{"id":1744,"date":"2012-02-23T06:03:57","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T14:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=1744"},"modified":"2012-02-23T06:03:57","modified_gmt":"2012-02-23T14:03:57","slug":"amazing-resource-for-struggling-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=1744","title":{"rendered":"Amazing Resource for Struggling Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"

I now have a pdf file of my latest book\u2014Publish Your Book, Proven Strategies and Resources for the Enterprising Author<\/em>. I will send that file of this most valuable book to anyone who is willing to write a review for Amazon.com. PLFry620@yahoo.com<\/p>\n

What\u2019s in it for you? Free access to a book that could change your life\u2014that is if you hope to write a more relevant book and become a more successful author. If you know nothing about the publishing process or the business of publishing, this book is your education. And it is vital education. Do you know, for example, that nearly 80 percent of books fail in the marketplace? That is, they sell 100 or fewer copies total.<\/p>\n

Why? Because the competition is fierce for authors. And because these authors did not bother to learn enough about the publishing industry to know that it is up to them to promote their own books. This is true whether they go with a pay-to-publish company, self-publish (establish their own publishing company) or land a traditional publisher. The author is responsible for promoting his or her book. Do you know how to do that? Of course, you don\u2019t\u2014if you\u2019ve had no previous experience within this realm.<\/p>\n

Are you, like so many other newby authors, planning to sell your book through bookstores? Or do you plan to have simple website designed where you will sell your book? Great! This is a good start. But the big picture in authorship and book promotion is much larger and more complex than this. And it is the author\u2019s job to learn and understand the complexities. The truth is, there is MUCH more to promoting a book in this publishing climate and, if you don\u2019t know what it takes and if you\u2019re not willing to educate yourself, you will fail.<\/p>\n

The other point many new authors miss is the fact that authors and their books are not part of a cookie-cutter process. Each author and every book is different\/unique and they each require a different approach. Publish Your Book,<\/em> for example, gives a lesson in publishing options and even helps authors to determine, through a process of elimination, which publishing option is best for his or her project. If finding a publisher or agent is foremost on your agenda right now, you really must read chapters 1 through 3 and 8, 9 and 11. So many authors \u201csettle\u201d or take the easy way out\u2014and believe me, there are many easy ways these days for authors\u2014and MOST authors miss out on the success they could have experienced because of poor choices.<\/p>\n

If you are stymied as to how to write that book proposal that most publishers want to see, read chapters 4-7. You\u2019ll get a lot out of the real examples we\u2019ve used in this section.<\/p>\n

If you are already promoting a book, you\u2019ll be most interested in studying chapters 12 through 14. <\/p>\n

Read what the experts and other authors are saying about this book at the book\u2019s Amazon.com page. And then ask me for a pdf copy of it\u2014but only if you agree to write a review of the book once you\u2019ve finished reading it. PLF620@yahoo.com <\/p>\n

If you want a hardcopy of Publish Your Book<\/em>, you can order it at Amazon.com. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I now have a pdf file of my latest book\u2014Publish Your Book, Proven Strategies and Resources for the Enterprising Author. I will send that file of this most valuable book to anyone who is willing to write a review for Amazon.com. PLFry620@yahoo.com What\u2019s in it for you? Free access to a book that could change […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,3],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t