Publish Yourself!

Publish Yourself is Vox Pop Publishing

2009-07-03T10:54:00.001-07:00

Hello - I hope everyone is well. Just an update - we've moved our office over to the Vox Pop cafe, 1022 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn, NY 11218. The company is the same, we're just using the Vox Pop Publishing name. A new website is in the works, as well.

We're working on a number of book projects - a full color book of poetry by Pola Bradman, a Iran-U.S. Relations book and a new book by Gene Paolucci called "Gang." Stop by and see some of the samples of books we've done recently in the window and get in touch with us about self-publishing your book!

Thanks,
Vox Pop Publishing

Happy Spring!

2009-04-20T07:33:00.000-07:00

Hello -
Greetings from Publish Yourself! We are in the process of transitioning to a new brand name of "Vox Pop Publishing" to better align ourselves with the Vox Pop cafe. We'll have a new and sharper website that will reflect our past and current titles and new pricing info. The hours at the store will be expanded to accomodate Wi-Fi users in the Ditmas Park area and on Cortelyou Road. We'll also have more business services such as resume consulting, writing workshops, and expanded editorial offerings. Stay tuned for the voxpoppublishing website and a future post confirming this live link.
As usual, please don't hesitate to contact us at 718-940-0450 or at longdash@gmail.com.
Thanks,
Gabriel

Charles Johnson Book Event

2009-03-30T12:18:00.000-07:00

Hello -

Tomorrow morning at the Vox Pop cafe we'll host a book event for the:

"Luanne and Heatheria Vox Pop Founding Fling"

10am, 1022 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn, NY 11218

Follow these links for more information:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1029048059428
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_HAT74qSI4
(RE: the book series)

http://www.amazon.com/The-books-in-my-quot-Princess-Luanne-and-Wizard-Heatheria-quot-series/lm/R3NCXPUGQXPLWB/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full
(RE: What books are available)

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=64735870109
(RE: the book event)

Thanks,
Long Dash Publishing and Publish Yourself

Sullivan Walker's "Caribbean Woman "

2009-02-17T11:11:00.000-08:00

Long Dash has a great new release with "Caribbean Woman" by Sullivan Walker!

Mr. Walker was recently in Trinidad where he received media coverage on his new book of poems and short stories. You can see the Guardian's article here. He plans on releasing a second edition of the same title soon. More updates to follow.

The book is available online at amazon.com, or by phone at 718-940-0450 for a retail price of $19.95.

Instabook Publishing System for Sale

2008-11-25T10:53:00.000-08:00

Hello-

So this is more of a message to potential upstart businesses rather than our customers, but the very machine we made books on for the past four years is now for sale. Here is my posting from craigslist, http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/ele/933842979.html

We've found we are better serving our customers by working with Amazon to print our titles, and with this they are enabled greater self-distribution and visibility on the net.

Book Binding System - Instabook Publishing - $2890 (Cortelyou and Stratford)

We have an Instabook Publishing System for bidding that perfect-binds paperbacks in one step. This system uses custom engineering to produce books and is a useful set of tools. Through a one-step binding program activated from your computer console, the printed and cut text pages are lowered into glue, brought to a pre-printed cover and bound. With the four cuts a trade quality paperback is ready. The machine is set up for the 5.5x8.5 novel-sized book. A legal-sized sheet of paper at 8.5x14 is laid on the cover platform for this configuration.

Included in the package are the Instabook machine, an Ideal "Triumph" industrial cutting machine with 2 extra blades and a box of wax cutting sticks, Kyocera high-volume monochrome printer, Instabook publishing software CD, two 5 pound bags of glue and all associated cables and extension cords for the system.

This really is a unique setup that enables you to open a print-on-demand shop in a very limited space. It is built to last under constant production and is versatile and rugged. Over the past years we've helped hundreds of authors print thousands of books. We used linen paper, glossy stock and card stock to customize the books printed.

From Instabook.net: "this design includes quick disassembly construction, special clearances under bases and feet, and a totally enclosed, vented electronics and control box[...]every step and every operation can be adjusted through [Instabook's] proprietary on-screen software: you can control the depth of the gluing, the timing of the steps, the pressure on the binding, the positioning of the covers to + or - 1 degree, etc. Everything that you can think of may be controlled by the operator[...]" Despite the sophistication of the engineering, the user-friendly aspects of the Instabook require only a basic understanding of computers to print a book.

The included software has information on the system, programs such as one that generates ISBN number images for your book covers and a whole array of inventory and calculation programs.

This equipment is sold as is, though I have recently tested it and it works 100 percent.

Local pick-up only. Each component is heavy, but the main unit can be dissembled. The cutter is about 250lbs, the Instabook unit itself about the same weight but is on wheels, and the printer is about 175lbs.

I'm able to answer many questions about the system - just inquire

Autumn Book Deal and Greetings

2008-10-17T11:38:00.000-07:00

Autumn greetings!

Publish Yourself! and Long Dash invite you to redeem a special deal in the upcoming months. From now until December 15th when reprinting we’ll give you 3 free books when you order ten. We’ll also give you an even larger discount for higher volumes – just inquire. The deal expires December 15, 2008, so place your orders early.

I’d also like to direct you to some of the benefits of our new publishing packages – we are now offering higher quality books. The books now will be laminated with much darker print and better binding than we’ve ever had before. We’ve begun to work in conjunction with Amazon.com to distribute all of our books online. By the end of the year we hope to have most of your books available online for distribution.

Additionally, if you’d like updates on events with the Vox Pop café, just reply “Vox Pop Events” and I’ll add you to their newsletter.

We an updated website, a blog (http://longdash.blogspot.com/) and a facebook page – check us out soon and stay in touch.

Best wishes,

Gabriel Stuart

www.Longdash.com

Autumn Greetings and Book Deal

2008-10-17T11:32:00.000-07:00

Autumn greetings!

Additionally, if you’d like updates on events with the Vox Pop café, just reply “Vox Pop Events” and I’ll add you to their newsletter.

We an updated website, a blog (http://longdash.blogspot.com/) and a facebook page – check us out soon and stay in touch.

Best wishes,

Gabriel Stuart

www.Longdash.com

Autumn Greetings and a Deal for Reprints

2008-10-17T11:27:00.000-07:00

Publish Yourself! and Long Dash invite you to redeem a special deal in the upcoming months. From now until December 15th when reprinting we'll give you 3 free books when you order ten. We'll also give you an even larger discount for higher volumes – just inquire. The deal expires December 15, 2008, so place your orders early. I'd also like to direct you to some of the benefits of our new publishing packages – we are now offering higher quality books. The books now will be laminated, with much darker print and better binding than we've ever had before. We've begun to work in conjunction with Amazon.com to distribute all of our books online. By the end of the year we hope to have most of your books available online for distribution. Additionally, if you'd like updates on events with the two Vox Pop cafés, just reply "Vox Pop Events" and I'll add you to their newsletter. We now have an updated website, a blog (http://longdash.blogspot.com/) and a facebook page – check us out soon and stay in touch. Best wishes, Gabriel Stuart www.Longdash.com

Office Share

2008-09-26T11:34:00.000-07:00

Hello -

We have some desk space in a beautiful, 800 sq. ft. storefront,
drenched with sunlight, at 368 Stratford Road, in the village-y
neighborhood of Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Brooklyn. The office/storefront
is next to the Vox Pop cafe/community center/restaurant at 1022
Cortelyou. The store is currently the "Publish Yourself" store, which
is doing well, but has extra space it would like to share. Gabriel
Stuart is there 40 hours a week. Sometimes customers come in, too. The
PY store offers publishing services, wi-fi, faxing, and some
printing/copying. Ideally, we are looking for a small web-design
company, or other business that will be a good "fit" for Publish
Yourself. Putting your sign or shingle out on the street is definitely
an option. Unlimited fair trade coffee!

Interested? email me.

Welcome to the Publish Yourself blog

2008-09-16T07:42:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our blog! Publish Yourself! offers professional publishing services to get your book in print in a quick and comprehensive process.

We are located in Ditmas Park Brooklyn, NY at 368 Stratford Road. We also offer custom print jobs, faxing and scanning. Email me to find out more about how we can help.

I have an update from one of our local authors, Charles A. Johnson with some links from his series, Princess Luanne and Wizard Heatheria.

YouTube link:

www.youtube.com/soseztheleadr

MySpace link:

www.myspace.com/1author1

We've also recently updated our website to give a better sense on what is going on over here at the shop. The business used to use all inhouse printing technology, an Instabook machine that permabound all of our books for the last 4 years or so. We now are working with Amazon to bring you a higher quality product with great distribution.

www.longdash.com

Hope all of you stay well as we make our way into the autumn months. Look for events here. Stay tuned for new publishing deals as the holidays approach.

Best,
Gabe