Hi, Kelli,
We recently had a Skype session with Mark Coker, Smashwords e-book Publisher/owner, at our Advisory Council meeting. It was a great session for library directors
considering adding a self-publishing service in their libraries. I heard Mark speak at one of the e-book series hosted by MCLS.
Mark also speaks to authors and is so informative about how an e-book author gets started, markets, etc. through Smashwords. I arranged it through his public
relations person, Jim Azevedo [jim@smashwords.com]. They have a collaboration with Los Gatos Public Library in California
http://www.losgatosca.gov/index.aspx?NID=1968 that links through the library website and are also working with the Los Gatos schools to provide a printing project for high school students.
Good luck! dh
Denise Hooks, Director
Mideastern Michigan Library Cooperative
503 S. Saginaw St., Suite 711
Flint, MI 48502
(810) 232-7119
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Subject: [Michlib-l] speakers for self-publishing or how to get published
I'm looking for speakers for a public program on self-publishing (should I self publish or find a publisher OR how to self publish for Kindle or other platforms) or
the state of e-publishing or how to get published in general. Something that will appeal to our writers groups. Would prefer someone in West Michigan. Have you had a program recently that you can recommend?
Kelli Perkins
Head of Reference Services
Herrick District Library
300 S River Ave, Holland MI 49423
616.355.3718
Reading: "Sycamore
Row" by John Grisham
Listening: "Pilgrim's Wilderness:
A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier" by Tom Kizzia