[Ipg-smz] Need guidance on book publishing

[Susan Nunziata]

Thank you, Tom! All valid questions but I can't answer all of them yet as
the idea is still being fleshed out. Here's what I know:
not expecting a profit, more intended as handouts though not purely
"vanity" it's intended to be legitimately educational so potentially
something schools and libraries might want, definitely not tied to any
product line, definitely need it printed, would love to explore what a tech
publishing house might be able to do versus us printing ourselves.


On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 10:09 AM Tom Henderson via Ipg-smz <
ipg-smz at netpress.org> wrote:

> Will the book be given as marketing collateral? Should it be a print book
> at all? How many projected copies will be distributed? Is it for profit, or
> for marketing collateral? Is it just a vanity book? Could it be published
> under the aegis of topical matter associated with a variety of tech
> publishing houses, like O'Reilley? Has the material already been gathered
> and edited? Is it tied to one product line-- and if so, what's the
> lifecycle of that product?
>
> Those are my additional questions, having seen this done before by a wide
> variety of publishers and intended uses.
>
> Tom
>
>
> On 10/24/19 12:56 PM, Sally Wiener Grotta via Ipg-smz wrote:
>
> Susan. Before you can make those kind of decisions, you should analyze
> what exactly the purpose and intended readership is for the book, and what
> kind of distribution would best reach them?
>
> Please share that kind of information and whatever else you know of your
> client's thinking, to help us provide advice.
>
> Best, Sally
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> On 2019/10/24 11:51, Susan Nunziata via Ipg-smz wrote:
>
> Hi Folks - Not sure if I"m posting this to the right list - pls LMK if
> not. I've been asked to scope out costs for different options in publishing
> a b2b book for a tech vendor, ie. whether to self publish or work with a
> small publishing house.
> Anyone have any experience/advice on where to start?
> Guidance/war stories appreciated.
> Thanks all!
> Susan
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