People like to reach conclusions – sometimes, wrong conclusions. If someone tries, unsuccessfully for two hours, to free the trapped part of the metal puzzle on the front cover, he or she will probably conclude that it is impossible to remove it. Nevertheless, as you can see above, the successful puzzle solver has removed it. […]
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I got this question the other day and it’s one a lot of people ask. Do you offer distribution/marketing services to brick and mortar stores as well as online ebook distribution and marketing in North America? We distribute to brick and mortar bookstores but at this time are not actively pursuing relationships with bookstores. Most […]
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So you’ve heard us say, “We need two books for the legal deposit” and you’ve looked at us like a deer in the headlights. In this post I’ll explain what that means. Library and Archives Canada collects and preserves Canada’s documentary heritage and makes it accessible to all Canadians. The Legal Deposit is how LAC […]
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PageMaster Authors often have book signings and readings with their local bookstores or other settings and many have questions about how to start. Here are 8 tips to let you have a successful author reading. 1. Prepare Choose four or five short passages from your book, although you may only read a couple. People are […]
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At Pagemaster we help authors prepare for marketing their book we’ve already looked at How to Handle Questions and Answers at an Author Reading in this post we’ll look at how to interact with your audience. Here are some tips to interact better with your audience during the question and answer period. 1. Ask your audience […]
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Handling questions in your presentation can be a scary time for authors. The fear that someone will ask a question that you can’t answer makes this section one of the most dreaded sections of the speech. This fear is so real that presenters will often cut this area short or avoid it all together. Here […]
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If you’re thinking about writing a book we’d love to know why you’re doing it. Here are a few reasons people have given us already. 1. Free publicity. It’s much easier to get radio, TV, magazine and online publicity if you have a book. The media need experts to interview, and often call ?upon authors […]
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On February 28th @ 7:00 PM, in celebration of Black History Month, The Carrot is hosting a Story Telling event. Black story tellers will be sharing about their life and the stories. Pagemaster is encouraging any local black author to consider contributing to the evening. Contact Heather Robertson at the Carrot. Contact us for her phone […]
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If you are designing the interior of the book yourself you need to know the dimensions and margins for Standard Book Sizes. Side Margins: minimum margins are 3/4″ on spine side – 1/2″ on the outside (create the PDF with .75 on both sides to allow for printing and finishing). Top/Bottom Margins: allow 1/2″ […]
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Those of us at PageMaster are excited for Maxine James, author of For the Sake of Diabetes, with the announcement of her book signing at Strathcona Chapters 10504 82 Ave on January 21st. Maxine will be signing books from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm and will be happy to answer your questions about her book, […]
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