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Joe Biel

The Next Page: How Kickstarter Bridged the Gap of Publishing Conferences

By Desiree Wilson @swindlesoiree

July 17, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Next Page: How Kickstarter Bridged the Gap of Publishing Conferences

Access to publishing conferences can be difficult, even when you snag an invitation to the often exclusive events, but in May 2019 Kickstarter changed the game with their two-part digital conference, The Next Page.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: accessibility, Amy Stolls, Brooklyn, decentralization, digital conference, digital solutions, DongWon Song, finance, Fireside Fiction, Joe Biel, Kickstarter, knowledge, Margot Atwell, Microcosm Press, Networking, Pablo Defendini, publishing, Publishing Conference, remote, representation

Perfect Pitch

By Jan Bebb

June 2, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Perfect Pitch

The most important element of a successful pitch is to succinctly explain the concept of the book. This is high-level thinking that shows the benefits and emotional payoff of reading the book for the agent, publisher, and reader. It is not about the beautiful sentence structure that took years to realize. So if you’re tempted to say “but if you just read it you’ll understand,” then work harder at articulating the overall concept. You have five minutes for the pitch. It’s the merit of your concept that indicates a strong book, and that should take a few seconds.

Filed Under: Interview Tagged With: Joe Biel, Ooligan at large, Publishing advice, Self-Publishing, Write to Publish

How MetaData Can Make or Break a Book: Joe Biel’s Woeful Tale of Overcoming Title Data Management

By Joe Biel

November 9, 2016 by Digital Content Leave a Comment

How MetaData Can Make or Break a Book: Joe Biel’s Woeful Tale of Overcoming Title Data Management

This is the tenth post in Joe Biel’s ongoing Business of Publishing series. Today’s edition is a deeper focus into title development, so if you haven’t read the previous post already, take a look—it’s perhaps the most important part of being a successful publisher. Due to the four thousand new books being published every day, […]

Filed Under: Guest Blogger, Publishing Tagged With: amazon, BookScan, Business of Publishing, Joe Biel, metadata, Microcosm of Publishing, Ooligan

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