What Is in Your Writer’s Library?
Every writer needs a good collection of books and some software in their writer’s library.
Each writer will have his or her own favorite writing books. Numerous books on writing are available for various stores and online. Writers are free to choose whichever ones work for them.
Anyone that wants to be a writer needs some of [...]
The Best Business Card You Ever Had
“Keep in mind Jim, this is the best business card you’ll ever have.” That was my first lesson as a new publisher and it has served me well over the years. When my first book “Handbook to a Happier Life” came back from the printer, I called my friend Terri Lonier, author of the “Working [...]
7 Profitable Things You Get to Do When You Write Your Book
Are you tired of waiting for your bottom line to change? Don’t wait any longer; take your profit line into your own hands. Join the list of authors who finally wrote their book and profited from doing so?
Would you like to receive a growing monthly income from a book you wrote? Where would you go [...]
Future Trends of Publishing
To add to the problem, some bookstores are returning books before the 90-day window, waiting a week and then ordering more books. Now they have another 90 days to pay for the books and whatever they don’t sell they can return without losing a dime, according to the broadcast. More evidence that the publishing industry’s consignment model no longer works. Add to that decreasing book sales and you have a formula for disaster.
Book Marketing Blog Carnival – November 12, 2008
Welcome to the November 12, 2008 edition of the book marketing blog carnival. This is the third edition of our carnival, and we once again have some great blog posts to share with you.Do you blog about subjects of interest to authors and publishers? Be sure to submit your best posts for our next book [...]
7 Keys to Getting Book Blurbs
“But I don’t know anyone important or influential,” protested a client recently when I suggested he get some high-powered quotes for his to-be-published book.
You don’t need to be a familiar name or face to someone to request comments on your book (or on your business). Ordinary mortals whom I know have received blurbs from [...]
Three General Rules of Publishing
The business of publishing is old world, mature, and has changed only incrementally over the past fifty years. One thing that can be said about publishing is that the biggest companies lead and the rest tend to follow. This is why little has changed in the way these publishers conduct business. The biggest are the [...]
The Publishing Journey
I always knew I wanted to write a book, but it didn’t seem feasible from all of the stories I’d heard about how impossible it was to get a book published. So, when I decided to try anyway, I went the traditional route, and contacted over 100 literary agents. As the process evolved, I realized [...]
The Ripple Effect: Sell Books by Throwing Rocks
I firmly believe that you should always start a book campaign in your own backyard pond, regardless of the topic, theme, or focus of the book. Use your local connections and grow from there. Remember that rocks thrown into a pond will create ripples that can reach faraway shores.
Plunk the Rocks into These Ponds First
The [...]
Please Carry My Book – Honest it’s Amazing!
Your book is published, the boxes have been delivered and it looks great! Now what? Well if you are a self-published author, you’ve got a lot of work ahead of you. It’s up to you to market and sell your book. While you may have some supporters who go to bat for you by in [...]
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