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Dead Robots' Society
Writers talking about writing.
Writers talking about publishing.
Writers talking about life.
Authors Terry Mixon and Paul E Cooley interview, babble, and usually cover a number of disassociated topics.
Writers talking about publishing.
Writers talking about life.
Authors Terry Mixon and Paul E Cooley interview, babble, and usually cover a number of disassociated topics.
June 2014 Episodes:

- DRS Episode 320 - POD book layout with John McCarthy
- Listen:
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- Join the robots as they talk with an expert on what goes into laying out your book. John McCarthy walks us through the pitfalls of getting the interior of a print project just right.
Some further insight on the subject can be found in this interview with Jane Friedman: http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2014/06/how-much-attention-should-you-pay-to-book-design/
You can reach him at SurfsideCity@gmail.com to do your POD layout for a very reasonable sum. Remember, don't be that guy. Make your book look like a pro did it.
We also mentioned the following in the show:
The Book Designer — Practical Advice to Help Self-Publishers Build Better Books: http://www.thebookdesigner.com
Draft2Digital (though I couldn't remember the name at the time): http://Draft2Digital.com
Cover Critics: http://covercritics.com
Lousy Covers: http://lousybookcovers.com

- DRS Episode 318 - Will Amazon Bury The Hachette?
- Terry and Paul discuss the huge disaster that is the Hachette v Amazon war and how it affects writers in both the traditional publishing and independent publishing camps.

- DRS Episode 318 - Will Amazon Bury The Hachette?
- Listen:
- This site uses Flash Player 10 and HTML5 Audio
- Terry and Paul discuss the huge disaster that is the Hacette v Amazon war and how it affects writers in both the traditional publishing and independent publishing camps.

- DRS Episode 317 - The Balticon Recap Episode
- Listen:
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- Join the Robots as they talk about Balticon 2014. What did they accomplish and what are they doing next.
Terry apologizes for the quality of his audio. Google didn't want to let him in and he was on a phone. The issue has been resolved.
Terry also recommended Deposit Photos as an inexpensive place to get stock images. They can be found at http://depositphotos.com.