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U g o The Republiconr Wedn"" r - r' ,. bedinem@re-Pub-com SPRINGFIELD - Advance- ments in the field of technolo- ,gJI'- has also thang-eq the ' Idndscape of bqokpub$sttinE: - David K. Ewen,,b citY r€sl' dent, noticed the imPortslce of tft*t" changes and detailed them inthe thlid edition of his book, ."Lets Make it SimPle: 'Book' Publishing, Setf-Pub- tishing & The Independent PreisinAustt]," now available onwww.amazon.com. , "There was' a fleed for'a new edition because of the changing technolsgY' Electronic book, i4dustry has qourishgd, includilg the KiT,.-t rre authors get'pubtish;d by ,,,, {I., and the Nqq,E'qh*rr ry ifiemselves, ,Barnes and Noblii's .: Ewen --: . said, rhese, dey.rop,ilJ":# *f#"iJ.'fr&:''*ff*,ti: = can not. only :ltg: ,l9Y i"rliqrr.a *-puuiirhint com- : readers read, but how.writers ;*i-- curiid iwr" _"rriae ; must write. - Conipanv. "from there I In his book, Ewen wrlte-p fuunitrecl the New EnEIand , about how authors can worlr Publ' heis Association.-That . ' with the media in order_to ;;";-me an opportunity to promote their booFs. He.alsd Eonduct a spealiiirg tour in.all locuses on the basic.mechan' six New Eneland- States to ics-of publishing a'book' bq! promote autliors and the in- .:- said that ryas lust a small 'dependent press industry:' ' _ - pi9.* of.the book. piece'oI,lthg book., ,' ilrtre book-iiaitored to ile. I*iie1:tii*ently ,tgaches af '- :':*"1 geil€ral -public to',:'maki the. both Holyoke ' Com{qunity ', .,'- frogess bf .,book publisping, lltO Westf[gfd SJatg coJleg.gi. .'', ind promoting easi-er and un-- He uses his book in -triS l derstandable,t Ewan said. teaching, and said that it has Ewen said his inspiration been a Aig hit with his stu for' writing a the book was dents thus far. his passion for writers. In addi$on to - teaching, ' : ;Munir authors approached and his u&fk as an autho-1 , - . me when I first stailed work--- Ewen ha€,also been a-talk r - ing in pubtishing, and said-it thow hos! oll.n{i-"-.utld !h9 . #is: Verv har4-to get pub- Internet since 1998. He is cur- iirtt.a,-uhd-askeO if t cbuld rently workiqg oq another : he6 -th"*," Ewan- said, The book, about the reJalig'nship . lio&. E'; *ay of helping fu- between buyers and sellers.

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U g o The Republiconr Wedn""

r - r'

,. bedinem@re-Pub-com

SPRINGFIELD - Advance-ments in the field of technolo-

,gJI'- has also thang-eq the' Idndscape of bqokpub$sttinE:- David K. Ewen,,b citY r€sl'dent, noticed the imPortslceof tft*t" changes and detailedthem inthe thlid edition of hisbook, ."Lets Make it SimPle:'Book' Publishing, Setf-Pub-tishing & The IndependentPreisinAustt]," now availableonwww.amazon.com., "There was' a fleed for'anew edition because of thechanging technolsgY'Electronic book, i4dustry hasqourishgd, includilg the KiT,.-t rre authors get'pubtish;d by ,,,,{I., and the Nqq,E'qh*rr ry ifiemselves,,Barnes and Noblii's .: Ewen --: .

said, rhese, dey.rop,ilJ":# *f#"iJ.'fr&:''*ff*,ti: =

can not. only :ltg: ,l9Y i"rliqrr.a *-puuiirhint com- :

readers read, but how.writers ;*i-- curiid iwr" _"rriae ;must write. - Conipanv. "from there I

In his book, Ewen wrlte-p fuunitrecl the New EnEIand ,

about how authors can worlr Publ' heis Association.-That . 'with the media in order_to ;;";-me an opportunity topromote their booFs. He.alsd Eonduct a spealiiirg tour in.alllocuses on the basic.mechan' six New Eneland- States toics-of publishing a'book' bq! promote autliors and the in- .:-

said that ryas lust a small 'dependent press industry:' ' _ -

pi9.* of.the book.piece'oI,lthg book.,,' ilrtre book-iiaitored to ile. I*iie1:tii*ently ,tgaches af '-

:':*"1

geil€ral -public to',:'maki the. both Holyoke '

Com{qunity ',

.,'-

frogess bf .,book publisping, lltO Westf[gfd SJatg coJleg.gi. .'',ind promoting easi-er and un-- He uses his book in -triS

l

derstandable,t Ewan said. teaching, and said that it hasEwen said his inspiration been a Aig hit with his stu

for' writing a the book was dents thus far.his passion for writers. In addi$on to - teaching, ' :;Munir authors approached and his u&fk as an autho-1 , - .

me when I first stailed work--- Ewen ha€,also been a-talk r -

ing in pubtishing, and said-it thow hos! oll.n{i-"-.utld !h9 .

#is: Verv har4-to get pub- Internet since 1998. He is cur-iirtt.a,-uhd-askeO if t cbuld rently workiqg oq another :

he6 -th"*,"

Ewan- said, The book, about the reJalig'nship .

lio&. E'; *ay of helping fu- between buyers and sellers.