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THE BIBLIO FILE is a leading podcast that examines "the book" and book culture. Hosted by NIGEL BEALE it features wide ranging conversations with writers, poets, book publishers, booksellers, book editors, book collectors, book makers, book scholars, book critics, book designers, book publicists, literary agents and other best practitioners who busy themselves with the world of books.

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Bruce Batchelor on Trafford and the beginnings of Self-Publishing

Jun 22, 2021

According to his website, "In 1995, Bruce Batchelor rocked the publishing industry when he invented print-on-demand (POD) publishing and triggered a landslide of new books from every country in the world."

Did he invent it? You'll have to listen to the podcast to find out. 

Since 1995, more than 1,000,000 writers, says...

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Entrepreneur Kensel Tracy on Self Publishing #1

Mar 22, 2006

I’ve known Kensel Tracy for 20 years. We met in 1985 when he was in charge of marketing at the Ottawa-Carleton Tourism Commission and I was Membership Director at the Board of Trade.

I can’t think of anyone I’ve ever met who is quite as energetic and creative. Kensel is a true marketer. Over the years he...

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