October 1, 2018

At Your Service: book shepherding with Judith Briles

By Camilla Sterne

 “At Your Service” is an ongoing blog where we ask a self-publishing industry professional to describe his or her services, in order to help self publishers understand the intricacies of each step in the self-publishing process.

Today, Judith Briles shares with us an insider’s perspective on the concept of the book […]

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November 24, 2015

At your service: hybrid publishing with SheWrites Press

 By Alexandra Correll

As self-publishing explodes, so do the many companies geared to help authors with their projects. But with so much choice comes confusion. To help authors navigate this tsunami of service, we are offering a series of blogs introducing you to some of our favorite companies and asking them for their best […]

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August 11, 2015

At Your Service: finding editors and designers through Reedsy

By Alex Cortes

At Your Service is an ongoing blog series where we ask a self-publishing industry professional to describe the services they provide so that self-published authors may learn more about the opportunities and resources afforded them.

Today, we speak with Ricardo Fayet, one of the co-founders of Reedsy, an online marketplace […]

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June 19, 2015

Trade Secrets: book marketing with Carl Lennertz

By Rachel L’Heureux

“Trade Secrets” is an ongoing blog series in which we interview professionals working in traditional publishing to explain how they approach their jobs, in order to help self-publishers understand the intricacies of the publishing process and glean some tips.

Today we speak with Carl Lennertz about the daunting yet critical task […]

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June 10, 2015

At Your Service: a primer on printing with Mike Daniels

By Rachel L’Heureux

“At Your Service” is an ongoing blog series in which we interview representatives from the many companies and resources that exist to assist self-publishers.

Today we speak with Mike Daniels about the printing services various companies provide.

Daniels has spent the last two decades in book publishing, focused primarily on book […]

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March 10, 2014

At Your Service: The buzz on publicity with Sandra Poirier-Diaz

 By Camilla Sterne

“At Your Service” is an ongoing blog where we ask a self-publishing industry professional to describe his or her services, in order to help self-publishers understand the intricacies of each step in the self-publishing process.

 Today, Sandra Poirier-Diaz shares with us the ins and outs and of getting publicity for a […]

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January 31, 2014

At Your Service: editing 101 with Carla Jablonski

By Camilla Sterne

“At Your Service” is an ongoing blog where we ask a self-publishing industry professional to describe his or her services, in order to help self-publishers understand the intricacies of each step in the self-publishing process.

Today, we talk to New York publishing professional Carla Jablonski about the complex world of editing […]

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November 5, 2013

At Your Service: book design 101 with Nick Zelinger

By Camilla Sterne

“At Your Service” is a blog series in which we ask a self-publishing industry professional to describe his or her services, in order to help self-publishers understand the intricacies of the various steps needed to create a polished book. 

Today, Nick Zelinger shares with us an insider’s perspective on cover and […]

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