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August 19, 2008
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What Writers Need to Know About Publishing
Information is important to becoming a successful author, but the key is understanding what to do with that information, how it fits with the marketplace. This book exposes the inner workings of the publishing industry and outlines everything a writer needs to know about publishing. A must read for any writer wanting to become a successful author. Click here for more details.
PowerPR CD
Put the power of PR behind your book! Now you can have the top 10 tools used by professional public relations firms to sell their authors to media outlets around the world. This CD includes ten sample documents plus nine templates including the: News Release, Pitch Letter, Media Alert, Backgrounder, Media Fact Finder, Interview Brief, Media Pitch Log, and Biography. Designed by professionals to assist you in making your pitch to the media.Click here for more details.
PowerPR Media Resources
Pitching the media with a professional format is important, reaching the right media source is essential. A list of national media sources cost thousands of dollars annually. Reaching the right person with your pitch is important. This resource list will give you the names of key media sources including the top 100 newspapers across the country—plus USA Today bonus, top 25 consumer magazines, and the top 25 broadcast outlets. All lists include contact information and circulation statistics plus this package also includes quarterly updates. Click here for more details.
What New Authors Need to Know - eBook
Learn the four ways of getting your manuscript published, how to understand your market and avoid wasting time and money. Read the stories of three writers: one who made wrong decisions, the other right decisions, and a third who failed to recognize the importance of learning how the marketplace and business works which cost her a career as a writer. 18 pages. Click here for more details.
Learn how to capitalize on the opportunities major publishers offer when they expand their seasonal list of titles. From a new series of books to a new imprint, crashing an existing list of titles or becoming a focus book, as an author you must understand what internal decisions are being made and how you can improve your chances of having a successful sale of your book. There are questions to ask and tasks you need to take to avoid being just another book on a list. 12 pages. Click here for more details.
How to Participate in Decisions With Your Publisher - eBook
The absolute worst thing an author can do is allow their publisher to make all the decisions surrounding the publication of their book. Learn how to manage your career in-house, separate yourself and your book from all the other authors, and offer recommendations that will have a positive impact on the success of your book in the marketplace. 11 pages. Click here for more details.
Behind the Scenes—From Acquisition to Publication - eBook
Walk through the steps a major New York publisher takes when acquiring the rights to publish books. Learn why decisions are made and how you might use this information to your advantage. From the day your book is acquired to the day it goes on sale, here is what goes on behind the scenes. 13 pages. Click here for more details.
There are a variety of booksellers in the traditional marketplace. Retail bookstores are only one of many markets for selling books. Discover why bookstores may not be the best place for your book. Learn more about book buyers, discounts and incentives offered by publishers, and how bestseller lists are compiled. 11 pages. Click here for more details.
Learn how to improve the distribution of your book by understanding the role of the various booksellers. You will understand how to select the right one for your book. Sending books in the right quantity to the right bookseller is the essence of distribution. Get it wrong and your book is destined to fail. Learn all there is to know about distribution, how the numbers that create distribution are developed, and what all of this has to do with you as an author. 13 pages. Click here for more details.
Arguably the most important aspect about being a successfully published author, is learning how to market your book. From identifying a market to coordinating your marketing, this is your complete marketing guide. Learn from the author's 25 years experience at marketing and selling books. Plus, as an added bonus, you will get over a dozen actual marketing plans for books published by some of the major New York publishers. 18 pages. Click here for more details.
With the purchase of -- What Writers Need to Know About Marketing & Behind the Scenes—From Acquisition to Publication, you will receive free -- The Marketplace for Selling Books. 42 pages. Click here for more details.
With the purchase of -- What Writers Need to Know About Marketing, Behind the Scenes—From Acquisition to Publication & The Marketplace for Selling Books you will receive free -- What New Authors Need to Know & Opportunites for Writers and Authors. 72 pages. Click here for more details.
This is a one-on-one 60 minute telephone consultation with Jerry D. Simmons, an expert in the field of publishing and marketing books. Getting your book published correctly and marketing your book to the right audience after you are published is crucial to success. Make the wrong decisions and you will spend thousands of dollars and years trying to get it right. Invest in yourself and your book by talking to an industry expert before you make any publishing or marketing decisions. Take the right first step, save time and money. Click here for more details.
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Put the power of PR behind your book! Now you can have the top 10 tools used by professional public relations firms to sell their authors to media outlets around the world. This CD includes ten sample documents plus nine templates including the: News Release, Pitch Letter, Media Alert, Backgrounder, Media Fact Finder, Interview Brief, Media Pitch Log, and Biography. Designed by professionals to assist you in making your pitch to the media.
