Monthly Archives: October 2011

Book Publishing: Everyone is a Publishing Professional

Book Publishing: Everyone is a Publishing Professional

Everyone is a Publishing Consultant/Professional … really?
Years ago, I was a financial planner … before financial planning was a profession. Starting as stock broker with EF Hutton, I learned that savvy investors did something besides buy and sell stocks and bonds. An early bird in the CFP arena (Certified Financial Planner), I eventually left Hutton to start my own company, where I specialized in overall financial planning. Then a national study was done on up-and-coming …

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Book Publishing and Editors

Book Publishing and Editors

<em>Why so many authors think that their friend who teaches literature at the local college, or their sister who loves everything they write and do is the perfect editor for their work is beyond me.</em> Your editor can make or break your work—she can shape and shore it up … or, put in some commas and check your spelling. There are now more self and independent published books than those produced by the traditional NY …

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Book Publishing eMarketing Starts with Your Signature

Book Publishing eMarketing Starts with Your Signature

eMarketing is everywhere. For authors, it should start with the signature in each email. What’s in yours?
Start with using upper and lower case letters in your email and website addresses. Email and website addresses rarely are just one word wonders, especially when it comes to book titles. Help your reader to visually get cues to your name and title. Sue@IveWrittenTheMostFantasticBookInTheWorldAndYouBetterBelieveIt.com is a heck of a lot easier to read than sue@ivewrittenthemostfantasticbookintheworldandyoubetterbelieveit.com.
The typical, www.thenameofmybookisfantastic.com is too hard for …

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ISBN Tips for Book Publishing

ISBN Tips for Book Publishing

Do authors need ISBNs? If you plan on selling your book, the answer is yes. If you are creating something that is not for re-sale—from the family history to your high school reunion … most likely not. How many should you have … just the one for your book or do you need others? What about eBooks and other book formats? Below are answers to the top three questions that we frequently get at Author …

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