Electronic publishing (was: Re: Raising children, spouses, and friends)

From: Michael LaTorra (mike99@lascruces.com)
Date: Wed Sep 20 2000 - 10:20:39 MDT


David Lubkin wrote:
>One of my side-lines, that I mentioned here a while back, is writing books
>for children, primarily aged 4 to 8, on extropian topics. My scientific
>reviewers love them, but I haven't found a publisher yet. From the
comments
>I've gotten back from editors, it's professional-grade writing but too
>different from the other stuff they publish.
>
>A big-name pro I know has given me an entree to their editor; we'll see if
>that helps. An alternative is to self-publish and market through
amazon.com;
>but that won't get the books into the hands of the kids who need them the
>most.

David, you might want to bypass the traditional publishers altogether and
either go purely electronic or use the new print-on-demand system. Here are
some useful links I had compiled for a client of mine:

ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING
Mighty Words (partly-owned by Barnesandnoble.com)
http://www.mightywords.com/

Xlibris (partly-owned by Random House)
http://xlibris.com/

PRINT ON DEMAND (POD)
iPublish (Time Warner Books)
http://www.twbookmark.com/features/ipublish.com/

iUniverse (partly-owned by Barnes & Noble)
http://www.iuniverse.com/

Regards,

Michael LaTorra
mike99@lascruces.com
mlatorra@excite.com

3229 Risner Street
Las Cruces, NM 88011-4823
USA

505.522.5121



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