PUBLISHED JAN 2014 by Kate Murray, Assistant General Counsel, Tribune Publishing | Tad Crawford, Founder & Publisher, Allworth Press — No matter how thrilling it seems to have a film or television producer express interest in your book, you need to bear in mind that movie and TV deals are highly complex, with plenty of …

Allworth Press, the company I founded more than 20 years ago, publishes many books for graphic designers and creative professionals in related fields. Recently I’ve received a number of emails from upset and worried authors who have found their books available free on the Internet. Pirated titles include Emotional Branding: The New Paradigm for Connecting …

It is tempting to postpone the complex process of planning for retirement. But it’s not wise. No matter how far away the retirement years seem, or how attractive or repellent the thought of retirement is, it makes sense to start working toward it early. A good way to start is by thinking about the major, …

“To produce an income tax return that has any depth to it, any feeling,” author Frank Sullivan quipped, “one must have Lived–and Suffered.” The suffering stems not only from the necessity of giving hard-earned money to the government, but also from the nature of dealing with tax regulations. Because tax policy is one of the …

We all know that self-publishers often evolve into publishers who bring out books by other authors. In fact, lots of us have made this transition, including me. The process of turning back into a self-publisher is less well known and somehow suspect, because so many prominent editors and publishers choose to take their literary creations …