The vision behind BelieversPress is to provide the tools to help Christians publish books that are equivalent to those of royalty publishers. From the award winning designers (who also design for large royalty publishers) to printing by Bethany Press (who prints about 30% of the best-selling Christian paperbacks*), to experienced editors (who edit books for [...]

Twitter has become one of the newest social media tools to hit the Internet providing marketers, bloggers and Internet users a new means to communicate. Even though I had worked in marketing for many years, I have to admit–I was more than reluctant to explore yet one more shiny new Internet tool. Once I did, [...]

I am definitely not an expert in social media, SEO, SEM, etc but I’ve realized that I should be making a more deliberate effort to gain knowledge in these areas and explore ways in which to use social media platforms to communicate and relate to clients, peers, friends, and the idustry at large. So, you [...]

Phil Cooke (author of 4 books and a really sharp guy) just posted a great list of the top 10 mistakes he sees Christians make when they try to break into the entertainment business. Most apply to publishing as well: The following list contains the most common mistakes I see with Christians who want to [...]

No, this is not about the TV show starring John Edward. My subject is the value of writing for the widest possible audience. Novelists like William P. Young (The Shack) and Karen Kingsbury (Summer, Just Beyond the Clouds, Ever After, and many others) have cracked the New York Times bestseller list, and let’s not forget [...]

CIP A Cataloging in Publication record (aka CIP data) is a bibliographic record prepared by the Library of Congress for a book that has not yet been published. When the book is published, the publisher includes the CIP data on the copyright page thereby facilitating book processing for libraries and book dealers. Publishers who have [...]

A funny take on the author who finds himself with a book… but no real plan to market it.

I hope to offer tips from time to time, from a book designer’s perspective of course, on how to get the creative best out of creative types. I will suggest three for the moment. First off, let’s dispel some myths about working with artists: They’re not all prima donnas, and successful designers are used to [...]

I hope to offer tips from time to time, from a book designer’s perspective of course, on how to get the creative best out of creative types. I will suggest three for the moment. First off, let’s dispel some myths about working with artists: They’re not all prima donnas, and successful designers are used to [...]

From Sally Stuart’s blog: NEW FEES FOR COPYRIGHT OFFICE Effective August 1, 2009, some fees charged by the Copyright Office will change. Fees requiring Congressional approval will go into effect August 1, 2009, if Congress does not take action to disapprove them. Other fees that are set by regulation to be issued by the Copyright [...]