Profitable Book Publishing - Publishing 101 for the first-time author [Paperback]

EJ Thornton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2003

Do you want to publish a book? Then you need to know what is in this one!

URGENTLY RECOMMENDED READING...This is the best advice a first time author; could ever get about publishing their book!

EJ Thornton opened her publishing business in an effort to help authors navigate the book publishing process, never forgetting what she went through originally to publish Angel On Board.

Inexperience is the real first-time author's curse.

Education is the key to success for first-time authors. Learning the publisher's perspective helps authors make much more effective publishing decisions. That is the goal of this book!

In addition to this textbook, EJ Thornton has authored many books including her first novel Angel On Board, the children's book I Have A Secret, Do I Keep It, and the non-fiction series Revenue Beyond... Secrets to Creating Passive Income and becoming financially free and Accelerated Book Marketing.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A good general overview of book publishing with good direction on how to get started - all wrapped up in an action plan! --Joseph, teacher

An urgently recommended read. The best advice a first-time author could get. --Scott Degraffenried, author N.U.D.E. Model

Profitable Book Publishing helped me figure out who to hire, when to hire them and what I really needed when it came to publishing my book. I'm so grateful I found it because it literally saved me thousands of dollars and a couple of rank amateur mistakes that would have been dreadfully embarrassing. --Sparkle Phillips, author Finding Your Soul Mate --Sparkle Phillips, author Finding Your Soul Mate

An urgently recommended read.

The best advice a first-time author could get. --Scott Degraffenried, author N.U.D.E. Model

Profitable Book Publishing helped me figure out who to hire, when to hire them and what I really needed when it came to publishing my book. I'm so grateful I found it because it literally saved me thousands of dollars and a couple of rank amateur mistakes that would have been dreadfully embarrassing. --Sparkle Phillips, author How to Meet the Man of your Dreams

About the Author

EJ Thornton has published 8 of her own books and her company Books To Believe In has published hundreds of books and she helped hundreds more first-time authors publish their book their way.

She teaches the publishing business and brings in both the author and publisher perspective to round out the new author's education. Her first book 'Angel On Board' has sold thousands of copies in the US alone.

Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Thornton Publishing Inc. (August 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932344500
• ISBN-13: 978-1932344509
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,533,984 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

EJ Thornton's first novel Angel On Board started her on career as an author, but what she didn't know at the time is that it also started her career as a publisher.

Frustrated with the publishing options available for a first-time author, EJ set out to create a publishing business that worked for the first-time author's book and all their subsequent books.

Authoring other such titles as Accelerated Book Marketing, Profitable Book Publishing, Revenue Beyond Royalties and How to Write the Feel-Good Book of the Year, EJ teaches other authors how to get their books in print and how to get them sold. The beauty of these books is they are written by a publisher, with a vast array of experience both writing and publishing fiction, non-fiction, children's books, poetry and self-help books.

Other books EJ Thornton has written include, Secrets to Creating Passive Income, its Kindle spin off 7 Easy Ways to Make Everyday a Payday. These books contain practical advice she first implemented for her authors, and expanded to include anyone who wanted to make some extra money to work towards their own Financial Freedom.

Her only children's book is a great hit and it is called, "I Have a Secret, Do I Keep It?"

EJ has co-authored several books with her husband John Clark Craig who is a prolific author in his own right - the most fun and frivolous one of these is Spirit Mound, the first book in a series titled Aliens in American History.

EJ and her publishing company Books To Believe In have published over 250 books, many of which are listed here on Amazon.com and many published directly and exclusively to the Kindle platform - just search on "Books To Believe In" and see some of the great projects her expertise has helped bring to the reading public!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a resource!!!, June 7, 2005

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Angel Appreciator "AA" (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Profitable Book Publishing - Publishing 101 for the first-time author (Paperback)

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!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to present this publishing your book information..., February 11, 2006

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John Clark Craig "author of Sun Position - Hi... (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Profitable Book Publishing - Publishing 101 for the first-time author (Paperback)

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!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable book publishing information - keep this book by your side..., February 15, 2006

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Chica "Go BSU Broncos!!!" (Boise, Idaho) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Profitable Book Publishing - Publishing 101 for the first-time author (Paperback)

...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!