Publishing Poynters
Book and Information-Marketing News and Ideas from Dan Poynter. July 01, 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. BOOKPEOPLE REORGANIZES. Hit by the reduction in independent bookstores and by the decline of the economy, this long-time, employee-owned wholesaler is in debt. Through financial advisor Stephen Kerr, Bookpeople is asking vendor-publishers to accept 50% of amount of their invoices in order for the wholesaler to qualify for new financing. Fmi, Kerr can be reached at 888-615-9727 and 760-521-7781.
B. POTTER BOOK BREAKS RECORDS: SELLS FIVE MILLION COPIES ON FIRST DAY. The fifth volume of J.K. Rowling's best-selling Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", may go down in history as the book that sold the most copies in the shortest period of time.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Barnes & Noble chain sold one million books within 48 hours. General manager Steve Riggio, called it the most successful sales day in the history of publishing.
Amazon.com Inc had already received a million orders for the book worldwide,
making it Amazon's most successful sale. Bill Car, head of Amazon's
C. MICROSOFT ABOUT TO PUSH eBOOKS. It is reported that their research shows that when people give eBooks a try they like the experience. Microsoft is betting on ebooks to help grow the industry.
D. BOOKSELLERS REACT TO CHAIN PUBLISHING. The lead article in a recent Wall Street Journal notes that Barnes & Noble has just published its own versions of The Scarlet Letter, Great Expectations, and Moby Dick. Just as supermarkets now sell their own brands along side name brands, so Barnes & Noble is creating a store brand of books: "cheap editions of nice works where price matters more than name."
The paper reports that at $3.95, the B&N version of The Scarlet Letter is $2 cheaper than Bertlesmann's Modern Library version. Because B&N keeps all the profit on sales of these books, they have decided to load up the front of their stores with its own low-cost titles, consigning all other publishers to the back.
In the world of book buying, which depends heavily on impulse purchases, this is a huge advantage. While the paper notes that Barnes & Noble is doing this as a partial answer to Amazon.com and Wal-Mart, it also points out that other companies have fallen on their face when trying to compete against the people they do business with.
--Godfrey Harris
E. INFORMATION (INCLUDING NONFICTION) IS THE BASIS OF MORE THAN HALF
OF THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT and entertainment content (including fiction)
is the largest
F. BEA EXHIBIT. If you are interested in a booth, shared booth or multiple booths within the PMA Complex at BookExpo America to be held in McCormick Place, Chicago, IL (June 4-6, 2004), contact Terry Nathan, terry@pma-online.org . Price for a full booth is $2,900, with a 1/4 deposit needed by July 1, 2003.
G. WRITING ABOUT MOM. Lucy Simons seeks contributions for her upcoming book of Mother Memories. Submissions should be between 200 and 350 words. No payment but recognition and free copy. Contact by e-mail at lucyoldwoman@yahoo.com
H. STORIES WANTED ON FINDING TIME TO WRITE. In spite of a hectic life, have you found ways to make a space for writing at home, work, school, in-between obligations, or while traveling? If so, send your 200-word ideas for possible inclusion in a book about writing. Your great idea can be for writing the first draft, doing revisions, researching, planning, or marketing your work. If we publish your submission in the book, we'll pay you $10.00 and give you a byline. Send by JUNE 30 to Allen and Linda Anderson, e-mail: agoldenteam@aol.com or post mail to us at PO Box 26354, Minneapolis, MN 55426 or fax to (952) 925-4729
I. INTERNET WORM POSES AS GATES MESSAGE. See
http://www.internetweek.com/security02/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=10100722
J. AUTHOR WANTS TO FIND NAVY VETS: Chet Cunningham, author of Hell Wouldn't Stop, about Wake Island in World War II, is searching for WW II Navy Frogmen: Scouts & Raiders, Navy Combat Demolition Units and Underwater Demolition Teams. He needs combat stories for upcoming Frogmen of World War II book already contracted. Funny, sad, heroic, boring. No pay but recognition and a chance to help fill out WW II history. Contact Chetbook@AOL.com.
K. STORIES WANTED ON HUMBLE WINNERS AND ARROGANT LOSERS by Roger Fritz, author of Building Your Legacy for his next book After You: Can Humility Prevail? He wants short (300-400 words). Credit and free book. Contact him at RFritz3800@aol.com.
L. MICROSOFT TAKES 15 LARGE SPAMMERS TO COURT in the
informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=10700319
M. END OF THE ROCKET. Gemstar shuts down their ebook line. See http://www.gemstar-ebook.com.
K. YOU CAN DISCOVER WHAT DAN POYNTER KNOWS about book publishing in a private briefing at his home in Santa Barbara. Just 23 people are invited to attend his famous two-day intensives.
The next workshop will be on July 19-20. For more information on this $695 event ($495 for the second person from the same company), see
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/edutrain.html
Or call 800-PARAPUB.
L. ABA LOSES 30% OF MEMBERSHIP IN TWO YEARS. As the chains under-price the independents, the one-owner stores are declining at the rate of 8-9 per week. The American Bookseller Association membership is down to 1900 member stores.
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Have you ever heard anyone say “Simon & Schuster, I love their books. I buy everything they publish”? Of course not. People want to know what this book is about? Is this something I need to know? Who is the author? Is she a credible person? No one ever asks, “who is the publisher”?
—Dan Poynter
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A. 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).
B. BOOK PROMOTION WORKSHOPS IN SANTA BARBARA are at Dan Poynter's home-office.
The next workshop will be on July 19-20. For more information on this $695 event ($495 for the second person from the same company), see
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/edutrain.html
Or call 800-PARAPUB.
C. TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS to this ezine, please go to
http://parapublishing.com/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
http://parapublishing.com/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.
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ParaTips
A. REVIEW COPIES WANTED. Send to WritersMonthly.US,
Melanie Jennings, P.O. Box 4913, San Diego, CA
92164. See http://www.WritersMonthly.US
B. eBOOK FORMATS. For a list of formats with explanations, see
http://www.seattlebook.com/site/formats.html
For content conversion services ranging from conversion to distribution and full e-commerce solutions, see
http://www.microsoft.com/reader/partners/conversionproviders.asp
C. INGRAM'S 2003 BUYING SCHEDULE. See
http://www.ingrambookgroup.com/news_intouch/june03/inTOUCH_schedule.html
C. THIS NEWSLETTER IS DELIVERED BY EMAIL. Unfortunately,
freebie email accounts like yahoo.com, hotmail.com, usa.com, etc. limit the size allowed to be transferred and you might not receive all or part of it.
--Thanks for this tip from Markus Allen
D. MORE BOOKS HEADED TO EBAY. According to Publishers Weekly, some attendees at the BEA book fair were seen scooping up multiple copies of forthcoming books (galleys and reading copies)to sell online and to used bookstores.
E. GOOGLE CACHE TRICK. If you follow a link on Google and get "That page cannot be displayed", try going back and clicking on the word "Cached", below the web site link. You will be taken to the page as it looked when it was indexed.
F. SOME EMAIL HEADERS PROMPT DELETION. Spam is so overwhelming and frustrating that many people delete anything that appears to be spam without reading or even checking it closely. If your subject line states U>RGENT! or uses words such as M>ortgage, b>usiness proposal, p>rescriptions or w>ebcam, many recipients will delete it without further inspection. It is best to avoid using certain words in the Subject line.
(I used ">" above so that spam-screening software would not block this newsletter).
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Use email. Why pay the Postal Service 37 cents to store your mail?
—Dan Poynter
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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 SELL DAN POYNTER'S BOOKS AND OTHER PRODUCTS? See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/resale.html
A. INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS ALLIANCE reports that with few foreign publishers present at BEA, the pressure to make the most of Frankfurt 2003 seems more intense than usual. Godfrey Harris, Executive Director, is preparing for his 15th Frankfurt and reports that he already has appointments with three foreign publishers, two overseas distributors, an Austrian reviewer, and a British marketing group. He anticipates that by Frankfurt's opening on October 8 that his calendar will be crowded by still other publishers, distributors, and trade specialists as well as booksellers, agents, brokers, and manufacturers. For more information on how to show your book on this cooperative stand at Frankfurt 2003, contact him at hrmg@aol.com
B. searchable Television News Archive with more than 30,000 broadcasts from ABC, NBC, CBS, and CNN back to 1989 at http://tvnews/vanderbilt.edu
-Jim Zinger, http://www.jimzinger.com
C. NUMBERS AND FACTS ON COMPUTERS. See the Computer Almanac
www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/bam/www/numbers.html
==SHARE YOUR RESOURCE. Send it to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com
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Review copies are inexpensive promotion. Some magazines may not sound like a good match. When in doubt, ship it out.
—Dan Poynter
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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 HELP WITH BOOK WRITING, PRODUCTION OR PROMOTION? See our Supplier List. Find typesetters, cover artists, Book Promoters and much more.
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm
C. WHERE IS DAN POYNTER? Find out when he will be speaking in your area. See
http://parapub.com/calendar.cfm?
D. WHO IS DAN POYNTER? SEE
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/about.html
E. GET A COMPLETE LIST OF DAN POYNTER'S BOOKS, REPORTS, DISKS, AND TAPES. See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=products.html
F. 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
G. 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)
H. 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
I. 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
J. WANT DAN TO COME TO SPEAK TO YOUR GROUP? See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/speaking/online_form.html
K. 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".
CROSS-GRAIN BOOKS
Paper has a grain just like wood. Both cover and text grain should be vertical. If the grain runs left to right, the book will have a stiff feel; it is said to "snap shut". The printing press for 8.5 x 11 books should not be used for 5.5 x 8.5 books and vice-versa.
Book printers rarely make the error of printing cross-grain; they know better. Improper manufacture usually occurs at job printing companies.
The look and feel of a book contribute to the acceptance of its content. Make sure you are getting the best possible manufacture. Deal with a "book printer". For a list of book manufacturers, see The Self-Publishing Manual and http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm
A. ABSOLUTELY F-R-E-E eNEWSLETTER AND NETWORK FOR WRITERS of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and screenplays. The Writers Network News is filled with questions and answers, markets, resources and other information for writers. The Writers Network also holds meetings in metro Atlanta, but no matter where you live, you'll be amazed at the information you'll receive through the newsletter. Created by Bobbie Christmas, book doctor, owner of Zebra Communications, seminar leader, and author of Rev Up Your Writing and Win! and co-author of The Legend of Codfish and Potatoes. To subscribe, contact Bobbie Christmas at bzebra@aol.com with your name, address, and e-mail address.
B. F-R-E-E TIPS ON HOW TO BECOME a SUCCESSFUL COLUMNIST ON ANY TOPIC. Charlotte Digregorio, author of "You Can Be a Columnist," a featured Writer's Digest Book Club Selection, will show you how to become a journalist. Send SASE to her at PO Box 1043, Portland, OR 97207.
C. SHEL HOROWITZ IS LAUNCHING A F-R-E-E NEW MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, Positive Power of Principled Profit. Each month, another tip or example of a business that's doing well by doing the right thing. To subscribe, visit http://www.principledprofits.com. (The newsletter will start when the list reaches 500 subscribers.)
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Books are best promoted with review copies, news releases and, if appropriate to your book, a limited amount of highly-targeted direct mail advertising.
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A. FOR LOTS OF F-R-E-E STUFF, see Freebies Magazine
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
SHOWING PEOPLE HOW TO WRITE, PUBLISH AND PROMOTE THEIR BOOKS
ONE PRESENTATION AT A TIME.
A. Dan Poynter is circling the world to show people how to make a difference and make a living through their books. He shares two major programs and many specific ones.
1. BOOKS 101: 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
http://parapublishing.com/getpage.cfm?file=newbook.html
Complete with 145 action-packed PowerPoint slides and a f-r-e-e, dynamite 20-page handout.
2. BOOKS 201: BOOK PROMOTING, MARKETING & DISTRIBUTING. The advanced course on selling books. If you are a publisher or published author, this power-packed intensive will accelerate your sales, propel your book up the charts and assure your future.
You will discover how to use innovative techniques and pioneering technology to promote your book. Dan will share the secrets of non-traditional book sales, electronic promotion and promoting with articles. Automating your promotion will save you time and money. See http://parapub.com/speaking
Complete with 110 action-packed PowerPoint slides and a f-r-e-e dynamite 20-page handout.
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 also speaks on parachutes and skydiving. See
http://parapub.com/parachute/speaking.html
For more information, get in touch with the Contact person listed below and see the host's Website.
ALSO SEE THE CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE: http://parapub.com/calendar.cfm?
2003
July 12: SAN DIEGO, CA. Books 201, the advanced course on marketing, promoting & distributing your book. San Diego Publishers Alliance. Fmi: Bob Goodman, 858-794-1597, rg@silvercat.com.
July 15: CHICAGO, IL. National Nurses in Business Association. Writing & Publishing Nonfiction, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: 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 16: TORONTO. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. Fmi: 877-277-1240; http://www.LearningAnnex.com. Sign up online and save.
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
August 6: MINNEAPOLIS. Open U. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:27-10:00 pm. See web site for details and contact 612-349-9273, OpenU241@cs.com; http://www.OpenUinc.com
August 7: WASHINGTON, DC, First Class, Inc., Lifelong Learning Center. Books 101, The full New Book Model program. Fmi: Deb Leopold, 202-797-5102, TakeAClass@aol.com, http://www.TakeAClass.org
August 9: WASHINGTON, DC. NSA/DC. Turning Speeches into Books. Books 101: The full four-hour New Book Model program. Fmi Sylvia Henderson, 301-646-1668, springboardtrain@aol.com
August 11: LOS ANGELES. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi (310) 478-6677. Register on line and save. http://www.LearningAnnex.com
August 12: STAMFORD, CT. National Nurses in Business Association. Writing & Publishing Nonfiction, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: 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 16: St LOUIS. St. Louis Publishers Association. Books 201, the advanced course on marketing, promoting & distributing your book. See web site. Contact Sue Sylvia, 314-290-8611; Sue.Sylvia@StaircasePress.com; http://www.stlouispublishers.org/
August 17-22: CAPE COD Writers Conference. Craigville, Massachusetts. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. Dan will be at the Conference for the entire 6 days. Fmi Jacqueline Loring, (508) 375-0516.
August 20: NEWTON CENTRE, MA. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Connection. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi 800-432-5520; 401-274-9330; info@LearnConnect.com; http://www.LearnConnect.com
August 21: PROVIDENCE, RI. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Connection. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi 800-432-5520; 401-274-9330; info@LearnConnect.com; http://www.LearnConnect.com
August 24 – September 2:
September 4: VANCOUVER, BC. Books 101: 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 877-277-1240; http://www.LearningAnnex.com. Sign up online and save.
September 6: WINNIPEG, Manitoba. Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS), Winnipeg Chapter. Turning Speeches into Books. Writing your book in the morning and publishing-promoting your book in the afternoon. Fmi: Lisa Elliot, (204) 489-9755, lElliot@shaw.ca,
http://www.canadianspeakers.org
September 9: HOUSTON, TX. National Nurses in Business Association. Writing & Publishing Nonfiction, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: 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 10: HOUSTON, TX. Leisure Learning Unlimited. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:27 to 10:00 PM. Fmi: Ted Weisgal, (713) 529-4414, Ted@llu.com, http://www.llu.com
September 11: HOUSTON, TX. American Book Cooperative. Books 201 on book marketing and promoting; the advanced class for book authors and publishers. Fmi: Rita Mills, 713-937-9184. rmills@ghg.net
September 13: KISSIMMEE. Florida Publishers Association, Ed-U-Conference. Fmi: Swanee Ballman, 407-396-4245; Swanee@JawbonePublishing.com. Http://www.FlBookPub.org/FallEdu.html
September 17: SAN FRANCISCO. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi 415-788-5500, hollyk@learningannex.com. Register on line and save. http://www.LearningAnnex.com
September 18: UNIVERSAL CITY. Magnificent Marketing Symposium, Dottie Walters, Universal City, California. Fmi: Michael MacFarland, Michael@walters-intl.com. http://www.walters-intl.com
September 23: LOS ANGELES. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi (310) 478-6677. Register on line and save. http://www.LearningAnnex.com
September 24: PHILADELPHIA. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Mt. Airy Learning Tree. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6601 Greene Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. Fmi 215-843-6333, MALTTREE@aol.com, http://www.MtAiryLearningTree.org
September 25-27: VALLEY FORGE, PA. Infinity Book Promotion Conference. Dan Poynter on marketing and promoting books. Fmi: John Harnish, 610-520-2500, jHarnish@BuyBooksOnTheWeb.com,
http://www.infinitypublishing.com
October 3: LONDON, ONTARIO. Books 101: Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, the full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. Fmi: Terry McManus, (519) 858-9978, NorthernWriter@hotmail.com
October 4: WINDSOR/DETROIT. Books 101: Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, the full New Book Model program. 1:00 – 5:00 PM. Fmi: Terry McManus, (519) 858-9978, NorthernWriter@hotmail.com
October 5: TORONTO. Books 101: Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, the full New Book Model program. 1:00 – 5:00 PM. Fmi: Terry McManus, (519) 858-9978, NorthernWriter@hotmail.com
October 7: METAIRIE, LA. National Nurses in Business Association. Writing & Publishing Nonfiction, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: 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 9: CALGARY. Books 101: 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 877-277-1240; http://www.LearningAnnex.com. Sign up online and save.
October 11: REGINA or SASKATOON (tbd). Canadian Association of Professional Speakers – Saskatchewan Chapter. Turning Speeches into Books. The entire New Book Model Program. Fmi: Sherry Knight, Dimension-11, 306-586-2315; Sherry@Dimension-11.com, http://www.canadianspeakers.org/saskatchewan.cfm
October 14: LOS ANGELES. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi 310-478-6677. Register on line and save. http://www.LearningAnnex.com
October 15: NEWPORT, RI. Books 101: Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Newport Learning Connection. The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. Fmi Cris Cobaugh, 800-432-5520. cris@NewportLearningConnection.com. http://www.NewportLearningConnection.com. Sign up online.
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
October 22: LOMPOC, CA.. Have You Seen my Parachute? An aviation presentation in PowerPoint for the Lompoc chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). 7:30 pm. See http://parapub.com/parachute/speaking.html
Contact Maureen DeNecochea, zenithtinman@hotmail.com
November 1: CULVER CITY, CA. Speaker Services presents The Expert Series. Dan Poynter & Jack Barnard on book writing, publishing and promoting. 9 am-4 pm, $99. Fmi: Susan Levin, 310-822-4922, susan@SpeakerServices.com
November 12: DENVER. International Coach Federation, special pre-conference event on book writing, publishing and promoting with Suzanne Falter-Barns and Dan Poynter. Contact: Beth Burns, BethBrightSide@aol.com. See
http://www.coachfederation.org/conference/international/index.htm
November 21-23: HOUSTON. Cat Writers' Association Annual Conference. Dan Poynter on Recycle Your Writing and Writeaholism (humor). Crowne Plaza Houston-Downtown. Fmi: Karen Commings at kcomming@epix.net. http://www.catwriters.org
December 13: PITTSBURGH, PA. NSA/Pittsburgh. Turning Speeches into Books. The full four-hour New Book Model program. Fmi David Sarkus, 800-240-4601, djsark@usaor.net, http://www.pennspeakers.org
2004
January 8: SPOKANE. Spokane Authors & Self-Publishers. Books 201: Book marketing, promoting and distributing. 8-noon. Fmi Tim Hillebrand, chief@synergetics.org
January 10-11: 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
February 14: SAN DIEGO. Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. 2-4 pm. Fmi: Jane Patton, 619-667-2244, TheWriteTouch@cox.net, http://sandiego-scbwi.org/
March 5-7: LANGLEY, WA. Whidbey Island Writers Conference. The New Book Model (Books 101): Writing & Publishing Nonfiction books. Fmi: Celeste Mergens, 360-929-4039, mergens@whidbey.com.
http://www.whidbey.com/writers
March 13: TULSA or OKLAHOMA CITY (tbd). NSA-Oklahoma. Turning Speeches into Books; Books 101 The full New Book Model course. Fmi: Kristine Sexter, 918-294-8710; Kristine@WorkWiseProductions.com
April 17-18: 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
July 10-11: 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
October 16-17: 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
HERE IS SOMETHING FUNNY WE FOUND ON BOOKS, WRITING, PUBLISHING, AUTHORS AND/OR WORDS. If you have a laugh to share, please send it to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com
A. THE 3rd ANNUAL NIGERIAN eMAIL CONFERENCE. "Write better emails. Make more moneys." See
http://www.j-walk.com/blog/docs/conference.htm
B. The Washington Post publishes a yearly contest in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for various words. The following were some of this year's winning entries:
1. Coffee (n.), a person who is coughed upon.
2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.
3. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
4. Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk.
5. Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent
6. Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightie.
7. Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp.
8. Gargoyle (n.), an olive-flavored mouthwash.
9. Flatulence (n.) the emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.
10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.
11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam.
12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified demeanor assumed by a proctologist immediately before he examines you.
13. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddish expressions.
14. Circumvent (n.), the opening in the front of boxer shorts.
15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), The belief that, when you die, your soul goes up
on the roof and gets stuck there.
16. Pokemon (n), A Jamaican proctologist.
--Shel Horowitz
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