Self publishers need to have a good marketing plan to sell books and should be written prior to writing your book and in place a year prior to publishing your book. It’s one thing to write a book, but an entirely different thing to write one that’s saleable, viable, and marketable. In today’s publishing environment, […]
You can have the best book in the world, but if no one knows about it, no one will buy it; publicity, promotion, marketing and a focus on selling more books should now be a big part of your daily life. It’s one thing to write a book, but an entirely different thing to write […]
Information is king. It is what drives the Internet. People have discovered that they can turn to the Internet for answers to questions and solutions to problems.
Websites are the most common source of these answers. But sometimes the answers or solutions cannot be found on a website. In those cases they may have to purchase […]
Are you ready to sign off on your first project or publish more of what you have already written? Have you been wondering who will publish your work? The publishing industry is changing in the new millennium and doesn’t appear ready to stop changing. It is estimated that in the next 10 years, 50 percent […]
It’s probably safe to assume that if you are writing a book, you have an affinity for the topic and audience. Whoever your target audience is, you must ask yourself:
* Where are they most likely to be when they are online?
* What web sites do they visit?
* What discussion boards do they frequent?
* What support/social […]
Does that title sound confusing? Well, I can understand that, but once you finish reading you’ll see that writing articles the wrong way round will speed up your writing and get you much better articles.
Writing an article seems like a daunting task, and if you do it for the first time you might feel […]
Almost everyone who contacts my office about helping them with their book publishing needs, believe they have the next million-copy seller. Because do not make a habit of stepping on anyone’s dreams, I always listen politely before asking the question: “How do you propose to sell 1,000,000 copies?”
Usually, I get the same answer: “Everybody in […]
I’m sure you can come up with all sorts of reasons for not starting your own business, the first, of many, being lack of money and uncertainty of its success. But no matter what the reasons are against starting a business, there are just as many reasons for starting one.
Actually, for the right person, […]
The only way to keep up with the latest about Self-Publishing is to constantly stay on the lookout for new information. If you read everything you find about Self-Publishing, it won’t take long for you to become an influential authority.
Even if your best friend owns a top publishing
company, giving you an immediate “in,” this […]
Publishers know they can save a lot of money joining others in joint or cooperative mailings. Co-op mailing is not a new concept or idea, but finding other publishers who want to mail to the same lists isn’t easy.
A free service is helping publishers sell more books through cooperative mailings with other publishers. Publishers […]
