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Don’t invest in AI, invest in the future of the book Nov 18, 2025   by Lucy Mercer Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.  © Sam Fisher I’m writing to make the case to you, the wider book industry, that small-press publishing is important.  I imagine this almost as if you are judges, perhaps peering over stacks of bestsellers, and I am one of the defendants.  Why is that?  Because really the situation is this: the industry is not supporting small-press publishers enough, not because it ought to, but because small-press publishing is the future of book production in this country. Fiction, poetry, non-fiction, hybrid books, artist books, broadsides, pamphlets, even vinyls and posters, beautifully written and beautifully printed. These are some things we could look at. Or I could say to you, small-press publishers are the spirit that animates our literature.   And you might say – why, what do they do?  For...

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At BAD BANANA Books: When we publish your book, we make two files: an ebook and a paperback; those files are uploaded into Amazon KDP.  Our authors set their price for each. We also get your book cover idea ready.    💁ADVICE A Practical Guide to Taking Your Book Global (Because Publishing Doesn't Stop at Your Borders) by Julie Trelstad | Bowker | Jan 7, 2025  Three decades in publishing have taught me this: international book distribution has transformed from a logistics nightmare into a digital opportunity. Today, we can reach readers from Australia to Zimbabwe through digital platforms, but the sheer number of options presents a new challenge. Let's break down exactly how to approach this strategically. Start with Digital The first step is getting your book into readers' hands – and increasingly, those hands are holding phones or e-readers. While physical books still hold their charm (my overflowing office shelves can attest to that), digital distrib...

  THIS IS BAD👆 👆THIS IS FANTASTIC👇               MOST TITLES ARE ON BOOKSHOP (and Amazon) “Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.”   👉Award-wining journalist John Christian Hopkins is a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe, a descendant of King Ninigret, patriarch of the tribe's last hereditary royal family of Rhode Island. Among his ancestors was Quadrequina, brother to Massasoit and the one that introduced popped corn to the Pilgrims at the First Thanksgiving. READ ALL HIS BOOKS!

BAD BANANA Books & Other Cool Stuff ebay store is linked uptop BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/BADBANANA born 1-5-2025 at 10:05 AM    (Bought Blue Hand Books and will be moving books here)