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Profitable Book Publishing - Book Publishing 101 for the first time author (Advanced Book Marketing)

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This book is so easy to read and easy to use as a resource. I got it in a classroom setting, but I had to come out here and tell the world how useful the product is! It defined terms that the novice wouldn't know. It gave insider advice about how not to look like a 'rank amateur' and told great stories to really drive its points home! EJ's been there and been successful. She is someone you can really learn from!

Publishing is a tough business. I have commercially published over a dozen books and lived off royalties for many years, and I learned a lot from this book! Wow, EJ - thank you!

...while you are working on your book, before and after it is finished and while you are soliciting publishers. This information isn't like what everyone else is telling you at the clubs, this information is just plain common sense and good business.

If you're a writer, you need this book!

who needed to figure out the business before they started to publish their books. This book is used as a text book for a live class on publishing. It is usually the most valued possession of the students when they leave. The people who value it the most are the people who tried to publish their books first and had difficulty. They all say, "Gosh, if I had just read this book first, I'd have saved so much money, time and tears!" Also available in Kindle for those of you who want to start reading this book on your PC right away!

EJ gives great advice to the aspiring author. She's helped dozens of first time authors complete their books and get them published - and it shows! This is a great resource!

and soon I will be a published first-time author thanks to the advice Ms. Thornton gives in this book. "Profitable Publishing" helped me with edit issues, critique input, cover design and so much more.

Contents

Foreword

Your Book is Your Baby - Treat it like one

First Time Author's Curse

Publishing is the Easy Part

Publishing Basics

Your Copyright

Other's Copyrights

Creative Rights

ISBN

Title Considerations

Trademarks

Who's Who & What's What

The Publisher

The Author

The Graphic Designer

The Illustrator

The Distributors

The Editors

The Literary Agents

The Reviewers

The Sales Force

Types of Publishing

Elements of a Publishing Contract

Commercial Publishing

Self Publishing Large Quantities

Self Publishing Digital Press

Partner Publishing

Choosing a Publisher

How to choose your publisher

Query Letters

Rejection

Extra Genre Specific Issues

Children's Book Issues

Cookbook Issues

Non-Fiction Book Issues

It's Published... Now What?

Launch It

Promote It

Publicity vs. Advertising

How to Build a Press Kit

Marketing Firms

Book Signings

Internet

"Lover" age

Promotional Materials

Radio & Television

Speaking Engagements

Creative Ideas

Networking

Your Book Project is a Business - Treat it like one

First Things First

Profitability Plan

Pricing

The Natural Progression

Companion Products

Resources

Averages & Anecdotes

Conclusion

This is a resource to read straight through and refer back to time and time again. It holds very valuable information.

So, You Want To Write A Book - Jumpstart Your Publishing Success

Combine these books together and you have a winning proposition! OMG!

I knew what I wanted to write about, but didn't know how to organize it. Thinking about the end-customer helped me do that. Then when it came to actually publishing it, this book - especially the anecdotal stories - illustrated how to get it done and do it right the first time! I've talked to so many other first-time-authors who self published who think I must've been the 'golden child' because I was able to avoid their costly mistakes!

Well worth the price of admission! Especially if you want to self publish!

needed a bit more on the e-book market. The information that was about publishing and book creation is right on because that information is timeless. I know the e-book market is growing so fast - she does address that in the other marketing books. This is a good book for the first-time author who just wants to know about publishing.Self-Publisher's Tool Box - tools any author can use to make more money (Advanced Book Marketing)

The content was very simplistic - I didn't learn anything I didn't already know. Also, the book is rife with typos and grammatical errors. That made me question the book's credibility; especially considering the topic is book publishing.