Archive for January, 2008

Why Publishers Buy Books

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Most authors think that publishers are looking for nothing more than the story in your mind. They believe that if they write 80 000 words - anyway they want - they will get published. I wrote my first book this way.
1. The author’s previous books have sold well.
2. The book is similar in structure to […]

Where and How to Sell Author Signed Copies.

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There is nothing more alluring to a book lover than an author signed book. They rarely care if the book is paperback, hard cover, or a CD audio book.
http://www.abebooks.com/docs/RareBooks/Avid-Collector/Mar07/ask-the-experts.shtml
There are special bookstores around the net designed to sell author signed books:
http://www.signedbytheauthor.com/
http://www.booksmith.com/collectibles.html
http://www.alibris.com/
Authors can even sell copies of their book ‘author signed’ on Amazon.com – just make […]

PR Pack

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My New Release: A Novel Writer’s Guide to Showing & Narration
 I have uploaded Press and Publicity packs for my most recent books. Please take the time to view them and contact me for more information.
Interesting Facts

Annual consumer expenditures of books will reach $44 billion by 2008
78% of titles brought out come from a small press […]

My Newest Book

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I’ve been working on a revised version of How to Make Great Money Ghostwriting Books.  The new version is more than 100 pages long - 60 pages longer than the old version. I’ve added a lot of new topics.
The most important is how to write a good non-fiction book and how to offer self-publishing services […]