Story of a Small Publisher

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About this Site

Story of a Small Publisher is a website created by Sean J. Jordan to share his research as he begins the process of starting his own publishing company. Whether you're thinking about getting into publishing or just wanting to learn more about the industry, this site offers multiple resources that will help you out!



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Comic Book Links

• Comic Book Publishing Follies
• Comic Book Resources
• Comic Book Sales Charts
• Newsarama
• THE BEAT
• The PULSE

Print on Demand

• Lightning Source

Print on Demand (Comics)

• comiXpress
• KA-BLAM Digital Printing

Publishing Links

• Book Cover Design Blog
• Frequently Asked Questions about Children’s Book Writing
• How to Obtain an ISBN Number
• Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
• The Independent Book Publishers Association (PMA)
• United States Copyright Office

Publishing Vendors

• Book Cover Express
• Books Just Books.com

Sean on the Web

• Comic Book DB
• Sean on DeviantArt
• Sean on Myspace
• Sean on Youtube
• The Time Tourists

Sean's Friends

• Cole Gibsen
• Dog Eaters
• I Found a Knife
• Jason Maranto
• Qooiii.com
• Queenstacela’s Book Reviews

Sites Worth Checking Out

• Bob the Angry Flower
• Boing Boing
• Chris’s Invincible Super-Blog
• Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey
• FARK.com
• Giveaway of the Day
• Homestar Runner
• How to Write Good
• Miss Snark, the literary agent
• Neil Gaiman’s Journal
• Obscure Store and Reading Room
• PostSecret
• RED MEAT
• Something Awful
• The Gettysburg Powerpoint Presentation
• The Onion
• The Psychic Mafia (book)
• The Straight Dope
• Those Aren’t Muskets!
• WordPress.com
• ZOMBO.com

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Site Sections

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  • Business Planning
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  • Resource of the Day
  • Self-Publishing
  • The Creative Process
  • Thinking Forward
• Sean's Writing
  • Fiction / Short Stories
  • Journal
  • Poetry
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Archives

• October 2008
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• May 2008
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• February 2008
• January 2008
• December 2007
• August 2007
• July 2007

Recent Posts

• [Business Marketing] - Lessons We Can Learn From the Video Game Industry (Part 3)
• [Business Marketing] — Lessons We Can Learn From the Video Game Industry (Part 2)
• [Business Marketing] Lessons We Can Learn From the Video Game Industry (Part 1)
• [Thinking Forward] - DIY Publishing and Fanfiction
• [The Creative Process] - Yes, No and Wait: Three Answers You’re Bound to Hear (and How To Respond To Each of Them)

Articles from The Time Tourists

• Episode 5 Up Later Tonight
• [Videos] - Bad Guys Finish First
• [Videos] - The Time Tourists: Life is For Living

Recent Comments

• Malcolm on [Business Marketing] - Lessons We Can Learn From the Video Game Industry (Part 3)
• James on So I’ve left Dabel Brothers Publishing…
• oldfriend on So I’ve left Dabel Brothers Publishing…
• Tanker Truck McGee on [Journal] - Code of the Wild is Ready For Action!
• SeanJJordan on [Resource of the Day] - Should Publishers “Go Green”? Or is it Just a Smokescreen?

Archive for February, 2008

[Self-Publishing] — When a Vanity Publisher Claims It Isn’t a Vanity Publisher…

[The names and details in this post have been changed to protect the ignorant.]
An acquaintance of mine — let’s call him “Donny” — is excited because he just got published, and he’s asking all of his friends to buy his first book so they can support him. Donny’s always wanted to write a fantasy novel, [...]

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