Calendar

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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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

 

Aug
11
Thu
AUG WEBINAR Create WorkBooks and Adult Coloring Books
Aug 11 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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.

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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.

 

Nov
10
Thu
AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing Show Nov. 10, 2016 -An Insider’s Tips to Create Your Amazon Book Launch … Even with an Old Book
Nov 10 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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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.

 

Nov
8
Wed
WebinarGold: Why you should have a Coloring Book around your Expertise, or Something New
Nov 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

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

 

Jun
12
Tue
Authordom and LinkedIn Are a Dynamic Duo  Essential Tips for Authors on How to Use LinkedIn For Positioning, Expertise, and Marketing
Jun 12 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Authordom and LinkedIn Are a Dynamic Duo 
Essential Tips for Authors on How to Use LinkedIn For Positioning, Expertise, and Marketing

It’s time to take the “mystery” out of LinkedIn! 

Registration:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/215678392109249795

For many authors, LinkedIn may be the ideal place to position you as an expert, resource, marketer. 

  • Have you created a “company page” on your LinkedIn profile?
  • Did you know that it’s a way to push out what you are doing and carries additional clout, especially for business and professional services related authors? 
  • Would you like to learn how you can narrow your ideal connecting and marketing targets? 

    Don’t miss this in-depth “how-to” and “what to do now” podcast featuring LinkedIn expert Mike O’Neil, CEO of Integrated Alliances.

The session will be recorded a copy sent to all who are registered within 18 hours of the ending. 

Registration:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/215678392109249795

Date:   June 12, 2018
Time:  4 PT, 5 MT, 6 CT, 7 ET

May
18
Wed
Join in for a LinkedIn Popalooza and Power Game
May 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Join in for a LinkedIn Popalooza and Power Game

May 18 at Noon Mt

Are you leveraging your author power on LinkedIn?

If not … just get registered now: https://bit.ly/LinkedInPopalooza

And, did you know that a great LinkedIn presence can demonstrate to your audience—those book buyers, speaking, coaching, consulting, referrals, and yes FOLLOWERS—that you’re a thought leader and influencer. It’s an invaluable platform for nurturing relationships and rocking your personal brand and positioning you to sell more books. Even get speaking gigs.

With more than 810 million members in more than 200 countries and territories, LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network on the Internet. And it is one of the top FIVE social media tools being used by marketers!

Most who are on LinkedIn are baffled about what to do once they’re on the platform. PLUS, there are some HUGE changes that have rolled out recently … are you tapping into them? If you haven’t done an update since January, you are losing out. Could that be you?

If so, join in at NOON Mountain time on May 18th. That’s when Debra Jason will present a fun, game show program about creating a zippy and zappy profile on LinkedIn and so much more.

During this session you’ll explore how to:

• Avoid seven of the most common (and costly) LinkedIn mistakes.
• Create a profile that is forty times more likely to open doors to opportunities through LinkedIn.
• Receive fourteen-twenty-one more profile views with one simple step.
• Initiate simple, engaging conversations and nurture prosperous relationships that lead to long-lasting success
• Discover the all-new Creator portal and how to use it.

Register:  https://bit.ly/LinkedInPopalooza

Your LinkedIn Presenter …
Author of Millionaire Marketing on a Shoestring Budget, Debra Jason will work with you to write compelling marketing messages that captivate and convert your prospects into loyal raving fans. She’s all about fast forward your marketing skills so that they increase their visibility adding to your success quotient.

See you there! … and YES, this will be recorded. The replay will be sent out the next day.