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Kare Anderson's Blog – August 2008 Archive (5)

How to Judge a Book By Its Cover (and a few other factors)

Savvy Merlin Mann of 43 Folders has a great checklist that can help us authors and readers. What elements provide irresistible “curb appeal” for a book? What makes us want to crack it open and read?

Here’s his heuristics:http://www.43folders.com/2008/08/27/book-heuristics

Added by Kare Anderson on August 28, 2008 at 2:35pm — 2 Comments

Attract Fans & Money: Train Others to Teach Your Stuff

Want to build a loyal base of fans of your books? Like to bring more joy to your marriage? Want to increase your income by training others to lead groups, based on your expertise? Learn how from someone who’s successful at all three.

In this interview hear how Susan Page is training therapists and marriage educators to lead “Spiritual Partnership Support Groups” - an… Continue

Added by Kare Anderson on August 20, 2008 at 3:45pm — No Comments

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Added by Kare Anderson on August 20, 2008 at 3:41pm — No Comments

Buying Blurbs for Your Book

How low can one go? Aimed at self-published authors, Blurbings LLC offers to be the middle agent for buying glowing quotes for a book, As most of the publishing industry acknowledges, the practice of getting blurbs (“scratch my back, and …) is murky at best – and so reports Rachel Donadio in the New York Times today.

The money quote comes from Eric Simonoff, a… Continue

Added by Kare Anderson on August 16, 2008 at 3:37pm — No Comments