven point for a book and doing a competitive analysis. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:06:00 GMT 00:15:42 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: The author platform, calculating the breakeven point for a book and doing a competitive analysis. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 7 no 63ae4381-3179-dab4-9d37-78da90daf847 Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Amazon.com bestseller campaigns, getting good book reviews, and book awards. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:04:45 GMT 00:15:38 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Amazon.com bestseller campaigns, getting good book reviews, and book awards. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 6 no 329886d7-ba01-f742-5c97-fcc391c66065 Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Good potential interview questions for inclusion in the author's media kit, the value of press releases for a book launch, and how to contact a company for permission to use something from a web site or other information they own. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:03:55 GMT 00:42:39 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Good potential interview questions for inclusion in the author's media kit, the value of press releases for a book launch, and how to contact a company for permission to use something from a web site or other information they own. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 5 no f8662e59-29e3-c155-9c3f-cfb8c19ae246 Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Book introductions, writing in the 1st person versus 2nd or 3rd person, and Book Expo America. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:03:15 GMT 00:48:29 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Book introductions, writing in the 1st person versus 2nd or 3rd person, and Book Expo America. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 4 no 040f892d-5736-e40e-a54a-5770f7f51e65 Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Writing a book with a partner, ebooks, and book cover designers. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:01:31 GMT 00:39:39 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Writing a book with a partner, ebooks, and book cover designers. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 3 no 5c0ac0aa-d5fa-9b57-6696-c232e73f2f5e Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: getting a series of ISBNs, great chapter titles, and protecting your intellectual property when you send copies of your manuscript to freelancers who will be working on it. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:00:15 GMT 00:13:15 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: getting a series of ISBNs, great chapter titles, and protecting your intellectual property when you send copies of your manuscript to freelancers who will be working on it. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 2 no 80c780bb-2e5b-64e2-d20f-20f042038f17 Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Shopping a manuscript to multiple publishers, whether to finish a book project you started on but are no longer sure about, and children's book and the submission process for children's books. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:10:08 GMT 00:13:14 Gail Richards / AuthorSmart.com Straight talk on the book publishing process from AuthorSmart.com. Questions are submitted in advance to AskAuthorSmart.com, as well as posed live from listeners. This session covers: Shopping a manuscript to multiple publishers, whether to finish a book project you started on but are no longer sure about, and children's book and the submission process for children's books. Ask AuthorSmart Podcast 1 no