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Publishers, you now face on Facebook a kind of clickbait filter for News Feed. That screen operates on headlines. As we all know, most readers use headlines to determine to lend the eyeballs for a bit or continue to surf. MORE
But, as The Economist hammers, publishing a book is just one part of that Job-Number One. million books were published in the U.S. That is five times as many as had been published 10 years previously. Those who can't afford that should not publish a book. MORE
We interrupt this blog to make what I consider a wonderful announcement : Paul Lima has written and self-published 11 books in six years and has sold 10,000 copies of his books. Toronto, Ontario, December 6, 2013 – Paul Lima has written and self-published 10 non-fiction books and one collection of short stories over the last six years and has now sold 10,000 copies of his books. Uncategorized business writing Freelance Writing Self-publishing MORE
Self-publishing takes work, and even money, but it can be rewarding — personally, professionally and even financially. Let’s take a look at the potential rewards and then at the work and potential costs involved in self-publishing a book. If you want to publish a book for friends and family, then self-publishing is the way to go. Self-publishing a book can help you professionally. There is work involved in self-publishing. MORE
You are more likely to be published about this than through an article on presidential debates and fact-checking. Jennifer Billock nailed a nice placement in The Guardian. Her story? She has piled on $200,000 in student loan debt + interest. She is honest, though. MORE
Eventually, one wonders how many publishers will be left standing. Even before this official move, publishers have been experiencing a significant falloff in traffic as Facebook was tilting more of its News Feed to users. MORE
But if it happens to be, you’ll soon have five good reasons to get published, pronto.). I’m betting the reason you haven’t published a book yet is because of something in #3. MORE
Greg will present Publishing Tips for the Multimedia Age, a look at how you can turn the material you produce for your agency into […]. On Wednesday, November 16, the National Association of Government Communicators hosts Greg Leatherman, managing editor of ECO magazine and former communicator for NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the FBI. MORE
In 2009, 76% of all books released were self-published, according to Publishers Weekly. The number of self-published print and e-books continue to grow exponentially while the number of books issued by traditional publishers declines. This trend is being fostered by both independent authors and the new wave of print on demand (POD) publishers who publish books for would-be authors lacking the technical skills to otherwise self-publish. MORE
For some writers using traditional publishers, that would not be nearly enough. All I know is I earn on 200 books what a traditional publisher would have paid me if they had sold 1,000 books. If a traditional publisher made me an offer that made sense, I’d think about it. I’ve helped friends who wanted a book to give to family and friends… So you have to know why you want to self publish before you embark on the journey. MORE
Cliff Atkinson , author of " Beyond Bullet Points ," (my favorite book on using slides/PowerPoint) facilitates a discussion at PresentationCampLA on traditional publishing, based on his experience and with some good additional comments by other participants. MORE
Ever want to work faster in PowerPoint? Of course you do! Geetesh’s new 44-page e-book, PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts , is the most complete collection of shortcuts I’ve seen for PowerPoint 2003, 2007, and 2010. MORE
While my wife and kids were checking out the Americas Cup down the street, my publisher Nancy Ruenzel and I sat down for a chat in the Peachpit Press studio. It''s hard to believe that it has been six years since Peachpit Published my first book, Presentation Zen. MORE
There has been a great deal of handwringing in the book publishing world for the last decade or so over what the Internet is going to do to traditional publishing. And in the last few years, experimentation has increased, with successful authors like Seth Godin by-passing traditional publishing, new ventures like NetMinds from Tim Sanders and team, and the explosion of various kinds of self-publishing. MORE
I presume you are reading this book because you have written a book, or are writing a book or plan to write a book, and are thinking of self-publishing it. Or you have written a book and have been shopping it around but have not landed an agent or publisher, and are now thinking of self-publishing it. My Books Self-Publishing & Print On Demand POD print on demand self-publishing MORE
all through self-publishing! Self-Publishing & Print On Demand POD print on demand self-publishingIn "20 months Hocking has sold 1.5m books and made $2.5m". Disbelief! But true. MORE
If you haven't published one, you are at a disadvantage. Why You Publish. Therefore, you have consider how you go about publishing your book. Agent-Publisher Route. One is the agent/publisher route. Self-Publishing. Home-Publishing. MORE
Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur: How to publish a book, by Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch. This book is for anybody who has or is considering writing, publishing and distribution an ebook, and will save you hours of time and frustration. MORE
They let that perception be known through an editorial published Friday in, yes, the Denver Post. In the latest round of layoffs, the Denver Post will lose another 30 employees by July. Their functions range from editorial to photography. MORE
If you are interested in self-publishing or POD (print on demand), you might find the following three videos on "The Yin and Yang of (self)Publishing" of interest. Self-Publishing & Print On Demand Paul Lima POD MORE
Publishing a book has always been a good idea, but until now, it has been a complicated and costly endeavor. And if you think digital publishing is not really 'being published'. You can write, publish and sell a book (or many books) with a very minimal investment. While you are waiting for that major publisher to print and sell your work, your competition has already been selling thousands of digital copies and getting their name and celebrity out there. MORE
But if it happens to be, you’ll soon have five good reasons to get published, pronto.). I’m betting the reason you haven’t published a book yet is because of something in #3. MORE
If you give a speech, but don't take steps to publish or preserve it afterward, did you make a sound? Speakers who work without a text may feel they have nothing to save, but in fact, you have plenty of publishing options, text or no text. MORE
With the growth in Print on Demand (POD), public speakers, seminar leaders, consultants, technical trainers, financial planners, real estate agents, lawyers, nutritionists and fitness experts, cooks and chefs, people who have lived interesting, and not so interesting, lives, are self-publishing non-fiction books like never before. Creative writers are using POD to self-publish novels and collections of short stories and poetry. MORE
That's returning the global publishing empire to profitability. It's a glam job. As the incoming chief executive officer of Conde Nast, Roger Lynch will attend a lot of upscale social events, deliver speeches on influential forums, and get texted by the 1%. MORE
Amazon, which posts sales figures even pre-publication, has changed this game: publishing a book as content marketing. That has triggered the knee-jerk impulse to run out and publish a book. Another factor is self-publishing. MORE
Self-publishing (aka indie-publishing) has shed the stigma of “those who can’t get published, self-publish.” Erin Casey is an author, book editor, and the owner of My Writers’ Connection, a publishing-services company she founded on the mission of […]. MORE
The post Single-source publishing with PowerPoint–use PowerPoint for all versions of your training! This is a guest blog post by Dimitri Roman. MORE
Are you writing a book right now and wondering how to get it published? The average advance from a major publisher is $500. — David Hancock, founder of Morgan James Publishing. MORE
Cliff Atkinson , author of " Beyond Bullet Points ," (my favorite book on using slides/PowerPoint) facilitates a discussion at PresentationCampLA on traditional nonfiction publishing, based on his experience and with some good additional comments by other participants. MORE
Are you writing a book right now and wondering how to get it published? The average advance from a major publisher is $500. — David Hancock, founder of Morgan James Publishing. MORE
That's why it's smart - actually, necessary for economic survival - for writers to shift out of newspapers, magazines, and publishing of most other kinds. Of course, so many of us in communications started out as a reporter or an editor in publishing. MORE
Here are details. careers MORE
Marketing Your Services My Books Self-Publishing & Print On Demand POD promoting books self-publisingUsing the book marketing hints and tips in this blog post won't guarantee that your book will become a best seller or that you will sell boxes of books. However, not using the book marketing hints and tips in this blog post all but guarantees that you will not sell any, or will only sell a few, books. MORE
Publishers, retailers tussle over e-book prices. Self-Publishing & Print On Demand ebooks POD self-publishing MORE
But, the near-death experiences of publishers are only part of the story. At Recode , Rani Molla reports that some publishers are actually gaining from what Facebook has been doing with its algorithm during the past year. Bad news sells. MORE
Uncategorized Company ReportsLayoffs and Job ReductionsMagazinesmartha stewart MORE
publishing industry passed a key marker last year, with the publication of more "on-demand" or short-run titles than traditional books, a U.S. company that keeps publishing statistics says. Tags: Self-Publishing & Print On Demand print on demand self-publishing The U.S. MORE
The iconic alt-weekly The Village Voice announced that it is ceasing publishing new material. Today is another sad day in the history of media. As the Columbia Journalism Review reports, Peter Barbey, who bought the tabloid in 2015, delivered the bad news. MORE
The latest platform for influence publishing is Medium.com. The influence game is tilting toward DIY. You can attract the right kind of attention without needing The Gatekeepers. It joins LinkedIn Pulse as an open platform to post on. Its reach could be as powerful. MORE
Nowadays, not only mainstream authors can use this, but also self-published authors. In the first place, your creativity and imagination is the reason why your self-published book came to be. Living in the information highway has made life easier for all of us. MORE
Self-publishing on LinkedIn as an Influencer is a smart career move. So valuable is this self-publishing opportunity that leaders and hustlers are now advertising for ghostwriters to create them. This could become as standard in a publicity plan as having an article published in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times has been. So, how do you start self-publishing on LinkedIn? To the right is one of the buttons you click on to "publish." MORE
Self-publishing takes work, and even money, but it can be rewarding — personally, professionally and even financially. Let’s take a look at the potential rewards and then at the work and potential costs involved in self-publishing a book. If you want to publish a book for friends and family, then self-publishing is the way to go. Self-publishing a book can help you professionally. There is work involved in self-publishing. MORE
Marketing Your Services My Books Self-Publishing & Print On Demand POD promoting books self-publisingUsing the book marketing hints and tips in this blog post won't guarantee that your book will become a best seller or that you will sell boxes of books. However, not using the book marketing hints and tips in this blog post all but guarantees that you will not sell any, or will only sell a few, books. MORE
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JUNE 13, 2019
Self-publishing (aka indie-publishing) has shed the stigma of “those who can’t get published, self-publish.” Erin Casey is an author, book editor, and the owner of My Writers’ Connection, a publishing-services company she founded on the mission of […].
Succeed Speaking
OCTOBER 1, 2013
Are you writing a book right now and wondering how to get it published? The average advance from a major publisher is $500. — David Hancock, founder of Morgan James Publishing.
Craig Strachan - Keep Talking!
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur: How to publish a book, by Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch. This book is for anybody who has or is considering writing, publishing and distribution an ebook, and will save you hours of time and frustration.
Succeed Speaking
OCTOBER 1, 2013
Are you writing a book right now and wondering how to get it published? The average advance from a major publisher is $500. — David Hancock, founder of Morgan James Publishing.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
NOVEMBER 19, 2015
Self-publishing takes work, and even money, but it can be rewarding — personally, professionally and even financially. Let’s take a look at the potential rewards and then at the work and potential costs involved in self-publishing a book. If you want to publish a book for friends and family, then self-publishing is the way to go. Self-publishing a book can help you professionally. There is work involved in self-publishing.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
MAY 2, 2012
In 2009, 76% of all books released were self-published, according to Publishers Weekly. The number of self-published print and e-books continue to grow exponentially while the number of books issued by traditional publishers declines. This trend is being fostered by both independent authors and the new wave of print on demand (POD) publishers who publish books for would-be authors lacking the technical skills to otherwise self-publish.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
DECEMBER 6, 2013
We interrupt this blog to make what I consider a wonderful announcement : Paul Lima has written and self-published 11 books in six years and has sold 10,000 copies of his books. Toronto, Ontario, December 6, 2013 – Paul Lima has written and self-published 10 non-fiction books and one collection of short stories over the last six years and has now sold 10,000 copies of his books. Uncategorized business writing Freelance Writing Self-publishing
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
NOVEMBER 22, 2014
If you haven't published one, you are at a disadvantage. Why You Publish. Therefore, you have consider how you go about publishing your book. Agent-Publisher Route. One is the agent/publisher route. Self-Publishing. Home-Publishing.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
JANUARY 20, 2015
Self-publishing takes work, and even money, but it can be rewarding — personally, professionally and even financially. Let’s take a look at the potential rewards and then at the work and potential costs involved in self-publishing a book. If you want to publish a book for friends and family, then self-publishing is the way to go. Self-publishing a book can help you professionally. There is work involved in self-publishing.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
APRIL 20, 2009
With the growth in Print on Demand (POD), public speakers, seminar leaders, consultants, technical trainers, financial planners, real estate agents, lawyers, nutritionists and fitness experts, cooks and chefs, people who have lived interesting, and not so interesting, lives, are self-publishing non-fiction books like never before. Creative writers are using POD to self-publish novels and collections of short stories and poetry.
Speak Schmeak
AUGUST 11, 2009
Cliff Atkinson , author of " Beyond Bullet Points ," (my favorite book on using slides/PowerPoint) facilitates a discussion at PresentationCampLA on traditional publishing, based on his experience and with some good additional comments by other participants.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
For some writers using traditional publishers, that would not be nearly enough. All I know is I earn on 200 books what a traditional publisher would have paid me if they had sold 1,000 books. If a traditional publisher made me an offer that made sense, I’d think about it. I’ve helped friends who wanted a book to give to family and friends… So you have to know why you want to self publish before you embark on the journey.
PowerPoint Tips
AUGUST 31, 2015
The post Single-source publishing with PowerPoint–use PowerPoint for all versions of your training! This is a guest blog post by Dimitri Roman.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
JULY 13, 2013
I presume you are reading this book because you have written a book, or are writing a book or plan to write a book, and are thinking of self-publishing it. Or you have written a book and have been shopping it around but have not landed an agent or publisher, and are now thinking of self-publishing it. My Books Self-Publishing & Print On Demand POD print on demand self-publishing
Succeed Speaking
AUGUST 25, 2015
But if it happens to be, you’ll soon have five good reasons to get published, pronto.). I’m betting the reason you haven’t published a book yet is because of something in #3.
Speak Schmeak
AUGUST 11, 2009
Cliff Atkinson , author of " Beyond Bullet Points ," (my favorite book on using slides/PowerPoint) facilitates a discussion at PresentationCampLA on traditional nonfiction publishing, based on his experience and with some good additional comments by other participants.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 4, 2019
That's returning the global publishing empire to profitability. It's a glam job. As the incoming chief executive officer of Conde Nast, Roger Lynch will attend a lot of upscale social events, deliver speeches on influential forums, and get texted by the 1%.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
AUGUST 31, 2018
The iconic alt-weekly The Village Voice announced that it is ceasing publishing new material. Today is another sad day in the history of media. As the Columbia Journalism Review reports, Peter Barbey, who bought the tabloid in 2015, delivered the bad news.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2011
Publishers, retailers tussle over e-book prices. Self-Publishing & Print On Demand ebooks POD self-publishing
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
JANUARY 13, 2012
all through self-publishing! Self-Publishing & Print On Demand POD print on demand self-publishingIn "20 months Hocking has sold 1.5m books and made $2.5m". Disbelief! But true.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 17, 2018
That's why it's smart - actually, necessary for economic survival - for writers to shift out of newspapers, magazines, and publishing of most other kinds. Of course, so many of us in communications started out as a reporter or an editor in publishing.
Great Public Speaking
JULY 30, 2014
Nowadays, not only mainstream authors can use this, but also self-published authors. In the first place, your creativity and imagination is the reason why your self-published book came to be. Living in the information highway has made life easier for all of us.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 26, 2018
But, the near-death experiences of publishers are only part of the story. At Recode , Rani Molla reports that some publishers are actually gaining from what Facebook has been doing with its algorithm during the past year. Bad news sells.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
JUNE 17, 2011
If you are interested in self-publishing or POD (print on demand), you might find the following three videos on "The Yin and Yang of (self)Publishing" of interest. Self-Publishing & Print On Demand Paul Lima POD
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 7, 2018
Here are details. careers
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2011
Marketing Your Services My Books Self-Publishing & Print On Demand POD promoting books self-publisingUsing the book marketing hints and tips in this blog post won't guarantee that your book will become a best seller or that you will sell boxes of books. However, not using the book marketing hints and tips in this blog post all but guarantees that you will not sell any, or will only sell a few, books.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 6, 2018
They let that perception be known through an editorial published Friday in, yes, the Denver Post. In the latest round of layoffs, the Denver Post will lose another 30 employees by July. Their functions range from editorial to photography.
Presentation Zen
OCTOBER 31, 2013
While my wife and kids were checking out the Americas Cup down the street, my publisher Nancy Ruenzel and I sat down for a chat in the Peachpit Press studio. It''s hard to believe that it has been six years since Peachpit Published my first book, Presentation Zen.
The Eloquent Woman
JANUARY 9, 2013
If you give a speech, but don't take steps to publish or preserve it afterward, did you make a sound? Speakers who work without a text may feel they have nothing to save, but in fact, you have plenty of publishing options, text or no text.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2011
Marketing Your Services My Books Self-Publishing & Print On Demand POD promoting books self-publisingUsing the book marketing hints and tips in this blog post won't guarantee that your book will become a best seller or that you will sell boxes of books. However, not using the book marketing hints and tips in this blog post all but guarantees that you will not sell any, or will only sell a few, books.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JULY 12, 2015
Self-publishing on LinkedIn as an Influencer is a smart career move. So valuable is this self-publishing opportunity that leaders and hustlers are now advertising for ghostwriters to create them. This could become as standard in a publicity plan as having an article published in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times has been. So, how do you start self-publishing on LinkedIn? To the right is one of the buttons you click on to "publish."
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 11, 2016
You are more likely to be published about this than through an article on presidential debates and fact-checking. Jennifer Billock nailed a nice placement in The Guardian. Her story? She has piled on $200,000 in student loan debt + interest. She is honest, though.
PowerPoint Tips
JULY 10, 2012
Ever want to work faster in PowerPoint? Of course you do! Geetesh’s new 44-page e-book, PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts , is the most complete collection of shortcuts I’ve seen for PowerPoint 2003, 2007, and 2010.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 6, 2016
Amazon, which posts sales figures even pre-publication, has changed this game: publishing a book as content marketing. That has triggered the knee-jerk impulse to run out and publish a book. Another factor is self-publishing.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
AUGUST 4, 2016
Publishers, you now face on Facebook a kind of clickbait filter for News Feed. That screen operates on headlines. As we all know, most readers use headlines to determine to lend the eyeballs for a bit or continue to surf.
Public Speaking Advice and Commentary
JULY 12, 2012
There has been a great deal of handwringing in the book publishing world for the last decade or so over what the Internet is going to do to traditional publishing. And in the last few years, experimentation has increased, with successful authors like Seth Godin by-passing traditional publishing, new ventures like NetMinds from Tim Sanders and team, and the explosion of various kinds of self-publishing.
Great Public Speaking
JANUARY 9, 2013
Publishing a book has always been a good idea, but until now, it has been a complicated and costly endeavor. And if you think digital publishing is not really 'being published'. You can write, publish and sell a book (or many books) with a very minimal investment. While you are waiting for that major publisher to print and sell your work, your competition has already been selling thousands of digital copies and getting their name and celebrity out there.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
But, as The Economist hammers, publishing a book is just one part of that Job-Number One. million books were published in the U.S. That is five times as many as had been published 10 years previously. Those who can't afford that should not publish a book.
Joan Detz Speaker Services
OCTOBER 24, 2016
Greg will present Publishing Tips for the Multimedia Age, a look at how you can turn the material you produce for your agency into […]. On Wednesday, November 16, the National Association of Government Communicators hosts Greg Leatherman, managing editor of ECO magazine and former communicator for NASA, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the FBI.
Succeed Speaking
AUGUST 25, 2015
But if it happens to be, you’ll soon have five good reasons to get published, pronto.). I’m betting the reason you haven’t published a book yet is because of something in #3.
Six-Figure Freelancer Blog
MAY 28, 2009
publishing industry passed a key marker last year, with the publication of more "on-demand" or short-run titles than traditional books, a U.S. company that keeps publishing statistics says. Tags: Self-Publishing & Print On Demand print on demand self-publishing The U.S.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
DECEMBER 6, 2015
The latest platform for influence publishing is Medium.com. The influence game is tilting toward DIY. You can attract the right kind of attention without needing The Gatekeepers. It joins LinkedIn Pulse as an open platform to post on. Its reach could be as powerful.
TJ Walker Interactive
NOVEMBER 3, 2012
Uncategorized Company ReportsLayoffs and Job ReductionsMagazinesmartha stewart
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