[Ipg-smz] Need guidance on book publishing

[Susan Nunziata]

Beeeeyoooootiful - thanks so much for the recommendation and guidance!

On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 12:43 PM Tom Henderson <thenderson at extremelabs.com>
wrote:

> Contact O'Reilley. They have experienced business plans and know the
> process stem to stern and can give you the entire recipe and costs. If
> independently published, the manual process isn't difficult but it is very
> tedious. A vanity publisher like Author Solutions takes a hefty fee but
> also knows the process stem to stern.
>
> There are other publishers, but I'd explore O'Reilley first. They have a
> comprehensive set of collaterals to take to a client that describes the
> process. Having O'Reilley as a distribution mechanism also increases
> visibility as you become part of their mothership in terms of web
> accessibility, and so forth. TECH b2b using a specific subject (imagine
> things like Zero Trust and other topical matter) then becomes simpler for
> you/your client.
>
> Tom
>
>
> On 10/24/19 2:02 PM, Susan Nunziata wrote:
>
> 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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