Plain Speaking - 4 Secrets For Getting Your Book Purchased

What's the point of writing a brilliant book if you don't entice people to even open it? Make sre your cover copy is compelling!

Speaking for a Publication

There are many ways to get speaking engagements, and not all of them will be paid. However, all of them will give you business exposure. Writing a book may be one of the best ways to get attention. This article will give you some ideas on how to make your book a reality.

Authors Should Be Optimistic

The fact is that if you have a good book and there's a market for it, there's no need to let others dissuade you from trying to find an agent or traditional publisher, if that's the way you want to go. There are also many reasons to self-publish (particularly if you have a niche market). Just make sure the advice you're receiving is unbiased.

19 Ways to Secure Non-Returnable Book Sales and Sell More Books

Don't rely on bookstore sales alone to maximize your book selling opportunities. If you want to sell hundreds of thousands of copies, you must explore non-traditional markets as well.

The Booklet Journey Opening a New World

How to transform experiences and expertise into information products and an entire business.

Extend Your Book's Life With a Sales Letter

Authors, publishers and business owners are great at getting their books written and launched. But after the initial one-year honeymoon, sales slow down. To counter this, make sure to let your audience know about your book's benefits and how it can help them in their lives. Keep your book alive and selling well for years when you write a sales letter.

Book Signing for Experts

If you are a professional speaker and an author, you can raise your celebrity status by doing a book signing in cities where you speak. Orchestrate such a publicity-generating event with a mini-seminar, discussion, or reading, and autograph your book. You are the expert; meet your reading public!

Do You Long To See Your Books Published And Selling From The Major Chains?

To have your work accepted for hard copy publication is a thrilling achievement but to have it bomb at the bookstores is to see your reputation go down the tubes simultaneously. And so to avoid this unpleasant scenario, I have developed over the years a series of 160 vital steps; steps that not only get my books published and into the major chains but selling online and offline as bestsellers in their genre.

Comments From A Book Reviewer

Norm Goldman, Editor of Bookpleasures.com and Sketchandtravel.com, presents his thoughts pertaining to book reviewing.

Super Profitable Techniques for Selling Books By Mail

The total number of books sold by small, part-time mail order entrepreneurs is growing each year. Total sales each year for the past five years have increased by almost 30-percent over the previous year's sales.

How a Book is Born: One Author's Story

Not all books come out whole, all at once. In fact, most books ease out little by little. They have strange and wondrous beginnings. The saying goes if you write a short story or article every day, at the end of a year you'll have a book--a big book at that! But then, why think so big?

Ten Ways to Make Your Book Outsell Another

Wouldn't you rather write a book that sells well than be stuck with unsold inventory? When you plan ahead with the tips below, you will sell thousands rather than hundreds of your unique and important information or inspirational products.

Top 10 Ways to Know your Book Concept will Sell--Before you Invest Time and Money

Make your book stand out from the crowd! Test your book's significance, find your market before you write, and treat your book as part of your business. Use these ten ways.

Publishing Your Book-What Way is Best For You? - Part 2

You the author need to decide what publishing path is best for you. It may be a print book with print on demand printing, an eBook with no printing or promotion costs, or it may be a traditionally publilshed book using an agent. Make sure it's a profitable choice.

Interview with Book and Marketing Coach-Judy Cullins - Part 2

Getting your questions answered by a pro will save you weeks and months of wasted time going in the wrong direction. Use these answers from an interview with Judy Cullins to catapult your book and business sales.