How to Write a Good Book Review
This is a guest post from Alan Eggleston. You have just read a great book – how do you share that wonderful experience with the [...]
Author of New book on Haiti: Where Sustainable Agricultural Development Works
John Winings has been the executive director of Haiti Fund, Inc. since May 2005. A graduate of the University of Illinois (BS, liberal arts and [...]
Have an interest in sustainability? Or agricultural development?
Curious about Haiti? Want to learn something about charitable mission projects that work? Have an interest in sustainability? Or agricultural development? If you or someone you [...]
Typesetting before the 21st Century
A recent question by a client caused me to reflect on the changes in technology that we enjoy in the publishing industry. In the western [...]
Author Guide: The Parts of a Book
An understanding of the following parts of a book will help you properly construct your manuscript. Three Major Segments of a Book Most books are [...]
Why Write Books in This Day and Age?
This is not a time when writing a book is a very good business model or financial retirement plan. Millions are published each year and their commodity profile makes the exercise of writing a book shrink in the face of the exercise of marketing the book. Nevertheless, a book establishes a person and helps with branding. In some respects a book is a calling card, a line on the resume that indicates one's persistence and personal discipline. It's true that I don't have a business card anymore -- just a copy of a book.