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Tag: Self-Publishing

The Problem With Self-Publishing

Posted on February 6, 2009December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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HarperStudio — one of a handful of publishers who really seems to understand how to use the internet and social…

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Free Chapbook: Crazy White Devil

Posted on February 3, 2009December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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It’s been years since I created a chapbook. Six, to be exact. I released Selected Squares of Concrete — a…

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Review: TRIBES by Seth Godin

Posted on November 9, 2008December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Just do it. Or, as Gandhi put it, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” That, in…

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Goodbye Borders, Hello Kindle?

Posted on November 7, 2008November 28, 2008 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Things are looking shakier by the day for Borders, with GalleyCat now reporting that a Major Distributor Raises Concerns about…

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Why Your Book Will Never Be in Borders

Posted on October 24, 2008December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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The odds are pretty slim, and not just because they’re on the verge of going out of business: “I market…

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COMMENT: Men of Tomorrow, Today?

Posted on March 1, 2006November 14, 2019 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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I’ve had Gerard Jones’ enthralling must-read, MEN OF TOMORROW, on my mind a lot the past few days, thanks as…

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COMMENT: Dawson Ditches Speakeasy

Posted on February 22, 2006November 14, 2019 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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After ending 2005 with a flurry of bad press, fledgling indie publisher, Speakeasy Comics, kicked off 2006 with the first…

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