“Quote: Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self–development) in order to guarantee your future.”- Brian Tracy Sometimes, the signs that it’s time to invest in taking your business to go to the next BIG level show up without notice. Take this past summer, for example. The second call of my Preview Teleseminar Series…
Category Archives: Running Your Publishing Company
Stop Book Returns
Industry statistics reveal that book returns can be 30% or more of sales. If you reduce or eliminate returns then you could increase your net sales and revenue by that same amount and your profits by even more. But, you say, you have no control over returns since Ingram and the bookstores return them at…
Publishing, Writing, and Having a Life
Being a self-published author is a lot of work as you write, publish, and market your books. You can’t accomplish everything you dream of doing, but with learning how to schedule your time and remembering to take time for yourself, you can make significant strides toward your goal. Self-publishing is not easy. Let’s get the…
10 Mistakes Authors Make that Can Cost a Fortune (and how to avoid them)
When it comes to books, promotion, and book production I know that it can sometimes feel like a minefield of choices. And while I can’t address each of these in minutia, there are a number of areas that are keenly tied to a books success (or lack thereof). Here are ten for you to consider:…
Book Delivery and Book Storage – Where to Put All Those Books
Self-publishing a book is an enormous undertaking, and often little details can become big problems if they are not considered. Just what it means to publish a large number of books is something that must be fully understood before your books are delivered. Depending on how you have your books printed, you need to figure…
Internet Book Order Scams
You have just received the largest order your small publishing company has ever seen, and you are excited. But this may not be the good news you think it is. In fact, you are about to get scammed. Almost every small publisher gets some version of this shipping scam tried on them. Here is how…
Why I’ll Never Send an Unsolicited Manuscript
Years ago I had a publishing company. When it was new, I eager and optimistic. I had left my day job, I had an investor and new work spaces in our spare bedroom, thanks to a carpenter friend. I owned a new fax machine, and I happily began building our new publishing company. I acquired…
Damaged Books – What to Do With Them
It is inevitable that some copies of your book will be damaged in transit or storage. Often, this damage is minor, but still means that the book can not be sold at full price as new. A creased page, a small crease or tear on the cover or a tiny “ding” to the book’s edge…
Publishing for Free
Pretty much on a daily basis I talk to authors and would-be publishers who have bought into the idea that publishing can be done with no money or very little. Folks, we’ve just been in an age of “No money down!” home-, furniture-, and everything-else-sales that have led to the biggest consumer crash ever. Surely…
Shipping Books by the Case
In addition to shipping individual books to customers, there may be times when you need to ship one or more cartons of books to wholesalers, bookstores, Amazon.com and others. Here are some tips for shipping books so they arrive undamaged and ready for sale. Whenever possible, try to ship in full case lots. If your…
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