Local Bookstores - The Book Marketing Network2024-03-28T12:15:43Zhttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/forum/topics/523145:Topic:24363?commentId=523145%3AComment%3A396799&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYou can contact sites like m…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2015-08-24:523145:Comment:6666772015-08-24T10:06:59.916ZRoopesh Agarwalhttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/RoopeshAgarwal
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<colgroup><col width="502"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="xl65" style="height: 116.25pt; width: 376pt;" height="154" width="502">You can contact sites like magzter.com and bookmymagazine.com to sell your books online. Selling books and magazines online is a all new rage and you can surely get a good exposure from those sites.</td>
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</table> Make sure YOU keep records of…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2015-06-25:523145:Comment:6639292015-06-25T17:53:36.658Zalbertasequeirahttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/albertasequeira
<p>Make sure YOU keep records of what titles you leave and how many. Get a signed paper with an agreeable price. Forget being friends; this is a business. I got lazy and didn't keep who got what and to this day, I have some people with my books. <br></br><br></br>I found a good way of doing this. Give everyone 5 books or whatever you agree on. Don't get paid until ALL 5 are gone. When you go back to visit if there are 2 books left you all know they sold 3. Once you get into pay me now for the 3 and…</p>
<p>Make sure YOU keep records of what titles you leave and how many. Get a signed paper with an agreeable price. Forget being friends; this is a business. I got lazy and didn't keep who got what and to this day, I have some people with my books. <br/><br/>I found a good way of doing this. Give everyone 5 books or whatever you agree on. Don't get paid until ALL 5 are gone. When you go back to visit if there are 2 books left you all know they sold 3. Once you get into pay me now for the 3 and leave more, everyone seems to forget what sold and what you got paid for. When you get a check for the 5 sold, have them sign the paper you have the books listed on.</p> Hi, Alberta,
I have been us…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2015-06-24:523145:Comment:6638262015-06-24T20:00:18.946ZAlice DiNizohttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/AliceDiNizo
<p>Hi, Alberta,</p>
<p> I have been using CreateSpace for a number of years and find them to be professional and far less costly than regular publishing. I can sell my CreateSpace books easily and cheaply.</p>
<p> Good luck and don't worry, Alice D</p>
<p>Hi, Alberta,</p>
<p> I have been using CreateSpace for a number of years and find them to be professional and far less costly than regular publishing. I can sell my CreateSpace books easily and cheaply.</p>
<p> Good luck and don't worry, Alice D</p> I'd be interested in knowing…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2015-06-24:523145:Comment:6634932015-06-24T19:23:02.793Zalbertasequeirahttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/albertasequeira
<p>I'd be interested in knowing how many of you have self-published your own books with Create Space. I find when I was going on my fourth book money was getting tight with paying someone to do the work...which was a blessing, relief, and less stress.</p>
<p>When I realized that my last publisher did my book through Create Space, I ended up paying way over $1,000, with their work to do so, including my supplying my own book cover that I took from a picture on vacation, their editing, and…</p>
<p>I'd be interested in knowing how many of you have self-published your own books with Create Space. I find when I was going on my fourth book money was getting tight with paying someone to do the work...which was a blessing, relief, and less stress.</p>
<p>When I realized that my last publisher did my book through Create Space, I ended up paying way over $1,000, with their work to do so, including my supplying my own book cover that I took from a picture on vacation, their editing, and printing. So I decided to try it myself. The first time, I thought I'd have a heart attack after 4 months trying, but finally did it and the book came out very professional (What is and isn't Working for the Alcoholic and Addict).</p>
<p>I have since done two workshop handbooks from my two three-hour classes for people who can't attend them Bring Your Manuscript to Publication and How to Self-Publish Your Own Book with Create Space.</p>
<p>I have now taken two other books that a publisher (Not traditional) did for me and made them into the Create Space's file, including taking the same book covers since I paid for them. I worked all last fall, winter and this spring to complete them. I have sent for one book each to see the proof. Waiting to see them.</p>
<p>Why am I doing this HARD work? The two books I am now changing to CS cost me close to $600-$900 just for the publisher to get them into print for each book and that was in 2009 and 2010, so prices have gone up. They sell for $17.95 and $18.95. They will now sell through me for $10.00 and Amazon for $13.00. People like to give you $20 for a book and get $10.00 back instead of $1.95. I am out to sell books at a reasonable price to just get my message out on alcohol abuse. </p>
<p>Instead of paying $11.95 and $12.95 to get my own books to sell at book signings, events, and speaking engagements, they will all cost me a little over $5.00. I will make $5.00 in the sale of each book. My Kindle version will change from $9.95 to $4.99. I am now selling all my books on a table at events saying "ALL BOOKS $10.00."</p>
<p>Now that I have done five books this way, I can't get myself to pay a publisher thousands of dollars to do the work. Does anyone feel this way?</p>
<p>The hardest part of doing the books was having my PC breakdown and I bought an IMac. NIGHTMARE for a writer! I had to learn on my own how to add page numbers and other easy things that zip right through with a PC. I bought the IMac because everyone kept saying it will not get viruses. I had two computer crash because of this. </p>
<p>I look forward to hearing from the ones on how they feel about CS if you have done it yourself. Getting a traditional publisher is still my dream. I have done all memoirs on substance abuse and now working on my first fictional and having fun making up names, characters, events and whatever. I just may try a traditional publisher with this book.</p>
<p>My goal now is to stop dreaming about becoming famous (in my seventies.......did I actually admit that????) and going to just have fun. Whatever happens happens.</p> What's in it for the booksell…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2014-04-02:523145:Comment:6220552014-04-02T19:02:38.021ZJohn Kremerhttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/JohnKremer
<p>What's in it for the booksellers?</p>
<p>Very simple. Help create customers for them. Drive your readers into their store, and they will stock your book and love you for it.</p>
<p>If you do nothing for the booksellers, they won't stock your book.</p>
<p>Note: They can't stock all 12 million books that are out there in the world. Most bookstores stock less than 20,000 titles. They stock the books that sell. They stock the books that their customers want.</p>
<p>John Kremer</p>
<p>What's in it for the booksellers?</p>
<p>Very simple. Help create customers for them. Drive your readers into their store, and they will stock your book and love you for it.</p>
<p>If you do nothing for the booksellers, they won't stock your book.</p>
<p>Note: They can't stock all 12 million books that are out there in the world. Most bookstores stock less than 20,000 titles. They stock the books that sell. They stock the books that their customers want.</p>
<p>John Kremer</p> this looks like an old post b…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2014-04-02:523145:Comment:6221462014-04-02T18:10:18.702ZKen Colemanhttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/KenColeman
<p>this looks like an old post but here goes if any of you gusy are still out there. The question is, what's in it for the bookseller? You can't just walk in off the street and expect they will take an interst in you. Sales, is building relationships. Find out what thier objections are, and overcome them. Find out how to make your book a benefit for them. Thats how it works.</p>
<p>this looks like an old post but here goes if any of you gusy are still out there. The question is, what's in it for the bookseller? You can't just walk in off the street and expect they will take an interst in you. Sales, is building relationships. Find out what thier objections are, and overcome them. Find out how to make your book a benefit for them. Thats how it works.</p> Thank you, Glulio,
I like th…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2014-03-18:523145:Comment:6195112014-03-18T22:01:06.825Zalbertasequeirahttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/albertasequeira
<p>Thank you, Glulio,</p>
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<p>I like the idea of having the two chapters in a flyer!</p>
<p>Thank you, Glulio,</p>
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<p>I like the idea of having the two chapters in a flyer!</p> Hello John,
Yes, the addicts…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2014-03-18:523145:Comment:6193782014-03-18T22:00:01.780Zalbertasequeirahttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/albertasequeira
<p>Hello John,</p>
<p>Yes, the addicts talk to other substance abusers, doctors, counselor, society and the family members on what they need to get out of denial and recover. They tell what they feel is and hasn't worked in recovery programs.</p>
<p>Hello John,</p>
<p>Yes, the addicts talk to other substance abusers, doctors, counselor, society and the family members on what they need to get out of denial and recover. They tell what they feel is and hasn't worked in recovery programs.</p> Sorry for my English. The sam…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2014-03-14:523145:Comment:6190352014-03-14T08:12:08.890ZGiulio Buonannohttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/GiulioBona
<p>Sorry for my English. The same problems occur here in Italy. If you are not plugged into a large publishing house you have to fight for your space. My sales experience better was to put myself in the first person, in the street, to publicize my books. The response was immediate. But I must add that you should write because you love writing and do not think the immediate gain. Another way to get known is to make flyers with the transcription of the first two chapters (incipit) of your book.…</p>
<p>Sorry for my English. The same problems occur here in Italy. If you are not plugged into a large publishing house you have to fight for your space. My sales experience better was to put myself in the first person, in the street, to publicize my books. The response was immediate. But I must add that you should write because you love writing and do not think the immediate gain. Another way to get known is to make flyers with the transcription of the first two chapters (incipit) of your book. If you write well and you'll see that the beginning is captivating be able to let you know. Good work!</p>
<p></p> Hello John,
Yes, this book is…tag:thebookmarketingnetwork.com,2013-11-12:523145:Comment:6029792013-11-12T16:36:38.111Zalbertasequeirahttp://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profile/albertasequeira
<p>Hello John,</p>
<p>Yes, this book is written by 34 alcoholic and drug addict to help another. I decided to write What is and isn’t Working for the Alcoholic and Addict because I started wondering why some alcoholics and drug addicts recover and put their lives together while others die from this horrible worldwide disease. What gives them the physical and mental strength to fight the battle and come out winning while others die from it?</p>
<p><br></br>If I had all these questions after losing…</p>
<p>Hello John,</p>
<p>Yes, this book is written by 34 alcoholic and drug addict to help another. I decided to write What is and isn’t Working for the Alcoholic and Addict because I started wondering why some alcoholics and drug addicts recover and put their lives together while others die from this horrible worldwide disease. What gives them the physical and mental strength to fight the battle and come out winning while others die from it?</p>
<p><br/>If I had all these questions after losing two loved ones from this disease, there had to be other families who were frustrated trying to find ways to help a loved one with substance abuse or lost someone from their addiction. They must have or had the same questions as myself. Lets face it, when someone dies, we touchier ourselves with “What could I have done to have helped them more? What did I do wrong?”</p>
<p>What is and isn’t Working for the Alcoholic and Addict will give many answers to family members or those connected to the life of the addicted ways to learn how to open up and communicate with the drinker or drug user, especially as soon as we see there is a problem. I would have handled Lori’s drinking much differently, if I knew what was going on in the mind of an alcoholic, because Lori never opened up to any of us or allowed us in her counseling sessions. I had to lose her and my husband to get to the point of reaching out to the only persons who could help; the alcoholic themselves, one alcoholic helping another or helping family members see who they are and what they need.</p>
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<p>I want doctors, counselors and family members to read the book and see if there maybe a better way to helping the addicted. I want to see the death rate drop. I want families to have the answers that I never got before my husband and daughter died. I want society to stop looking down at alcoholic and drug users as losers. They’re sick. People forget that substance abusers were once in a happy family life, were once loved by many friends, held a good paying job, or had the same desires for a future as anyone else in this world.</p>
<p>The best intention of friends, family, lovers and co-workers can be a healthy support or obstacle to long-term sobriety. What better source of insight and understanding could there be than the thoughts and beliefs of those afflicted with the disease? There is none. The contributors writing their stories give a remarkable education into what a substance abuser needs and wants from all of us, including the professionals.</p>
<p>I truly believe with the substance abusers telling their stories on what didn’t and doesn’t work in their recovery would be a most helpful addition to the literature on the subject of addition and recovery. I would love to see the book placed in schools starting from grammar grades to universities. If What is and isn’t Working for the Alcoholic and Addict is placed in school libraries, it would help people suffering in silence with their own addiction to find one of the 34 contributors stories relating to them and say, “That’s me.”</p>
<p>If it gets into the classrooms, it would be an educational topic for discussions. Students who are using without anyone’s knowledge, can talk openly about their alcohol and drug addiction without admitting they are struggling with the habit, because it would become a classroom assignment. The more we bring addiction out in the open the less negative stigma it will have on the alcoholic. Lori could not connect the word “Alcoholic” to her. If something isn’t working, we need to change the action and all countries are trying to find ways just to get control of this illness. It isn’t working.</p>
<p>I hope it spreads and becomes a handbook for the addicted and families. AA and Al-Anon has a hard way to get in their doors. This book would be a great help to both organizations. I have to keep trying.</p>
<p><br/>Thank you, John, for the interest to comment!</p>