http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Brent+Sampson Marketing Brent Sampson Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=125771&ca=Marketing 1. Write a book You’ve done this already, right? If you haven’t, consider it. You may find yourself closer to a finished manuscript than you realize. Writing a publishable book from your knowledge or experience is often a matter of simply putting your expertise on paper. 2. Publish your book A publi... Writing Brent Sampson Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=118124&ca=Writing On-demand publishing helps legions of writers accomplish the second most common New Year's Resolution: publishing a book! It is important to remember that "Getting Published" the right way depends upon more than just finishing your manuscript and sending it off to a publishing company. There are a n... Writing Brent Sampson Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=122207&ca=Writing 5) Cosmetic corporate connections Publisher B has a new corporate overlord in Amazon, but offers no carriage with Ingram, which means no order availability through many bookstores nor major website listings with competitors Barnes and Noble.com, Powells.com, Bamm.com, etc. Hint: Find a publisher tha... Advice Brent Sampson Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=104893&ca=Advice First let's provide definitions for the 4 terms covered in this article: Retail margin is the difference between your book’s wholesale price and your book’s retail price. For example, a book with a cover price of $10 and a wholesale price of $5 has a 50% retail margin. This is the profit enjoyed by... Marketing Brent Sampson Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=120790&ca=Marketing Media events and public appearances can fall into any number of categories and include any number of venues (book stores, radio interviews, television interviews, writing group speeches, presentations, chat room interviews, online book tours, public forums, and more). 1. A good place to identify pos... Writing Brent Sampson Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=103665&ca=Writing Imagine receiving boxes of books from the printer or publisher only to discover a glaring typo. After countless hours of editing, revising, and proofing, how did it get by? No matter what editing procedures you undertake, mistakes can happen. So how do you prevent errors before they wind up in your...