Overview
Help your library leverage opportunities in the popular do-it-yourself publishing movement by following this guide's process for creating and producing books. In this useful guidebook, you'll learn how to transform your library into a self-publishing center with pointers, advice, and strategies for creating, producing, and printing books—both digitally and on paper. The book outlines your partnering role with patrons in the creation of published materials, offering step-by-step guidance for assisting library users who wish to put their written words in print. By using the detailed plan in this reference, you'll be able to help patrons identify an audience for their material, select the best publishing software for their needs, and utilize social media to promote and distribute their work. Chapters follow the publishing process from planning to creative development, production, and marketing. The final chapter features books, websites, and Internet sources for designing brochures; creating a website; and designing, printing, and distributing a book. Helpful guidelines accompany excerpts from interviews with librarians experienced with this publishing model, examples of self-published books, and graphic models.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert J. Grover Professor Emeritus ,
Kelly Visnak ,
Carmaine Ternes ,
Miranda Ericsson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.425kg
ISBN: 9781440841583
ISBN 10: 1440841586
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 17 October 2016
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Librarians and writers alike will find this book full of resources and information, making it the go-to text for self-publishers today. The chapters are approachable, with both introductions and summaries, making it easy for readers to revisit the book's pages to reread an explanation or definition to help them better navigate the long journey that is writing and publishing a book. - VOYA
Librarians and writers alike will find this book full of resources and information, making it the go-to text for self-publishers today. The chapters are approachable, with both introductions and summaries, making it easy for readers to revisit the book's pages to reread an explanation or definition to help them better navigate the long journey that is writing and publishing a book. - VOYA This important volume is not just a list of online resources (though it is that), and it is not just a handy history of traditional versus non-traditional publishing (though it is that too), and it is not just a compendium of publishing strategies (though it is also that)-this book is really, at its core, the invaluable answer to the inevitable question from librarians and patrons alike: 'do libraries and self-published books belong together?' The answer, according to the book's well-qualified and widely experienced authors, is an enthusiastic 'yes, please.' - Technical Services Quarterly
This important volume is not just a list of online resources (though it is that), and it is not just a handy history of traditional versus non-traditional publishing (though it is that too), and it is not just a compendium of publishing strategies (though it is also that)-this book is really, at its core, the invaluable answer to the inevitable question from librarians and patrons alike: 'do libraries and self-published books belong together?' The answer, according to the book's well-qualified and widely experienced authors, is an enthusiastic 'yes, please.' - Technical Services Quarterly Librarians and writers alike will find this book full of resources and information, making it the go-to text for self-publishers today. The chapters are approachable, with both introductions and summaries, making it easy for readers to revisit the book's pages to reread an explanation or definition to help them better navigate the long journey that is writing and publishing a book. - VOYA
Author Information
Robert J. Grover formerly served as a university administrator and professor emeritus of library and information management at Emporia State University. Kelly Visnak, PhD, is scholarly communications librarian at the University of Texas at Arlington. Carmaine Ternes is a high school librarian and member of the Emporia State University planning committee for the Kansas Summer Institute for School Librarians. Miranda Ericsson is a public service specialist at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library (TSCPL) and a contributor to TSCPL's Books Blog. Lissa Staley is a public services librarian at Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library.
