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How tradepub book printing worked: the new paradigm is amazing

Skilled Workman Posted on April 12, 2016 by David BergslandMarch 13, 2023

We tend to forget how much things have changed. This was lost in NeverNeverLand. Sorry.  

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Posted in Book Production, Recent Posts | Tagged book production, letterpress, Linotype, tradepub, traditional publishing | 1 Reply

Amazon is not the enemy, it’s the pathfinder

Skilled Workman Posted on July 24, 2015 by David BergslandJuly 24, 2015

Get off your lazy butt—it’s a jungle out there! The only way to beat the leader is to be better at what the leader does. I was reading yet another excellent article this morning from Mike Shatzkin about the current state of affairs in traditional publishing. He makes good points, which also apply to indies and self-publishers. We need to keep our head in the game. Amazon earned their place in publishing They are dominant in ebooks, not … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brick&Mortar, Marketing, News, On-Demand Publishing, Recent Posts, Self-publishing | Tagged Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com, E-book, ebook sales, iBooks, indie publishing, Self-publishing, traditional publishing | Leave a reply

Mark Coker nails it again: we’re tired of the whining, just let us publish everywhere

Skilled Workman Posted on February 20, 2014 by David BergslandFebruary 20, 2014

The Indie author furor! Big publishing isn’t dead, but it may be preparing to shoot itself in the other foot. 2014 will be quite a year. Mark’s article is real good—from Publisher’s Weekly.

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Questions from authors about publishing their book

Skilled Workman Posted on November 16, 2013 by David BergslandNovember 16, 2013

I received this email a couple days ago. It is typical of the type of questions I get from every author for whom I either publish their book or produce the digital artwork for their book so they can publish it. The only proviso is that I only publish books for authors I know, for books that I like. I’m a fairly radical Christian, so I expect any books I publish will promote the Gospel, be a … Continue reading →

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This site uses the pseudonyms of Bergsland Design for design work; and Radiqx Press for publishing. Both of these have been used for some time beginning in the past millennium. The Skilled Workman was begun in 2011 dealing with spiritual teachings about our Messiah and the Holy Spirit he sent to us to help us. If you want to meet Jesus, click here.

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