Content tagged with “publishing”

There are 8 item(s) tagged with “publishing” on this site.

Other tags used by these items: books, writing, magazines

APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
July 22, 2025
Words
256

“First of all, what a terrible name for a book. I mean, I get the acronym, but still – why call a book this? That said, this is a great book. It’s as practical a guide to writing and self-publishing a book as you’re ever going to find. It’s not a motivational book, either – it assumes you can write…”

ISBN
Section
Stuff I Looked Up
Type
Explanation
Date
July 1, 2022
Words
504

“This stands for ‘International Standard Book Number.’ It’s meant to uniquely identify a printing of a text. These are issued from the International ISBN Agency . They are sold through resellers, specific to each country. The number has grown: The 9-digit British ‘SBN’ was created in the late 60s….”

Merchants of Culture: The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
January 17, 2025
Words
320

“This book explains the book publishing industry, from the inside out. It starts with the authors, explains why they need agents, explains how the agents work with the publishers, and publishers with the distributors, the distributors with the retailers, etc. It does a masterful job of explaining…”

Notes from Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
March 29, 2025
Words
399

“This book is not about zines. (A ‘zine’ is an amateur, home-published ‘magazine’). The subtitle is key here: this is about the culture of zines. It’s not a how-to. It will not teach you how about make or distribute zines. It’s really about the people who make them, and why they do it. The author is…”