OK, why would a business owner tell you not to buy directly from his company? That sounds pretty weird. Is there something wrong? Well, no, there isn’t anything wrong with the company, though there is something wrong with buying directly, for most people. If you are an individual, buying just a few books, then it…
Yesterday Energion author David Alan Black made a comment about my publishing philosophy. I’m going to quote it and make just a few comments. Finally – and here is where I’m quite positive Henry and I would agree (based on the books he has published, many of whom are authored by “nobodies” in the world’s…
For your reading pleasure, let me point you to some recent posts by my wife and Energion partner Jody. I Am Thankful – For Jesus I Am Thankful – For Troubles? And finally, from her blog Jody Along the Path: Gratitude – Thankful – Really?
Tonight we begin a series of hangouts on the apostle Paul. My guests will be Dr. Herold Weiss, author of Meditations on the Letters of Paul and Allan R. Bevere, author of Colossians & Philemon: A Participatory Study Guide (forthcoming within days). We start at 7:00 pm central time and will be discussing this for…
Well, perhaps not instant, but close. It does take time to download and view your proposal or manuscript. But quite frequently it doesn’t take more than a few minutes for us to reject it. Here are the key reasons: Ignoring the mission statement. I am amazed at how many authors apparently haven’t read our web…
With the announcement of My Life Story by Becky Lynn Black we pass a milestone of sorts for a publisher. We have used two blocks of 100 ISBNs each (978-1-893729-NNN-X and 978-1-938434-NNN-X). Those unacquainted with publishing these days may wonder how, with about 100 books in the catalog, we’ve used 200 ISBNs. The answer is…
