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by Dorothy Thompson - 2006-12-12
One of the questions I get from writers who have never written an eBook for the sole purpose of self-publishing is, "How would you promote a self-published eBook? Where would you even begin?"Many wri...
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by Kevin D Browne - 2006-12-11
What's a book piece? You don't know? Wait, don't you spend every waking minute of your life thinking about book pieces?Creative do. Because their careers DEPEND on them.A book piece is simply a 'keepe...
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by David Carter - 2006-12-10
The slushpiles in publishers' offices are higher than ever before, worse than that, they are getting taller by the day, and if you hope to avoid them, you have to grab the publisher's or agent's atten...
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by Marv Lincoln - 2006-12-08
Congratulations! You are now a published author, thanks to the modern miracle called self-publishing. You did everything right to get it done. You hold your first book in your hands with a sense of...
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by Roslyn Motter - 2006-12-08
Phew! I have just finished writing my eighteenth manuscript in a series of children's adventure books. What a triumph of mind over matter!I published my first three books in October, and being self-pu...
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by Colin Ingram - 2006-12-07
As you probably already know, it has become increasingly hard-in fact, almost impossible-for new authors to have their books published by a major publisher. There are many reasons for this, but foremo...
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by Colin Ingram - 2006-12-07
This is a true story. Samuel Siemens stopped by my publishing office one day, complaining bitterly. "I've been fooling around for a solid week, trying to work up an outline for my book! But every time...
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by Colin Ingram - 2006-12-07
At one time, nonfiction writing simply meant conveying information. That has changed. We are all so inundated with information these days that effective communication has, of necessity, become somethi...
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by Colin Ingram - 2006-12-07
Publishers sometimes mention the enticement package when talking about a book's marketability. What this refers to is the impact from the combination of cover design, title, subtitle, back cover text,...
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by Angel Abdulnor - 2006-12-07
Board books are often a child's first introduction to the world of print. Designed with infants and toddlers in mind, these specialty children's books are chunky, with thick, study pages perfect for a...
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by Angel Abdulnor - 2006-12-07
Religious books are a general term that covers many books from any religion that has a book published on a train of thought that originates with that particular philosophy. Usually at first glance the...
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by Angel Abdulnor - 2006-12-07
Trade paperbacks are, perhaps, among the most popular books sold today. Since they are often sold at a lower cost than hazrd cover books, they are often available at a wider variety of stores.Many bo...
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by Colin Ingram - 2006-12-07
In the early days of book publishing most submissions were judged and accepted on the basis of literary merit. While they even then needed to make a profit to stay in business, publishers were proud o...
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by Steve Manning - 2006-12-02
Ask any literary agent what they're interested in and they'll tell you, without a doubt, literary quality. That's what they want. They're looking for high-quality writing. That's their story and they'...
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by Steve Manning - 2006-12-02
Your writing circle can be your key to publishing your book with a commercial publisher. In fact, it can open up all the doors you could ever want in the publishing world.Here's how you do it. A writi...
