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Volume 1, Number 7 December 2006
Publisher: GoalMinds, Inc.
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Copyright 2006 GoalMinds,Inc. All rights reserved.

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In This Issue:

1. Take it from 'The Top'

2. Book Signing: Fun and Profit for Writers and Readers
by: Jo Condrill

3. Zero Cost Self Publishing and How to Get It
by: Steve Manning

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1. Top Tip:

Make New Year Resolutions that are workable.
Take time to think. Envision your future, set some
near-term goals that you can take action on immediately.
Then take the first step. Don't fool yourself into
thinking, 'I'll do it tomorrow.' You know that's the
road to unrealized dreams.

When Bennie Bough and I began to write 101 Ways to Improve
Your Communication Skills Instantly we had a deadline.
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said, 'I don't want to be thinking about this book when
I'm walking my daughter down the aisle.' Whenever we were
tempted to put anything off, we reminded ourselves of that
target date. It was a real motivator!

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you want out of life.
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2. Book Signing: Fun and Profit for Writers and Readers
By: Jo Condrill
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Have you ever walked into a bookstore when an author is
scheduled to do a book signing and found no one in the
audience? Do you shy away from autograph tables, perhaps
fearing that someone may ask you to buy a book? Consider the
other side of the equation. A book signing is an opportunity
to learn about the author and what makes a person undertake
the challenge of writing a book. If you're a reader, you can
delve into background information about the book. If you are
an aspiring author, you can learn from another author's
experiences. Every book signing is an opportunity to learn-
without obligation to buy anything.

Book signings can be held almost anywhere. Is your book
about gardening, nutrition, or money? Why not have events at
a large garden supply outlet, a spa, or a banking
institution? Are you writing about an exciting period of
music or interesting musicians? Then consider one of the big
local music stores for the seminar. On the other hand, if
you're a speaker or professional seminar leader, why not
sign your books in a nearby bookstore in addition to selling
them at the back of the room when you give your next
presentation?

To help publicize a book signing, coordinate it with a
special day, like Grandparents Day, or some topical holiday
that has special meaning in context with the subject matter
of your book. Several Internet web sites offer hundreds of
dates that you can use for a public relations opportunity.

Think of different and innovative ways to connect your book
and your ideas to something that is already scheduled to
happen in the area. For instance, if your book has anything
to do with women's health, you may tie into a local Race for
the Cure event, which supports research on breast cancer.
Or, dream up a day of your choice to publicize your book.
'Today is national TAKE CHARGE day!' Couple a book signing
with seminars or speeches you have already scheduled, a
family reunion, or other special event. Where would your
target audience likely gather? Find that place and go there!

Provide a mini-seminar on the topic of your book. Some
people in your audience may have already read it and want to
pose specific questions. Prepare comments, anecdotes, and
insights in advance. Greet your public enthusiastically and
welcome their questions.

Book signings can be exciting for writers and readers and
profitable for everyone.

Article Source: http://articlesaboutbooks.com

Jo Condrill is a professional speaker, author, and
consultant. She has conducted successful book signings
across the US, including one at the Barnes and Noble Book
Store in Rockefeller Center in New York City. 'From Book
Signing to Best Seller: An Insider's Guide to Conducting a
Successful Low-Cost Book Signing Tour,' which was coauthored
by John B. Slack, was named the 2002 Best Writer's Reference
Guide by the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association.
www.selfpublishingbooks.net


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Get in front of the reading public. The Book Signing Action
Planner will show you how. Tom and Patti Ellis have first-
hand experience in carrying off a successful, low-cost, book
signing tour. In this Planner, they lead you step by step,
day by day with scripts and blank spaces to fill in your own
details. Take the pressure off--go with the experts.
http://www.book-tour-guide.com

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3. Zero Cost Self Publishing and How to Get It
By: Steve Manning

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Self publishing can actually cost you little or nothing! In
fact, if you're paying to self-publish your book, you're
missing out on an incredibly valuable resource to make your
book a winner.

Ever heard of product placement in movies? The star walks
into the kitchen, opens the refrigerator door and pulls out
a can of Coke. The concept had it's modern beginnings when
E.T. was lured from his hiding place with Reece's Pieces.
And it reached its zenith in the movie Castaway (the whole
film could have been seen as a subtle infomercial for
FedEx). Corporations pay money for that sort of stuff. And
you can understand why. It's the equivalent of an
endorsement of the product by the star or the movie itself.

How can you do that with your self-published book? It's not
difficult. I know one author who wrote a book on business
etiquette and mentioned several specific business machines.
Before she self published the book, she went to the
manufacturer, let the director of marketing know about the
product placement and asked if they'd like to sponsor the
publication of the book. They did.

Another author wrote a romance that took place on a
wonderful Caribbean island nation. She sent the manuscript
to the director of tourism and asked if they'd like to
either sponsor the publication of the book, or buy 3,000
copies for $10,000. They chose the later, but $10,000
underwrote the entire press run of 6,000 copies. The author
got 3,000 copies of her book for free!

In each case, the author asked the sponsor or buyer for only
one condition. The self-published books the sponsors
received for their financial involvement could only be
either given away free, or sold for the full cover price.
That way, the author was never undercut on price.

Would major companies, government agencies and other large
entities really want to be involved with your self-published
book? Hey, if you take a look at the cost of advertising,
the cost of self-publishing a book is cheap! $20,000 for a
single page in a national magazine. And then you come along
and give them a promotional tool that has the legitimacy and
the integrity of a published book, at a price that's almost
insignificant when compared to their total annual budget.

These steps will make it easy for you.

Make sure your book is complete, but in manuscript form.

Make a list of 20 companies that could benefit from the
topic, direction, setting, entertainment value, or
information your book has. Make one copy of your manuscript
and insert specific product placement throughout the book.
By product placement, I mean specific products, or specific
strategies that some companies use, or locations, or
whatever you think puts the idea of the product before the
reader.

Article Source: http://articlesaboutbooks.com

Steve Manning is a master writer showing thousands of people
how they can write their book faster than they ever thought
possible. Here's your free Special Report,
www.WriteABookNow.com/main.html


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