But when Gregg mentioned he had experience with
micropublishing companies that handled science-scripture books of this nature, Carol jumped at the opportunity and the two agreed to look into the matter.
In the first two chapters, The Librarian's Guide to
Micropublishing offers a clear explanation of
micropublishing, the basic terminology of layout and publishing, differences between
micropublishing and traditional self-publishing, and the print-on-demand (POD) model of publication and distribution.
Laurent Villaume, CEO of French indie pressor QOL, will introduce
micropublishing. Andrew Elia, Founder of Arishi Media Technologies, will show the opportunities presented by Augmented Reality to packaged media.
The librarian's guide to
micropublishing; helping patrons and communities use free and low-cost publishing tools to tell their stories.
That's why, although directed primarily to community librarians seeking to assist their patrons on in this area, "The Librarian's Guide to
Micropublishing: Helping Patrons and Communities Use Free and Low-cost Publishing Tools to Tell Their Stories" will prove to be an invaluable, comprehensive, superbly presented, and thoroughly 'user friendly' instructional guide for anyone seeking to utilize MS Word to design and edit a manuscript to take advantage of such POD resources as Lulu, CreateSpace, AuthorHouse, iUniverse, Trafford, Tate, Xlibris, or any of the other dozens of publishing resources.
Operating out of a space belonging to London's Architectural Association and using a stencil printer for small print runs, this
micropublishing house is a one-stop shop: quick, affordable, nonhierarchical, and with a tendency toward self-exploitation and non-commercialism ...
Self-publishing is unlikely to become more prestigious, but
micropublishing is well suited to take advantage of the opportunities of the digital age.