General Books


Complete Guide to Starting a Used Bookstore: Old Books into GoldComplete Guide to Starting a Used Bookstore: Old Books into Gold
Best Price: $27.99
Here and there some good advice, much of it pretty obvious stuff about doing retail business in...
3,800 Early Advertising Cuts (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)3,800 Early Advertising Cuts (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Best Price: $10.97
This book had literaly every kind of object that you would want to look at. Everything from...
Bulletproof Book ProposalsBulletproof Book Proposals
Best Price: $0.83
I've been working on my first book proposal for over a year. In the process I have read 4 book...
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 ? Illustrated Introductory (Illustrated Series)Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 ? Illustrated Introductory (Illustrated Series)
Best Price: $30.99
This Microsoft Office 2007 Illustrated Series book covers the essential information that you...
The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the 1800s (Writer's Guides to Everyday Life)The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the 1800s (Writer's Guides to Everyday Life)
Best Price: $39.95
I've been researching the 19th Century (with specific attention to the Old West, but a lot of...


The International Directory of Little Magazines & Small Presses 2008-2009 (International Directory of Little Magazines and Small Presses)The International Directory of Little Magazines & Small Presses 2008-2009 (International Directory of Little Magazines and Small Presses)
Best Price: $37.95
I have never used a directory that is as thorough, up-to-date and as easy to use as this one is....
Bookmaking: Editing, Design, Production, Third EditionBookmaking: Editing, Design, Production, Third Edition
Best Price: $89.95
Marshall Lee's publishing classic is updated to reflect the new advances in the publishing...
The Publishing Game: Publish a Book in 30 Days (The Publishing Game)The Publishing Game: Publish a Book in 30 Days (The Publishing Game)
Best Price: $12.48
This is a great HOW TO book for publishing authors. It has a detailed schedule so you don't...
Bibliography and the Sociology of TextsBibliography and the Sociology of Texts
Best Price: $25.68
Bibliography is not the subject of this book. If you are a teacher, don't assign it to students...
How to Write a Book in Forty Days and Get It Published!How to Write a Book in Forty Days and Get It Published!
Best Price: $8.73
Swift shipping. For all the hype I was surprised at the "Kinko's" type of publishing....


American Carnival: Journalism under Siege in an Age of New  MediaAmerican Carnival: Journalism under Siege in an Age of New Media
Best Price: $13.00
In this vividly written, compelling narrative, award-winning journalist Neil Henry confronts the...
How I Got Published: Famous Authors Tell You in Their Own WordsHow I Got Published: Famous Authors Tell You in Their Own Words
Best Price: $1.50
My main problem with this book is its lack of diversity. Nearly every author is a mystery or...
Floating Off the Page: The Best Stories from the Wall Street Journal's Middle ColumnFloating Off the Page: The Best Stories from the Wall Street Journal's Middle Column
Best Price: $3.95
For those who enjoy good journalistic writing, these stories are like eating a box of...
The Care and Feeding of Books Old and New: A Simple Repair Manual for Book LoversThe Care and Feeding of Books Old and New: A Simple Repair Manual for Book Lovers
Best Price: $8.00
Boy, was I disappointed with this book. The Author certainly took advantage of a good title,...
The Complete Guide to Book PublicityThe Complete Guide to Book Publicity
Best Price: $11.66
I bought this book in order to get more information about how to further publicize my own...

Typographie: A Manual of DesignTypographie: A Manual of Design
Best Price: $81.20
Typographie is a good starter read and example book for beginning typographers and designers....
Typographic Design: Form and CommunicationTypographic Design: Form and Communication
Best Price: $21.99
I had the privilege to have Phil Meggs for Type I in which we used this book. This book in...
Fear and Loathing: The Strange and Terrible Saga of Hunter S. ThompsonFear and Loathing: The Strange and Terrible Saga of Hunter S. Thompson
Best Price: $6.69
I bought this because I am a rabid HST fan and although I knew most of the events in the book, I...
The Republic in Print: Print Culture in the Age of U.S. Nation Building, 1770-1870The Republic in Print: Print Culture in the Age of U.S. Nation Building, 1770-1870
Best Price: $35.34
"In the beginning, all the world was America."& mdash;John Locke In the...
A History of Reading in the West (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book)A History of Reading in the West (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book)
Best Price: $22.00
The content is wonderful! The book provides much insight to different reading practices and how...

Tibor Kalman, Perverse OptimistTibor Kalman, Perverse Optimist
for those who like graphic design this is an icon. A rich illustraded biography and radical ideas
Hortus Revisited: A 21st Birthday AnthologyHortus Revisited: A 21st Birthday Anthology
Best Price: $22.85
Read in more than 40 countries worldwide since 1987. Hortus has published more than 10,000 pages...
Creative Interviewing: The Writer's Guide to Gathering Information by Asking Questions (3rd Edition)Creative Interviewing: The Writer's Guide to Gathering Information by Asking Questions (3rd Edition)
Best Price: $59.97
"Creative Interviewing" is a standard text in journalism classes. Even if you're not a...
Conflicting Desires: Notes on the Craft of Writing Erotic StoriesConflicting Desires: Notes on the Craft of Writing Erotic Stories
Best Price: $12.90
Would recommend if you're writing romance with a bit of 'zaz'. Did help me decide what would be...
A Most Disorderly Court: Scandal and Reform in the Florida Judiciary (Florida History and Culture)A Most Disorderly Court: Scandal and Reform in the Florida Judiciary (Florida History and Culture)
Best Price: $18.78
As a law student at FSU during this time, we always knew there was juicy gossip emanating from...

Learning LaTeXLearning LaTeX
Best Price: $23.98
Can't say it enough - I wish I had this book when I was learning LaTeX. Learning LaTeX from...
Self-Publishing Simplified: Experience Your Publishing Dreams With Outskirts PressSelf-Publishing Simplified: Experience Your Publishing Dreams With Outskirts Press
Best Price: $4.75
Writing came to me at a time in my life when I was going through some rough dark moments' I had...
Books as History: The Importance of Books Beyond Their TextsBooks as History: The Importance of Books Beyond Their Texts
Best Price: $49.95
Book in Japan: A Cultural History from the Beginnings to the Nineteenth CenturyBook in Japan: A Cultural History from the Beginnings to the Nineteenth Century
Best Price: $31.50
This is a very useful study of the history of the book (defined rather broadly) in Japan. It is...
Get Between the Covers: Leave a Legacy by Writing a BookGet Between the Covers: Leave a Legacy by Writing a Book
Best Price: $11.07
As a person with several ideas for books, I've been scouring the marketplace trying to find the...

Microsoft Word for Publishing ProfessionalsMicrosoft Word for Publishing Professionals
Best Price: $35.95
As a long-time subscriber to Jack Lyon's "Editorium" service, I already know about the...
Opening the Doors to Hollywood: How to Sell Your Idea, Story, Screenplay, ManuscriptOpening the Doors to Hollywood: How to Sell Your Idea, Story, Screenplay, Manuscript
Best Price: $7.65
"Opening the doors to Hollywood" gives a great overview of the Hollywood system for...
No Experience Necessary Writer's CourseNo Experience Necessary Writer's Course
Best Price: $8.41
I love, love, love this book. The information is helpful and each exercise has been fun to do....
Books in the Digital Age: The Transformation of Academic and Higher Education Publishing in Britain and the United StatesBooks in the Digital Age: The Transformation of Academic and Higher Education Publishing in Britain and the United States
Best Price: $23.19
While mostly concerned with the university presses this book investigates the changes that the...
How to Sell Your Screenplay: A Realistic Guide to Getting a Television or Film DealHow to Sell Your Screenplay: A Realistic Guide to Getting a Television or Film Deal
Best Price: $10.00
Writing a screenplay for the movies or for television is only the beginning of the process. Once...

Consider the Source; A Critical Guide to the 100 Most Prominent News and Information Sites on the WebConsider the Source; A Critical Guide to the 100 Most Prominent News and Information Sites on the Web
Best Price: $14.50
It matters not your station in life. Whether you are a business professional, working...
Computers & Typesetting, Volume A: The TeXbook (Computers & Typesetting Series)Computers & Typesetting, Volume A: The TeXbook (Computers & Typesetting Series)
Best Price: $42.00
If you really want to know TeX, this is the book to have. However, if you are a complete...
The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination: History and Techniques (British Library Guides)The British Library Guide to Manuscript Illumination: History and Techniques (British Library Guides)
Best Price: $14.25
I have been a fan of Christopher de Hamel's for many years. As I am a Calligrapher/Lettering...
The Chief: The Life of William Randolph HearstThe Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
Best Price: $8.49
This book is a real winner! What a whirlwind of a life! I loved it!
Clear Blogging: How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join ThemClear Blogging: How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join Them
Best Price: $4.85
Although there are hundreds of blogging books in print, from my surveying this one appears to be...

Author 101: Bestselling Secrets from Top Agents (Author 101)Author 101: Bestselling Secrets from Top Agents (Author 101)
Best Price: $7.05
I both enjoyed reading Author 101 and greatly benefited from this book. It's relevant for me to...
Writing Your Life: Putting Your Past on PaperWriting Your Life: Putting Your Past on Paper
Best Price: $3.73
I got my penny plus shipping/handling worth out of this book. While Dr. Stanek maybe wordy she...
George Bickham's Penmanship Made Easy (Young Clerks Assistant)George Bickham's Penmanship Made Easy (Young Clerks Assistant)
Best Price: $3.34
I'm no calligrapher. That said, I've a deep love and appreciation for penmanship and also for...
Community Journalism, 3rd Ed.: Relentlessly Local (H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman)Community Journalism, 3rd Ed.: Relentlessly Local (H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman)
Best Price: $30.60
This is an entertaining, inspiring, well written, highly readable and spectacularly practical...
Best of FlairBest of Flair
Best Price: $165.11
This book is absolutely brilliant - it gathers together the best of the short lived Flair...

Book History ReaderBook History Reader
Best Price: $33.98
Since the invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century, books and print culture have...
Write Faster, Write BetterWrite Faster, Write Better
Best Price: $4.99
Fryxell is the Director of the Writer's Retreat at the Maui Writers Conference. I have heard...
Characters & Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing)Characters & Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing)
Best Price: $6.95
One of the best books on writing I've found so far. Detailed, clear, encouraging. Other...
Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript (Writer's Market Library Series)Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript (Writer's Market Library Series)
Best Price: $4.95
Poorly designed query letters and manuscripts are a first point of rejection in a very tough...
The Playboy Interviews: Larger Than Life (The Playboy Interviews)The Playboy Interviews: Larger Than Life (The Playboy Interviews)
Best Price: $1.55
I did not really get a chance to peek inside this book. It was ordered for a friend. Kind of a...

The Complete Calligraphy Set: Techniques, Tools, and Projects for Mastering CalligraphyThe Complete Calligraphy Set: Techniques, Tools, and Projects for Mastering Calligraphy
Best Price: $158.63
A great deal for the price. The nibs are of good quality, nice starter selection and the...
The Complete Reporter: Fundamentals of News Gathering, Writing, and Editing (7th Edition)The Complete Reporter: Fundamentals of News Gathering, Writing, and Editing (7th Edition)
Best Price: $48.56
I've read the fifth edition and found it to not have the number of typos other reviewers found...
How to Publish Your Poetry: A Complete Guide to Finding the Right Publishers for Your Work (Square One Writer's Guide)How to Publish Your Poetry: A Complete Guide to Finding the Right Publishers for Your Work (Square One Writer's Guide)
Best Price: $7.00
Poetry is an especially difficult field in which to be published. An ideal instruction manual...
Author & Get Rich: How to Write a Money-Making Book in Only 12 Hours!Author & Get Rich: How to Write a Money-Making Book in Only 12 Hours!
Best Price: $10.30
The book was a promotion of online content the author was trying to sell. It was 99% hype....
How to Publish Your Novel (Square 1 Writers Guides)How to Publish Your Novel (Square 1 Writers Guides)
Best Price: $1.50
This book is very informative and easy to follow. I really enjoy the formating of the SquareOne...

Type: The Secret History of LettersType: The Secret History of Letters
Best Price: $13.00
I bought this book, thinking it would educate me about the different kinds of type and how the...
The Business of Books: How the International Conglomerates Took Over Publishing and Changed the Way We ReadThe Business of Books: How the International Conglomerates Took Over Publishing and Changed the Way We Read
Best Price: $8.02
M. Schiffrin's book is a must-read for anyone who cares about ideas, literature, books, and the...
The Writer's Book of Hope: Getting from Frustration to PublicationThe Writer's Book of Hope: Getting from Frustration to Publication
Best Price: $1.98
I am quickly becoming a big Ralph Keyes fan. His writing is crisp, tight, and flows smoothly. ...
  
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