and many, many more.
Author Julie Duffy helped build one of the earliest POD service providers (Xlibris), creating many of the services and terms that are now industry standards. She has talked to thousands of authors about this subject since 1998 -- in her role as Director of Author Services at Xlibris,
and since leaving the company, as an invited expert speaking at writers' conferences, and
through her website The 21st Century Publishing Update (www.julieduffy.com).
An
acknowledged expert with unique knowledge of this new publishing option,
Julie's articles are often published in Writer's Digest
and Writer's Journal as well as on many writing related
websites.
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