Business of Publishing

Microcosm founder and publisher Joe Biel has written a series of blog posts sharing his twenty-three years worth of experience in the industry. He’s also written a book about the topic, A People’s Guide to Publishing.

Profit & Loss Statement /

MetaData /

Am I Stealing Your Art? /

Title Development /

How to Pitch Your Book /

How to Pack Books /

The Economic Case for Traditional Format Offset Printing  /

Distribution Question (with infographic) /

The Print Run /

Working with The Printer /

Formatting for Print /

Organizing a book tour /

Social Media for Authors /

Self-Promotion for Authors /

What a Publisher Does /

Paralleling the Dinosaurs /

An overview