29th January 2010
Now that you're ready to sell your book, you obviously want it as many places as possible. Maybe you've imagined seeing it on the shelves at your favorite big chain book store. It's possible that your dream can be fulfilled, but it won't be as easy as l...
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18th January 2010
Printing your book might sound very easy, especially for beginners. Most people just think that after completing your manuscript all you need to do next is drop it off at the printers and viola! You are done - if only it was that simple.
Most beginners...
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07th January 2010
Once you write a book, the next step is publishing your book. Life becomes a dance of submitting your book to publishers, getting rejection letters, and the occasional offer on your book. Perhaps you have self published t and trying to find the best way...
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17th December 2009
While many first authors find themselves turning to the print on demand publishing option, others cite making such a choice committing literary suicide.
The last thing you want to hear after you have spend the last several years compiling what you...
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10th December 2009
You want to write a novel. Then, when you sit to write it, the ideas seem to have disappeared. You have writer's block before you've typed a word.
How do you generate ideas to write a book, especially when the 'ideas well' has run dry?
First, unders...
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25th November 2009
Contemporary wisdom among the writing community is that a literary agent is absolutely necessary if your book is to have any chance of being published. Though an agent can certainly help, you don't need an agent to publish a book. For example, John Gris...
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24th November 2009
The following five tips should be kept in mind if you are planning on printing a book without the aid of an external publishing agency.
• Ensure that the book is in the proper format: There is a format that should be followed before submitting the bo...
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15th February 2007
Successful Self-Publishing
Issue 2: February, 2007
Inside this issue:
How to get your book into stores.
Pitching your book to retail bookstores and chains can be a time consuming and frustrating process. In this issue, we help prepare you for inc...
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23rd January 2007
Successful Self-Publishing
Terence Tam
Issue 1: January 2007
Inside this issue:
Developing a marketing plan for your book.
Discover how a carefully structured marketing plan can make the world of difference to the commercial viability and succes...
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