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by Jason Oman - 2007-08-08
If you want to become an author, the first thing you'll probably have to learn is how to publish your book on your own. Remember that any kind of marketing will eventually boil down to one simple thin...
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by Jason Oman - 2007-08-08
These two writers were as different as Burgundy from Scotch. On one hand, Sir Walter Scott was a genius of a gentleman who literally invented the historical novel and wrote out of raw knowledge and ri...
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by Janet Rusky - 2007-07-03
Imagine a time when you could get any audio book you want to read from the library without having to physically visit the library to lend the audio books.Well, imagine no more because it is now possib...
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by Janet Rusky - 2007-07-03
Agreed that MP3 player manufacturers didn't plan their products solely for audio books, but for music. But these days many people have embraced MP3 players mostly for listening to audio books.The fact...
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by Michael Nankivell - 2007-07-01
The traditional high street bookshop is fast disappearing and so what does the future hold for the professional bookseller? The move towards the internet has been massive but competition is ferocious ...
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by Lynne Klippel - 2007-06-26
If you are an author, speaker, consultant, or small business owner, you have a story to tell. If you are a savvy marketer, you know how powerful it can be to tell that story on television.However, get...
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by Janet Rusky - 2007-06-14
Of course, I was taught French during my school days but never took it seriously. As far as I was concerned, it wasn't important to me and never would be.After all, English was more popular and I coul...
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by Janet Rusky - 2007-05-21
I have been reading books since I was 7, when I was introduced to a novel that was shared around my class mates. I loved it so much that I couldn't wait to lay my hands on a second one.I continued thi...
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by Karen Cook - 2007-05-14
There's truth to "the starving artist". Sad as it is, there are writers out therewho are working so hard to break into print. To make a living by following their bliss.If you are one of them, I salute...
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by Carmellita M. Brown - 2007-04-30
After reading the article "How to Publish on a Shoestring Budget" by Sid Smith*. According to Sid Smith, if you are wonder about the best way to publish your book, then..."Write an outstanding, must-...
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by Michael Russell - 2007-04-26
Self-publishing is not a topic that requires a definition. If you are already an experienced author and you used such tools for your writing, you know what you are dealing with. You probably have a ...
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by Sarah Bolme - 2007-04-25
Book awards bring exposure to books. Exposure generates sales. Sales mean more money in your pocket. Pursuing those book awards that allow publishers or authors to nominate their own titles can be a w...
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by Sarah Bolme - 2007-04-25
In Aesop's fable of The Hare and the Tortoise, these two animals agree to a race. Everyone knows that a hare is fast while a tortoise is slow. However, during the race, the hare decides to take a re...
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by Carmellita M. Brown - 2007-04-25
In this part of "Act Like a Best-Selling Author," we will attempt to answer the question: "When should I start marketing my book?" The answer, you should start marketing your book months before the ...
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by Regina Paul - 2007-04-20
As an author I spent years looking for free marketing techniques which would help me to sell my books. As a struggling beginning author, I had no idea at first how to even get started. Almost 2 years ...
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by Stephanie Chandler - 2007-04-18
There is a tremendous opportunity for authors to reach millions of potential readers by marketing books online. Even better, you don't have to be a technology guru or spend a lot of money to launch yo...
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by Lynette Rees - 2007-04-17
I thought it might be an idea to share here what I do to promote my books.I like writing articles, so that's an easy way for me to promote. For example, I have a romantic comedy coming out shortly, s...
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by Kathryn Lively - 2007-04-12
Your book is written, edited, published, and all of your relatives and friends have been informed. Right now you estimate everybody within your small universe is thumbing through the pages right this ...
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by Pat Boardman - 2007-04-12
An eBook can be read with one hand on a crowded subway train and bookmarked without fumbling around for pieces of scrap paper. Old books invariably fall apart after decades in the closet, or shred to ...
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by Jeffrey Hauser - 2007-04-08
I once thought I wrote the great American novel. It had all the elements of a success. There was the sympathetic hero that had to face adversity and overcome the bad guys. It was set in rural America ...