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A People"s Guide to Publishing

Microcosm Publishing

Do you find that the traditional methods for book publishing aren"t working for you? Are you a publisher or author who wants to innovate, succeed, and expand your audience through time-tested methods? We offer time-tested publishing methods that we know work because we have used them to sell millions of books in a changing industry. We have been inundated with requests for consulting so we created this show to share everything we know. We are the executives of Microcosm Publishing, a

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Episode 247: How Should Publishers Create Budgets and...

A People"s Guide to Publishing ·

2024/01/25

Many publishers find money to be very unpredictable and scary. So this week we take a look at how to create budgets and predict cash flow as well as how to plan a financial future. It's not as difficult as it seems!************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/3663Get the workbook: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/10031More from Microcosm: http://microcosmpublishing.comMore by Joe Biel:

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Episode 245: Can Book Publishers Vertically...

A People"s Guide to Publishing ·

2024/01/19

So much of book publishing is about distributing tasks, so how can publishers take more of these operational aspects in-house? This week on the pod, guest Anthony Goff, President of Blackstone Publishing, walks us through many of their aspects that are vertically integrated, from recording studios to rights sales to printing and distribution—to performing these services for other publishers.************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book:

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Episode 244: 2023: A Publishing Year in Review

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2024/01/11

What was 2023 like for publishing books? This week on the pod, we review what happened, how our plans shook out, what aspects threw wrenches into our plans, and what worked out magnificently. Also, we sold and shipped many, many tons of books!************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/3663Get the workbook: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/10031More from Microcosm:

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Episode 243: What Did We Learn at Frankfurt Book Fair?

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2024/01/04

Frankfurt Book Fair is now the world's largest publishing industry show. It's open to the public, but it's primarily for industry veterans to pen big business deals. It's largely to sell foreign rights translations of your books (or buy the same!). And we did! Check out our report from what happened there in 2023 and how it might be useful for you!************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book:

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Episode 242: How Should Book Publishers Talk About...

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2023/12/28

We live in an era where Hershey posts perspectives on trans rights and Heinz offers opinions on foreign wars. Naturally, book publishers feel pressure to talk about what's going on in the world around them. This week on the pod we look at best practices for expressing yourself. ************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/3663Get the workbook: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/10031More

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Episode 241: How did we become the distributor for...

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2023/12/14

Popular author Lydia Davis decided that she no longer wanted her books sold on Amazon. So she tasked her agent with finding a publisher who could do this for her. Everyone said that it was impossible. But through a unique partnership between Microcosm and Bookshop.org, we found a way. And it wasn't even hard. This is how it turned out. Over 10,000 books sold in the first month and growing! ************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book:

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Episode 240: How does design build community...

A People"s Guide to Publishing ·

2023/12/07

The Shop at MATTER has been an innovative bookseller and design studio for decades. For our featured bookseller of the month we invite Rick Griffith to discuss the intersection of revolutionary bookselling and radical design.************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/3663Get the workbook: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/10031More from Microcosm: http://microcosmpublishing.comMore by

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Episode 239: What is a Sales Conference?

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2023/11/30

In several previous episodes, we've made reference to presenting your books at a "sales conference." It's a fundamentally misleading event, since you aren't actually presenting to buyers. So this week, on the pod, we answer the reader question "What is a sales conference?"************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catal...Get the workbook: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catal...More from Microcosm:

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Episode 238: How Should Publishers Handle Submissions?

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2023/11/23

How do authors find a publisher? (or how can publishers find them?) How do publishers choose which books to acquire? What does the development and contract negotiation process look like? How can the publishing process be re-shaped to be more inclusive for diversity, equity, and inclusion? What are the best practices? Why do they work? ************Get the book: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/7504Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book:

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Episode 237: What are the jobs of a publisher?

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2023/11/16

When we tell strangers what we do, they either bemoan the death of the publishing industry or assume that we sit around and read books all day. So this week on the pod, we take a look at what a publisher actually does and the outcome of all of this work! ************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/3663Get the workbook: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/10031More from Microcosm:

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Episode 236: How Do I Know if My Book is "Good?"

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2023/11/09

Taste is subjective and arbitrary, but still, everyone carries a certain amount of imposter syndrome, wondering if their book if any good. So this week on the pod, we take a look at what makes a book good, successful, and resonating with readers!************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catal...Get the workbook: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catal...More from Microcosm: http://microcosmpublishing.comMore by

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Episode 235: Who is the book's client?

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2023/11/02

When you are working on someone else's book, there is frequent confusion about who has the final say. Many people consider the author to be the final authority on decisions. Others look to major account buyers who essentially gatekeep the book within the industry. Yet others would look to readers themselves. This week on the pod, Joe and Elly discuss these issues and how to navigate conflict when developing a book or differences of opinion emerge!************Get the book:

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Episode 234: How do you make a book's sales last...

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2023/10/26

In traditional publishing, sales are thought of as a steep upward curve, a peak, falling action, and a steady plateau, moving slowly downward towards the book's "resolution" and "conclusion." Jokes aside, this week Joe and Elly talk about how you can break this cycle and make book sales last forever. ************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catal...Get the workbook:

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Episode 233: How to Love Your Queer Kid, an interview...

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2023/10/19

Marc Campbell, a Black, gay therapist, works with queer kids and parents to create loving and accepting homes where people can safely be themselves and parents can understand their children. This week on the pod, we welcome him as a special guest to talk about his brand new book, I Love My Queer Kid!

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Episode 231: Bookstore Solidarity Project: Copper Dog...

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2023/10/12

The Copper Dog didn't set out to be controversial; just a lovable weird bird next door to spooky Salem. However, some of their customers don't understand the curatorial powers of the bookstore and attempted to overwrite values. This week, in the latest installment of our monthly Bookstore Solidarity Project, we feature another store who carefully selects how to tell their own story.************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book:

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Episode 232: How do you manage book inventory and...

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2023/10/05

Too much or too little inventory is almost always a publisher's biggest problem. These are the two biggest problems facing the industry. So this week on the pod, we cast some ideas for how to wrap your head around these issues, how to manage your inventory, and how to start small and grow incrementally. ************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/3663Get the workbook:

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Episode 230: What Does It Mean to Have Distributed...

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2023/09/28

Once upon a time, we were a client publisher of Independent Publisher's Group (IPG). Then, as we continued to grow, we embarked out on our own and now handle our own distribution in the U.S. Today, after that quintupled our sales, we began taking on our own client publishers that we distribute alongside our books. We take a look at what that means this week on the pod.************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book:

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Episode 229: Who is your reader?

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2023/09/21

The first step of writing a book is figuring out who will read it. What else are they interested in? What attracts them to those things? What implicit assumptions are operating in how you think about people that will read your book? How are they harming you? How will they serve to determine the demographics of your reader? This week, we tackle all of this and more.************Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the book:

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Episode 227: Bookstore Solidarity Project: The Raven...

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2023/09/14

Each month we feature a new bookstore that we operate in solidarity with. This month it's the Raven, a classical bookstore of many reboots, owners, and iterations. The Raven is now worker-owned and specializes in supporting its local community, while providing a safe space for people in risk and a series of local and national marketing initiatives. We talk to co-owner Chris this week on the pod!

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Episode 228: How Do You Get A Job in Book Publishing?

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2023/09/07

This is the question that just about everyone actually wants the answer to, beneath all of their qualifying questions: where are the jobs in publishing? Where is my job in publishing? So this week on the pod, we unpack the leverage of jobs, how to prepare yourself with job skills, and making yourself attractive in the workforce. Hint: it's not about being pointy-headed.************Get the book: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/7504Thank you for watching the People's Guide to

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