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Oct
12
Sat
eBooks and Book Celebrations/Events
Oct 12 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Brunch and LearneVolution is part of your publishing empire. It has to be. Like a menu in a restaurant, eBooks are something that you should create when you create your print book. Or create an eBook, than maybe, create a print book. Then there’s an “a” book—audio.

eBooks now amount to 25 percent of all book sales… and there are strong indications of a flattening of the market with a cross over now to tablets … yet many eBooks can’t be read on a tablet and many tablet books can’t be read on eReaders, like Kindle and Nook. What’s an author to do?

Designer Nick Zelinger will walk you through the step-by-step process; how and why you need to think differently for your covers; what venues you should use to upload and broadcast and so much more. There’s lots to learn and you will get the visuals and the how-tos to make your “e” empire rock and roll.

At this Brunch & Learn, you will come away with:

  • The How-tos of eBook formatting … what works and what definitely doesn’t.
  • The differences between “fixed” formats and “flexible” formats and when you should use them.
  • What works in a standard eBook and what doesn’t.
  • How to include art, tables, graphics.
  • Why “e” covers need a twist.
  • The ins and outs of Amazon’s KDP program.
  • Strategies to market your “e” product line.

AuthorU EventBook Celebrations can be a Launch or a Hoopla. How do you create an event that is both awesome and successful … meaning your sell lots of programs?

  • Determining what type of event to create.
  • Examples of alternatives to traditional book signings.
  • Getting a crowd there.

Author U Chief Visionary Officer Judith Briles has been creating successful author events for years. She’s going to walk you through a variety to ideas to launch and celebrate your book that takes you way beyond the table in the bookstore. Be ready to come away with a flood of ideas to make you and your book stand above the book crowd–she promises that it will be Snappy, Sassy and Salty!

Cost: $30 for members, $45 for nonmembers
Date: October 12th Time: 10 am to 2 pm Location: Doubletree SE, Aurora (225 and Iliff)

Register now!

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Non-Member
Mar
30
Wed
WebinarGOLD: How to Create a Successful Book Launch or Re-Launch One that has Limped Along
Mar 30 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

March 30th  (4 PT, 5 MT, 6 CT, & 7 ET)

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All books need a send-off. During this webinar, Dr. Judith Briles will show you and demonstrate a variety of strategies to kick your book off to the start it needs to build the buzz, bring in the buyers and brand you as the “go to” expert.

Book Launching is exciting. It can also be exhausting and overwhelming. The grand news, especially for the indie and self-publishing author, is that book-launching can now be created as a “serial” activity. Get ready to add JUICE to you and your book to create a buzz your book deserves.

If your book has been limping along, it’s time to re-juice it. It’s a very fast 90 minutes. Your questions will be welcomed and answered during WebinarGOLD.

Register:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2900363611383119361