How do authors ensure that they aren't copying older stories? [more inside]
posted by amicamentis on Nov 30, 2009 - 15 answers

How does Gourmet: Diary of a Foodie get funded? Is it just like a non-commercial commercial for Gourmet magazine and its advertisers and then given away to public radio stations?
posted by parmanparman on Sep 19, 2009 - 6 answers

Is there a way to take a brochure made in Microsoft Publisher 2007 and convert it to a 2 sided PDF that can be printed out and folded as a brochure? [more inside]
posted by dortmunder on Sep 17, 2009 - 10 answers

I made a not-awful email newsletter in Microsoft Publisher. Now I want to send it via Gmail. Help! [more inside]
posted by lunasol on Sep 9, 2009 - 7 answers

I have savings and, soon, no work. I want to do something interesting, write about it, and publish - ideally to kick-start a writing career. How should I go about these 3 things? [more inside]
posted by jeatsy on Sep 8, 2009 - 14 answers

Good publisher of Italian classics? I ask only this: the text is as it was first written, the book is free from the pollution of study notes. I suppose I'm looking for the Italian equivalent of England's 'Oxford University Press', or Germany's 'Reclam'.
posted by vespr1610 on Jul 23, 2009 - 3 answers

I'm trying to build the best argument for why a company that committed in writing to licensing some IP of mine but are two years tardy in furnishing a contract owes me something. [more inside]
posted by blueshammer on Apr 28, 2009 - 6 answers

How do I make an extremely large (100 inches wide) Publisher document print to fit on a single page? [more inside]
posted by Horace Rumpole on Apr 8, 2009 - 5 answers

My wife and I are looking at writing a US based (lower 48) travel guide and would like any tips possible regarding getting one published, and how to make it actually happen. [more inside]
posted by arniec on Oct 30, 2008 - 3 answers

When mail merging with a postcard template in Publisher 2007, and printing multiple postcards per page (4), how do I get four different records on one page, rather than a page full of the same record? [more inside]
posted by peripatew on Aug 14, 2008 - 2 answers

I need to send files to a print shop in tiff format. I know I've done it before, but can't seem to figure it out now: How do you convert a MS Publisher file to tiff format? [more inside]
posted by etc. on May 15, 2008 - 7 answers

I've been offered a ghostwriting gig. Help me with my expectations, please. [more inside]
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur on Feb 28, 2008 - 4 answers

What connotations does 'limited run' regarding a book have? [more inside]
posted by typewriter on Feb 2, 2008 - 9 answers

I'm writing a letter to the adult children of a poet who died in the 90s, asking them for permission to use their mother's writing as part of a creative project I'm doing (experimental audio/video). [more inside]
posted by allterrainbrain on Dec 12, 2007 - 5 answers

Is there an open-source equivalent to MS Publisher? [more inside]
posted by worker_bee on Nov 9, 2007 - 4 answers

Unprofessional behavior and bad PR in the book world... am I better off taking my book back from this publisher or sucking up their bad behavior and just being done with it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 12, 2007 - 9 answers

Will I win my small claims lawsuit against this deadbeat publisher? [more inside]
posted by changeling on Oct 19, 2006 - 10 answers

Client sent me a bunch of MS Publisher files...I'm on a mac. [more inside]
posted by j.p. Hung on Oct 19, 2006 - 9 answers

I'm looking for help in finding out who the author/publisher of a book called "The Camp" are [more inside]
posted by 543DoublePlay on Jun 19, 2006 - 2 answers

A book author/publisher has found an image of mine on the net, and asked for permission to use it in their book. I would like to know if I should allow them to use it gratis, or ask for a fee? [more inside]
posted by mule on Mar 10, 2006 - 17 answers

How to find the full text of the public statement issued by DoubleDay defending James Frey? [more inside]
posted by studentguru on Jan 20, 2006 - 5 answers

Is Vint Cerf related to Bennett Cerf, the publisher? [more inside]
posted by cali on Sep 11, 2005 - 6 answers

What is the best way to obtain an agent for a non-fiction book (a collection of unorthodox and engrossing interviews with innovators on the political Left, with many a-listers)? [more inside]
posted by By The Grace of God on Aug 17, 2005 - 7 answers

My workplace has developed a training curriculum using various Office documents. I need to figure out a way to 'bind' them into one large document... [more inside]
posted by FloryTric on Jun 8, 2005 - 6 answers

Magazine Filter: How does one get past issues of magazines without going through the publisher? I'm looking for the April 2004 issue of Esquire Magazine. The publisher takes 2-3 weeks to ship past issues... is there a better/faster way I'm missing?
posted by Lizc on Nov 10, 2004 - 10 answers

Does anyone have any suggestions about self-publishing comics, or possibly publishers who might be interested in submissions? [more inside...] [more inside]
posted by jpburns on Apr 27, 2004 - 8 answers