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1. The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing Comics: How to Create and Sell Comic Books, Manga, and Webcomics
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Watson-Guptill PublicationsDescription
Take Control of Your Comics-Making Destiny
Creating your own comic is easier than ever before. With advances in technology, the increased connectivity of social media, and the ever-increasing popularity of the comics medium, successful
DIY comics publishing is within your reach. With The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing Comics, creators/instructors Comfort Love and Adam Withers provide a step-by-step breakdown of the comics-making process, perfect for any aspiring comics creator. This unprecedented, in-depth coverage gives you expert analysis on each stepwriting, drawing, coloring, lettering, publishing,
and marketing. Along the way, luminaries in the fields of comics, manga, and webcomicslike
Mark Waid, Adam Warren, Scott Kurtz, and Jill Thompsonlend a hand, providing Pro Tips on essential topics for achieving your comics-making dreams. With the insights and expertise contained within these pages, youll have everything you need and no excuses left: Its time to make your comics!
2. The Plain and Simple Guide to Music Publishing: What You Need to Know About Protecting and Profiting from Music Copyrights, 3rd Edition
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(Book). Since the publication of the first edition in 2005, The Plain and Simple Guide to Music Publishing has emerged as the premier guide to the subject. With sufficient depth to be used as a text at major college music industry programs including UCLA, NYU and Northeastern, the book also remains simple and clear enough for the lay songwriter to gain a crucial understanding of musical copyrights and licensing basics. To wit, the second edition garnered 33 customer reviews on Amazon.com, with a rating of 4.8 out of 5 possible stars. In this expanded and updated third edition, with a foreword by Tom Petty, the author adds greater depth to such increasingly important topics as the rapidly shifting industry paradigms, the growing importance of streaming and subscription models, a discussion of new compulsory license media, the impact of copyright terminations and reversions, updated advice on current license prices, as well as all the basics of copyright and rights management.3. Music Publishing -- The Complete Guide
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Music Publishing The Complete Guide BookWritten by an attorney with over 30 years of experience in the music industry, Music Publishing: The Complete Guide is the definitive manual on music copyright
Whereas many books on the subject are aimed at artists and songwriters, this book will serve as a thorough guide for industry pros, lawyers, and music business and law students
Subjects covered include copyright; performing rights organizations; mechanical, synchronization, and print licensing; songwriter and composer agreements; publishing administration and foreign sub-publishing; production music libraries; pitching and placement companies; sampling; and much more
The discussion also delves into historical perspective and current trends and revenue opportunities in the evolving digital marketplace
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Written by an attorney with over 30 years of experience in the music industry, Music Publishing: The Complete Guide is the definitive manual on music copyright. Whereas many books on the subject are aimed at artists and songwriters, this book will serve as a thorough guide for industry pros, lawyers, and music business and law students.Subjects covered include copyright; performing rights organizations; mechanical, synchronization, and print licensing; songwriter and composer agreements; publishing administration and foreign sub-publishing; production music libraries; pitching and placement companies; sampling; and much more. The discussion also delves into historical perspective and current trends and revenue opportunities in the evolving digital marketplace. Easy-to-read narratives explain the key points for all of these types of deals.
There are many sample agreements included in the book, all annotated in simple terms that explain the often complex contract language. There are also links to copyright and publishing resources, listings of foreign performance and mechanical societies, and anecdotes and case studies from real world incidents. If you're looking for a thorough grounding and go-to reference book on music copyright, not just a quick crash course, your search is over.
"Steve's Music Publishing text is fantastic. It is personal, practical, and even includes excellent real world case studies. Furthermore, the helpful agreement annotations and comments are a most excellent resource for breaking down agreement language and terms for the reader. His knowledge, experience, and sense of humor make this the best music publishing text I've read. I will be using Steve's book as the official text for our Music Publishing course at The University of Colorado Denver's Music Industry Program. All those interested in learning more about music publishing or having a sharp reference text should get this book!"---Benom Plumb, Assist
4. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books, 3rd Edition (Complete Idiot's Guides (Lifestyle Paperback))
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Honest and precise everything about writing for children there is to know.Jane Yolen, author
Here is the comprehensive guide to writing, publishing, and selling for the ever-expanding and always exciting childrens marketnow in a new and updated third edition.
Includes new chapters on self-publishing and on "how to choose a how-to", plus revision and updates throughout
Offers practical advice on getting started--and on dealing with out-of-print books
Covers picture books, chapter books, nonfiction, middle-grade and young novels, and common formats and genres
Reveals what happens inside a children's publishing company, and provides guidance in working with an editor
Sample cover and query letters, manuscript format, glossary, and recommended resources in an extensive appendix
Plus information on agents, contracts, copyright, marketing, and more
5. Beginner's Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop: Characters
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3dtotal TeamDescription
Beginner's Guide to Digital Painting: Characters is a comprehensive guide for artists wishing to create convincing and detailed characters. It features established artists such as Charlie Bowater (concept artist at Atomhawk) and Derek Stenning (freelance concept artist and illustrator, with clients such as Marvel Entertainment and Nintendo) who share their industry experiences by covering such aspects as posing characters, choosing the correct costumes, conveying emotions, and creating suitable moods. Conclusive step-by-step instructions make this an invaluable resource for artists looking to learn new skills, as well as those pursuing the next level.
6. Guide to Literary Agents 2018: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published (Market)
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WRITERS DIGESTDescription
No matter what you're writing--fiction or nonfiction, books for adults or children--securing a literary agent will help you get the best book deal possible from a traditional publisher. With listing information for more than 1,000 agents who represent writers and their books, Guide to Literary Agents 2018 will be your go-to resource.
This updated edition of GLA includes:
This updated edition of GLA includes:
- A one-year subscription to the literary agent content on WritersMarket.com.
- "New Agent Spotlights": Discover targeted profiles of literary agents who are actively building their client lists right now.
- Informative articles on crafting the perfect first page, attending conferences, establishing a healthy critique group, and more.
- A brand-new special genre section on science fiction and fantasy, plus online content for whatever genre you're writing.
7. The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
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Univ of Chicago PrDescription
Few people can write on the English language with the authority of Bryan A. Garner. The author of The Chicago Manual of Styles popular Grammar and Usage chapter, Garner explains the vagaries of English with absolute precision and utmost clarity. With The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation, he has written the definitive guide for writers who want their prose to be both memorable and correct.
Throughout the book Garner describes standard literary Englishthe forms that mark writers and speakers as educated users of the language. He also offers historical context for understanding the development of these forms. The section on grammar explains how the canonical parts of speech came to be identified, while the section on syntax covers the nuances of sentence patterns as well as both traditional sentence diagramming and transformational grammar. The usage section provides an unprecedented trove of empirical evidence in the form of Google Ngrams, diagrams that illustrate the changing prevalence of specific terms over decades and even centuries of English literature. Garner also treats punctuation and word formation, and concludes the book with an exhaustive glossary of grammatical terms and a bibliography of suggested further reading and references.
The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation is a magisterial work, the culmination of Garners lifelong study of the English language. The result is a landmark resource that will offer clear guidelines to students, writers, and editors alike.
Throughout the book Garner describes standard literary Englishthe forms that mark writers and speakers as educated users of the language. He also offers historical context for understanding the development of these forms. The section on grammar explains how the canonical parts of speech came to be identified, while the section on syntax covers the nuances of sentence patterns as well as both traditional sentence diagramming and transformational grammar. The usage section provides an unprecedented trove of empirical evidence in the form of Google Ngrams, diagrams that illustrate the changing prevalence of specific terms over decades and even centuries of English literature. Garner also treats punctuation and word formation, and concludes the book with an exhaustive glossary of grammatical terms and a bibliography of suggested further reading and references.
The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation is a magisterial work, the culmination of Garners lifelong study of the English language. The result is a landmark resource that will offer clear guidelines to students, writers, and editors alike.
8. A Detailed Guide to Self-Publishing with Amazon and Other Online Booksellers: How to Print-on-Demand with CreateSpace & Make eBooks for Kindle & Other eReaders
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2018 UPDATE: This book was updated in November, 2018 to reflect the merger between CreateSpace and KDP (plus a few other updates).
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The book is both highly informative (like describing how to set the margins with bleed, including the gutter, and listing the pixel sizes ofdifferent brands of eReaders), yet also focused on useful formatting and publishingskills.
The paperback edition includes a comprehensive, 18-page index to help you quickly find information.
This is a highly detailed guide with several step-by-stepinstructions for how to format and publish your book both as a paperback book with Amazon (and other major online booksellers) and as an eBookwith Kindle (and a variety of other eReaders).
With this reference as a guide, you can self-publish a quality manuscript with ease.
AUTHOR: Chris McMullen has written and self-published over a dozen paperback books and eBooks. This book also was self-published using the same techniques that are described here. Chris McMullen shares numerous useful formatting tips in clear language with precise, detailed instructions.
NOTES: The formatting instructions of Volume 1 are geared specifically toward using Microsoft Word 2010 (which is similar to Word 2007 and 2013) for Windows. In contrast, Volume 2--sold separately--on marketing and marketability has very little to do with Microsoft Word. The paperback instructions are largely geared toward CreateSpace, whilethe eBook instructions accommodate Kindle and other eReaders.
DESCRIPTION: Find highly detailed try-it-yourself, walk-you-through-it tutorials for how to use Microsoft Word 2010 (which is similar to Word 2007 and 2013) specifically with Windows to publish your book both as a paperback book and as an eBook. This includes:
- How to use numerous formatting features (like page borders and bookmark hyperlinks). (A couple of more subtle formatting tips, like using different page headers or page numbering styles or how to avoid widows and orphans, are described in Volume 2--sold separately.)
- How to convert the content file for your paperback book into an eBook. (A couple of subtle formatting tips, like applying Word's Styles to achieve more reliable formatting or using very basic HTML to perfect the eBook, are described in Volume 2--sold separately.)
- How to format pictures and equations in an eBook with a variety of eReaders in mind.
- How to minimize the eBook's file size.
- How to draw your own pictures from scratch
- How to create your own cover. (Volume 1 discusses how to make the cover, while Volume 2--sold separately--discusses the art of cover design and its impact on marketability at length. Volume 2 also discusses the pros and cons of hiring a cover designer, including tips for doing so.)
- How to insert and format equations.
- Choosing a Publishing Service
- Formatting Your Book Interior
- Creating a Book Cover
- Self-Publishing Your Book.
Updated November 21, 2018.
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