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Top Ten Basics on Internet Article Writing to Promote your Book


Whether you have already written articles and published them or not, you may want to check out the difference between writing for online ezines and web sites and writing for print media. While some writing concepts work for both, online writing needs a shorter, more focused approach.

Top Ten Ways of Why and How to Write your Books Sales Letter - Part 1


Authors/publishers are great at getting their books written. But after the initial one-year honeymoon, sales slow down.

Top Ten Ways of Why and How to Write your Books Sales Letter - Part 2


Authors/publishers are great at getting their books written. But after the initial one-year honeymoon, sales slow down.

Dont Clone your Book or Business Marketing


Remember that the miracle of cloning sheep has its drawbacks. The main one--dying young.

10 Reasons Why People Attend Book Signings


This is the survey result of 325 people conducted by myselfso I can improve at my own book signings. After completingthe survey, I saw the wealth of insight it had given me.

Extend Your Books Life With a Sales Letter


Authors, publishers and business owners are great at getting their books written and launched. But after the initial one-year honeymoon, sales slow down.

Online Book Promotion Beats Traditional Seven to One - Part 1


While traditional marketing can work for the book author or publisher, the return is dim for the huge effort it takes. You must promote 90% of the time to even get a milligram of attention.

Online Book Promotion Beats Traditional Seven to One - Part 2


Think of Your Promotion Time and BudgetMost one or two-book authors don't have a large marketing budget. Marketing their speaking leaves them little time to write and promote their books.

Dont Sell your Book, Share It


Most authors who aren't used to speaking before a group think, "I'd rather get a root canal than have to 'sell' my book." If you think about how great your book is, how you wrote it because you wanted to help or entertain your audience, you can change this fear to the idea of sharing your book.

Spend a Little Time, Get Free Books Online


There's just something so gratifying about owning your own books and creating an in-home library. Not only does book ownership provide you with hours, and hours of escape and enrichment, a well-stocked library is a great heirloom for future generations.

Oh No! A Bad Book Review! Have No Fear...Advice For Dealing With The Blues Of A Bad Book Review


You've just been notified a review of your book has been posted. You're all excited and can't wait to see what has been written.

FSBO Author believes in Bookswaps


Hi Noel,I absolutely love your website, As an MS sufferer I intend to buy your book and get "Back onto my feet." My motto this year is, "Again Alive In 2005!"I have published a book also.

Poetry Chapbooks: Ten Tips for Promotion


There are several ways of publishing your chapbook. You can do it yourself with a printer and a heavy duty stapler; you can submit a manuscript to a literary entitiy that publishes chapbooks; or you can try a self publishing company.

The Perfect Book and Where to Find It!


If I was asked to describe the perfect book, one that's in high demand, moves off the shelves quickly, costs little or nothing to produce, involves the least amount of work possible, and offers multi-income streams, I'd say it included one, preferably more of the following features:It Must Be Quick To ProduceTime is money and the sooner your book is ready to sell, the sooner you'll make money from it.So let us consider just a handful of many ways to create a book in a day, or less than a day, perhaps in just a few minutes!1) Profit From Resell RightsResell rights - a confusing term with conflicting definitions, but a great way to acquire best selling books quickly, at little cost, complete with marketing materials, web sites, representing the easiest and fastest way to start your publishing business.

Never Pay Full Price for a Book!


Are you an avid reader? Are you trying to instill a love of reading in your children?My whole family loves to read! Right before bedtime every night, every one of us can be found with our nose in a book!It would be very easy for us to spend a fortune every month on books. But, since we don't have a fortune to spend every month, over the years I've found several ways to get good books and never pay full price!1.

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