How Not To Get Published - How To Win the WWOTYA - 4, The Length

The length of a novel has to depend on the story, not on the writer's whim; still less on the publisher's. The length of a text is the right one if nobody wonders about it.

Book Promotion on the Web: The One Thing Your Site Must Have

Are you creating a website to promote your book? The one thing you must include is a sample chapter. It will clinch the sale for you. Here's why.

How Not To Get Published - How To Win the WWOTYA - Introduction

Almost all the manuscripts I have to review could be published if the authors avoided some traps. It is a shame, from the publisher's point of view, to have to refuse a manuscript that is obviously written by a talented author. There are many what-to-do guides. I have the feeling that a what-not-to-do guide is missing.

Trying To Get A Book Published Is A Career In Itself

The trials and tribulations of trying to find a publisher

How He-Who-Can't Be Named Builds a Platform

Who is AJ (Author) Jones, and why has he or she built a PLATFORM? No, not platform shoes. We're talking about mega-millions of dollars and life in the hyperspace fast lane. It's a platform for a book. See, Author Jones is an entrepreneur, and not just a writer. Find out why she/he has a platform.

Set Your Book Up to Succeed with a Marketing Plan, Part 3

Have you developed your book's promotion plan yet? You know now really is better than later. There are 2 facts to realize in developing your promotion plan. Realize it begins the day you conceive your book idea and never ends.

Set Your Book Up to Succeed with a Marketing Plan, Part 1

Have you developed your book's marketing plan yet? Now really is better than later. There are 2 facts to realize in developing your promotion plan. Know it begins the day you conceive your book idea and never ends...

Make Your Book Sales Go the Extra Mile with a Sales Letter, Part 2

Authors all over the world have seen the wisdom in launching a website to sell more books. With varying degrees of success, many wonder what the next step is. To make sure your marketing goes the extra mile of success, write a sales letter and post it on your web site.

Make Your Book Sales Go the Extra Mile With a Sales Letter

Let your prospects know about your book's benefits and help them visualize how it will help them. Believe it or not there may still be some people that hadn't heard about your insightful book. They missed your book signing and the book tour. They haven't seen it in a catalog nor have they been gifted with it. With a sales letter, you hire a 24/7 salesman that keeps your book alive and selling well for years to come

Locating Top Book Agents

Finding a competent book agent that will actually work diligently for you to help you reach your goals can be a lot tougher than you may think. Because there are so many different kinds of literary agents out there, it is important to be careful when picking one for your own needs.

On Taming Dinosaurs

It took the cleverness of an entrepreneur by the name of Leonard Riggio to accomplish such a feat. The story of what Riggio did to bring the book-publishing industry to its collective knees would rival Jurassic Park on the big screen.

3 Keys to Book Publishing Success

If you are writing or considering writing a book this message is just for you. True success as an author is attainable for every one of us. We simply have to do the things to be successful that the successful people do.

The New Face of Author Book Promotion

Book promotion includes publicity, media attention, online book promotion, and offline book promotion. Which you use is as important as in what sequence. Learn what the best literary agents are doing these days.

Taking Advantage of Your Distributor to Market Your Book

Distributors sell more than just your book. If you work with them, you can skyrocket your book sales without a lot of effort.

Create a Sales Letter to Extend Your Book's Life

Speakers, coaches, professionals and other small businesses are great at getting their books written and launched. They want their targeted audience to know about their book so their visibility is strong.Keep your book and business alive for years when you write a sales letter.