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Comment by Darcia Helle on June 3, 2010 at 10:14am

"Meet" Sandra McLeod Humphrey, the author of a batch of excellent books for young and pre-teen children. Her books helps kids learn to make the right choices in difficult situations.
http://www.QuietFuryBooks.com/blog

Comment by Lorilyn Roberts on May 27, 2010 at 6:20pm

I am still working on my idea to help traditionally published and POD published authors make their book a top seller on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. If you are interested in the details, go to http://www.lorilynroberts.com/john_3_16_marketing_network.html. As Marlayne commented, you can spend a fortune in book promotion. With this, there is no cost involved, but it's specificially for Christian authors. I think once I have around fifty authors committed to the idea, we will form a facebook group, and also list the authors with their websites on a webpage Before we launch any books through the Network, I hope to have around three hundred authors signed up. The more, the better.

Comment by Marlayne Giron on May 27, 2010 at 5:18pm

Michael Williams makes a really excellent point about self-publishing and the costs don't stop there. Then you have to spend EVEN more money to market the book after it's published and that's where you can get REALLY screwed. The market is being flooded with self-published books to the point where traditional publishers are jumping on the bandwagon just to stay in business.

Comment by Thom Cantrall on May 25, 2010 at 8:26pm

http://www.ghostsofrubyridge.com/403/ I posted a new Essay with pictures on my website... feel free to enjoy it and I'd appreciate any comments... Thom

Comment by Jermaine Rivers on May 16, 2010 at 8:42am

How would you like exposure for your title at the 2010 Frankfurt Book Fair, the worlds largest book marketing venue? Maine Stream Publishing will have a booth at this major event and If you are interested in direct representation, please feel free to contact me at: jrivers@mainestreampublishing.net

Comment by Author Collective on May 12, 2010 at 9:21pm

Self-Publishing...

Here is the truth, the vanity publishing houses charge astronomical rates for their services. A two hundred page book shouldn't cost the author $12.00 to get printed. It also shouldn't sell for $19.95. These companies are building their sale forces and charging their unknowing and unwitting staff members (you the author/customer) to work for them. They promise you that they will place your book in stores and they don't. They also tell you that you are privileged to purchase your own creative license for more than it should retail for, and they ask you to be happy with this arrangement. Well, if you are happy with not making a profit than this is the route to take.

Why as an author would you be so willing to take a forty percent discount from an over-inflated retail price when the bookstores will ask you to give them a fifty percent discount? You can't make money with this formula. A two hundred page novel should cost around $2.95 per copy or less and The Author Collective has helped our members routinely get these kinds of prices.

Many authors get a euphoric sense of pride as they are being taken advantage of by these companies. Ask yourself this question... Does a magazine like Newsweek, Elle, Vanity Fair or Home & Garden, with an average of two hundred full color pages cost its published $9.00 per copy? Of course not! Ask yourself another question... How many wise consumers would buy a 24 page full color comic book for $19.95? Question 3. When is the last time you paid more than $2.00 for a comic book?

Why is it that we are so enthralled with the concept of getting our work published that we cannot see the obvious? People, comic books don't cost twenty dollars! Novels shouldn't cost twenty dollars either. Lower your cost of producing and you can lower the retail cost of your book. This ultimately translates into more sales.

Don't be a SALES PERSON for the vanity publishing companies by purchasing their inflated jobbed-out printing services. Be your own business person and let us help you get your book produced at a cost of between eighty cents and three dollars per copy. THAT'S RIGHT I said eighty cents per copy. Once we help you get this no cost information we will then go to work and sale your book for you. We make money on selling your book which means that you get more sales and "Guess What" you make more money as well.

We attend about forty expos, conventions, tradeshows and conferences to sell books to the retail trade. Our members can attend at no additional cost to help promote their works. Up next week is the Houston Texas National Book festival and then the Book Expo America in New York City. Care to join us?

Take a look at our website and call me with any questions you may have.

Michael Williams
313.446.2262
www.AuthorCollective.com

Comment by Author Collective on May 12, 2010 at 10:29am

Dear Author,

Looking to go to the Book Expo America but can’t afford it? Would you like to by amongst the who's who in the literary community?

Join the Author Collective at the National Black Book Festival May 21 through May 23 in Houston and the Book Expo America in New York City May 25 through May 27. Can't make it? Then here is a chance to have your book represented by professionals. The Author Collective is here for you, the self-published and under-represented book writer. We go to the trade-shows and showcase your product to the people who love to buy and those who buy for a living. Why occupy a full booth alone at any trade-show or bookfair? It is expensive and ineffective. Our authors and staff members are always in attendance leaving you time to network, promote and "brand yourself " while book sales are still being made.

Don't have your book published yet? Not to worry, we'll help you at no cost self-publish your manuscript. Join us and talk amongst the leaders in traditional publishing and self-publishing industry, everyone will be at these events.

The Author Collective is here to help the unknown, little known and soon to be well known author promote their books. Join us as we attend more than forty literary tradeshows, conventions, conferences, expos and book fairs seeking to sell your book.

If you need more book sales, the Author Collective is for you. Membership is easy and affordable. To find out more, call me TODAY!

Call Michael Williams
(313) 446-2262
www.AuthorCollective.com

Comment by Tracy Krauss on May 11, 2010 at 7:15am

Apex calls it "cleverly crafted... engages the imagination while simultaneously provoking higher thought, a feat difficult for even the most seasoned writer..."
Check it out at www.prlog.org/10670942-apex-review-of-and-the-beat-goes-on-tracy-kr...
or visit one of my blogs
www.tracykraussexpressionexpress.blogspot.com
www.krauss.aegauthorblogs.com

Comment by Thom Cantrall on May 6, 2010 at 10:50am

Did you ever have a place that was so beautiful that it remains in your mind even today, almost forty years later? This is such a place... it's just an essay with pics but I thought it was to wonderful to forget... Thom http://www.ghostsofrubyridge.com/a-small-piece-of-heaven/

Comment by Darcia Helle on May 6, 2010 at 8:49am

Today I'm hosting Stacy Juba, author of Twenty-Five Years Ago Today, on my blog. I read the book a few weeks ago and loved it! She's a fantastic new voice in mystery/suspense fiction. You can read more about her and her book on my blog at:
http://www.QuietFuryBooks.com/blog

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