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*** Postage Rates Rise (Again) June 30
See http://www.usps.gov/news/2002/press/pr02_022.htm for the
future of postage rates. Priority Mail will have a new one-
pound flat rate of $3.85, often a good choice for mailing books.
Tip: depending on paper grade, a 250 pp 6x9 paperback usually
weighs less than one pound.
To end on a lighter note, we quote Mary Westheimer of BookZone:
"OK, all of you who sell e-Books can quit snickering."
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*** Xlibris Announces Color for POD
Xlibris will soon offer POD books with color inside -- good for
children's books in quantities smaller than 500.
These "Picture Books" will range in length from 24 to 60 pages,
and be available in only two sizes: 8.5" x 11" and 8.5" x 8.5".
The per-unit cost of POD is usually higher than offset or PQN,
and color is *always* more expensive than B&W ... so they won't
be cheap ... but for those who have been waiting for a way to
produce ultra-small numbers of books with color interiors,
it's on the way.
For more info call 1-888-795-4274 or send an e-mail message
to picturebooks@xlibris.com and kindly mention that you read
it here at U-Publish.com first.
Poynter & Snow predict that other POD printers will soon jump
on the color bandwagon, increasing the independent publisher's
options and lowering prices. Stay tuned for future bulletins!
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*** BookSurge to Publish "FreeBook"
BookSurge will publish "Steal this e-Book!" by co-author Dan
Snow in mid-2002, with contributions by Richard Eoin Nash,
Dan Poynter, Wade Roush and Glenn Sanders. This collection of
letters and articles about electronic publishing and electronic
rights will be released as an e-Book and a paperback. The new
e-Book will be FREE; paperbacks are priced at $12.99. A retro-
spective look at the evolution of e-Books from ancient times
(1999) to the present, "Steal this e-Book!" is expected out
any day now. For more information, visit:
http://www.booksurge.com
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*** "Behind the Scenes" Web Info
Curious about a Web site?
Traffic rankings, reviews, ratings, links from other sites,
lists of related sites, and other useful data are available
from Alexa, the Web information company:
http://info.alexa.com
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*** Public Appearances for 2002
May is trade show season, with PMA and BEA kicking off in NYC.
Dan Poynter is criss-crossing North America to spread the word
about e-Books, treeBooks, digital printing and The New Book
Publishing Model. But he will be on the ground in NYC long
enough to speak at several events at PMA and BEA. FMI:
DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com
"The Other Dan" (Snow) will speak on the panel titled
"How POD Can Fatten Your Bottom Line" at PMA University
on May 2:
http://www.pma-online.org
e-mail: rick@pma-online.org
Snow will also cover BookExpo America 2002 for BookTech
Magazine: http://www.booktechmag.com
BEA will be in New York at the Jacob Javitts Center
from May 3-5, 2002: http://www.bookexpoamerica.com
If you plan to attend BEA, visit BookZone for a chance to
win free tickets to "The Producers," the hottest show on
Broadway!
http://www.bookzone.com/producers_drawing
And below are some useful trade show tips from BookZone,
written by industry experts ...
Trade Show Tips, by Jan Nathan:
http://bookzonepro.com/insights/articles/article-78.html
Attract and Keep Your Hottest Prospects at Your Trade Show
Booth, by Kare Anderson:
http://bookzonepro.com/insights/articles/article-77.html
Working Together at Trade Shows by Shel Horowitz:
http://bookzonepro.com/insights/articles/article-76.html
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