The corrections from the editor have all been input - at least the ones that I am electing to change - and I have made certain all of the 151 pictures, newsletters, forms (anything that is a jpg) are labeled on the hard copy of the book for the designer. I have also placed the corresponding number in the file of images I will send to him. The reason this is important is because he wants me to strip all of the jpgs out of my manuscript before I send him the book. I want to make sure he know where to put them all back in once he has the Word document placed in InDesign. Tedious work, this. I am very ready to get this book out the door!
While reviewing the book, I realized that I have not applied for a Library of Congress number for the book. This is not a necessity, but if you think your book will end up in a library, it is pretty important. I have an account set up with the LOC since I secured a number for Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed(room)?, but I have not been on their website since I did that in November of 2009. Well, in October 2010 the LOC came out with a mandate that you must change your password every 60 days. But I did not get the memo about this. I cannot log into my account now. I sent them an email asking how to get around this, and they advise that it can take up to 5 days to receive a response. Great! (Insert sarcasm here.) I'd like to have the number before I send the book to the designer, but I won't hold it up because of this.
I realized that I had not written a timetable when I was working on my last book. I am rectifying that with this book so that I don't get caught up with some of these details on the next one. In the meantime, I'm stripping pictures...
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Thursday, December 17, 2009
The Paper Chase is Complete
Yesterday I received my business license from the city of Webster Groves. They had to run a background check on me to make sure I was worthy of a license. I guess the state and the county don't care - they just want my money. So now I have all the paper work I need to operate my publishing company. Going through this whole process has really made it clear to me that I need to publish more books in order to recoup the start-up costs of the publishing company alone.
Last week I mailed off a copy of my book to the Library of Congress as required by them if you have a Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) in your book. It is suggested that you obtain a LCCN if you think your book is one that will be carried by any libraries. I also had to send two copies of the book to the U.S. Copyright Office, which is necessary if you have applied for an official copyright for your book.
Last Wednesday at the St. Louis Publishers Association meeting members were allowed to showcase their books to the attendees. I actually made two sales, which was awesome. One of the purchasers is a realtor who is considering the book as a possible premium to give to customers. Fingers crossed on that one!
Last week I mailed off a copy of my book to the Library of Congress as required by them if you have a Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) in your book. It is suggested that you obtain a LCCN if you think your book is one that will be carried by any libraries. I also had to send two copies of the book to the U.S. Copyright Office, which is necessary if you have applied for an official copyright for your book.
Last Wednesday at the St. Louis Publishers Association meeting members were allowed to showcase their books to the attendees. I actually made two sales, which was awesome. One of the purchasers is a realtor who is considering the book as a possible premium to give to customers. Fingers crossed on that one!
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