Free Publishing Your Book webinar (and a social media live event)

Thought I’d share this note I just got, about a free webinar for those writing books. I don’t have much more info than this, but these folks usually provide good content. Here is what they wrote: Lunch & Learn Webinar – 10/23 – Publishing Your Book – Tips from the Trenches If you are in [...]

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Cover Story: A mini-doc on book covers

Eliana of the Boulder Design Group shared this video with me. I loved it and thought it might be of interest to some of you: After all, a main marketing tool for any new book is its cover. This series, being put together by Barnes and Nobles, offers a look into the designing of book [...]

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Is this guy trying to control you?

MindControlMarketing.com: How Everyday People are Using Forbidden Mind Control Psychology and Ruthless Military Tactics to Make Millions Online I received this email about Mind Control Marketing (a book that the author pulled off the shelves, when it originally came out) and I hesitated mentioning it on this site. After all, I don’t like the idea [...]

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Blogger Gets Book Deal

Someone directed me to this very interesting New York Times article and I had to share it with you: Why Blog? Reason No. 92: Book Deal It talks about how a blogger got a VERY big advance on a book deal. See it does happen! As for the article, I especially liked the following line [...]

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The Irresistible Offer

Whether you are an author (presenting a book to a publisher), a musician (trying to book a gig), an artist (approaching a gallery), even a mom (getting the kids to sleep) you need to be able to capture people’s attention immediately, to get them interested in your irresistible offer. One of my marketing mentors is [...]

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