By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Angelika_Droulias]Angelika Droulias
I've always aspired to be a traditional, published author. Yet here I am, supporting the opposition. Obviously I never got published, nor am I still pursuing to. I am no J.K Rowling, nor will I ever be; something I have finally come to terms with! But I now know a bigger and better secret to successful and -above all- PROFITABLE writing: eBooks!
The eBook market, in case you haven't noticed, is currently thriving. EBook sales have grown rapidly since the first quarter of 2010, jumping from just 1.5% of total US book sales in 2009 to 5%! Today, the eBook market is challenging the traditional publishing market and the percentage rate of sales is rising. A large contribution to this is definitely made by the renown "Reader" hardware (Kindle, Nook, i-Pad) that more and more consumers are finding hard to live without due to its accessibility, convenience and hi-tech performance.
Subsequently, online entrepreneurs, businesspeople, coaches and gurus are making a lot of income by enhancing the eBook option. Not only is this merely another traffic trick for their sites, but they get 100% profit out of it, since there is no publisher hovering over their product to collect the largest piece of the pie called "commission".
And it's not just the business-minded who have seen through the eBook trick, but simple everyday people, like Jack who wanted to write a book about his hobby flyfishing, and Maria who came up with the eBook topic of home remedies to fight hay fever. And THESE are subjects that get massive searches on Google per month, which only verifies that you don't have to be an expert to write an eBook.
So, if you're proficient in writing, like myself, composing an eBook won't be much of a problem for you. It will basically boil down to you finding the time to write it! But what about those of you who haven't got a knack for writing, researching and perfectly balancing and performing amongst syntax, grammar and punctuation rules?
Non writers -and here's the newsflash- can still make a heck of a lot of money WITHOUT WRITING! There are various methods for tapping into this.
Affiliate marketing, which is basically promoting someone else's eBook, is a good start for most (not to mention the commission, which is usually more than 60%). Clickbank.com and Payloadz.com are two of the most prestigious eBook marketplaces which offer this kind of affiliate service.
Want to make and market your own product and see your name on the front cover? Hook up with a freelance writer who will do all the work for you. In this case, you would have to pay this person per word or page, but you can also offer a fixed rate. Most contractors don't offer extreme rates for eBook writing, but even if they do, it's no big deal if you think of how much income you'll be making on autopilot once the book is complete. To find a person to write the eBook for you, just register to Craiglist.com or Odesk.com, and place your ad there. A lot of applicants will be lining up for the job from day one!
The last way to write an eBook is just resorting to plain and simple research. For instance, if your book is going to be about buying stocks online, then you'll have to research the various methods, sites and even your own secrets to buying stocks. You'll have to elaborate on how the stock market works, the ups and downs, the tricks and traps. But the length of your eBook is entirely up to you. The shorter the content, the easier it will be for the reader to get your point and follow your advice. Remember, this is an eBook, a book read in electronic format, so lengthy eBooks do tend to be less popular.
So what do you do once the book is written? Downloading software to create a cover for your book along with pdf creators (like Adobe Acrobat) is a great solution for anyone desiring simple, template-based graphic design.
For a more professional looking eBook, you'll have to find a graphic designer, which can be quite pricey but often well worth it. Lulu.com can offer several publishing packages for your eBook inside-out, but you can also find cheaper eBook production services like rel=nofollow [http://www.ebookseazy.com]EbooksEazy.com.
See? Not as difficult as you may have initially thought, right?
Angie Droulias
Author, Designer, Linguist
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Ebooks-REALLY-Sell!-How-To-Write-Your-Own&id=6749040] Ebooks REALLY Sell! How To Write Your Own
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
How to Publish in EBook or Paperback Formats
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Michael_E_Sedgwick]Michael E Sedgwick
1. Many people-perhaps a majority-do not have the grammar, punctuation or word usage skills to write a publishable book without some need for education, practice and help from a professional editor, professional writer, or experienced English teacher. Although MS Word's AutoCorrect tool has improved in recent years, it does not tell you if you have used the appropriate word. For any writer, it is essential to have a good dictionary. Assuming you intend to publish in the United States, Webster's Collegiate Dictionary or the New Oxford American Dictionary would fill the need. For publishing in the United Kingdom, choose the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. In addition to a good dictionary, a reference book on grammar/style is indispensable. The classical Elements of Style by Strunk and White, Woe is I by Patricia O'Conner, and Grammatically Correct by Anne Stilman would form a good reference foundation. For guidance on the trickier aspects of style, choose either The Chicago Manual of Style from The University of Chicago Press or Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law from The Associated Press. Some publishers and writing authorities prefer the first of these manuals while others favor the second. Whichever handbook you choose, adhere to it; in other words, do not mix the two style approaches.
2. If you feel what you have written is interesting enough to be published, you will probably need to have it professionally edited unless you are very good at self-editing or have a friend who is capable of doing so and can be trusted to be objective and brutally honest. To proofread thoroughly what you have written on the computer, you should print the document. The printed document reveals flaws that you missed on the computer monitor. This is a well-proven fact. After reading the manuscript many times during the writing and editing, you will become so familiar with the contents that you will read what should be there rather than what is actually there. Having one or more other persons dedicated to the task is a better option. Again, if you wish to pass up the need for a professional editor, you must be a writer capable of good syntax as well as one who avoids punctuation and other grammatical errors. This skill may come over time by reading good books and employing plenty of practice in the art of good writing.
3. Professional editors usually provide proofreading, line editing and substantive editing, each being progressively more detailed and rigorous. Proofreading costs run between $0.02 and $0.05 per word. Line editing costs more than proofreading, but a manuscript with structural errors won't get past a literary agent or publisher. For a manuscript that needs complete revision, substantive editing can cost as much as $0.15 per word. In the last instance, the editing charge for a typical novel running to 100,000 words could be prohibitive.
4. After editing, you need to find an agent who will seek a publisher interested in your book. Alternatively, you can approach small publishers directly. Publishing can cost between $2,000 and $5,000 depending on whether your publisher is a small independent one or a New York giant and whether you are required to share the costs.
The alternative to taking your manuscript to a publisher is to self-publish and you can do so in either eBook, or printed paperback format, or both. The eBook format's popularity is growing at an exponential rate and has forced the curtailment of printed book sales in many locations, including the closure of large, national bookstores. Before proceeding with self-publishing you will need to obtain an ISBN (International Standard Book Number). Also, consider the artwork you would like to use on the cover of your eBook. You may be sufficiently talented in the use of Adobe Photoshop or similar software to produce your own. Both ISBN and book cover artwork can be provided by Firebird Media Management (see later reference).
To make a manuscript ready for eBook publishing, one must format it and the type of format needed depends on the seller e.g. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Apple iTunes. Amazon has made available a Kindle article titled Publish on Amazon Kindle with the Digital Text Platform (DTP). The article provides a very clear guide on how to proceed with having your book published as an electronic book.
Accounts based in the United States must enter Name, Address, Payment Method, Business Type and either a Social Security Number, Tax Identification number, or an Employer ID Number. Accounts based outside the United States must enter Name and Address.
To prepare your text for uploading to Amazon DTP, you should convert it to a single.html file. One can save manuscripts written in Microsoft Word as an.html file by using the Save As command, selecting the Other Formats button and choosing Web Page from the drop-down menu.
You are now ready to begin the first step in preparing your title for digital publication on the Kindle Store. Click on the Bookshelf tab in DTP to begin.
Signe Nichols at rel=nofollow [http://www.firebirdmediamanagement.com/]www.FirebirdMediaManagement.com previously referenced, will format your manuscript for Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple iTunes electronic books for a modest charge as well as provide an ISBN and book cover artwork, if needed.
6. Many people still prefer printed books and one can meet this demand by publishing in paperback format at very little expense through CreateSpace.com, a subsidiary of Amazon. After logging into the site, create an account, upload your file in PDF format and use their free online tools to produce a paperback in a wide choice of sizes. You can use the same artwork for your book cover that you used for your eBook, or you can select something suitable from the site's artwork offerings. The cost to produce a proof book via their print-on-demand process is less than $5 plus shipping cost. If you choose to do so, you may then have your book sold on Amazon.com. CreateSpace will arrange for the production and shipping of books as customer demand arises at Amazon.com. Nothing could be simpler. Naturally, you can purchase your book from CreateSpace for less than $5 per copy and sell it yourself.
7. Now that you have your book published in one or two formats, you have the task of marketing it. The first thing you should know is that no matter how hard you work at writing your book, the effort needed to publish and market it is much greater, and not always as much fun. The self-published author does not have the marketing or promotional support of a publisher and must undertake those activities him or herself.
The marketing activity is a whole field of enterprise on its own. National bookstores such as Barnes & Noble will not be interested to sell books by an author who self-publishes. Sales success is possible through small, independent bookstores, though public libraries, and to writers clubs and religious groups. There are many organizations online willing to promote your books at a price. A standard marketing tool, however, is your own website. Many hosting sites (such as GoDaddy.com) can provide a suitable domain name for you and offer a variety of stencils from which to design your website. You may find such stencils limit the layout of the site you have in mind and you may decide to create your website from scratch. Doing so will take education, patience and perseverance. Probably, the most powerful software tool for this job is Expressions Web 4 from Microsoft. Use of this software is definitely not intuitive but help from teaching tools such as that created by Kelly Lucas is available. At her website rel=nofollow [http://www.expression-web-tutorial.com/]http://www.expression-web-tutorial.com/,for a very modest price, one can purchase a comprehensive video class on three DVDs detailing the use of Expressions Web 4 and HTML5.
8. One may also choose to use one of the online social networking tools such as Facebook to help promote a book. One should use every opportunity when meeting groups of people to promote one's book. Bookmarks and business cards are valuable tools for reminding others of your product after you have parted. If you are of the Do-It-Yourself disposition, you can create a sheet of four or five bookmarks using Microsoft Word. Select the Columns command under the Page Layout tab and choose either four or five columns depending on the bookmark width you desire. Office Depot provides a service to laminate the page with thin poly on both sides and cut the sheets into individual bookmarks. You need to be careful in selecting the exact width of columns in MS Word in order to produce uniform bookmark widths, a factor even more important when creating 2-sided bookmarks to avoid misalignment.
9. There is a variety of tools to assist you in measuring the effectiveness of your website in reaching potential customers. The web hosting organization will normally provide statistics on the number of hits, pages read etc. for a functioning website. In addition, Google Analytics can help with website optimization and Google Adwords is a unique method of advertising keywords that describe your book.
10. A large number of books hit the marketplace every day and the competition is intense, so be aware of this fact before launching into publishing in either eBook or printed page.
The purpose of this article is to give someone new to writing an article or novel suggestions for ensuring the material is worthy of publishing and to give consideration to self-publishing in either ebook or paperback formats, or both. The information given was used by the author to publish his own two books "Bramdean" and "Of Heaven & Earth" and promote them with a self-designed website http://www.authormichaelsedgwick.com
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?How-to-Publish-in-EBook-or-Paperback-Formats&id=6708396] How to Publish in EBook or Paperback Formats
1. Many people-perhaps a majority-do not have the grammar, punctuation or word usage skills to write a publishable book without some need for education, practice and help from a professional editor, professional writer, or experienced English teacher. Although MS Word's AutoCorrect tool has improved in recent years, it does not tell you if you have used the appropriate word. For any writer, it is essential to have a good dictionary. Assuming you intend to publish in the United States, Webster's Collegiate Dictionary or the New Oxford American Dictionary would fill the need. For publishing in the United Kingdom, choose the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. In addition to a good dictionary, a reference book on grammar/style is indispensable. The classical Elements of Style by Strunk and White, Woe is I by Patricia O'Conner, and Grammatically Correct by Anne Stilman would form a good reference foundation. For guidance on the trickier aspects of style, choose either The Chicago Manual of Style from The University of Chicago Press or Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law from The Associated Press. Some publishers and writing authorities prefer the first of these manuals while others favor the second. Whichever handbook you choose, adhere to it; in other words, do not mix the two style approaches.
2. If you feel what you have written is interesting enough to be published, you will probably need to have it professionally edited unless you are very good at self-editing or have a friend who is capable of doing so and can be trusted to be objective and brutally honest. To proofread thoroughly what you have written on the computer, you should print the document. The printed document reveals flaws that you missed on the computer monitor. This is a well-proven fact. After reading the manuscript many times during the writing and editing, you will become so familiar with the contents that you will read what should be there rather than what is actually there. Having one or more other persons dedicated to the task is a better option. Again, if you wish to pass up the need for a professional editor, you must be a writer capable of good syntax as well as one who avoids punctuation and other grammatical errors. This skill may come over time by reading good books and employing plenty of practice in the art of good writing.
3. Professional editors usually provide proofreading, line editing and substantive editing, each being progressively more detailed and rigorous. Proofreading costs run between $0.02 and $0.05 per word. Line editing costs more than proofreading, but a manuscript with structural errors won't get past a literary agent or publisher. For a manuscript that needs complete revision, substantive editing can cost as much as $0.15 per word. In the last instance, the editing charge for a typical novel running to 100,000 words could be prohibitive.
4. After editing, you need to find an agent who will seek a publisher interested in your book. Alternatively, you can approach small publishers directly. Publishing can cost between $2,000 and $5,000 depending on whether your publisher is a small independent one or a New York giant and whether you are required to share the costs.
The alternative to taking your manuscript to a publisher is to self-publish and you can do so in either eBook, or printed paperback format, or both. The eBook format's popularity is growing at an exponential rate and has forced the curtailment of printed book sales in many locations, including the closure of large, national bookstores. Before proceeding with self-publishing you will need to obtain an ISBN (International Standard Book Number). Also, consider the artwork you would like to use on the cover of your eBook. You may be sufficiently talented in the use of Adobe Photoshop or similar software to produce your own. Both ISBN and book cover artwork can be provided by Firebird Media Management (see later reference).
To make a manuscript ready for eBook publishing, one must format it and the type of format needed depends on the seller e.g. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Apple iTunes. Amazon has made available a Kindle article titled Publish on Amazon Kindle with the Digital Text Platform (DTP). The article provides a very clear guide on how to proceed with having your book published as an electronic book.
Accounts based in the United States must enter Name, Address, Payment Method, Business Type and either a Social Security Number, Tax Identification number, or an Employer ID Number. Accounts based outside the United States must enter Name and Address.
To prepare your text for uploading to Amazon DTP, you should convert it to a single.html file. One can save manuscripts written in Microsoft Word as an.html file by using the Save As command, selecting the Other Formats button and choosing Web Page from the drop-down menu.
You are now ready to begin the first step in preparing your title for digital publication on the Kindle Store. Click on the Bookshelf tab in DTP to begin.
Signe Nichols at rel=nofollow [http://www.firebirdmediamanagement.com/]www.FirebirdMediaManagement.com previously referenced, will format your manuscript for Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple iTunes electronic books for a modest charge as well as provide an ISBN and book cover artwork, if needed.
6. Many people still prefer printed books and one can meet this demand by publishing in paperback format at very little expense through CreateSpace.com, a subsidiary of Amazon. After logging into the site, create an account, upload your file in PDF format and use their free online tools to produce a paperback in a wide choice of sizes. You can use the same artwork for your book cover that you used for your eBook, or you can select something suitable from the site's artwork offerings. The cost to produce a proof book via their print-on-demand process is less than $5 plus shipping cost. If you choose to do so, you may then have your book sold on Amazon.com. CreateSpace will arrange for the production and shipping of books as customer demand arises at Amazon.com. Nothing could be simpler. Naturally, you can purchase your book from CreateSpace for less than $5 per copy and sell it yourself.
7. Now that you have your book published in one or two formats, you have the task of marketing it. The first thing you should know is that no matter how hard you work at writing your book, the effort needed to publish and market it is much greater, and not always as much fun. The self-published author does not have the marketing or promotional support of a publisher and must undertake those activities him or herself.
The marketing activity is a whole field of enterprise on its own. National bookstores such as Barnes & Noble will not be interested to sell books by an author who self-publishes. Sales success is possible through small, independent bookstores, though public libraries, and to writers clubs and religious groups. There are many organizations online willing to promote your books at a price. A standard marketing tool, however, is your own website. Many hosting sites (such as GoDaddy.com) can provide a suitable domain name for you and offer a variety of stencils from which to design your website. You may find such stencils limit the layout of the site you have in mind and you may decide to create your website from scratch. Doing so will take education, patience and perseverance. Probably, the most powerful software tool for this job is Expressions Web 4 from Microsoft. Use of this software is definitely not intuitive but help from teaching tools such as that created by Kelly Lucas is available. At her website rel=nofollow [http://www.expression-web-tutorial.com/]http://www.expression-web-tutorial.com/,for a very modest price, one can purchase a comprehensive video class on three DVDs detailing the use of Expressions Web 4 and HTML5.
8. One may also choose to use one of the online social networking tools such as Facebook to help promote a book. One should use every opportunity when meeting groups of people to promote one's book. Bookmarks and business cards are valuable tools for reminding others of your product after you have parted. If you are of the Do-It-Yourself disposition, you can create a sheet of four or five bookmarks using Microsoft Word. Select the Columns command under the Page Layout tab and choose either four or five columns depending on the bookmark width you desire. Office Depot provides a service to laminate the page with thin poly on both sides and cut the sheets into individual bookmarks. You need to be careful in selecting the exact width of columns in MS Word in order to produce uniform bookmark widths, a factor even more important when creating 2-sided bookmarks to avoid misalignment.
9. There is a variety of tools to assist you in measuring the effectiveness of your website in reaching potential customers. The web hosting organization will normally provide statistics on the number of hits, pages read etc. for a functioning website. In addition, Google Analytics can help with website optimization and Google Adwords is a unique method of advertising keywords that describe your book.
10. A large number of books hit the marketplace every day and the competition is intense, so be aware of this fact before launching into publishing in either eBook or printed page.
The purpose of this article is to give someone new to writing an article or novel suggestions for ensuring the material is worthy of publishing and to give consideration to self-publishing in either ebook or paperback formats, or both. The information given was used by the author to publish his own two books "Bramdean" and "Of Heaven & Earth" and promote them with a self-designed website http://www.authormichaelsedgwick.com
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?How-to-Publish-in-EBook-or-Paperback-Formats&id=6708396] How to Publish in EBook or Paperback Formats
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Lessons From Napoleon Hill for a Million-Dollar Book Title
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Marcia_Yudkin]Marcia Yudkin
Long ago, pioneering self-help author Napoleon Hill was struggling to name his forthcoming book. Neither he nor the publisher were satisfied with their tentative title, The Thirteen Steps to Riches. Although Hill had thought up more than 500 other titles, they simply didn't have a title worthy of the book.
Finally the publisher got impatient and called up Hill. "If you can't think of anything better by tomorrow, we're going to go with 'Use Your Noodle and Get the Boodle,'" he said. When he went to bed that night, Napoleon Hill was determined to have a better title by the next day.
In the wee hours of the morning, Hill awakened certain that he had a winner: Think and Grow Rich. He woke up the publisher with a phone call, and the publisher too agreed that this was the million-dollar title they had been aiming for. Since its first publication in 1937, Hill's masterpiece has sold more than 60 million copies around the world. Who knows how many copies Use Your Noodle and Get the Boodle might have sold!
I'd like to pull four important points about book titles from this story.
First, it often takes lots of effort before you arrive at the ideal book title you are seeking. Inexperienced brainstormers usually stop too soon, before the best ideas come out. When you are working on a book title, be sure to write down each idea and each fragment of an idea. Keep going, in several different sessions if need be, until you have at least a hundred possible titles in your notes.
Second, bring other people into the process if you can, because every mind has a different set of associations and connections. Hill would probably never have thought up Use Your Noodle and Get the Boodle, himself. Sometimes authors get perfect title ideas from children, teens, friends and colleagues who don't even know much about their topic.
Third, dreadful ideas may lead to wonderful ones. Did you notice the strong resemblance between the publisher's terrible book title and Hill's eventual terrific one? Don't edit your ideas while you are brainstorming. Jot down even ideas that are completely inappropriate. Consider whether options that make everyone cringe might have some creativity in them that you can capitalize on and improve.
And last, it's essential to know how to recognize the title that is precisely what you are looking for. Hill was searching for something simple and catchy, yet dignified. His winning title put together four ordinary, one-syllable words in a resonant phrase that people still love to repeat today. When I teach the process of generating company names, tag lines and book titles, I emphasize the importance of identifying goals, audiences and preferences so as to draw up a list of specific criteria for the naming project at hand. Without a list of criteria, you are in the position of waiting for a lightning bolt from heaven and may have a hard time recognizing it when it flashes in your consciousness.
Use these tips to produce a wealth of options, then select the book title that gets the job done best.
Here's hoping you go on to think up a one-in-a-million name - and like Napoleon Hill, you see it make you a millionaire many times over.
Marcia Yudkin is Head Stork of Named At Last, a company that brainstorms catchy tag lines, company names, product names and book titles according to the client's criteria. For a systematic process of coming up with a compelling new name or tag line, download a free copy of "19 Steps to the Perfect Company Name, Product Name or Tag Line" at [http://www.namedatlast.com/19steps.htm]http://www.namedatlast.com/19steps.htm.
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Lessons-From-Napoleon-Hill-for-a-Million-Dollar-Book-Title&id=6762589] Lessons From Napoleon Hill for a Million-Dollar Book Title
Long ago, pioneering self-help author Napoleon Hill was struggling to name his forthcoming book. Neither he nor the publisher were satisfied with their tentative title, The Thirteen Steps to Riches. Although Hill had thought up more than 500 other titles, they simply didn't have a title worthy of the book.
Finally the publisher got impatient and called up Hill. "If you can't think of anything better by tomorrow, we're going to go with 'Use Your Noodle and Get the Boodle,'" he said. When he went to bed that night, Napoleon Hill was determined to have a better title by the next day.
In the wee hours of the morning, Hill awakened certain that he had a winner: Think and Grow Rich. He woke up the publisher with a phone call, and the publisher too agreed that this was the million-dollar title they had been aiming for. Since its first publication in 1937, Hill's masterpiece has sold more than 60 million copies around the world. Who knows how many copies Use Your Noodle and Get the Boodle might have sold!
I'd like to pull four important points about book titles from this story.
First, it often takes lots of effort before you arrive at the ideal book title you are seeking. Inexperienced brainstormers usually stop too soon, before the best ideas come out. When you are working on a book title, be sure to write down each idea and each fragment of an idea. Keep going, in several different sessions if need be, until you have at least a hundred possible titles in your notes.
Second, bring other people into the process if you can, because every mind has a different set of associations and connections. Hill would probably never have thought up Use Your Noodle and Get the Boodle, himself. Sometimes authors get perfect title ideas from children, teens, friends and colleagues who don't even know much about their topic.
Third, dreadful ideas may lead to wonderful ones. Did you notice the strong resemblance between the publisher's terrible book title and Hill's eventual terrific one? Don't edit your ideas while you are brainstorming. Jot down even ideas that are completely inappropriate. Consider whether options that make everyone cringe might have some creativity in them that you can capitalize on and improve.
And last, it's essential to know how to recognize the title that is precisely what you are looking for. Hill was searching for something simple and catchy, yet dignified. His winning title put together four ordinary, one-syllable words in a resonant phrase that people still love to repeat today. When I teach the process of generating company names, tag lines and book titles, I emphasize the importance of identifying goals, audiences and preferences so as to draw up a list of specific criteria for the naming project at hand. Without a list of criteria, you are in the position of waiting for a lightning bolt from heaven and may have a hard time recognizing it when it flashes in your consciousness.
Use these tips to produce a wealth of options, then select the book title that gets the job done best.
Here's hoping you go on to think up a one-in-a-million name - and like Napoleon Hill, you see it make you a millionaire many times over.
Marcia Yudkin is Head Stork of Named At Last, a company that brainstorms catchy tag lines, company names, product names and book titles according to the client's criteria. For a systematic process of coming up with a compelling new name or tag line, download a free copy of "19 Steps to the Perfect Company Name, Product Name or Tag Line" at [http://www.namedatlast.com/19steps.htm]http://www.namedatlast.com/19steps.htm.
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Lessons-From-Napoleon-Hill-for-a-Million-Dollar-Book-Title&id=6762589] Lessons From Napoleon Hill for a Million-Dollar Book Title
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Prepare for Publishing Success: Eight Criteria to Consider When Working on Your Book Title
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Marcia_Yudkin]Marcia Yudkin
It's a huge and common mistake to fiddle around with possible book titles and expect a bolt of lightning to hit when you finally spot "the one." Often the one you fall in love with is the title no one else understands - or worse, gives entirely the wrong impression of the book. On the other hand, sometimes a million-dollar title needs to grow on you.
For those reasons, before you start brainstorming for your book title I strongly recommend you set aside some time to create a list of criteria, the qualities the best title for this particular book needs to have. Use the following rundown and commentary to create your own unique list of what you want and need in a title.
Factor #1: Audience
Is the wording of your title going to click with the intended audience of the book? I've seen instances where an expert overestimated his/her audience's familiarity with a key term and used a title that had great appeal for specialists but not for folks in his actual customer base. If in doubt, find out whether or not folks in your target market understand the words in your title that you assume they will.
Factor #2: Tone
Is the tone of a possible title light-hearted where it should be serious or vice versa? Does it sound like a popular book where it should sound academic or vice versa? Might it sound to some people like you are advocating something that you're actually against? Does the tone of the title make it sound like the book is for young readers when it's for adults, or vice versa? Wherever the tone is wrong, eliminate those options from your list or change them so the tone is right.
Factor #3: Differentiation
You can't always know the titles of similar books that are in the publishing pipeline, but you can research books that are already published or officially announced for publication. Is there an existing book whose title could be easily confused with yours or worse, is identical? Book titles can't be copyright protected, but it's neither to your advantage nor to theirs for such confusion to take place.
Factor #4: Legal
Eliminate any title options that might get you into legal trouble. Are you making any kind of promise that you can't thoroughly back up? For example, if created a title like The Rheumatoid Arthritis Cure, you open yourself to much more stringent legal scrutiny than if you called the book Overcome Rheumatoid Arthritis or RA: Natural Relief. Beware also about infringing on trademarks. For example, American Express holds a trademark on the phrase "Don't Leave Home Without It," so you could count on legal action if you used that as your book title.
Factor #5: Fits a Series
Is there even the slightest chance you might end up writing a series of related books, not just one? If so, then you are better off choosing a title that lends itself to a series. For example, the title Locavore Adventures could easily be followed up by More Locavore Adventures, and if needed by Further Locavore Adventures, Even More Locavore Adventures and a few more titles in that vein. It's harder to see how to do that with the title Plenty: Eating Locally on the 100-Mile Diet, which is on pretty much the same topic.
Factor #6: Connotations
Unless you're deliberately hoping to cause offense, think carefully about whether your top titles might have any unwanted connotations or double meanings or provoke protests because of ethnic, gender, disability or other slurs. If so, cut those from the running.
Factor #7: Keywords for SEO
Don't forget to give some thought to keywords that would be helpful to have in the title from a search engine optimization point of view. These may be in the subtitle rather than in the main part of the title. Including keywords in the title or subtitle will definitely help your book come up in search engine searches and help strangers discover your book.
Factor #8: Brevity
Finally, examine your surviving titles and make sure they are as concise and clear as possible. Eliminate any extra verbiage and tighten it up as if you have to pay for every letter on the cover. Chances are, you then have a winner!
Marcia Yudkin is Head Stork of Named At Last, a company that brainstorms catchy tag lines, company names, product names and book titles according to the client's criteria. For a systematic process of coming up with a compelling new name or tag line, download a free copy of "19 Steps to the Perfect Company Name, Product Name, Book Title or Tag Line" at [http://www.namedatlast.com/19steps.htm]http://www.namedatlast.com/19steps.htm.
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Prepare-for-Publishing-Success:-Eight-Criteria-to-Consider-When-Working-on-Your-Book-Title&id=6762970] Prepare for Publishing Success: Eight Criteria to Consider When Working on Your Book Title
It's a huge and common mistake to fiddle around with possible book titles and expect a bolt of lightning to hit when you finally spot "the one." Often the one you fall in love with is the title no one else understands - or worse, gives entirely the wrong impression of the book. On the other hand, sometimes a million-dollar title needs to grow on you.
For those reasons, before you start brainstorming for your book title I strongly recommend you set aside some time to create a list of criteria, the qualities the best title for this particular book needs to have. Use the following rundown and commentary to create your own unique list of what you want and need in a title.
Factor #1: Audience
Is the wording of your title going to click with the intended audience of the book? I've seen instances where an expert overestimated his/her audience's familiarity with a key term and used a title that had great appeal for specialists but not for folks in his actual customer base. If in doubt, find out whether or not folks in your target market understand the words in your title that you assume they will.
Factor #2: Tone
Is the tone of a possible title light-hearted where it should be serious or vice versa? Does it sound like a popular book where it should sound academic or vice versa? Might it sound to some people like you are advocating something that you're actually against? Does the tone of the title make it sound like the book is for young readers when it's for adults, or vice versa? Wherever the tone is wrong, eliminate those options from your list or change them so the tone is right.
Factor #3: Differentiation
You can't always know the titles of similar books that are in the publishing pipeline, but you can research books that are already published or officially announced for publication. Is there an existing book whose title could be easily confused with yours or worse, is identical? Book titles can't be copyright protected, but it's neither to your advantage nor to theirs for such confusion to take place.
Factor #4: Legal
Eliminate any title options that might get you into legal trouble. Are you making any kind of promise that you can't thoroughly back up? For example, if created a title like The Rheumatoid Arthritis Cure, you open yourself to much more stringent legal scrutiny than if you called the book Overcome Rheumatoid Arthritis or RA: Natural Relief. Beware also about infringing on trademarks. For example, American Express holds a trademark on the phrase "Don't Leave Home Without It," so you could count on legal action if you used that as your book title.
Factor #5: Fits a Series
Is there even the slightest chance you might end up writing a series of related books, not just one? If so, then you are better off choosing a title that lends itself to a series. For example, the title Locavore Adventures could easily be followed up by More Locavore Adventures, and if needed by Further Locavore Adventures, Even More Locavore Adventures and a few more titles in that vein. It's harder to see how to do that with the title Plenty: Eating Locally on the 100-Mile Diet, which is on pretty much the same topic.
Factor #6: Connotations
Unless you're deliberately hoping to cause offense, think carefully about whether your top titles might have any unwanted connotations or double meanings or provoke protests because of ethnic, gender, disability or other slurs. If so, cut those from the running.
Factor #7: Keywords for SEO
Don't forget to give some thought to keywords that would be helpful to have in the title from a search engine optimization point of view. These may be in the subtitle rather than in the main part of the title. Including keywords in the title or subtitle will definitely help your book come up in search engine searches and help strangers discover your book.
Factor #8: Brevity
Finally, examine your surviving titles and make sure they are as concise and clear as possible. Eliminate any extra verbiage and tighten it up as if you have to pay for every letter on the cover. Chances are, you then have a winner!
Marcia Yudkin is Head Stork of Named At Last, a company that brainstorms catchy tag lines, company names, product names and book titles according to the client's criteria. For a systematic process of coming up with a compelling new name or tag line, download a free copy of "19 Steps to the Perfect Company Name, Product Name, Book Title or Tag Line" at [http://www.namedatlast.com/19steps.htm]http://www.namedatlast.com/19steps.htm.
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Friday, December 23, 2011
How to Find an Endless Supply of Best-Selling Ideas for Your Nonfiction Book Title
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Marcia_Yudkin]Marcia Yudkin
Feel stumped when it's time to create your book title? There's no need to stare helplessly at a blank page or blank screen. Instead, jump-start your creation of a title by looking at successful books on today's best-seller lists and using the patterns you can identify in those titles to spark your own ideas, tailored for your own book's content and focus.
For example, you might look at the book title "Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption," and analyze it as three emotional words using alliteration, then "A Story of..." two qualities, one of them modified in a curiosity-provoking way.
Likewise, you could look at "Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything" and analyze it as a weird, provocative question, followed by a simple one-word summary of the topic and a grand philosophical phrase.
Among business books, you might find yourself lingering at "The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich" by Tim Ferris and break it down as four promises, the first one as a way-out-of-reach dream and three more compelling promises starting with a verb.
As in that example, you'll also see many numbers, particularly in strongly selling business books and self-help titles, such as "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene or "Goal Setting: 13 Secrets of World Class Achievers" by Vic Johnson.
Another attention-getting pattern is a reversal of expectations. For example, "The Gift of Fear" by Gavin de Becker makes us curious because we normally consider fear a curse rather than a gift.
Among cookbooks, you'll find grandiosity, as with "How to Cook Everything" by Mark Bittman. (Surely that's a huge exaggeration!)
In the science section, where many of us would expect dry, academic titles, you might smile at "Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World" by Lisa Randall. The pattern there consists of an opening phrase that quotes a popular song with a double meaning and a subtitle that defines the topic literally, completely ignoring the song reference.
Something you'll notice in many titles is alliteration - repeated initial sounds. For instance, as I write this, the nonfiction best seller list includes "Suicide of a Superpower" by Patrick Buchanan and "Living Large in Lean Times" by Clark Howard - where the repeated s's or l's make the title phrase much more memorable.
You'll also see titles that bring together opposites or contrasts to create tension in a phrase, as with "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis or "Forks over Knives," a book version of a documentary film on plant-based eating.
Undoubtedly you'll spot examples of one of the most popular title patterns today, a one-word main title followed by a much longer, clarifying subtitle, such as "Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks" by Ken Jennings or "Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil" by Ben Mezrich.
Remember to use the patterns you see in your research for inspiration. Do not copy them. When you've done it right, you'll have a resonance of success that people feel without knowing why that makes them want to explore your book and buy it.
Marcia Yudkin is Head Stork of Named At Last, a company that brainstorms catchy tag lines, company names, product names and book titles according to the client's criteria. For a systematic process of coming up with a compelling new name, title or tag line, download a free copy of "19 Steps to the Perfect Company Name, Product Name, Book Title or Tag Line" at [http://www.namedatlast.com/19steps.htm]http://www.namedatlast.com/19steps.htm.
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?How-to-Find-an-Endless-Supply-of-Best-Selling-Ideas-for-Your-Nonfiction-Book-Title&id=6763918] How to Find an Endless Supply of Best-Selling Ideas for Your Nonfiction Book Title
Feel stumped when it's time to create your book title? There's no need to stare helplessly at a blank page or blank screen. Instead, jump-start your creation of a title by looking at successful books on today's best-seller lists and using the patterns you can identify in those titles to spark your own ideas, tailored for your own book's content and focus.
For example, you might look at the book title "Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption," and analyze it as three emotional words using alliteration, then "A Story of..." two qualities, one of them modified in a curiosity-provoking way.
Likewise, you could look at "Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything" and analyze it as a weird, provocative question, followed by a simple one-word summary of the topic and a grand philosophical phrase.
Among business books, you might find yourself lingering at "The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich" by Tim Ferris and break it down as four promises, the first one as a way-out-of-reach dream and three more compelling promises starting with a verb.
As in that example, you'll also see many numbers, particularly in strongly selling business books and self-help titles, such as "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene or "Goal Setting: 13 Secrets of World Class Achievers" by Vic Johnson.
Another attention-getting pattern is a reversal of expectations. For example, "The Gift of Fear" by Gavin de Becker makes us curious because we normally consider fear a curse rather than a gift.
Among cookbooks, you'll find grandiosity, as with "How to Cook Everything" by Mark Bittman. (Surely that's a huge exaggeration!)
In the science section, where many of us would expect dry, academic titles, you might smile at "Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World" by Lisa Randall. The pattern there consists of an opening phrase that quotes a popular song with a double meaning and a subtitle that defines the topic literally, completely ignoring the song reference.
Something you'll notice in many titles is alliteration - repeated initial sounds. For instance, as I write this, the nonfiction best seller list includes "Suicide of a Superpower" by Patrick Buchanan and "Living Large in Lean Times" by Clark Howard - where the repeated s's or l's make the title phrase much more memorable.
You'll also see titles that bring together opposites or contrasts to create tension in a phrase, as with "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis or "Forks over Knives," a book version of a documentary film on plant-based eating.
Undoubtedly you'll spot examples of one of the most popular title patterns today, a one-word main title followed by a much longer, clarifying subtitle, such as "Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks" by Ken Jennings or "Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil" by Ben Mezrich.
Remember to use the patterns you see in your research for inspiration. Do not copy them. When you've done it right, you'll have a resonance of success that people feel without knowing why that makes them want to explore your book and buy it.
Marcia Yudkin is Head Stork of Named At Last, a company that brainstorms catchy tag lines, company names, product names and book titles according to the client's criteria. For a systematic process of coming up with a compelling new name, title or tag line, download a free copy of "19 Steps to the Perfect Company Name, Product Name, Book Title or Tag Line" at [http://www.namedatlast.com/19steps.htm]http://www.namedatlast.com/19steps.htm.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
A Brief Summary of Magazine Printing and Publishing
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Luke_Faragher]Luke Faragher
The Concept of the Magazine
The magazine was developed in response to communicating views on a specialised subjects to a wide range of consumers. The magazine began as a relatively small production but has now gained international status and acclaim particularly in the world of fashion and music.
Magazines will come in a variety of formats, but generally have no more than 100 pages. The magazine's appeal lies in its low production cost.
Notable examples of the magazine include "Time Magazine" which is distributed globally to a readership of over 25 million people and "People Magazine" which has been known to draw up to 51.7 million page views per day on its website.
The Birth of the Magazine
Within the U.K., the very first consumer magazine was considered to be 'The Scots Magazine', published in 1739. An extremely popular Scottish interest publication, 'The Scots Magazine' is still publishing today and is a prime example of the continuing appeal of the magazine.
Within London, 'The Gentleman's Magazine' was initially published in 1731 and is widely regarded as the first general interest magazine. The editor in chief, Edward Cave, sought to provide the educated public with topics of interest, ranging from commodity prices to Latin poetry. Cave is believed to have coined the term 'magazine' and hit upon a niche market of disposable reading material that is regularly updated and attractive to the wider public.
The magazine now is multimillion pound industry. Magazine shelves are numerous and are displayed from convenient stores to chemist. You can find magazines a an enormous range of topics, and with a subscription you can secure your magazine will be delivered to your door on a week/monthly basis.
There is an average of 2,600 magazines sold per minute in the UK, suggesting the magazine has come a long way. The dawn of the digital age has also meant that the magazine can be reproduced in digital format. Ezines - or electronic magazines (such as the site you are on right now!) have paved the way to making digestible information even more widely available.
Advertisers and subscribers fund magazine production costs but the actual printing expenses are comparatively low, consider the quality and quantity provided. Let's see some of the main processes involved in rel=nofollow [http://www.albanhouseprint.com/magazine-printing/]magazine printing:
The Printing Process
Magazine printing is assuredly less expensive when taking on a bulk printing order. A significant percentage of a magazine's appeal lies in its attractive packaging. The glossy paper and high-resolution images attract the reader and puts the magazine on the status of a luxury reading item which is why the processes that get them there are crucial.
Firstly, offset printing. This technique is employed in magazine printing thanks to the quick setup of the press, high image quality and low cost. Offset printing involves transferring an inked image from a plate to a rubber blanket. This is transferred again onto the printing services through a variety of rollers.
Secondly, rotogravure printing - This method is known a kind of intaglio printing process, which is when an image is incised into a surface, or plate, whereby the incised area will retain the ink producing the ability to print. This incising, or engraving is often applied to a cylindrical image carrier which is then rotated for paper printing. Rotogravure can additionally produced images and text and a high volume-speed rate and is therefore ideal for magazine printing.
The Role of the Magazine in the Future
As mentioned earlier, the digital formatting of the magazine seems set to be the future. Users can store hundreds of magazines on the electronic devices as well as being able to immediately purchase items advertised. The rise of tablet and digital reading devices is carrying the magazine over to a new world of opportunities.
The ability to create your own ezine is becoming more advantageous than ever before as users can specifically search for information and provide expert knowledge to those who are interested.
That being said, the magazine is still an extremely popular format that indulges in luxury printing and high quality design.
For more [http://www.albanhouseprint.com/magazine-printing/]magazine printing enquiries, don't hesitate to ask.
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?A-Brief-Summary-of-Magazine-Printing-and-Publishing&id=6721254] A Brief Summary of Magazine Printing and Publishing
The Concept of the Magazine
The magazine was developed in response to communicating views on a specialised subjects to a wide range of consumers. The magazine began as a relatively small production but has now gained international status and acclaim particularly in the world of fashion and music.
Magazines will come in a variety of formats, but generally have no more than 100 pages. The magazine's appeal lies in its low production cost.
Notable examples of the magazine include "Time Magazine" which is distributed globally to a readership of over 25 million people and "People Magazine" which has been known to draw up to 51.7 million page views per day on its website.
The Birth of the Magazine
Within the U.K., the very first consumer magazine was considered to be 'The Scots Magazine', published in 1739. An extremely popular Scottish interest publication, 'The Scots Magazine' is still publishing today and is a prime example of the continuing appeal of the magazine.
Within London, 'The Gentleman's Magazine' was initially published in 1731 and is widely regarded as the first general interest magazine. The editor in chief, Edward Cave, sought to provide the educated public with topics of interest, ranging from commodity prices to Latin poetry. Cave is believed to have coined the term 'magazine' and hit upon a niche market of disposable reading material that is regularly updated and attractive to the wider public.
The magazine now is multimillion pound industry. Magazine shelves are numerous and are displayed from convenient stores to chemist. You can find magazines a an enormous range of topics, and with a subscription you can secure your magazine will be delivered to your door on a week/monthly basis.
There is an average of 2,600 magazines sold per minute in the UK, suggesting the magazine has come a long way. The dawn of the digital age has also meant that the magazine can be reproduced in digital format. Ezines - or electronic magazines (such as the site you are on right now!) have paved the way to making digestible information even more widely available.
Advertisers and subscribers fund magazine production costs but the actual printing expenses are comparatively low, consider the quality and quantity provided. Let's see some of the main processes involved in rel=nofollow [http://www.albanhouseprint.com/magazine-printing/]magazine printing:
The Printing Process
Magazine printing is assuredly less expensive when taking on a bulk printing order. A significant percentage of a magazine's appeal lies in its attractive packaging. The glossy paper and high-resolution images attract the reader and puts the magazine on the status of a luxury reading item which is why the processes that get them there are crucial.
Firstly, offset printing. This technique is employed in magazine printing thanks to the quick setup of the press, high image quality and low cost. Offset printing involves transferring an inked image from a plate to a rubber blanket. This is transferred again onto the printing services through a variety of rollers.
Secondly, rotogravure printing - This method is known a kind of intaglio printing process, which is when an image is incised into a surface, or plate, whereby the incised area will retain the ink producing the ability to print. This incising, or engraving is often applied to a cylindrical image carrier which is then rotated for paper printing. Rotogravure can additionally produced images and text and a high volume-speed rate and is therefore ideal for magazine printing.
The Role of the Magazine in the Future
As mentioned earlier, the digital formatting of the magazine seems set to be the future. Users can store hundreds of magazines on the electronic devices as well as being able to immediately purchase items advertised. The rise of tablet and digital reading devices is carrying the magazine over to a new world of opportunities.
The ability to create your own ezine is becoming more advantageous than ever before as users can specifically search for information and provide expert knowledge to those who are interested.
That being said, the magazine is still an extremely popular format that indulges in luxury printing and high quality design.
For more [http://www.albanhouseprint.com/magazine-printing/]magazine printing enquiries, don't hesitate to ask.
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Children's Book Publishing - You Can Do It
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Ian_Hugh_Scott]Ian Hugh Scott
Why are children's books among the top selling books in the publishing industry? What child doesn't love to hear stories and have them read to them? You've probably made up tales to tell your own children knowing you'd delight them.
Today, books written with children in mind can really capture the attention of children. With holograms, glitter and the pop-ups that are available, it's easy to delight children. The children's book niche has soared because of these additional abilities.
Up until recently, it was the very large book publishers that dominated the publishing of children's books Now though, it's easier for almost anyone, with the technology available to them to self-publish their own children's book. Although traditionally hard copies have been what's been sold, electronic versions are becoming popular. With free programs like Gimp, you could create your own illustrations to go along with the text you've written. Of course, if graphics isn't your thing, you probably know a person who can help in this area.
If you are unable to find anyone who can help you at no cost with your graphics, there are many good graphic designers available and who would probably be willing to help you at a cost lower than a professional might. Think about canvassing at a local high school or college for students.
You can produce your manuscript in a few different electronic formats, today. The simplest is in a PDF format, that you could sell from your own website. Payment methods such as PayPal would make such a venture fairly simple, and setting up such a website where this is the primary goal are not as difficult as it was years ago.
Quite a number of authors have chosen the option of using Amazon Kindle for their preferred choice of delivery. Consider the Kindle Reader as a format for your E-Book and having the ability to sell it through Amazon.com.With the power of Amazon, you have the potential of reaching hundreds of thousands of people that may be interested in your book.
You could advertise your new book on a relatively cheap budget. You will need a website, but a simple site can be done quite inexpensively these days. Less than nine dollars a month is what it will cost for hosting.As well, you could build your site on a WordPress platform which is a free download. With a little research, you could learn to install a nice theme and then build your site by adding content to it.
The more difficult part of your website campaign will be getting traffic to it. But, you love to write so you could find other websites like blogs that are related to books aimed at children, and submit articles to them. Although you won't likely get paid for those articles, you will most likely get a valuable backlink to your website.
EzineArticles.com is a great place to submit articles to along with submission to other article directories. When using the "resource box," instead of describing yourself, use it as a call to action to click on a link you provide, which will take the reader to your website.
There are a number of ideas that you could use to come up with articles. Other aspiring authors may be looking for information on how to write books. You could write a "how-to" on what you did to publish your own book. Perhaps you could write some articles about the subject of your book.
We are moving away from the present book publishing methods because it is less expensive now for individuals to publish their own works. You can also participate in this progression and with some labour, publish your own book!
Ian Scott is a partner at PublishingCentral, a website devoted to the <a target="_new" href="http://publishingcentral.com">book publishing industry</A>. Why not learn more about <a target="_new" href="http://publishingcentral.com/articles/20030119-7-2805.html">children's book publishing</A>
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Why are children's books among the top selling books in the publishing industry? What child doesn't love to hear stories and have them read to them? You've probably made up tales to tell your own children knowing you'd delight them.
Today, books written with children in mind can really capture the attention of children. With holograms, glitter and the pop-ups that are available, it's easy to delight children. The children's book niche has soared because of these additional abilities.
Up until recently, it was the very large book publishers that dominated the publishing of children's books Now though, it's easier for almost anyone, with the technology available to them to self-publish their own children's book. Although traditionally hard copies have been what's been sold, electronic versions are becoming popular. With free programs like Gimp, you could create your own illustrations to go along with the text you've written. Of course, if graphics isn't your thing, you probably know a person who can help in this area.
If you are unable to find anyone who can help you at no cost with your graphics, there are many good graphic designers available and who would probably be willing to help you at a cost lower than a professional might. Think about canvassing at a local high school or college for students.
You can produce your manuscript in a few different electronic formats, today. The simplest is in a PDF format, that you could sell from your own website. Payment methods such as PayPal would make such a venture fairly simple, and setting up such a website where this is the primary goal are not as difficult as it was years ago.
Quite a number of authors have chosen the option of using Amazon Kindle for their preferred choice of delivery. Consider the Kindle Reader as a format for your E-Book and having the ability to sell it through Amazon.com.With the power of Amazon, you have the potential of reaching hundreds of thousands of people that may be interested in your book.
You could advertise your new book on a relatively cheap budget. You will need a website, but a simple site can be done quite inexpensively these days. Less than nine dollars a month is what it will cost for hosting.As well, you could build your site on a WordPress platform which is a free download. With a little research, you could learn to install a nice theme and then build your site by adding content to it.
The more difficult part of your website campaign will be getting traffic to it. But, you love to write so you could find other websites like blogs that are related to books aimed at children, and submit articles to them. Although you won't likely get paid for those articles, you will most likely get a valuable backlink to your website.
EzineArticles.com is a great place to submit articles to along with submission to other article directories. When using the "resource box," instead of describing yourself, use it as a call to action to click on a link you provide, which will take the reader to your website.
There are a number of ideas that you could use to come up with articles. Other aspiring authors may be looking for information on how to write books. You could write a "how-to" on what you did to publish your own book. Perhaps you could write some articles about the subject of your book.
We are moving away from the present book publishing methods because it is less expensive now for individuals to publish their own works. You can also participate in this progression and with some labour, publish your own book!
Ian Scott is a partner at PublishingCentral, a website devoted to the <a target="_new" href="http://publishingcentral.com">book publishing industry</A>. Why not learn more about <a target="_new" href="http://publishingcentral.com/articles/20030119-7-2805.html">children's book publishing</A>
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