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- *** Vampires and Witches - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Carol AdlerVampires and Witches ... and Monstrous ET/Reptilian Derivatives are the subject matter of many of the fiction pieces I receive from teenagers who aspire to become professional six-digit earning Stephanie Meyer derivatives. After receiving yet another episode from a teenager whose works are ...
Views: 2972(1 vote) - ***Publishers Print Garbage to Buy Quality Books or More Garbage? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2008 from Carol AdlerDo Publishers print garbage? Do they deliberately produce toxic waste in order to raise enough money to invest in “real books” –or “is there no lid for the can” because they know this is what people are hungry to buy and eat (read)? Does the precious money raked ...
Views: 2154 - ***Include a Joint Venture in Your Book Marketing Campaign - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2008 from Carol AdlerWhen you include a joint venture in your book marketing campaign, you add value to the customer’s order without asking them to pay more for your book. Everyone loves bonuses; the word "free" is magical. It can imply specialness--WE buyers are getting a special deal. Why? Because we're here at ...
Views: 3074 - ***How to Create a Sales Campaign for Your Published Book - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2008 from Carol AdlerAfter you learn how to create a sales campaign for your published book, you can use the same strategies for selling your online and offline seminars, workshops and other special events. By adding audios and videos, testimonials from satisfied customers and other enhancements, you now have your ...
Views: 3605 - ***Create Your Own Internet Global Community - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2008 from Carol AdlerThe key to successful marketing is learning how to create your own internet community. “Community” is defined by dictionary.com as “a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.” A group of ...
Views: 2708 - ***How to Market Your Books Online - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2008 from Carol AdlerDoes anyone really know how to market your books online? Yes, and no. Almost every day a new book or another online marketing guru appears with yet another Success Formula or end-all CD or DVD, with success stories to back up their products. I’ve lost count of how many books and articles ...
Views: 2864 - ***Make Your Book-Selling Website an Information Hub - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2008 from Carol AdlerMake your book-selling website operate like a busy international airport. Fly-in traffic arrives through hyperlinks. An example of a hyperlink is the name of your web domain. My writing services domain name is ET Disclosure Time. Other “fly-in” traffic can come from: **Your newsletters that ...
Views: 4446 - ***Make Your Published Book the Hub of Your Online Business - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2008 from Carol AdlerIf you plan to make your published book the hub of your online business, you will want to have a website or web presence. On that site, in addition to answering the "W" and "H" questions (who, what, where, when, why and how), you’ll have places where visitors: Offer comments and ...
Views: 2355 - ***How to Make Your Book Your Business - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2008 from Carol Adler“How to make your book your business” may seem like an oxymoron. Whatever you write about is obviously “your business” because it’s about you: your stories and experiences and what really matters most to you. The business I’m referring to is the commercial ...
Views: 2267 - ***How To Publish A Book And Use It As The Cornerstone for Your Online Business - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2008 from Carol AdlerAlmost anyone can tell you how to publish a book but practically no one can tell you how to market it. How can that be true? The internet is glutted with marketing experts begging to show you how you can easily $ell everything from kitchen $inks to $ink cleaners. Almost daily one or more of ...
Views: 2186 - ***How To Publish A Book Book - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2008 from Carol AdlerSo you want to know how to publish a book book—no, that’s not a typo. It’s simply a way of pointing out that many published books that look and feel like books, are not. How can you tell if a book is a book? More important than answering this question is to ask another: does it really ...
Views: 1870 - ***Ebook Publishing - Oprah Loves Amazon's Kindle - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2008 from Carol AdlerEbook publishing hit media headlines on Friday, October 24, 2008 with Oprah Winfrey's endorsement of Amazon's Kindle. From Forbes.com, David M. Ewalt writes: Amazon.com's Kindle electronic book reader has been on the market for almost a year now, and by most accounts has been a pretty ...
Views: 2445 - ***How To Publish A Book Of Memoirs That Will Be Read By Someone Besides Your Favorite Aunt - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2008 from Carol AdlerYou want to know how to publish a book of memoirs that’s going to end up being a box office hit and light up your name on the marquee along with Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pierce Brosnan, Jennifer Lopez... AND... it will also make enough money to put all four grandchildren through ...
Views: 2363 - ***EBook Publishing That Gets The Buzz - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2008 from Carol AdlerEbook publishing is one of the fastest growing niches in the media industry. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, salesperson, practitioner, motivational speaker--whatever your business or career--online marketing and promotion through ebook sales and bonus freebies is one of the easiest and most ...
Views: 1991 - Book Review - The Making Of A Master, By Jeanette O'Donnal - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2008 from Carol AdlerThis is actually not a book review but more of a confession. As a professional ghostwriter, book doctor, editor and publisher, my greatest inspiration often comes from my clients. Jeanette O’Donnal came to me eight years ago through a mutual acquaintance. “Here!” Handing me a sheaf of ...
Views: 2060 - Ghostwriting Is An Art, A Craft And A Business - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2008 from Carol AdlerGhostwriting is precision work that requires much more than writing and editing skills. I like to say that in addition to being an art, it is also a craft and a business. The ghostwriter is committed to satisfying a client's wishes and needs. This commitment is probably the most important part ...
Views: 2319 - What Does A Ghostwriter Do? - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2008 from Carol AdlerIn spite of Halloween myths, a ghostwriter is a real person. In fact, the good ones have been on the planet for several years because that’s the only way they could have collected enough experience to qualify for the ambitious task of writing someone else’s books, articles and blogs. From ...
Views: 3015 - How To Write A Book You Can Be Proud Of - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2008 from Carol AdlerIf you want to know how to write a book with top selling potential, learn from the pro’s and buy a large jar of elbow grease. Place it next to your computer and use it daily! There’s a difference between elbow grease and a magic wand or your natural gift. Your talents or natural gifts resonate ...
Views: 1031 - How To Write A Book That You Don't Write - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2008 from Carol AdlerIf you want to know how to write a book that's written by someone else--i.e., a ghostwriter--make sure you know how to find a competent one, and be prepared to pay their fees. Once there was a giant ship engine that failed. The ship's owners employed one expert after another, but none of them ...
Views: 2159 - ***Book Publishers Versus Book Publishing Services - Know The Difference - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2008 from Carol AdlerBook Publishers publish books. Book Publishing Services provide all or most of the necessary steps leading to the publishing of a book. It is very important to know the difference between the two if you have written a book and plan to publish it. Ram Pramschufer, a person I highly respect for ...
Views: 1485 - ***How to Publish a Book Without Jumping off a Cliff - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2008 from Carol AdlerYou want to know how to publish a book without taking risks… yet, if you love celebrated American author Ray Bradbury’s cliff-jumping aphorism* as much as I do, and if you want to see your book in print, you’re more than ready to make that leap. *[“You’ve got to ...
Views: 1941 - ***How To Write A Book Without Using Formulas, Templates Or Cheat Sheets - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2008 from Carol AdlerWould you like to know how to write a book that’s liberated from all the “5 step/6 step/7 step/1-2-3-How-to” paint-by-the-number formulas? “But it’ll never sell if I don’t follow the rules!” cries your Critical Voice (Can you hear the fear?... Don’t you know that you’re destined for failure ...
Views: 2831 - ***Quality Book Publishers Are Professional Writers & Editors - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2008 from Carol AdlerBook Publishers cannot possibly know what it’s like to write a book unless they’ve written one themselves. How do I know that? Because I am a professional writer and a publisher. Until I completed my first book-length manuscript, I was clueless about those unavoidable labor pains! I also had ...
Views: 2115 - ***Book Publishers Bonanza - How To Choose The Right One? - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2008 from Carol AdlerGoogling for Book Publishers opens the floodgates to over 14,700,000 entries which predictably by tomorrow will have already grown by several hundred more. Browsing through the glitz of ads and special offers or strategically structured sales pages of celebrity testimonials can leave you ...
Views: 2476 - Journaling to Self-Discovery - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2008 from Carol AdlerJournaling is one of the most creative ways to heal a fragmented self. Regardless of the identified condition: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Co-dependency, Grief, Depression, Substance Abuse or some other type of addictive habit or behavior; keeping a journal and making regular entries can ...
Views: 1933(1 vote) - ***Publishing And Writing For ‘Look & Feel’ - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2008 from Carol AdlerPublishing and writing is much more than producing books and articles. It is a statement of who you are: your values, commitments and passions. Whatever you write—journalism, fiction, memoirs, children’s stories, poetry—let your work reflect the “look & feel” of who you are, why you believe ...
Views: 1130 - ***Book Printing - A Tribute to Jason Epstein - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2008 from Carol AdlerBook printing has taken a giant leap forward not only off the page and into space, but also reincarnating in digital format through an amazing automated “book making machine” known as the Espresso. Jason Epstein, former editorial director of Random House and founder and CEO of On ...
Views: 2248 - Recovering From Anorexia And Bulimia One Byte At A Time - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2008 from Carol AdlerIt is a well-known fact that both anorexia and bulimia are on the rise in societies that measure success and sexiness by physical body proportions. Both as a publisher/professional writer and certified hypnotherapist actively participating in Arizona’s Professional Hypnosis organization, ...
Views: 2442(1 vote) - ***How To Publish A Book - My Way - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2008 from Carol AdlerWith so much commercial hype about how to publish a book, I was delighted to come across an article by Jim Barnes titled "Publisher Up!" in Independent Publisher (Volume 8 - Number 7). Preceding the article is an excerpt from an essay by Jonathan Karp, editor-in-chief of Twelve, an imprint of ...
Views: 2002(2 votes) - People Pleasing Can Be An Addiction - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2008 from Carol AdlerPeople pleasing often attaches itself to substance abuse or some other form of addiction. Paradoxically, with the right counseling, it can serve as one of our most empowering wakeup calls. Recently, I received a phonecall from a man who is attempting to rebuild his business--and his life. I've ...
Views: 4802 - How To Write A Book With A Hook - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2008 from Carol AdlerWho wouldn’t want to know how to write a book that sells a million-plus copies… a book that people can’t put down until they reach the last page... leaning back with a satisfied sigh... By now, most wannabe best selling authors have already devoured the glut of “6 steps,” “7 steps,” “10 steps, ...
Views: 2447(1 vote) - ***Ebook Publishing Requires Protection From Piracy And Copyright Theft - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2008 from Carol AdlerEbook publishing faces the same issues as music and other types of downloadable products sold on the internet. How can ebooks be protected against piracy and theft? Will Ebook theft cause people to stop writing? Several months ago in an article that appeared on the internet, the Society of ...
Views: 5103(3 votes) - ***Tracing Your Roots - How A Published Book Reunited An American Family - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2008 from Carol AdlerTracing your roots can be one of the most rewarding experiences of one's life, and when the researcher is a professional writer, the project can turn out to be a published book that reunites the family clan. Dandelion author, Laurel Johnson, has written a memorable account of her ...
Views: 1922 - ***Write For Profit With A Passion And Avoid ‘Analysis Paralysis’ - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2008 from Carol AdlerYou love to write with a passion and you openly confess that you’re in love with the Muse. You’re always writing emails, letters to friends and family… you’re a great blogger and you’re always the one who’s asked to develop a newsletter because people know you’re so good at it. Writing is as ...
Views: 1785 - ***Publishing in the 21st century comes in many flavors - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2008 from Carol AdlerToday, publishing is a many-flavored “ice-cream parlor” where you can sit down and be served (traditional publishing), drive-thru for a fast pick-up (budget online self-publishing) or create your own quality combo (co-publishing, using digital production and delivery technologies). ...
Views: 1870 - ***'If only I had A Published Book...' - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2008 from Carol AdlerA published book is usually among the Top 10 items on every entrepreneur’s or professional’s Wish List. In the academic world, it's a well-known fact that publishing is a must, and in the political and entrepreneurial arenas, most leaders have learned that published books and ...
Views: 1127 - ***E-Book Publishing--Join The Revolution! - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2008 from Carol AdlerEbook publishing is the latest and most amazing addition to the global family of content-based media products. Ebooks are: Portable and readable on ebook reading devices, smart phones,PDAs and laptops Capable of being printed out, if the buyer prefers a paper version Downloadable to ebook ...
Views: 2082 - ***A Perfect Match: Internet Marketing And Digital Book Publishing - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2008 from Carol AdlerThe internet and digital book publishing seem to have been made for each other. Romance was in the air as soon as aspiring and often extremely gifted authors realized they no longer had to play the waiting game of months, sometimes years with traditional publishers. Often that game involved two ...
Views: 2171 - ***Ebook Publishing 101 - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2008 from Carol AdlerIt’s no secret that ebook publishing is rapidly transforming the media industries. Although ebooks have been around for awhile, it wasn’t until recently that technology was able to refine production and delivery technologies and re-design ebook reading devices. Hard copy Print on Demand ...
Views: 2185 - ***Ebook Publishing Tips For The ‘Virtual Writer’ - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2008 from Carol AdlerFollowing are a few ebook publishing tips for the enterprising writer who’s ready to step into the world of virtuality and start writing for the screen--no, not as in “Hollywood,” but as in PCs, laptops, PDAs, reader devices and cell phones. Ebook Types The pdf Ebook. Today, Adobe Acrobat ...
Views: 2194 - ***Choose An Online Publishing Company That Has Built-in marketing - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2008 from Carol AdlerWhen shopping for the right online publishing company, the first item to consider in addition to quality products and services, is marketing. How can that company support your marketing and promotion efforts? Possibly before now you’ve been so focused on getting your book published, you ...
Views: 1905 - ***Traditional Publishing – Pros And Cons - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2008 from Carol AdlerAsk any professional writer about the pros and cons of traditional publishing in today’s rapidly changing world and they will advise you to carefully research and stay open to other publishing options as well. Let’s say you were among the lucky ones who received acceptances from “the right” ...
Views: 3137 - ***Traditional Publishers – ‘If You Can’t Fight ’Em, Join ’Em’ - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2008 from Carol AdlerTraditional publishers were shocked, awed and dismayed by the invasion of Print on Demand and other digital production and delivery technologies. Almost overnight, “automobiles had replaced horses and buggies.” Suddenly the playing field was leveled. Independent boutique publishers could stand ...
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