Publishing Poynters
Book and Information-Marketing News and Ideas from Dan Poynter. February 1, 2003. Copyright Para Publishing. ISSN: 1530-5694. Published continually since 1986. Circ: more than 15,000. F-R-E-E We don't accept advertising. We don't share your email address. DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com; http://ParaPub.com; 800-PARAPUB For the Small Print, scroll to end. =============================================
IN THIS ISSUE
1. ParaNews=============================================
2. ParaTips
3. ParaResources
4. ParaThoughts
5. ParaFreebies
6. ParaCalendar
7. ParaHumor
A. OUR CIRCULATION has just crossed 15,000. Thank you
forwarding this ezine to colleagues in your address book. This edition
is a bit early-so that I can fly off to the International Parachute Symposium
in Jacksonville.
B. THE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS COPYRIGHT EXTENSIONS. See
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,830856,00.asp
And related:
http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/20030102_dmca_unintended_consequences.html
C. SPAM UP 150 PERCENT, Vendor Says. Nearly half of all
spam sent to American companies comes from overseas, which means that
American legislative efforts to curb spam will be largely ineffective,
Postini said. The spam increase has been fueled by attacks on e-mail servers
to harvest addresses. http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eKKV0Bd2iA0V30Bp820Ao
D. CULVER CITY, SANTA BARBARA, TAMPA & WEST PALM BEACH.
Come and see Dan in February. See the ParaCalendar, below.
E. NEARLY 10,000 PALM READER EBOOKS NOW AVAILABLE. An
expanded product line, two major distribution partners, and dozens of
new eBook retailers rendered steady growth for Palm Digital Media, Inc.
in 2002 and offer high hopes for the eBook industry, Palm Digital Media
Inc. said today. See http://www.econtentmag.com/ecxtra/2003/2003_0110/xtra.html#5
F. PEOPLE PAID $85 MILLION INTO THE NIGERIAN E-MAIL SCAM
last year: http://www.sfgate.com@a2.tc/276b
G. BOOK PROMOTION MAILING LISTS. Book reviews are the
least expensive and most effective book promotion tool. Reviews are the
initial and one of the most important items on your book-promotion list.
With the good work of BookZone, our ISP, we have completely changed our
approach to providing review lists. Now you can get them faster, easier
and cheaper. See http://parapub.com/maillist.cfm?
H. LIST OF WORDS BANISHED FROM THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH for
Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness (which the world needs 'now,
more than ever.') See http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current/default.html
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When my parents taught me not to write in books, they did not know they
were raising an author who would autograph them. They turned my last book
tour into a guilt trip.
-Dan Poynter, The Self-Publishing Manual, http://ParaPub.com.
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A. DAN POYNTER IS COMING TO VISIT if you are near:
California (14 events are scheduled)
Connecticut
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida (4)
Illinois (2)
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Texas
See the ParaCalendar on my content-filled seminars, below. See ALL the
listings. I will visit some states/provinces several times. Attend and
I will show you how to make a difference and make a living with your book.
http://parapub.com/calendar.cfm?
B. BOOK PROMOTION WORKSHOPS IN SANTA BARBARA are at Dan
Poynter's home-office.
The next workshop will be on April 26-27. For more information on this
$695 event ($495 for the second person from the same company), see http://parapub.com/accessreport.cfm?report=167&refpage=edutrain.html&userid=29919080
Or call 800-PARAPUB.
C. TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS to this ezine,
please go to /getpage.cfm?file=/news.html. To
recommend this ezine to another writer or publisher, simply forward the
entire newsletter. He or she will thank you.
D. PEER REVIEW. We get our newsletter material from many
sources. Occasionally, we get it wrong--or not quite right. Our readers
let us know and then we correct the master newsletter before it is posted
to our Web site. Thank you for your help. See back issues at /getpage.cfm?file=/news.html
E. SEE HOW eBOOKS ARE SOLD. The Self-Publishing Manual,
Writing Nonfiction and Successful Nonfiction are available for just $5.95
in electronic download from CyclopsMedia.com. Now you can have a fully
searchable edition of these bestsellers. http://www.cyclopsmedia.com/v3/catalog_writing.html
The first chapters are F-R-E-E. Visit the site and see how eBooks are
sold.
F. HELP DAN POYNTER TO HELP OTHERS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND MAKE
A LIVING WITH A BOOK. Dan is bringing his book writing-publishing-promoting
message to groups of writers, publishers and professional speakers. Now
he wants to approach other people with a book inside them: consultants,
coaches, mentors, professionals, clergy, and businesspeople. Contact Dan
if you know of a group that would profit from his programs. DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com
G. THE NEW BOOK MODEL SLIDE SHOW. Now you can get Dan
Poynter's complete New Book Model slide show. Dan is criss-crossing North
America to educate and thrill audiences on ways to use pioneering techniques
and innovative technology to write, produce and promote books. More than
140 powerful slides on CD in PowerPoint. NBM-PPT, ISBN 1-56860-081-X,
$19.95 See http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=products.html
and scroll down.
Just $19.95 plus $2 for airmail shipping (plus $1.55 sales tax to addresses
in California.) Grab your credit card and contact Para Publishing. Send
your cc numbers and billing address to Info@ParaPublishing.com
or call 1-800-PARAPUB (M-F, 9-5).
H. DAN POYNTER IS Mr SELF-PUBLISHING and one of his new
URLs is http://MrSelfPublishing.com.
Click on it.
I. MR SELF-PUBLISHING'S NOTEBOOK is a collection of all
the materials from (this) Publishing Poynters newsletter. You will discover
245 pages of book tips, resources, Freebies and humor. On a CD in MS-Word
and PDF (can be read by both the PC and the Mac), items are easy to find
and the links to Web sites are live. I figured that since I refer to these
notes constantly, other authors and publishers would find them useful
too. See http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=products.html
and scroll down.
Just $19.95 Grab your credit card and contact Para Publishing. Send your
cc numbers and billing address to Info@ParaPublishing.com
or call 1-800-PARAPUB (M-F, 9-5).
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A. BARNES & NOBLE SMALL PRESS RELATIONS (212) 633-3549. Marcella Smith.
B. HERE ARE THE DEADLINES FOR THE PMA MARKETING PROGRAMS for the end of January.
1. Library programs:
January 31 - college, jr. College, university
January 31 - public library
2. Cooperative catalogs:
January 31 - bookstore mailing
January 31 - parenting target mailing
3. You may access the registration page by clicking on
http://www.pma-online.org/resforms
C. AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS USUALLY RECEIVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS about writing and publishing. One way to help all those people and decrease your interruptions is to make a reference to Dan Poynter's web site on your web site. Add something such as:
WRITING, PUBLISHING &/OR PROMOTING A BOOK?
Dan Poynter's site has more than 500 pages of detailed help and information.
See
http://ParaPublishing.com
More than 500 sites link to Para Publishing now.
D. THINKING ABOUT OFFERING GIFT CERTIFICATES? See
http://news.google.com/news?q=gift+certificates&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=nn
E. HOW POPULAR IS A WEB SITE? Great tool. See
http://www.markusallen.org/cgi-bin/rank.pl?
(This is a beta test until January 31, only).
F. ALLOWING LIMITED USERS TO BURN CDS IN WINDOWS XP HOME
If you run Windows XP Home, you probably set yourself up as an Administrator
and have other family members set up as "limited" users. Setting
up the kids as limited users is a good idea, because it can prevent them
from making changes to the computer that can create difficult to solve
problems. One problem that many of you might have run into is that limited
users can't burn CDs. While you don't want the kids changing your networking
settings, it would be nice to allow them to burn music to CDs. Here's
how you can allow them to do it:
1. Click the Start button and click the Run command. Type Regedt32 in
the Open text box and click OK.
2. Navigate to the following key In the Registry Editor:
HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3. In the right pane of the Registry Editor, look for the AllocateDASD
entry. Double click on it. Change the value to 2 and click OK.
4. Restart the computer and logon as the limited user. The user can now
burn CDs
--WinXPnews
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It does not matter whether you sell out to a large New York book
publisher or publish yourself, the author must do the promotion.
—Dan Poynter, The Self-Publishing Manual, http://ParaPub.com.
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A. BOOKSTORES ARE A LOUSY PLACE TO SELL BOOKS. Go into
a bookstore and look around. How many people came in to buy a book on
skydiving? Now visit a parachute store. How many are interested in a book
on skydiving? There are many places to sell books besides bookstore. They
are easier to reach, much more lucrative and a lot more fun. To start
Thinking Outside of the Book (trade), See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/promote.html
B. WHAT CAN THE PUBLISHERS MARKETING ASSOCIATION DO FOR YOU?
See
http://www.pma-online.org/membonly.cfm
http://www.pma-online.org/memben.cfm
C. WANT TO RESELL DAN POYNTERS BOOKS AND OTHER PRODUCTS?
See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/resale.html
A. LIST OF INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE WEBSITES. See
http://www.fearlessbooks.com/Indies.html
B. THREE ADOBE ACROBAT PDF SITES. See.
http://www.ipa.org/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_
Code=I&Product_Code=pdfx_guide&Category_Code=SR
C. STATISTICAL REVIEW OF THE USED BOOK MARKET. See
http://www.bookhunterpress.com/index.cgi/survey.html
D. BOOK-INDUSTRY STATISTICS. Our new subsite is up.
Discover lots of little-know facts about the book writing and publishing
industry. See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=statistics/index.html
E. FCC RULES ON UNWANTED TELEMARKETING. See
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/tcpa.html
F. READERS' GUIDE NOW SEARCHABLE ONLINE. The entire
retrospective content of Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature--back
to its 1901 debut--is now searchable online via WilsonWeb. See
http://www.econtentmag.com/ecxtra/2003/2003_0114/xtra.html#3
G. RESEARCH. THE ALEX CATALOGUE OF ELECTRONIC TEXTS
is a collection of public domain documents from American and English literature
as well as Western philosophy. See
http://www.infomotions.com/alex/
H. RESEARCH. UNDERSTANDING GOOGLE. See
http://www.google.com/help/features.html#wp
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Other people are the pioneers and make the history. I just write it
down—and sell it back to them.
—Dan Poynter, The Self-Publishing Manual, http://ParaPub.com.
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A. BOOK PROMOTION MAILING LISTS. Magazines, newsletters
and other places to send review copies and news releases. See
http://parapub.com/maillist.cfm
B. NEED SOMEONE TO WRITE ADS OR NEWS RELEASES? See the
Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
C. NEED SOMEONE TO DESIGN AN AUDIO OR VIDEO PACKAGE?
See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
D. NEED A BAR CODE? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
E. NEED SOMEONE TO DESIGN, TYPESET AND LAYOUT YOUR BOOK?
See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
F. NEED A BROCHURE PRINTER? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
G. NEED A CONSULTANT ON BOOK PUBLISHING AND PROMOTING?
See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
H. NEED A COVER DESIGNER? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
I. NEED AN EDITOR OR PROOFREADER? See the Supplier List
at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
J. NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE YOUR BOOK TO TRADESHOWS? See
the exhibitor services on the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
K. NEED A FULFILLMENT SERVICE? See the Supplier List
at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
L. NEED A GHOSTWRITER? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
M. NEED LEGAL HELP? See Lawyers on the Supplier List
at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
And
http://parapub.com/accessreport.cfm?report=113&refpage=business.html&userid=44388803
N. NEED SOMEONE TO EVALUATE YOUR MANUSCRIPT? See the
Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
O. NEED SOMEONE TO HELP YOU WITH BOOK MARKETING AND PROMOTION?
See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
P. NEED A BOOK PRINTER? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
Q. NEED SOMEONE TO GET YOU ON RADIO AND TV? See the
Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
R. NEED RADIO AND TV COACHING? See the Supplier List
at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
S. WANT TO MAKE A VIRTUAL (ONLINE) BOOK TOUR? See the
Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
T. WANT TO LEARN ABOUT BOOK PROMOTION AT A WORKSHOP?
See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
U. WANT A WEB SITE DESIGNED OR PROMOTED? See the Supplier
List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?
V. WHERE IS DAN POYNTER? Find out when he will be speaking
in your area. See
http://parapub.com/calendar.cfm?
W. WHO IS DAN POYNTER? SEE
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/about.html
X. THE NEW BOOK MODEL. There is a faster, easier and
cheaper way to produce a book today. See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=newbook.html
Listen to Dan Poynter being interviewed on The New Book Model. Go to
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/homepage.html
And scroll down to "On Air".
Y. GET A COMPLETE LIST OF DAN POYNTER'S BOOKS, REPORTS, DISKS,
AND TAPES. See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=products.html
Z. WHY PRINT AND MAIL MEDIA (PRESS) KITS? Save time
and money, put your kit on your web site instead. For an example, see:
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=pressroom/pressroom.html
AA. BOOK PROMOTION WORKSHOPS IN SANTA BARBARA. Come
to Dan's home-office to learn about book marketing with a small class
of just 23 eager publishers. See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/edutrain.html
(scroll down)
BB. BOOK FULFILLMENT IS EXPENSIVE AND TIME-CONSUMING.
John Huenefeld says shipping books costs 7% to 14% of sales depending
upon whether most of the books go out in single packages or by the carton.
See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/fulfill.html
CC. BOOK PRODUCTION. Discover what you need to know
on:
--Prepress: book design, typesetting & layout
--Printing and Printers: pBooks.
--Electronic books: eBooks, dBooks & aBooks.
See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/produce.html
DD. WANT DAN TO COME TO SPEAK TO YOUR GROUP? See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/speaking/online_form.html
STAY IN ONE FIELD, and own it.
Once you select your subject. Stick to it; stay in one field. Too many authors write a book on a subject they know well—aimed at their own (reachable) field. With this formula, the book is a success, and they suddenly think selling books is easy, so they write about a totally different subject. It flops because they do not know how to reach the buyers in this particular market.
One day, I received a call from a customer. He said “I’m
a chiropractor, and I recognize that while chiropractors are good at what
they do, they are not good at running their offices. But I have solved
that challenge. I have just finished my book titled How to Run Your Chiropractic
Office.”
“Sounds good,” I said and I thought to myself: “now
here is an author who can look into the mirror and see a refection of
his customer. He knows who the customer is, what the customer needs and
(most importantly) where the customer is.”
Then the doctor went on, “I have a packaging idea I would like to run past you”. I leaned back in my chair and listened. The caller said “once I sell this book to all the chiropractors, I’ll go through the manuscript with search & replace and change the word “chiropractor” to “dentist” and sell the same book to all the dentists. Next, I’ll sell to all the medical doctors. Isn’t that a great plan?”
“No,” I said, “It sounds great but it’s a terrible
idea. First off, it will not be all that easy to sell your peers. It will
take reviews in your magazines, displays at your conventions, lots of
mail and telephone calls. Finally word-of-mouth from one doctor to another
will sell the book.
“Do you really want to learn all about dentists: read their magazines,
join their associations, and attend their conventions? You don’t
have time for that.
“What you should do is publish this book. Then do the advanced
book, then the office forms book and then the little books chiropractors
give to their patients. You want to become known as the publisher for
the chiropractic industry.”
http://www.ParaPublishing.com
New customers have to be bought; existing customers are free. Anyone who has ever been in sales will tell us, it is far easier to sell an additional product to an existing customer than it is to find a new customer. Stay in one field and keep adding products until you own it.
Next: Combine your products in a “Power Pack,” a higher priced package.
“The average sale is made after the prospect has said 'no' six times.” —Jeffrey P. Davidson, author and speaker, The Washington Post, 1985.
(Excerpted from Successful Nonfiction by Dan Poynter.
For 108 more inspirational tips, See http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/resource/writing.html
Scroll down to SUCCESSFUL NONFICTION: Tips & Inspiration for Getting
Published by Dan Poynter. This is a gift book for the writer within or
the writer in your life. It might be described as Life's Little Instruction
Book meets Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul. Each page hits you right
in the thought process with a tip, an explanation, an illustrative story
and a writing quotation. All writers will find this book informative,
insightful and fun. "Bet you can't read just one."
You will discover: 38 Tips on how to write, 11 Tips on why you should
write, 4 Tips on why your writing project should be a book, 21 Tips on
what to write, 7 Tips on doing research, 9 Tips for building your book,
3 Tips on Copyright, 10 Tips for finding the right agent or publisher,
6 Tips on book promotion, And much, much more.
Successful Nonfiction is a beautiful book. The soft cover book has gold
stamping, embossing, French flaps, end sheets and a matte finish. It is
a book as an "art form".
ISBN 978-1-56860-061-1. Softcover book, 5.5 x 8.5, 144-pages. $14.95
For a review, see
http://www.compulsivereader.com/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=374
A. F-R-E-E 128-page daily planning calendar. See
http://www.hignell.mb.ca/
B. F-R-E-E LIST OF BOOK DISTRIBUTORS with contact information
for the distributor plus a description of what types of books and items
they distribute. See
http://www.newageretailer.com/editorial/content/distributors-02.asp
Thanks to Cathe Olson, www.simplynaturalbooks.com, for this tip.
C. F-R-E-E Online Virus Scanner:
http://www.winxpnews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=021126FA-Virus_Scanner
D. ENTER TO WIN F-R-E-E BOOKS ON WRITING. See
http://www.writersjournal.com/
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You are not an author, a publisher, or a publicist, you are an
information provider. You must provide your knowledge in any form your
buyer wants: books, reports, audios, videos, seminars, speeches or
private consulting.
—Dan Poynter, The Self-Publishing Manual, http://ParaPub.com.
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A. FOR LOTS OF F-R-E-E STUFF, see Freebies Magazine
http://www.Freebies.com
B. 20-PAGE HANDOUT FROM DAN'S NEW BOOK MODEL PRESENTATIONS. A
$20.00 value. F-R-E-E. See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/speaking/handout_nbm.html
C. LIST YOUR BOOK(S) F-R-E-E ON THE PARA PUBLISHING WEB SITE.
See
http://parapub.com/successstories.cfm
D. INFORMATION ON SETTING UP AND RUNNING YOUR PUBLISHING BUSINESS
- F-R-E-E. See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/business.html
E. INFORMATION KITS ON SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF BOOKS – F-R-E-E. Each kit consists of more than eight pages of details, tips and resources. Each is geared to a level of The New Book Model.
=> Researching and Writing
=> Producing printed books, eBooks & dBooks.
=> Marketing, promoting & distributing.
See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/infokit.html
F. BOOK PROMOTION NEWSLETTER – F-R-E-E. Tell your
writing and publishing friends about this ezine. Just forward the entire
newsletter to them. See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/news.html
G. BOOK WRITING TIPS - F-R-E-E. See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/writing.html
H. MORE F-R-E-E STUFF. See
http://www.CoolSavings.com
A. Dan Poynter is circling the world to show people how to make a difference
and make a living through their books. He shares The New Book Model: how
to approach agents, publishers and self-publish all at the same time.
He will show you how to use innovative techniques and leading-edge technology
to write your books faster, produce your books for less and promote your
books more effectively. He makes writing, publishing and promoting books
easy, profitable and fun. See The New Book Model at
/getpage.cfm?file=newbook.html
Dan Poynter's seminars have been featured on CNN, his books have been pictured in The Wall Street Journal, and his story has been told in U.S. News & World Report. The media comes to Dan because he is the leading authority on book writing, producing, marketing, promoting and distributing. The author of more than 100 books and revisions and more than 500 magazine articles on publishing, he is one of the industry's most energetic, experienced and respected leaders.
DAN IS ON A MISSION:
He does not want people to die with a book still inside them.
At some events he provides the entire four-hour writing, publishing & promoting program while at others he gives a shorter presentation. Most presentations are in PowerPoint with motion and sound.
He also speaks on parachutes and skydiving.
For more information, get in touch with the Contact person and see the host's Website
ALSO SEE THE CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE: http://parapub.com/calendar.cfm?
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Writing from notes is not plagiarism but solid, thorough research and
an efficient system made possible by Xerox. There is nothing new in the
universe. Practically every nonfiction book is simply a repackaging of
existing and new material.
—Dan Poynter, The Self-Publishing Manual, http://ParaPub.com.
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2003
February 12: PEN USA meeting in SANTA BARBARA. An overview of The New Book Model: How to approach an agent, find a publisher and self-publish all at the same time. Borders on State Street. 7:30 pm. Fmi: Sharon Dirlam, 805-963-2060, dirlams@juno.com
February 15: Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC), CULVER CITY. How to use revolutionary techniques and leading-edge technology to write your nonfiction books faster, get into print for less and promote your books more effectively. How to find the right publisher, locate the right agent and self-publish--all at the same time. See the web site for details. Fmi: Gary Young, 818-222-5554, artsy12@earthlink.net, http://www.iwosc.org
February 18: TAMPA, Florida. Baywinds Learning Centres. Writing & Publishing Nonfiction, a seminar by Dan Poynter. The full New Book Model program. 6:30-10:00 pm. Fmi: 800-300-6994. info@baywinds.net. http://www.baywinds.net
February 19: WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. National Nurses in Business Association. The full New Book Model program. 6:27-10:00 pm. Fmi: Patricia Ann Bemis, RN CEN, PO Box 561081, Rockledge, FL 32956-1081. Tel 321-633-4610, bemis@nnba.net, http://www.nnba.net
March 4: LOS ANGELES. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex. The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi (310) 478-6677.
March 6: LONG BEACH, California. Professional Coaches & Mentors Assn. The full four-hour New Book Model Program. Renaissance Hotel. FMI: Frumi Barr. 949-729-1577. ceoCoach@Frumi.com
March 8: FORT LAUDERDALE. Florida Speakers Association. The full New Book Model program and more. Fmi: George Chiswick, 561-630-7766; info@Florida-Speakers.org http://www.Florida-Speakers.org
March 21: DENVER, Colorado. Dan Poynter shares the entire four-hour New Book Model program. On the same program: Bud Gardner on the Craft of Writing. Fmi: Judith Briles, 800-594-0800, DrJBriles@aol.com, http://www.cipabooks.com/
March 28: FRESNO. The WIN-WIN Writers Conference. Fresno, California. Section One of the New Book Model on writing. Stephen Blake Mettee, 559-876-2170. sbm12@csufresno.edu
March 29: LOS ANGELES. Part One of The New Book Model on product creation (writing your book). Mark Victor Hansen's MEGA Book Marketing Seminar. The event runs 28-30 March. Fmi: Lisa Williams: LisaW@MarkVictorHansen.com, (949) 764-2640 Ext 1. See web site for details. http://www.megabookmarketing.com/ This will be Dan's fourth appearance at this event.
April 2: SANTA MONICA, CA. National Nurses in Business Association. Writing & Publishing Nonfiction, a seminar by Dan Poynter. The full New Book Model program. 6:27-10:00 pm. $69. See web site for details and contact Patricia Ann Bemis, RN CEN, bemis@nnba.net, http://www.nnba.net
April 5: COCOA BEACH. Space Coast Writers Guild, Cocoa Beach, Florida. The full four-hour New Book Model program. Fmi: Joyce Henderson, JEHwriter@cfl.rr.com
April 12: NSA-LOS ANGELES. The full four-hour New Book Model program. Contact Lynda Curtin, 818-507-6055; OppThinker@aol.com
April 26-27: SANTA BARBARA. Book marketing/promotion/distribution
seminar in Santa Barbara with Dan Poynter. For details, contact Para Publishing,
PO Box 8206-896, Santa Barbara, CA 93118-8206. Tel: (805) 968-7277, Fax:
(805) 968-1379. See
http://parapub.com/accessreport.cfm?report=167&refpage=edutrain.html&userid=10313032
May 4: PINE MOUNTAIN, CA. (Near the Grapevine). Write from the Heart. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. The entire New Book Model program. Noon to 4 pm. Fmi: Sarah Edwards, Pine Mountain Institute, eEdwards@frazmtn.com, 661-242-2624.
May 27: LOS ANGELES. Publishers Marketing Association, First-Timer Event before the Publishing University. Section 3 of The New Book Model: Marketing, Promoting & Distributing. Fmi: Jan Nathan, 310-372-2732, Jan@PMAonline.org; http://www.PMAonline.org
May 28-29: LOS ANGELES. Publishers Marketing Association Publishing University. Dan to serve on five panels, sharing information on a number of subjects. Fmi: Jan Nathan, 310-372-2732, Jan@PMAonline.org; http://www.PMAonline.org
June 10: LOS ANGELES. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex. The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi (310) 478-6677.
June 21: CHEMAINUS, Vancouver Island, BC. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. The full New Book Model program. Contact Eliza Hemingway for details. maggiedove@shaw.ca
July 16: CHICAGO, IL. National Nurses in Business Association. Writing & Publishing Nonfiction, a seminar by Dan Poynter. The full New Book Model program. 6:27-10:00 pm. See web site for details and contact Patricia Ann Bemis, RN CEN. bemis@nnba.net, http://www.nnba.net $69.
July 19-20: SANTA BARBARA. Book marketing/promotion/distribution
seminar in Santa Barbara with Dan Poynter. For details, contact Para Publishing,
PO Box 8206-896, Santa Barbara, CA 93118-8206. Tel: (805) 968-7277, Fax:
(805) 968-1379. See
http://parapub.com/accessreport.cfm?report=167&refpage=edutrain.html&userid=10313032
August 9: WASHINGTON, DC. NSA/DC. Turning Speeches into Books. The full four-hour New Book Model program. Fmi Sylvia Henderson, 301-646-1668, springboardtrain@aol.com
August 13: STAMFORD, CT. National Nurses in Business Association. Writing & Publishing Nonfiction, a seminar by Dan Poynter. The full New Book Model program. 6:27-10:00 pm. See web site for details and contact Patricia Ann Bemis, RN CEN. bemis@nnba.net, http://www.nnba.net $69.
August 17-22: CAPE COD Writers Conference. Craigville,
Massachusetts. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar
by Dan Poynter. The full New Book Model program. Dan will be at the Conference
for the entire 6 days. Fmi Jacqueline Loring, (508) 375-0516.
ccwc@CapeCod.net
September 10: HOUSTON, TX. National Nurses in Business Association. Writing & Publishing Nonfiction, a seminar by Dan Poynter. The full New Book Model program. 6:27-10:00 pm. See web site for details and contact Patricia Ann Bemis, RN CEN. bemis@nnba.net, http://www.nnba.net $69.
September 19: UNIVERSAL CITY. Magnificent Marketing Symposium, Dottie Walters, Universal City, California. Fmi: Michael MacFarland, Michael@walters-intl.com. http://www.walters-intl.com
October 8: METAIRIE, LA. National Nurses in Business Association. Writing & Publishing Nonfiction, a seminar by Dan Poynter. The full New Book Model program. 6:27-10:00 pm. See web site for details and contact Patricia Ann Bemis, RN CEN. bemis@nnba.net, http://www.nnba.net $69.
October 18-19: SANTA BARBARA. Book marketing/promotion/distribution
seminar in Santa Barbara with Dan Poynter. For details, contact Para Publishing,
PO Box 8206-896, Santa Barbara, CA 93118-8206. Tel: (805) 968-7277, Fax:
(805) 968-1379. See
http://parapub.com/accessreport.cfm?report=167&refpage=edutrain.html&userid=10313032
November 6-9. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND. Turning Speeches
into Books. A pre-convention seminar on November 6. The full New Book
Model Program.
Fmi: Ann Andrews. Tel: 649-524-5174, anand@ihug.co.nz
Dan Poynter: Showing people how to
write, publish and promote their books
one presentation at a time.
Here is something funny we have found on books, writing, publishing, authors and/or words. If you have a laugh to share, please send it to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com
A. ULTRA-CONDENSED CLASSICS. See
http://rinkworks.com/bookaminute/classics.shtml
--Contributed by Robin K. Blum, http://www.inmybook.com
B. A GOOD PUN IS ITS OWN REWORD
Energizer Bunny arrested - charged with battery.
A pessimist's blood type is always b-negative.
Practice safe eating - always use condiments.
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean
your mother.
Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death.
I used to work in a blanket factory, but it folded.
If electricity comes from electrons... does that mean
that morality comes from morons?
Marriage is the mourning after the knot before.
A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
Corduroy pillows are making headlines.
Is a book on voyeurism a peeping tome?
Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play.
Banning the bra was a big flop.
Sea captains don't like crew cuts.
Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
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You do not really believe Lee Iacocca wrote those two bestsellers all
by himself do you? Lee Iacocca is the author but he is not the writer.
Most celebrities do not have time to write books. -Dan Poynter, The Self-Publishing
Manual, http://ParaPub.com.
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