Expert Interview: Al Galasso – Executive Director, North American Book Dealers Exchange
For Authors University’s first of many expert interviews, John Harricharan interviewed Al Galasso, Executive Director of the North American Book Dealers Exchange.
For over 27 years, Al has helped thousands of book publishers to market their books. His keen insights into the changing world of book publishing will be invaluable to you on your journey to becoming a published author.
Enjoy this rare interview between Al and John Harricharan!
The Ins And Outs of Print On Demand Publishing
Publishers and authors today have at their disposal a revolutionary way to get their books published. No longer do they have to print 3,000 copies of their books and wait for months to get them. Read more
Lesson 9.1 – Publishing Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
The evolution of printing was in great measure responsible for the creation of a “New World.” Aspiring authors now have the power to let their voices be heard around the world through electronic words. Explore the future of digital publishing and discover how to get your book in print without wasting lots of time.
Lesson 9.2 – Print On Demand (POD)
Publishers and authors today have at their disposal a revolutionary way to get their books published. No longer do they have to print 3,000 copies of their books, wait for months to get them, and then have to store and distribute them on their own.
With Print On Demand, commonly known as POD, you can order as few copies or as many as you want. We’ll take a look at a price comparison of POD vs. Offset Printing.
Lesson 9.3 – More Print On Demand
The POD method is the easiest way to become an author of printed books. By using POD and retaining all your rights, you’re in total control of everything. This session will contrast and compare several POD services and discuss their benefits and distribution systems.
Lesson 5.3 – A First Step Towards Publishing
Here’s a great way to get published in a relatively short time with minimal costs: Go Digital!
We’ll explain the advantages and disadvantages of ebooks, how to convert your manuscript into an ebook and have it available for sale on a website in a very short time.
Lesson 5.4 – Ebooks Sell!
One of the simplest ways to get your work published is to start as an ebook.
If you think ebooks aren’t respectable, don’t sell, or that they won’t earn any money, you’d be wrong.
Here we’ll examine some Internet examples of super successful authors who regularly create and sell ebooks with incredible results.
What You Need To Know About Book Publishing Houses
If you are trying to get your book published, it can be helpful to understand the landscape. You need to be familiar with the book market, especially in your genre. You need to be familiar with the book publishing process. You also need to know some very specific things about book publishing houses. Read more
Publishing Your Own Book – Why Self Publish?
If you’ve written a book or if you’re considering writing a book, one of the options you might look into (and what I recommend for most authors who are getting started) is the idea of self-publishing. Publishing your own book is a wonderful way to get your book out there, outside of the traditional publishing avenues. Read more
How To Get My Book Published
As just about anyone can tell you, writing a book is only the first part of getting it out to your target audience. Getting your book published can be as arduous and taxing a process as writing the book. Read more
