by Adam Robinson | Oct 13, 2023 | Bookselling
I always tell my clients at the beginning of a project that marketing a book should start at the same time as we begin our production work together. I am not talented at this—marketing and publicity is a full-time job performed by experts, after all. In fact,...
by Adam Robinson | Nov 14, 2022 | Bookselling
Often, people who are putting out their own books or starting a publishing company aren’t sure what to expect when it comes to sales numbers. If you think you’re going to sell tens of thousands of copies of your book, great! However, that is not the norm....
by Adam Robinson | Jan 20, 2021 | Interview
How Katie Maskey and Her Special Cat Made a Big Splash Katie Maskey published her first book, Ferdinand with the Extra Toes, at the end of 2020. Thanks to a great story, Katie’s hard (and smart) work spreading the word on social media, and her infectious...
by Adam Robinson | Jul 1, 2020 | GBD
It’s been too long since I’ve updated the GBD blog. I guess I’ve been busy with so many awesome book projects—and website projects. Yep, I’ve been getting more and more into making and hosting/maintaining websites, so I thought I’d take a...
by Adam Robinson | Apr 13, 2019 | Theory |
I’ve been excited to be making a lot of new books with illustrators in the last few months, including a book with Jarod Roselló, one of my favorite writers and comics artists. I’m hoping to showcase some of his drawings for the children’s book...