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ihe New York limes no longer has a monopoly on book reviews,” said Bums. While marketing one’s own books sounds difficult and work intensive, the trade off is the control that POD allows an author to exercise over their work. Large commercial publishers make most of the choices for their authors, down even to the cover of the book. Bums chose a photograph of a statue from India’s Rajrani temple for “Punjab Nights.” “It’s like you’re a small business, and you need a small business plan,” said Bums, “and hopefully it’s a good story, too.”
Paperback copies of Punjab Nights may be purchased at Central Coffee Roasters in Sperryville and Cinema paradiso Movie Rentals in Washington. Paperback copies and low cost e-books for downloading may also be purchased at Lluminapress.com and Amazon, com. o
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