Best Blue Kandi Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 283: How To Design a Book Cover 23:29

1d ago23:29

23:29

Can you judge a book by its cover? We're revisiting another classic episode this week! Joe and Elly talk about cover design, how to make a book cover stand out, and how a cover communicates to its audience. ************ Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! We post new episodes every Thursday about publishing, authors, a…

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Episode 282: What is book editing (and how do I do it right)? 10:56

8d ago10:56

10:56

Book editing! Surely it's easy, right? Especially if you're someone who has read like, a lot of books. Nope! This week Joe and Elly talk book editing, why it's a technical skill, and how to do it right.

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Loaded EP/86 (Trance | Uplifting + Tech) 55:24

10d ago55:24

55:24

Thank you to those who managed to tune in to my live stream over on Twitch last night.I had a lot of fun playing music for you and interacting with you all!Enjoy the recording of the set (minus the mic output!)\Tracklist:1. Sam Laxton - Rocha (Extended Mix) 2. Grant Trowbridge & Sunda - Siam Dream (Extended Mix) 3. Lostly - Freedom Of Movement (Ext…

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Episode 281: Why are so many books so mediocre? 10:55

18d ago10:55

10:55

A reader asks a very straightforward question— why are so many books so mediocre? Is it a new trend? How do we measure quality? Jane Friedman of the Hot Sheet joins us again this week to find the answers!

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Episode 280: How does being an editor make you a better author? w/ Kandi Zeller | A People's Guide to Publishing 43:11

23d ago43:11

43:11

Being a book editor and an author can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, you have unique insight into how a book is developed before you even get started. On the other hand, you can end up getting in your own way trying to make it "perfect". And if you're an editor for the publisher of your own book, how do you balance that? We sat down with Dis…

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Loaded EP/84 (Live Stream: Uplifting Trance) 1:30:10

23d ago1:30:10

1:30:10

Thank you to those who managed to tune in to my live stream over on Twitch last night. I had a lot of fun playing music for you and interacting with you all! Enjoy the recording of the set (minus the mic output!)Tracklist:1. The Conductor & The Cowboy - Feeling This Way (Lange Extended Remix)2. The Thrillseekers - Be With Me (Extended Mix)3. Whiter…

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Episode 279: How Should a Publisher Manage Their Brand? 7:43

1M ago7:43

7:43

Branding tells the consumer who you are, what your vibe is, and (probably most importantly) that you publish books. Past wisdom has focused on authors in the branding and marketing, but the market has since shifted to focus even more on publishers and imprints as the communication point. This week on the podcast, Joe and Elly offer their thoughts a…

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Loaded EP/83: This Is Trance 2:03:44

29d ago2:03:44

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Thank you for tuning in to this months radio show! This month, I decided to have a bit of fun and dip in and out of the numerous trance folders in my Rekordbox collection! There are quite literally thousands of tracks in there, so expect a bit of everything from Pure, Uplifting and Classic trance. To me, THIS is trance. Enjoy! Tracklist: 1. Darren …

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Episode 278: Where Does the Money Go in Publishing? 10:14

1M ago10:14

10:14

If you hang in certain circles, you'll frequently hear that "Publishers have all the money," which is funny because bookstores get the largest percentage of each sale. But everyone has to pay their staff and operating expenses, and often it's bewildering to watch even the revenues from your bestsellers dwindle into nothingness. So this week on the …

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Episode 277: How Can Every Book You Publish Be Evergreen? 11:36

2M ago11:36

11:36

The publishing industry invests heavily in the logic that a new book hits hard out of the gate, has a third of its total sales before it's published, a third of its sales in the following year, and the final third gradually across the lifetime of the book, until it gradually saturates and dead stalls. The good news? It doesn't have to be this way! …

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Episode 276: How do I get my first books in stores and libraries? 9:03

2M ago9:03

9:03

You published a few books! Congrats! That's one of the most important parts of being a publisher. But... now what? How do you get your book in stores and libraries? Smoke signals? Pigeons? The answer is, as always, more simple and more complex than you would think.

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Episode 275: The Burning Rage of a Dying Planet (with Craig Rosebraugh) 42:18

2M ago42:18

42:18

Craig Rosebraugh, author of "Burning Rage of a Dying Planet: The FBI vs. the Earth Liberation Front" sits down with us to talk about how he became the spokesperson for the ELF, the FBI faking a book deal to gain intel, and publishing controversial materials. Check out Craig's book on our website. If you have a New York Times sub, here's a link to a…

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Episode 274: How do you become a neighborhood bookstore? w/Spoke & Word Books 31:17

2M ago31:17

31:17

This month for the #BookstoreSolidarityProject, we hung out with Cierra, owner of Portland-local bookstore Spoke & Word! We talked about bookselling, strategic romance and genre placement, and how much of a fan Joe's doctor is of them. Check out Spoke & Word's site: https://www.spokeandwordbooks.com/…

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Episode 273: Why Do We Keep Talking About Boxes? 10:47

2M ago10:47

10:47

Boxes— they make the book world go round. Why do we have such strong opinions on boxes (and where we get them from? Why is there a cat on ours now? Let us deliver the good word and show off our new boxes.

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Episode 272: What is a Hybrid Publisher? (starring Jane Friedman) 21:15

3M ago21:15

21:15

What is hybrid publishing? What is it a hybrid between? Halfway between traditional publishing and service providing, hybrid publishers have come to mean a lot of things from a rebranded vanity publishing to a co-investment model with superior royalties and it's often difficult to tell the difference until you are familiar with the players involved…

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Episode 271: The All New Henry & Glenn Comic (is back!) starring our tattooed, musclebound rockstars. 44:50

3M ago44:50

44:50

Ten years later, the greatest love story every told is back. Featuring an extensive interview with Tom Neely and Justin Hall, we take a deep look at "punk rock Bert and Ernie" where our anti-heroes celebrate toxic masculinity in full color for the first time. Is that Stephen King performing a pet funeral? Is that a joke about Lemmy? How many comic …

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Episode 270: How Do You Handle Publishing Controversial Material Safely & Sustainably? 8:36

3M ago8:36

8:36

Particularly when one comes from a conservative family and has many conversations where their beliefs are challenged, they tend to assume that the publishing landscape works the same way. This week, we answer a reader question about how to publish safely and sustainably despite one's political opinions. ************ Thank you for watching the Peopl…

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Episode 269: What do books and sneakers have in common? w/ CLASS bookstore 40:14

3M ago40:14

40:14

CLASS bookstore is probably the most talked about bookseller in the U.S. in 2024. They know how to build a hype machine and get people talking about them. Publishers pressure their sales reps to get books in there. What is different about them? And the big question—how do they utilize fashion marketing to make books dope? ************ Thank you for…

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Episode 268: What is a Small Press Publisher? (starring Jane Friedman) 17:10

4M ago17:10

17:10

During a recent phone call, we asked a partner how she defines "independent publisher" and her answer was "we know it when we see it." "Indie" has grown to mean "dependent on Amazon" and Orwell would be proud. In the past decade, publishing has become overwhelmed by jargon. Well you might say that it goes back much further than that (and we probabl…

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Episode 267: What if someone else just published the same book? 7:21

4M ago7:21

7:21

It happens all the time. One of our distributed publishers got in touch, horrified and terrified that MacMillan had just published the same book that she did the week before. She thought it would cannibalize her sales. Many authors and publishers keep this stuff close to the chest. Not us. We follow the Paul Hawken school of being your best, indivi…

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Episode 266: Can booksellers increase bonding over Corgis? Janet Geddis of Avid Bookshop 50:51

4M ago50:51

50:51

Publishers often think of booksellers as our frontline marketing force; the people who we outsource our jobs to. This week, Janet Geddis of Avid Bookshop does a great job of outlining the actual role that bookstores play in a daily role. It's more matchmaking than pushing the newest thing on some poor, unsuspecting browser. It's a deep game of fami…

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Episode 265: How do you organize a Cat Party? w/ Katie Haegele 36:05

4M ago36:05

36:05

Katie Haegele has been passionate about cats for decades. They have been some of the most meaningful relationships in her life. This time around she's organizing other people to share the most touching, heartwarming, wacky, and unbelievable stories about the behavior and emotional range of cats in her eighth book, Cat Party! ************ Thank you …

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Episode 264: What does AI mean for publishers? (starring Jane Friedman) 10:16

5M ago10:16

10:16

Much hullaballoo and many predictions has been made about how AI will "disrupt" the publishing industry. Typically, with a new technology the steps are 1) fear the new way 2) figure out how to embrace it in a practical sense. How will AI affect publishers? Is the fear substantiated? What can publishers do? ************ Thank you for watching the Pe…

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Episode 263: What are the Limits of What You Would Publish? 6:14

5M ago6:14

6:14

In the dawn of a young publishers' life, they focus on their own tastes. Gradually, they see which books are well-received and branch outward. Some publishers quickly find that the most popular books are things that aren't exactly the reason that they got into publishing! So this week on the pod, we talk about the limits of a press' curation and wh…

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Episode 262: What Can Your Regional Bookseller Association Do For You? starring Larry Law, ED of GLIBA 34:49

5M ago34:49

34:49

What is a regional trade association? What can they do for you as a bookseller or a publisher? This week on the pod, we feature Larry Law, executive director of the Great Lakes Bookseller Association to learn about this ecosystem and how it can work even better. ************ Thank you for watching the People's Guide to Publishing vlogcast! Get the …

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Episode 261: What Can a Publisher's Advocacy Association Do For You? w/ IBPA CEO Andrea Fleck-Nisbet 30:41

5M ago30:41

30:41

Corporate publishing has the distinct advantage of scale: they command more sales dollars, they can push customers and vendors around more. This week we take a look at some of the options available for small publishers to band together and share resources, learn from each other, and be stronger together. Andrea Fleck-Nisbet, CEO of the Independent …

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Episode 260: Bookstore Solidarity Project: King's Coop Bookstore 29:59

6M ago29:59

29:59

You may know King's Coop Bookstore as the winner of our How to Resist Amazon display contest, but they are so much more than that! This week on our continuing Bookstore Solidarity Project, we bring you a deeper dive into the realities of bookselling. From ripping books in half to walking around campus and seeing everyone reading the same book!…

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Episode 283: How To Design a Book Cover 23:29

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Episode 282: What is book editing (and how do I do it right)? 10:56

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Loaded EP/86 (Trance | Uplifting + Tech) 55:24

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Episode 281: Why are so many books so mediocre? 10:55

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Episode 280: How does being an editor make you a better author? w/ Kandi Zeller | A People's Guide to Publishing 43:11

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Loaded EP/84 (Live Stream: Uplifting Trance) 1:30:10

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Episode 279: How Should a Publisher Manage Their Brand? 7:43

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Loaded EP/83: This Is Trance 2:03:44

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Episode 278: Where Does the Money Go in Publishing? 10:14

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Episode 277: How Can Every Book You Publish Be Evergreen? 11:36

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Episode 276: How do I get my first books in stores and libraries? 9:03

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Episode 275: The Burning Rage of a Dying Planet (with Craig Rosebraugh) 42:18

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Episode 274: How do you become a neighborhood bookstore? w/Spoke & Word Books 31:17

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Episode 273: Why Do We Keep Talking About Boxes? 10:47

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Episode 272: What is a Hybrid Publisher? (starring Jane Friedman) 21:15

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Episode 271: The All New Henry & Glenn Comic (is back!) starring our tattooed, musclebound rockstars. 44:50

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Episode 270: How Do You Handle Publishing Controversial Material Safely & Sustainably? 8:36

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Episode 269: What do books and sneakers have in common? w/ CLASS bookstore 40:14

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Episode 268: What is a Small Press Publisher? (starring Jane Friedman) 17:10

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Episode 267: What if someone else just published the same book? 7:21

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Episode 266: Can booksellers increase bonding over Corgis? Janet Geddis of Avid Bookshop 50:51

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Episode 265: How do you organize a Cat Party? w/ Katie Haegele 36:05

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Episode 264: What does AI mean for publishers? (starring Jane Friedman) 10:16

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Episode 263: What are the Limits of What You Would Publish? 6:14

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Episode 262: What Can Your Regional Bookseller Association Do For You? starring Larry Law, ED of GLIBA 34:49

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Episode 261: What Can a Publisher's Advocacy Association Do For You? w/ IBPA CEO Andrea Fleck-Nisbet 30:41

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Episode 260: Bookstore Solidarity Project: King's Coop Bookstore 29:59

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