BOOKS

Here's a list of my posts about book publishing, in chronological order. Click on the ones that interest you.

WRITING BOOKS — How I got to write books and why I'm telling you about my publisher and my adventures with them. 5/23/06.

A NEW AUTHOR FINDS A PUBLISHER...FINALLY. All about rejection letters and final success. 5/23/06.

A BOOK CONTRACT AT LAST. The trials of getting started and a trip to England. 5/23/06.

WRITING THAT FIRST BOOK. Some of the mechanics involved in those pre-computer days. 5/23/06.

HOT OFF THE PRESSES — The first book arrives, and some publicity follows. 5/25/06.

TWO MORE BOOKS — The next logical step takes me to Germany and France. 5/25/06.

A NEW OWNER, A NEW BOOK. I get to expand my London book, and do two more on Italy and Benelux. 6/04/06.

GOOGLE'S NEW PEEK INSIDE BOOKS — A Knowledge base is born. How to read books online ... free. 6/-6/06.

AMAZON CONNECT — A fantastic new service from Amazon.com offers real dialog between readers and authors. 6/28/06

PRINT ON DEMAND. The new wave in book publishing solves some of the problems but introduces others. 6/30/06.

EXTRAORDINARY PLACES. Acting as an editor, I help another author get her work into print. 7/07/06.

WORKING FOR FODOR'S GUIDES. As my publisher is once again up for sale, I moonlight for another. 10/7/06.

FODOR'S GUIDES PART II. It's off to Graz, Austria for the renowned series. 10/12/06.

BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO OLD BOOKS — Digging into the backlist and finding gold.

MY NEW BOOK, PART I. Daytrips Bavaria is now available.

WORDS INTO BOOKS. A description of the do-it-yourself approach to turning raw text into finished books.

THE KENNEDY BOOK. Richard Avedon's historic photo session with the Kennedys just before the 1961 Inauguration.

A FUN READ. Do Travel Writers Go to Hell? My comments about that controversial new book by Thomas Kohnstamm.

WHITHER BOOK PUBLISHING? A look at where the industry is heading and some amazing new technologies.