eVolution 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.
Book 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!
March 30th (4 PT, 5 MT, 6 CT, & 7 ET)
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
Get ready to create a variation of your book and expertise that Marvel Comics would be proud of! With the ability to tap into Amazon’s CreateSpace and IngramSpark, you too can join the crowd that had gotten the “how-tos” of creating workbooks, guidebooks, comics … even adult coloring books (not to mention kiddos). If you publish children’s books and adult coloring books or even if you publish nonfiction … OR, are thinking about doing it … you’ve got to see how this is done … and learn how quickly you can convert ANYTHING into a snappy and sassy new product.
Register here (even if you can’t attend live, you will get the replay the next day): https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1767883132402882306
If you could do this quickly and easily, you can increase your monthly passive income with a snap of a finger (well kind of).
Here’s your question: Are you ready to catch a new wave of ideas and repurposing for you and your books? One that coattails to a top selling trend for adults?
There are a lot of sticky details when it comes to publishing physical books and physical color books that you will want to throw your laptop into the ocean because it could be so confusing! This webinar will be your lifeline … learn how and discover how you can add income to your cash water-way.
NEW! SPEEDBOAT Printing and Publishing Webinar on Thursday, August 11th—it’s another freebie. There’s so much you can do to create new products that are a variation of what you currently have. The time is 4 PT, 5 MT, 6 CT and 7 ET. Expect a fast hour.
Even if you can’t attend “live”, register to get the replay: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1767883132402882306
Are you aware that adult and kid coloring books are hot in book sales? Would you like to know how to convert what you have written and create them? How about spiffy newsletters, guides, and workbooks?
Get ready for a speedboat of a webinar. We are going to show you how to make a full-color book fast. It’s all in this week’s WebinarGold on Thursday, the 11th.
October 1st delivers a double header for Authors … you will get the nuts and bolts of putting together a successful Amazon launch PLUS all you need to know about setting up your budding publishing empire.
Our first session starts with …
The Extravaganza is over and are you ready to roar into the FALL? Start with creating your first book launch on Amazon or a reboot with a master of creativity. Then, let’s make sure you have all your “T’s” crossed and “I’s” dotted for the business side of publishing.
1 Create the Amazon Launch of Your Dreams!
Should you or shouldn’t you? The answer is: it depends.
- They take time.
- You need to put work into it.
- You need to build a wide network of supporters who will shout out for you on the day(s) you are doing your push.
Get ready to be taken step-by-step through the planning, the how-tos, and what you need to do in advance, during your push and post the launch in a detailed workshop that will produce awesome awareness and book sales. Your goal.
Start Thinking Amazon Bestseller Campaign … and Success!
Anne Randolph has just completed a very success marketing campaign on Amazon and will reveal the nuts and bolts of what she did and how you can take her ahas, tips and strategies to use for yours.
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And then in the second session… let’s turn to the nuts and bolts of making sure you are really, really set up to “engage” in the business of authoring and publishing with:
2 Create the Business Side of Publishing that Covers Your Tush and Makes You a Publishing Pryo!
Most authors just “jump in” … great for the Enthusiasm quotient … and usually a guarantee of plenty of missteps and mishaps when it comes to the business side of publishing.
- What record keeping do you really need?
- What about bank accounts?
- What about filings with Federal, State and Country?
- Should you trademark your name?
- What do you need to do to protect yourself and your book?
Pat Williams, CPA reveals ALL the ins and outs you need to set yourself up as a publishing business. As someone who “writes” the books the accounting profession uses, you will get an insider’s ahas and how-tos and this essential session for the busy author.
COST
GOLD Members: $25 (Please login to register)
All Others: $35
Note: after September 26th, price increases $10 for each
Gold members need to login to Member site to register.
AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing Show
November 10, 2016, 6 pm. Eastern
Link to iTunes page: http://bit.ly/iTunesAuthorU
An Insider’s Tips to Create Your Amazon Book Launch … Even with an Old Book
Did you know that 74% of all books in the U.S. are sold via Amazon and that 55% of all books worldwide are sold within the Amazon portal? You, as an author, MUST be there. The question is: How “there” are you?
At a recent AuthorU.org Saturday meeting, author Anne Randolph delivered an excellent program on How to Launch—or in some cases, Re-Launch an old book. Today, we will guide you through the process step-by-step. Included are what you need before you start the formal launch. Your set up, your to-dos and then what you do during. Only listen in if you want to sell thousands of books and be a #1 International Bestseller.
Create a #1 International Amazon Best Seller in 10 Steps
Join us for a webinar on Nov 16, 2016, at 5:00 PM MST.
Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6880751841293750785
Get Ready to Create the Amazon Launch of Your Dreams! Should you or shouldn’t you? The answer is: it depends.
-They take time.
-You need to put work into it.
-You need to build a wide network of supporters who will shout out for you on the day(s) you are doing your push.
Get ready to be taken step-by-step through the planning, the how-tos, and what you need to do in advance, during your push and post the launch in a detailed workshop that will produce awesome awareness and book sales. Your goal.
Start Thinking Amazon Bestseller Campaign … and Success!
Anne Randolph completed a very success marketing campaign on Amazon for a book that had been out for two years and she decided to revive it. She will reveal the nuts and bolts of what she did and how you can take her ahas, tips and strategies to use for yours.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Are you ready to tap into an ADULT craze that doesn’t to appear to have an end in the short-term horizon?
Did you know that adult coloring books are rocking it in book sales?
But consider this…
Adult coloring books and other low content types of books are easy to create and profitably publish IF you know how to use complicated graphics like Photoshop or Gimp Shop.
But what if you don’t? As you like the idea … but where is the Dummies version?
Get ready … this webinar has that solution for you.
On Wednesday, November 8th, we’re going to show you a brand-new way starting at NOON Mountain time—11AM Pacific and 2 PM Eastern.
Here’s the other great thing you can use this to create:
- Adult coloring books
- Children’s coloring books
- Maze Books
- Game Books
- Action Guides
- Journals
- Diaries
and much, much more!
Get ready to create new products that compliment what you have now. Create something spanking new. And have fun.
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8441475619286147586