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 (4.5 / 5.0) <b>MORE MARKETS—MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET PUBLISHED<p>The 2010 Writer’s Market Deluxe Edition includes all the valuable information you expect in the standard Writer’s Market PLUS a 1-year subscription to WritersMarket.com. In addition to the 3,500+ listings in the Writer’s Market, you’ll have instant online access to another 2,500+ listings that just couldn’t fit in the book—with daily updates.<p>Take charge of your writing career with online tools that allow you to organize your favorite market listings and keep track of where you submit your work. All of this and more is available on an easy-to-use WritersMarket.com Web site that is accessible from anywhere with online access.
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 (3.5 / 5.0) THE MOST TRUSTED GUIDE TO GETTING PUBLISHED
Written by writers for writers and backed by 89 years of authority, Writer’s Market is the #1 resource for helping writers sell their work. Used by both seasoned professionals and writers new to the publishing world, Writer’s Market has helped countless writers transform their love of writing from a hobby into a career. Nowhere else but in the 2010 Writer’s Market will you find the most comprehensive and reliable information you need. This new edition includes:
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(4.5 / 5.0) The Writer's Best Friend and Bible!<p><strong>More than 400,000 Copies Sold!<p><strong> Completely revised and updated 20th edition-the most easy-to-use format yet for this go-to guide! The publishing guide industry leaders recommend most, now completely updated with a new reader-friendly format. Writers, agents, and editors agree that Jeff Herman's Guide is the must-have, go-to reference for all writers who want to get their book past the slush pile and into the hands of the people who have the power to publish. It is filled with detailed information on what to do (and what not to do) to break the code, break down the walls, and get that first, second, or thirtieth book published, bought, and read. Nearly 200 of the most powerful literary agents reveal invaluable tips as if they were having a private conversation with a special friend. Now in its 20th edition, <strong>Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Publishers, Editors, and Literary Agents has been completely revised. The updated layout includes new symbols and callouts designed to give readers the information they need most in a quick and accessible format. PRAISE FOR JEFF HERMAN'S GUIDE: "Nothing beats Jeff Herman's Guide." "On the road to becoming a bestselling author, my first step was buying Jeff Herman's Guide." "From a no-book author to a three-book deal by reading this book." "Wow! How does Jeff get so much valuable information into one book? For the price it's a bargain. My advice: get this book." <br />Wayne Botha | Satisfied customer "The most helpful book I bought was Jeff Herman's Guide, and I highly recommend it."
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 (5.0 / 5.0) THE MUST-HAVE RESOURCE EVERY POET NEEDS
Poets of all skill levels have turned to PoetÂ’s Market for more than two decades for all the information they need on publishing poetry. Whether youÂ’re targeting magazines and journals or book/chapbook publishers, the 2010 PoetÂ’s Market gives you up-to-date contact and submissions information for more than 1,000 listings. This new edition includes:
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(5.0 / 5.0) Get massive exposure for your book, no special computer skills needed -- trade published or self published, fiction or nonfiction
Discover why authors fail with paid advertising, pay-per-click, fee-based reviews, and "bestseller" campaigns Blog to connect with readers, driving them to Amazon and bookstores <P>Boost your visibility with Google, use MySpace for viral marketing Ignite word of mouth with Web social networks Capitalize on peer content and "amateur" book reviews Here's what the experts say about this book: <P>"A wealth of ideas for making your book stand out, including many techniques for Internet buzz you won't find elsewhere." -- Jane Corn, Amazon.com Top Reviewer<B><P>"I spent two years building up skills to market my books Earthcore and Ancestor online, and I can tell you right now that Plug Your Book would have saved me MONTHS of time. I bought this book just to make sure I wasn't missing anything, but it blew me away." <P><I><B>-- Scott Sigler, # 1 bestselling author "An amazingly rich collection of cutting-edge promotional tactics and strategies. Makes most other books about online publicity look sickly." -- Aaron Shepard, author: Aiming at Amazon<B><BR><BR>"...The one book every author needs to read. I don't care if you're writing a computer book, a science fiction novel or the next great self-help guide, you need to get copy of Steve Weber's Plug Your Book!" - Joe Wikert, executive publisher, John Wiley & Sons "Practical, pragmatic, low-cost ideas for promoting the heck out of your own book, whether it's fiction, nonfiction, technical, business or anything else." -- Dave Taylor, author: 'Growing Your Business with Google'<B><P>"I've worked with most of America's largest book publishers, helping many of them build online marketing departments. I've worked for authors too. Plug Your Book is the new training manual." -- Steve O'Keefe, author: 'Publicity on the Internet'<B><P>"...Plug Your Book reveals the most effective and least expensive tools to promote your titles and to increase your exposure. It's the best book on online marketing I have ever read, and I read quite a few in the course of my consulting practice with small presses." <P><I><B>-- Marion Gropen, president, Gropen Associates<B><P>Here's what's inside the book: <P>... Taking control of your book sales; Electric word of mouth; Amazon's `long tail;' Personalized bookstores; Book recommendation effectiveness <BR><BR>... Amazon Bestseller Campaigns; How Bestseller Campaigns work; Haywired recommendations ... Amateur book reviews; Credibility through peers; Amazon Top Reviewers; Negative reviews; Posting trade reviews on Amazon; Fee-based book reviews ... Building your author Web site; A survey of author Web sites; Your online press kit; Multimedia for books; Podcasting for publicity; When to launch your site ... Blogging for authors; Connecting with readers; Blog comments: pros and cons; Blogging categories; Over the long haul; Blog-to-e-mail service <P>... Social networking; MySpace: Not just for kids; Facebook; Create your own group; Other places on MySpace; More social-networking sites <P>... Tag - You're it!; Personal book tagging; Amazon tags; Amazon Media Library; LibraryThing; Tag-based marketing ... Advanced Amazon tools; Buy X, Get Y; Free paired placement; Single New Product e-mails; Amazon Connect; Listmania; So You'd Like to . . . guides; Search Inside the Book; Statistically Improbable Phrases; Writing book reviews; Amapedia; Customer discussions; BookSurge; Your Amazon profile
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 (4.0 / 5.0) For 88 years, Writer's Market has given fiction and nonfiction writers the information they need to sell their work--from completely up-to-date listings to exclusive interviews with successful writers. The 2009 edition provides all this and more with over 3,500 listings for book publishers, magazines and literary agents, in addition to a completely updated freelance rate chart. In addition to the thousands of market listings, writers will find up-to-date information on becoming a successful freelancer covering everything from writing query letters to launching a freelance business, and more.
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(4.0 / 5.0) <p><i>Daddy is going to camp. That’s what I told my children. A child psychologist suggested it. “Words like prison and jail conjure up dangerous images for children,” she explained. But it wasn’t camp . . .
Neil White, a journalist and magazine publisher, wanted the best for those he loved—nice cars, beautiful homes, luxurious clothes. He loaned money to family and friends, gave generously to his church, and invested in his community—but his bank account couldn’t keep up. Soon White began moving money from one account to another to avoid bouncing checks. His world fell apart when the FBI discovered his scheme and a judge sentenced him to serve eighteen months in a federal prison. But it was no ordinary prison. The beautiful, isolated colony in Carville, Louisiana, was also home to the last people in the continental United States disfigured by leprosy. Hidden away for decades, this small circle of outcasts had forged a tenacious, clandestine community, a fortress to repel the cruelty of the outside world. It is here, in a place rich with history, where the Mississippi River briefly runs north, amid an unlikely mix of leprosy patients, nuns, and criminals, that White’s strange and compelling journey begins. He finds a new best friend in Ella Bounds, an eighty-year-old African American double amputee who had contracted leprosy as a child. She and the other secret people, along with a wacky troop of inmates, help White rediscover the value of simplicity, friendship, and gratitude. Funny and poignant, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts is an uplifting memoir that reminds us all what matters most.
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(4.5 / 5.0) <br><b>So You'd Like to. Become An Amazon Bestseller!
Don't wait. Publishing insider and CEO Brent Sampson reveals revolutionary advice guaranteed to increase your book sales on Amazon. Learn the powerful secrets used by successful Amazon authors every day. This informative and practical "how-to" guide shares new techniques that are proven to work.<br><br><b>Solutions Revealed! Discover step-by-step methods for improving your exposure on Amazon and increasing your authority.<br><br><b>Secrets Exposed! Increase your profitability by learning the secrets to <em>short-discounting Amazon with just twenty percent.<br><br><b>Success Discovered! Learn top-secret tactics that earn authors tens-of-thousands of dollars in royalties every month. Amazon Approved Find, understand, and control every Amazon possibility for maximum book sales.<br><br> Hi, I'm Brent Sampson. Are you holding a manuscript in your hand that you wish Amazon was selling? Or do you already have a book on Amazon that you wish was selling better? In either case, Sell Your Book on Amazon will help you. You will experience what I have seen first-hand as the president of Outskirts Press - that marketing success on Amazon can be the difference between hundreds and tens-of-thousands of dollars a month. Amazon provides a phenomenal and global platform from which to sell your book. In fact, the opportunities may seem almost too colossal! But now, Sell Your Book on Amazon unveils it all for the first time. This book provides an easy-to-understand approach to increase your book sales on Amazon by exploring the steps you can take immediately.<br><br><b>Table of Contents Foreword by Dan Poynter Introduction <br> Get Your Book Listed AuthorConnect & Author Profile Pages Book Sales Page Listmania!<br> So You'd Like to. Guides<br> Additional Amazon Possibilities<br> Pricing & Profitability As Penny C. Sansevieri of Author Marketing Experts says, "Finally! A book that helps you demystify Amazon. If you have a book to sell, you simply must own Sell Your Book on Amazon." Want proof? How did <em>you get to this Amazon sales page? Maybe you clicked on it from a competitor's page or received a personalized email. However you got here, here you are! <em>Sell Your Book on Amazon shows you ALL the ways to increase your book's exposure and make the tactics working for this book work for you, too. Authors who know how to use Amazon's own system to their advantage simply sell more books. Once a book finds success on Amazon, it appears higher in the search results, leading to MORE exposure and more sales, and so on. It's the Amazon "virtuous circle" and the key to unlocking that brass ring is in your hands.<br><br><b>Introducing the exclusive TACTIC RANKING SYSTEM! Marketing tactics are only as valuable as the profits they generate. Sell Your Book on Amazon ranks every technique so you can quickly and efficiently locate the marketing secrets that will lead to superior results:<br><br><b>***** Highly recommended. Receive the greatest exposure compared to time spent. **** Very recommended. An acceptable investment is required for a profitable return. *** Somewhat recommended. Check your profit margin. The expenditure may exceed the benefit. Do you know how to beat Amazon at their own game? Do you know how Amazon Marketplace listings can offer "55 used copies" of your book when you haven't even sold that many? Do you know how to remove a 1-star review from your listing and get more 5-star reviews? <br><br> This book tells you how to do it all, plus so much more. It's a tremendous value with a wealth of information at your fingertips. Start increasing your book sales instantly by ordering today.<br><br>
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(4.0 / 5.0) In a marketplace that depends so thoroughly on cutting-edge information technology, can classic economic principles still offer any real strategic value? Yes! say Carl Shapiro and Hal Varian. In Information Rules, they reveal that many conventional economic concepts can provide the insight and understanding necessary to succeed in the information age. Shapiro and Varian argue that if managers seriously want to develop effective strategies for competing in the new economy, they must understand the fundamental economics of information technology. Whether information takes the form of software code or recorded music, is published in a book or magazine, or even posted on a website, managers must know how to evaluate the consequences of pricing, protecting, and planning new versions of information products, services, and systems. The first book to distill the economics of information and networks into practical business strategies, Information Rules is a guide to the winning moves that can help business leaders-from writers, lawyers, and finance professionals to executives in the entertainment, publishing, and hardware and software industries--navigate successfully through the information economy.
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(4.5 / 5.0) Once referred to derisively as 'vanity publishing,' self-published books are finally taking their place alongside more accepted indie categories such as music, film, and theater. <em>Indie Publishing is a practical guide to creating and distributing printed books regardless of your background, skill set, or ambition. It will help you realize projects of every scale and budget, from the traditional bookmaking techniques used to create zines to the more ambitious industrial production methods required to produce hardcover books in large quantity.
Indie Publishing's special focus on the visual design of books makes it unique among publish-it-yourself manuals. Readers are taken step-by-step through the process of designing a book to give it personal style as well as visual coherence and authority. Design principles such as scale, cropping, pacing, and typography are explored in relation to each example, along with commentary on how to create effective title pages, tables of contents, captions, and more. Indie Publishing aims to inspire readers with examples of print projects similar to those they might undertake on their own. Sample designs include a picture book, artist's portfolio, exhibition catalog, poetry chapbook, novel, and zine. <em>Indie Publishing addresses the important business aspects of independent publishing from how and why you should get an isbn number to creating promotional materials and using the internet to market your book. This comprehensive, illustrated guide concludes with a curated portfolio of the most exciting examples of independent publishing from the contemporary scene, reproduced in full color. If you have content to share and you want to give it a fresh and orderly form, this book will kick-start your project and keep you motivated until the ink dries. Indie Publishing is the eighth title in our best-selling Design Briefs series, which has sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide.
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