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ReyTucker — 2011-11-20T03:47:32Z

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ReyTucker — 2011-11-20T03:46:57Z

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alexandergartley — 2009-03-06T17:02:26Z

Revert to version 3 (page content was replaced with non-Rochester, off-topic content).

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- Moving to Rochester mkd@bootstrappublishing.com - Scottsdale, Ariz., Helps Would-Be Authors Publish Their Own Works. - Article from: The Tribune (Mesa, AZ) Article Helps Would-Be Authors Publish Their Own Works. ... \|	+ ##language:en + == Text Formatting Rules ==
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- By Betty Webb, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News	+ Leave blank lines between paragraphs. Use {{{[[BR]]}}} to insert linebreaks into paragraphs.
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- Sep. 12--Authors send an estimated 800,000 manuscripts to U.S. publishers every year, but only 10 percent are accepted. For the other 720,000 or so authors, self-publishing may be a viable option, and Sir Speedy in Scottsdale has positioned itself to come to the rescue of those disappointed authors.	+ You can render text in ''italics'' or '''bold'''. To write italics, enclose the text in double single quotes. To write bold, enclose the text in triple single quotes. __Underlined text__ needs a double underscore on each side. You get ^superscripted text^ by enclosing it into caret characters, and ,,subscripts,, have to be embedded into double commas.
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- "Self-publishing, or print-on-demand, as it's been called, is the perfect solution for first-time novelists, World War II veterans wanting to tell their untold stories, children's books to be used for school fund-raisers, ministers wanting to print their sermons, moms writing their family trees. . . . I could just go on and on," said Mary K. Dougherty, a self-publishing specialist Sir Speedy recently hired to enlarge its already existing program.	+ To insert text without reformatting in a {{{monospace font}}}, use three curly braces ({ and }) in a row. To make a block appear containing quoted text, place the curly braces on different lines.
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- "Everyone out there who has lived long enough has a great story to tell, but with the publishing industry being the way it is these days, this is most people's only way of seeing their story in print."	+ {{{ + {{{monospace font}}} + }}}
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- While most printers are perfectly capable of printing any kind of book with any kind of binding, Scottsdale's Sir Speedy -- the oldest Sir Speedy in the world -- specializes in writer-friendly small print runs of 50 to 2000. If sales are good, the writer can order more at a reduced cost, because the initial print set-up has already been done.	+ For more information on the possible markup, see ["Help On Editing"].
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- "Our writers do come back and order more as their sales progress," said Sheri Statt Bercaw, whose father founded Sir Speedy. "Since we already have the discs, we can print those books up and ship them right out. Or if the writer needs to be in another state, such as New York or wherever, we can have the store out there print them and ship them to the exact location our client desires."	+ === Example === + {{{ + __Mixing__ ''italics'' and '''bold''': + * '''''Mix''' at the beginning'' + * '''''Mix'' at the beginning''' + * '''Mix at the ''end''''' + * ''Mix at the '''end'''''
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- These print-on-demand books can be full color, as with children's books, or the usual black and white. Writers can use their own illustrations for the full-color cover, or Sir Speedy will design and illustrate a cover for them. Prices vary according to the writer's needs, but 100 soft cover books of about 100 pages will run anywhere from $799 to $1,200, which includes cover design and binding. As part of their	+ You might recall ''a''^2^ `+` ''b''^2^ `=` ''c''^2^ from your math lessons, unless you head is filled with H,,2,,O.
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- package, Sir Speedy also furnishes the company's promotion package of posters, postcards, bookmarks and sell sheets.	+ An {{{inline code sequence}}} has the start and end markers on the same line. }}}
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- Sir Speedy's program has been so successful that Dan Poynter, considered by many to be the world's foremost authority on independent publishing, has recommended it in the 14th edition of his "The Self-Publishing Manual."	+ === Example Results === + __Mixing__ ''italics'' and '''bold''': + * '''''Mix''' at the beginning'' + * '''''Mix'' at the beginning''' + * '''Mix at the ''end''''' + * ''Mix at the '''end'''''
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- Mesa author/attorney Steven W. Allen contracted with Sir Speedy to print 1,000 copies of his 296-page book, "Founding Fathers: Uncommon Heroes," at a cost of about $4.75 per book. He sells them for $19.95, which gives him a tidy profit.	+ You might recall ''a''^2^ `+` ''b''^2^ `=` ''c''^2^ from your math lessons, unless you head is filled with H,,2,,O.
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- "I couldn't get a regular publisher interested in the book, so I thought I'd just do it myself," said Allen, whose book has now been picked up by a regular publisher. - - "I was delighted with the way it turned out and have gone back for reprints. I take it with me to different speaking engagements I give around the country, and it's been quite successful. I've even written and published another book, and am working on the third." - - Self-publishing should be approached with care, however. - - Novelists who believe self-publishing is the first step toward becoming the next Stephen King might be well-advised to think again. Only a small minority of self-published books ever get picked up by regular royalty publishing houses -- and most of those are nonfiction books. - - "Self-publishing is not really the best way to get 'picked up' by a publishing house," said Robert Rosenwald, president of the Arizona Book Publishing Association, and president/CEO of Scottsdale's Poisoned Pen Press, the second largest mystery publisher in the U.S. - - "Whenever a novelist self-publishes, he has killed off the collector market, which is huge. Collectors are only interested in first editions, and regular publishers know that, so they are very loath to take these books on. There are also legal problems with buying the rights to an already published book, especially if it's been online, as with the e-books. And finally, book reviewers aren't especially interested in reviewing self-published books, and many bookstores and libraries have strict policies about what kind of books they'll stock. Aspiring writers should check this out first. - - "That said, though, if someone's got a manuscript they want printed for their family, self-publishing is a great way to go. Another good reason to self-publish is if you're thinking about going into the publishing business yourself, and need that first book to learn with. A lot of the more successful members of the Arizona Book Publishing Association got started that way, and then went on to publish other people's work." - - Another author who discovered that self-publishing could work financially under certain conditions is Violet Ramos of Higley, who has written and published a series of children's books, as well as "Young At Heart: The Step-By-Step Way of Writing Children's Stories" (Ramos' books were not published by Sir Speedy, but by several other printers). - - "I've done five titles now, and I've learned a lot about the business," Ramos said. "You have to get to know your market beforehand, and you have to know who you're dealing with. My background in public relations has helped me a lot." - - The print-on-demand department at Sir Speedy is well-aware of the problems that may face self-published authors. Their many free training seminars help their writers through the tricky business of book selling, from manuscript page to the bookstore. - - "After the initial print run, we bring the authors back and show them how to promote their work," Dougherty said. "We're women of action here. We've got a good combination of talents, and we want to share them with the writing community." - - To see more of The Tribune, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.eastvalleytribune.com. - - (c) 2003, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.	+ An {{{inline code sequence}}} has the start and end markers on the same line.

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MaryKDougherty — 2009-03-06T16:25:33Z

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- ##language:en - == Text Formatting Rules ==	+ Moving to Rochester mkd@bootstrappublishing.com + Scottsdale, Ariz., Helps Would-Be Authors Publish Their Own Works. + Article from: The Tribune (Mesa, AZ) Article Helps Would-Be Authors Publish Their Own Works. ... \|
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- Leave blank lines between paragraphs. Use {{{[[BR]]}}} to insert linebreaks into paragraphs.	+ By Betty Webb, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- You can render text in ''italics'' or '''bold'''. To write italics, enclose the text in double single quotes. To write bold, enclose the text in triple single quotes. __Underlined text__ needs a double underscore on each side. You get ^superscripted text^ by enclosing it into caret characters, and ,,subscripts,, have to be embedded into double commas.	+ Sep. 12--Authors send an estimated 800,000 manuscripts to U.S. publishers every year, but only 10 percent are accepted. For the other 720,000 or so authors, self-publishing may be a viable option, and Sir Speedy in Scottsdale has positioned itself to come to the rescue of those disappointed authors.
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- To insert text without reformatting in a {{{monospace font}}}, use three curly braces ({ and }) in a row. To make a block appear containing quoted text, place the curly braces on different lines.	+ "Self-publishing, or print-on-demand, as it's been called, is the perfect solution for first-time novelists, World War II veterans wanting to tell their untold stories, children's books to be used for school fund-raisers, ministers wanting to print their sermons, moms writing their family trees. . . . I could just go on and on," said Mary K. Dougherty, a self-publishing specialist Sir Speedy recently hired to enlarge its already existing program.
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- For more information on the possible markup, see ["Help On Editing"].	+ While most printers are perfectly capable of printing any kind of book with any kind of binding, Scottsdale's Sir Speedy -- the oldest Sir Speedy in the world -- specializes in writer-friendly small print runs of 50 to 2000. If sales are good, the writer can order more at a reduced cost, because the initial print set-up has already been done.
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- === Example === - {{{ - __Mixing__ ''italics'' and '''bold''': - * '''''Mix''' at the beginning'' - * '''''Mix'' at the beginning''' - * '''Mix at the ''end''''' - * ''Mix at the '''end'''''	+ "Our writers do come back and order more as their sales progress," said Sheri Statt Bercaw, whose father founded Sir Speedy. "Since we already have the discs, we can print those books up and ship them right out. Or if the writer needs to be in another state, such as New York or wherever, we can have the store out there print them and ship them to the exact location our client desires."
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- You might recall ''a''^2^ `+` ''b''^2^ `=` ''c''^2^ from your math lessons, unless you head is filled with H,,2,,O.	+ These print-on-demand books can be full color, as with children's books, or the usual black and white. Writers can use their own illustrations for the full-color cover, or Sir Speedy will design and illustrate a cover for them. Prices vary according to the writer's needs, but 100 soft cover books of about 100 pages will run anywhere from $799 to $1,200, which includes cover design and binding. As part of their
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- An {{{inline code sequence}}} has the start and end markers on the same line. }}}	+ package, Sir Speedy also furnishes the company's promotion package of posters, postcards, bookmarks and sell sheets.
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- === Example Results === - __Mixing__ ''italics'' and '''bold''': - * '''''Mix''' at the beginning'' - * '''''Mix'' at the beginning''' - * '''Mix at the ''end''''' - * ''Mix at the '''end'''''	+ Sir Speedy's program has been so successful that Dan Poynter, considered by many to be the world's foremost authority on independent publishing, has recommended it in the 14th edition of his "The Self-Publishing Manual."
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- You might recall ''a''^2^ `+` ''b''^2^ `=` ''c''^2^ from your math lessons, unless you head is filled with H,,2,,O.	+ Mesa author/attorney Steven W. Allen contracted with Sir Speedy to print 1,000 copies of his 296-page book, "Founding Fathers: Uncommon Heroes," at a cost of about $4.75 per book. He sells them for $19.95, which gives him a tidy profit.
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- An {{{inline code sequence}}} has the start and end markers on the same line.	+ "I couldn't get a regular publisher interested in the book, so I thought I'd just do it myself," said Allen, whose book has now been picked up by a regular publisher. + + "I was delighted with the way it turned out and have gone back for reprints. I take it with me to different speaking engagements I give around the country, and it's been quite successful. I've even written and published another book, and am working on the third." + + Self-publishing should be approached with care, however. + + Novelists who believe self-publishing is the first step toward becoming the next Stephen King might be well-advised to think again. Only a small minority of self-published books ever get picked up by regular royalty publishing houses -- and most of those are nonfiction books. + + "Self-publishing is not really the best way to get 'picked up' by a publishing house," said Robert Rosenwald, president of the Arizona Book Publishing Association, and president/CEO of Scottsdale's Poisoned Pen Press, the second largest mystery publisher in the U.S. + + "Whenever a novelist self-publishes, he has killed off the collector market, which is huge. Collectors are only interested in first editions, and regular publishers know that, so they are very loath to take these books on. There are also legal problems with buying the rights to an already published book, especially if it's been online, as with the e-books. And finally, book reviewers aren't especially interested in reviewing self-published books, and many bookstores and libraries have strict policies about what kind of books they'll stock. Aspiring writers should check this out first. + + "That said, though, if someone's got a manuscript they want printed for their family, self-publishing is a great way to go. Another good reason to self-publish is if you're thinking about going into the publishing business yourself, and need that first book to learn with. A lot of the more successful members of the Arizona Book Publishing Association got started that way, and then went on to publish other people's work." + + Another author who discovered that self-publishing could work financially under certain conditions is Violet Ramos of Higley, who has written and published a series of children's books, as well as "Young At Heart: The Step-By-Step Way of Writing Children's Stories" (Ramos' books were not published by Sir Speedy, but by several other printers). + + "I've done five titles now, and I've learned a lot about the business," Ramos said. "You have to get to know your market beforehand, and you have to know who you're dealing with. My background in public relations has helped me a lot." + + The print-on-demand department at Sir Speedy is well-aware of the problems that may face self-published authors. Their many free training seminars help their writers through the tricky business of book selling, from manuscript page to the bookstore. + + "After the initial print run, we bring the authors back and show them how to promote their work," Dougherty said. "We're women of action here. We've got a good combination of talents, and we want to share them with the writing community." + + To see more of The Tribune, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.eastvalleytribune.com. + + (c) 2003, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.

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JasonOlshefsky — 2005-04-13T11:53:07Z

Fix quoting marker instructions.

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- To insert text without reformatting in a {{{monospace font}}}, use three curly braces:	+ To insert text without reformatting in a {{{monospace font}}}, use three curly braces ({ and }) in a row. To make a block appear containing quoted text, place the curly braces on different lines. +
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PhilipNeustrom — 2005-04-12T11:31:42Z

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- Seriously. Someone needs to fill in some info here.	+ Leave blank lines between paragraphs. Use {{{[[BR]]}}} to insert linebreaks into paragraphs. + + You can render text in ''italics'' or '''bold'''. + To write italics, enclose the text in double single quotes. + To write bold, enclose the text in triple single quotes. + __Underlined text__ needs a double underscore on each side. + You get ^superscripted text^ by enclosing it into caret characters, + and ,,subscripts,, have to be embedded into double commas. + + To insert text without reformatting in a {{{monospace font}}}, use three curly braces: + {{{ + '''No''' markup here! + }}} + + For more information on the possible markup, see ["Help On Editing"]. + + === Example === + {{{ + __Mixing__ ''italics'' and '''bold''': + * '''''Mix''' at the beginning'' + * '''''Mix'' at the beginning''' + * '''Mix at the ''end''''' + * ''Mix at the '''end''''' + + You might recall ''a''^2^ `+` ''b''^2^ `=` ''c''^2^ from your math lessons, unless you head is filled with H,,2,,O. + + An { { {inline code sequence} } } has the start and end markers on the same line. + + A code display has them on different lines: { { { + '''No''' markup here! + } } } + }}} + + === Display === + __Mixing__ ''italics'' and '''bold''': + * '''''Mix''' at the beginning'' + * '''''Mix'' at the beginning''' + * '''Mix at the ''end''''' + * ''Mix at the '''end''''' + + You might recall ''a''^2^ `+` ''b''^2^ `=` ''c''^2^ from your math lessons, unless you head is filled with H,,2,,O. + + An {{{inline code sequence}}} has the start and end markers on the same line. + A code display has them on different lines: {{{ + '''No''' markup here! + }}}

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FarMcKon — 2005-04-11T23:00:17Z

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