Karen's blog: bookbaby newsletters

Here are the latest bookbaby newsletters for my followers to peruse:

The holidays are a time of charity and giving. My mailbox is filled with all kinds of year-end appeals to support good causes. And you can’t go anywhere around the city without hearing Salvation Army bell ringers.

So while we’re all in the mood to open our wallets and pocket books, maybe it’s also a good time for authors to think about different ways to fund their next books. Frequent BookBaby blog contributor C. Hope Clark recently shared her thoughts about how authors can approach this challenge. “Finding money for your book project requires you to think like an entrepreneur,” says Clark. “Use the same brain power you use to make up stories and paint beautiful words to think of ways to earn money for your book.”

Her post is filled with great sources for grants, crowdfunding, contests and even freelance gigs to reach your book production goals. Read all about it here.

As the weather turns frosty cold here at my home in Pennsylvania, I’ll help us all stay warm with this amusing feature on literary coffee mugs from our friends at the BookBub blog. Have a look here.

Steven Spatz
President, BookBaby

December 2017

Was 2017 a breakthrough year for your writing career? Did you finally get that book started? Did you finish it? Well, there’s always next year, and BookBaby will be around to help you whatever stage your book is in.

As for BookBaby, I can say that 2017 was truly a breakthrough year. Take a look and see what I mean.

We’re in the middle of another huge expansion of our business.

New offices and meeting rooms for the growing BookBaby team of publishing specialists, designers, pre-press specialists, and customer service folk.
New quarters for our marketing staff of writers, designers, and channel managers.
And a lot more new equipment in our printing and bindery center. By next March, we will add another 80% to our book printing capacity.

I have a lot of folks to thank for helping to fuel BookBaby’s growth. Starting with the corporate team that’s backing our equipment and real estate needs, to all of the BookBaby team members who are working in cramped quarters until we get all of the construction work finished.

But the most important thank yous go out to you, the authors and authors-to-be in the BookBaby community. Thanks to your publishing passion, you’ve helped to make BookBaby the fastest growing self-publishing services company on the planet!

So when we talk about how BookBaby helps break down all of the barriers that prevent writers from becoming authors, we really mean it!

All the best,

Steven Spatz
President, BookBaby

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Featured Article:
How to Get Holiday Book Sales: Steps 1-3

I’ve complied a dozen tried-and-true tactics for holiday book sales. These are 12 of the most effective plans and strategies we’ve seen authors use to hit it big at the cash register. Read more.

Being an Independent Author is Like Being a Marathon Runner

At a writers conference, you are presented with so much advice; figure out what feels right for you. Enjoy the journey and stay engaged. It’s a long and glorious road, just take one step at a time. Read more.

Awesome Self-Publishing Advice From the Creators of Animal Appetites

To support autism awareness, Andrea Bull created a children’s book, ran a crowdfunding campaign, and self-published with BookBaby—with half of the proceeds going to the Canucks Autism Network. Read more.

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Friday 15 December 2017

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