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POD: Scarlet Letters No More

on January 21, 2011 in Guerrilla Publishing

The Stigma of POD is part of a book by Aaron Shepard called POD for Profit. I read this book in preparation for using Lightning Source as the distributor of I Heart Media Press, because that’s what it’s about. I also wanted to see what the quality of a Lightning Source-printed book was like.

I was so impressed with the book—both the content and the quality of the binding—that I was sold on moving forward as a small press. I’m so glad I did!

Here’s a snippet from the Stigma of POD, one part of Aaron’s book that really hit home for me. Maybe it will do the same for you.

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Academics Appreciate Erotica

on January 20, 2011 in Guerrilla Publishing, Tease

I’m thrilled to announce that the first title to be released by I Heart Media Press is the paperback edition of Venice is for Lovers: Erotica from The Miracle in July—Act One! It’ll hit the Amazon “shelf” (and a ton of other places) the 1st Quarter of 2011. That’s very soon, my fellow revolutionaries!

The ebook edition of this erotic anthology has been available in multiple formats since the 2nd Quarter of 2010 on Smashwords, where it’s slowly building up an audience. It’s hard to get reader attention on Smashwords—the tools for promotion are almost non-existent—but I do well enough that they send me a tidy check every quarter. But that’s not good enough. I know we can do much better with our small (but utterly ambitious) press house and international distribution channel.

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