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		<description><![CDATA[This Month&#8217;s Issue
1. Pam Lontos Column: Hook the Media
2. Inspirational Quote
3. Calendar of Events/Publicity Opportunities
4. This Month Our Clients Have Appeared In…
5. Guest Column: Brian Jud on How to Sell More Books to Corporations
6. Guest Column: Dan Poynter on Increasing Sales without Expanding Inventory
7. Have a Need for Publicity?

1. Pam Lontos Column: Hook the Media
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>This Month&#8217;s Issue</strong></p>
<p class="normal">1. Pam Lontos Column: <span class="normalchar1">Hook the Media</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2. Inspirational Quote</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3. Calendar of Events/Publicity Opportunities</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4. This Month Our Clients Have Appeared In…</p>
<p class="normal">5. Guest Column: Brian Jud on How to Sell More Books to Corporations</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6. Guest Column: Dan Poynter on Increasing Sales without Expanding Inventory</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7. Have a Need for Publicity?<span id="more-400"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>1. Pam Lontos Column: Hook the Media</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">How can you differentiate yourself from your competitors in troubled economic times? The best way to attract more clients and customers is to create a level of celebrity for yourself that only the media can bring, and because today&#8217;s media are more fragmented than ever before, you will need to reach out to many different types. While they all do things a bit differently and cover different topics, one thing will remain consistent when it comes to you getting coverage: the hook.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Even though one publication may appeal to a narrow audience, or an Internet news site may focus on a single topic, or a radio talk show treat just one subject line – even with that reality you can still appeal to them all if you have a great hook.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">What is a hook?<span> </span>It&#8217;s the essence of your story, the angle, the concept that can be boiled down to a few words that make the reader or listener tingle with anticipation about what comes next.<span> </span>In a way, your hook is the bait, like a headline that makes someone want to read the whole story.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">You may adapt your hook when moving from one medium to the next, but its core essence will remain the same.<span> </span>Suppose, for instance, your expertise is in helping business and organization leaders produce better results through a focused, fired-up and capably led workforce.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">For a press release about why business leaders should consider corporate culture and employees’ perspectives during mergers and acquisitions, the merger of Northwest and Delta became the hook. The release was successfully pitched as “Why Delta/Northwest Merger is a Bad Idea.” This hook resulted in two interviews with major city newspapers.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">But that same hook could also be used to approach a syndicated how-to columnist or a general-interest magazine editor with a more consumer-oriented twist on the idea, such as &#8220;How to Reduce Your Pink-Slip Chances When Your Company Merges.” Or you could write a feature or op-ed article such as &#8220;The Delta/Northwest Merger: What They Didn’t See Coming.”</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">You can get a lot of mileage from a single hook. Just remember to keep your hook angled to what the media are looking for. Here are examples of hooks – and how they came about – that succeeded in generating rich media coverage.<span> </span>You will easily see how your own experiences, knowledge and expertise can be mined in a similar way.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span>o<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Hook: “Obama out-Googled McCain: Do you?” Area of expertise: Search Engine Optimization, specifically how small business owners can maximize their Internet exposure. The idea: How small business owners should use Google keyword search results to better understand how their potential customers search the Internet. The news angle: the presidential election, which was then in full swing. Research showed that Barack Obama had 100,000 more searches than McCain, therefore he was the more popular search, which gave an unprecedented view into the mind of the searchers.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span>o<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Hook: &#8220;Will Microsoft survive Gates’ retirement?&#8221; Area of expertise: business consulting, specifically how organizations achieve success by adopting a practical framework of thinking during times of change and opportunity. The idea: adapting to large changes and transitions in the business world. The news angle: Bill Gates’ retirement and Microsoft&#8217;s predictable adjustment process.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span>o<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Hook: “Trick or Treat? Halloween Etiquette Rules for the Office.” Area of expertise: business etiquette. The idea: how to incorporate the fun, party aspect of Halloween at work, but in an office-appropriate way. The news angle: Halloween!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">And here are three hooks that tied directly to serious breaking news. These hooks scored homeruns with the news media:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span>o<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->When President Bush announced his new green initiatives, an environmental expert felt his action steps were too small for any kind of environmental change. She wrote a strong opinion editorial commenting on this timely issue, which was picked up by several newspapers.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span>o<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->When Heath Ledger’s death was exposed as an accidental overdose derived from mixing too many prescription medications, a medical doctor and clinical pharmacy specialist was the perfect source for stories on this topic.<span> </span>Several celebrity magazines agreed to interview him, including Star Magazine and US Weekly.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span>o<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->When a major earthquake hit China, a disaster readiness and recovery expert spoke with authority on preparedness and why China recovered so quickly when compared to Myanmar. This resulted in an interview with the Associated Press, which was distributed internationally.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">As you can see, it doesn&#8217;t matter what the source of your expertise is.<span> </span>You may be Joe the Plumber or you may be a life planner. You may be an alternative-medicine author or you may be an accountant.<span> </span>Whatever your field, you offer a unique perspective because of your background, so use this to your advantage as you develop a hook.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Adaptation is the foundation for creating your hook. Use the examples above as inspiration.<span> </span>Soon you&#8217;ll be developing your own unique hook with each Web site, magazine, newspaper or talk show you approach to get more interviews and more articles published. Watch your scrapbook – and your fame – grow!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Pam Lontos is the president of PR/PR, a public relations firm that specializes in professional speakers, authors and experts. An author, speaker and former VP of Disney&#8217;s Shamrock Broadcasting, Pam knows the ropes of getting you good publicity and how to use it to boost your bookings or book sales. She is also author of the new book, &#8220;I See Your Name Everywhere!&#8221; Call for a free consultation: 407-299-6128 or visit: www.prpr.net.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>-<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Stand out from the competition</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>-<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Book more speeches and sell more products online</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>-<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Use social networking sites to drive business to your Web site</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Call Pam for a free consultation: (407) 299-6128 or e-mail: Pam@prpr.net</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>2. Inspirational Quote for the Month:</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“Your rewards in life are in direct proportion to your service.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>-<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Earl Nightingale</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>3. Calendar of Events/Publicity Opportunities</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If your expertise fits any of these topics, take advantage by sending out a press release to newspaper, television and radio stations, or call up the media directly! For example, if you are a communications consultant, expert, speaker or author, you&#8217;ll want to let the media know about your expertise for “Effective Communication Month” in June. You can share your advice on how to break the ice, communicate effectively at the office, improve listening and communication skills, and more.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Use these dates to create your own media opportunities by writing press releases on these topics, contacting radio stations in your area, or becoming a featured expert on television or in print:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>-<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong>June is Effective Communication Month- </strong>Created to improve and commit to more active listening, verbal language, paralanguage, body language and written communication. <strong></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>-<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong>June is Entrepreneurs “Do It Yourself” Marketing Month-</strong> This is a time to stand out from the competition and get more media attention and clients, while still achieving your goals. This is done by applying, discovering and applying creative and effective problem solving marketing ideas, and removing barriers that are in your way. <strong></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>-<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong>June is Professional Wellness Month-</strong> A month designed for professionals to increase their worth in the marketplace by adding to their company and customers, being accessible and reliable, and increasing their skills and learning their business completely. <strong></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>-<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong>The second week in June is National Business Etiquette Week-</strong> This is the time to recognize your own organization’s need for proper business etiquette and intelligence in order to compete in a growing global marketplace.<span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>-<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong>The third week in June is Meet a Mate Week</strong>- Created to inspire singles who are seeking a mate to take advantage of the summer by pursuing warm-weather meeting opportunities.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>4. This Month Our Clients Have Been Featured In…</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">Star Magazine<span> </span>Dr. Maurice Ramirez on “Medical Diagnosis”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">Go, Air Tran Airlines<span> </span><span> </span>Nathan Jamail on “Sales and Giving Away Your Products”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">Best Health<span> </span>Theresa Rose on “Body Image”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">Sacramento</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;"> Bee<span> </span>Theresa Rose on “The Recession is a Good Thing”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">My Family Doctor<span> </span>Dr. Donna LaMar and Betsy Laney on “Health Tips” LavaLife.com<span> </span><span> </span>Theresa Rose on “New-Age Love Tips”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">Success Magazine<span> </span>Pat Heydlauff on “Home Office Efficiency”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">MSN.com (Small Business)<span> </span>Jay Arthur “How to Recession-proof your Startup”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">La Opinion<span> </span> Dr. Maurice Ramirez on “Swine Flu”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">1320 AM – Michigan<span> </span> Dr. Maurice Ramirez on “Swine Flu”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">3WZ radio &#8211; Lexington,  VA<span> </span> Dr. Maurice Ramirez on “Swine Flu”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">America Tonight radio <span> </span><span> </span>Dr. Maurice Ramirez on “Swine Flu”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">KWIX &#8211; Moberly, MO<span> </span> Dr. Maurice Ramirez on “Swine Flu”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">CKNX Radio, Ontario, CAN<span> </span> Dr. Maurice Ramirez on “Swine Flu”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">TalkStar Radio<span> </span> Dr. Maurice Ramirez on “Swine Flu”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">The Daily Buzz<span> </span> Dr. Maurice Ramirez on “Spreading Germs”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">WTIC News, Hartford,  CT<span> </span> Dr. Maurice Ramirez on “Swine Flu”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">850 KOA, Denver, CO<span> </span> Dr. Maurice Ramirez on “Swine Flu”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">CBS Radio<span> </span> Dr. Maurice Ramirez on “Swine Flu”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">Reelz Channel<span> </span> Dan Burrus on “Terminator Cyborgs”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">MyBusiness Magazine <span> </span>Nathan Jamail on “The Upsell”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">Law Office Administrator<span> </span>Theresa Rose on “Annual Reviews”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">Wearables<span> </span>Jay Forte on “Handling Rapid Growth”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">Law Office Administrator<span> </span>Jay Forte on “Workplace Personalities”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;">Athens</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Georgia;"> Banner-Herald<span> </span>Pat Heydlauff on “Spring Cleaning with Feng Shui”</span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">5. Guest Column: Brian Jud on How to Sell More Books to Corporations</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0in -0.25in 0.0001pt -9pt; text-indent: 9pt;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Publishers seeking sales in non-bookstore markets often think only in terms of selling to retail outlets such as discount stores, warehouse clubs, airport stores or gift shops. However, there is an often-overlooked segment made up of buyers that frequently purchase books in large quantities, pays in 30 days and does not require a distributor. This niche is comprised of companies that buy books not necessarily for re-sale, but to motivate their sales forces, educate their employees, improve their images or use as sales incentives to sell more of their products.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0in -0.25in 0.0001pt -9pt; text-indent: 9pt;"><span style="font-style: normal;">This market can be lucrative, if you know how to sell to the buyers. This begins with an understanding of why they might use your books to improve their circumstances, to make their companies more profitable. An appeal to traditional buying motives may not work under these conditions.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0in -0.25in 0.0001pt -9pt; text-indent: 9pt;"><span style="font-style: normal;">The people with whom you will be negotiating are skilled professionals, used to dealing with knowledgeable, competent sales representatives. The buyer is probably not the Purchasing Agent for the companies, but perhaps the Human Resources Manager, Sales Manger or Brand Manager. The content of your book will determine the prospective decision maker. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: -0.25in; text-indent: 9pt;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Many of these businesspeople have never thought about using books as promotional tools. So if you come across as a consultant with ideas to help them, you are more likely to make the sale. If you know how they could use your titles to sell more of their products or services you will find a willing ear. Below are suggestions to fuel your discussion. Use this list to help plan how they might best use your titles. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: -0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-style: normal;">1) Human Resource planning</span></strong><span style="font-style: normal;">. If you have a concept that would help employees plan for their retirement, ask people in the Human Resources department if they could use your titles in their retirement-planning programs. They might also consider titles that would help them implement other parts of their benefit programs. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: -0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-style: normal;">2) Training and motivation</span></strong><span style="font-style: normal;">. According to Frank Fochetta (VP, Director of Special Sales and Custom Publishing at Simon &amp; Schuster), “Companies such as Herbal Life and Amway buy motivational and business books to resell to their distributors.” In many other businesses, managers regularly seek new ways to train and motivate their employees, too. Your titles on leadership, motivation, self-help, selling techniques or new business topics could be useful to these executives. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right: -0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-style: normal;">3) Gift to customers</span></strong><span style="font-style: normal;">. Fiction and nonfiction titles may be the perfect gift for customers, employees or to recognize unusual events or special marketing periods. Mark Resnick (partner in FRW Company) tells us, “Some cruise ship lines, give passengers a thank-you gift upon departing the ship. Sometimes they use a book about one of the destination ports as the souvenir. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>4) Sell through their stores</strong>. If companies have stores for employees, either on the premises or online, they may purchase your books for resale.<span> </span>Majors Internet Company provides a service called The Company Bookstore. This is a business-to-business solution for selling books to employees of corporations. In effect, Majors puts a bookstore inside the corporation. Purchasing managers, Corporate Library Professionals, and Information Service Managers can link to a customized version of the company bookstore to offer employees access to a comprehensive database of titles.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Brian Jud hosts Book Central Station where you can find rated lists of suppliers to help you write, publish and market your books. Post your own reviews and add your favorite suppliers. For a free trial, go to http://www.bookmarketingworks.com/judslist/trial.asp Contact Brian at P. O. Box 715, Avon, CT<span> </span>06001; (800) 562-4357; brianjud@bookmarketing.com or go to http://www.bookmarketing.com.<span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText">Need Help Marketing Your Book? Get free book-marketing tips every other week in Brian Jud&#8217;s Book Marketing Matters e-newsletter. Go to: www.bookmarketing.com to sign up!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">How can a new, one-book author-publisher reach quantity of scale? How can he or she increase sales?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">One way is to carry other books on the same subject but you do not want to pay for them and a 40 percent discount is not enough. Instead, look for other books that compliment your book. Think: “If a person were to buy my book, shouldn’t they also buy this similar book?” Hopefully they realize it is cheaper to buy several books on a subject than to make a mistake.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Contact other (small) author-publishers (there are 86,000 to choose from) and offer to exchange a few cartons of books. Now you each have two offerings—at no additional investment. You traded your books for their books. Add the new title to your website, etc.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For example, I wrote “The Expert Witness Handbook.” Rosalie Hamilton wrote the “Expert Witness Marketing Handbook.” They are complimentary; they do not compete. Rosalie and I exchange several cartons of books at a time. See http://www.parapublishing.com/subsites/expertwitness/ and</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now here is a larger advantage: you can afford to wholesale the other title; you can give 40 percent or more off for quantity orders. One customer buys quantities of each book from us for their conference. You can give them a full discount on both books because each title cost you just the printing price. Think about that and consider carton exchanges.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is easier to trade cartons of books than to write another book.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Check out the in-depth publicity advice in Pam Lontos&#8217; new book, &#8220;I See Your Name Everywhere&#8221; published by Morgan James. Order now for $12.95 plus shipping! Pam&#8217;s first book, &#8220;Don&#8217;t Tell Me It&#8217;s Impossible Until After I&#8217;ve Already Done it!&#8221; is available at $12.95 or you can order both for the combination price of $19.95 plus shipping.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Russell Trahan</dc:creator>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">There is a way you can have fun while trying to juggle - get invited on stage at a comedy show!  Recently, on a PR/PR office outing, I was called on stage by comedic juggler </span><a title="How to hire Jeff" href="http://www.jeffonstage.com" target="_blank"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jeff Civillico</span></a><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.  Besides being a very talented juggler and very funny, Jeff is a featured entertainer and Master of Ceremonies at corporate events.  His program, &#8220;Comedy in Action,&#8221; blends comedy, juggling and audience participation and he explores themes of communication, goal setting and teamwork during his workshops.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Our agency manager, Patricia, took this <a title="Jeff Civillico and Russell on stage at the Plaza Theater" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffrzIJ8Vz2s" target="_blank">video</a> of Jeff trying to get me to juggle.  In case you can&#8217;t quite make it out, I was distracted by a toddler that started to climb the stairs to get on stage.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Trust me, I do a much better job juggling work and life when I&#8217;m not on stage.</span></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 18:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Dudnick</dc:creator>
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		<dc:creator>Rick Dudnick</dc:creator>
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		<dc:creator>Rick Dudnick</dc:creator>
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		<dc:creator>Rick Dudnick</dc:creator>
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		<dc:creator>Rick Dudnick</dc:creator>
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		<dc:creator>Rick Dudnick</dc:creator>
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2. Inspirational Quote
3. Calendar of Events/Publicity Opportunities
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1. Pam Lontos Column: <span class="normalchar1">The Dos and Don’ts of Dealing with the Media – Part Two</span><br />
2. Inspirational Quote<br />
3. Calendar of Events/Publicity Opportunities<br />
4. This Month Our Clients Have Appeared In…<br />
5. Guest Column: Brian Jud on Mix and Match Your Promotion – Part Two<br />
6. Guest Column: Dan Poynter on Encourage Reader Feedback<br />
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<p><strong>1. Pam Lontos Column: <span class="normalchar1">The Dos and Don’ts of Dealing with the Media – Part Two</span></strong></p>
<p>Here is the second half of Pam’s article on the tried-and-true ways to get the most out of your media contacts, and ensure reporters, editors and producers answer your calls and respond to your e-mails:</p>
<p>8. <strong>DON’T</strong> expect the media to cover your topic when another story is dominating the news. <strong>DO</strong> be aware of what is happening in the news and tie your topic into those stories. Natural disasters, big trends such as the failing economy, harmful lead in children’s toys – the headlines will shape the media’s agenda. <strong>DO</strong> wait 24 hours to pitch your topic if you can’t tie it in with the news.</p>
<p>9. <strong>DON’T</strong> delay when returning calls from reporters or fact-checkers.  <strong>DO </strong>understand journalists are on deadline and need to speak with you now.  If you snooze, you may lose the chance for an interview.</p>
<p>10. <strong>DON’T </strong>call a magazine a week before a big holiday, such as Valentine’s Day or Thanksgiving, with your holiday-themed idea. <strong>DO</strong> remember that magazines put out holiday issues four or five months in advance. Time your pitches well.</p>
<p>11. <strong>DON’T</strong> leave your contact information off your press releases or e-mails.  <strong>DO</strong> err on the side of giving too much information. Leave behind or mail in a business card. Send a follow-up email with your phone number. Put all contact information on your news releases.</p>
<p>12. <strong>DON’T </strong>just talk about what&#8217;s important to you during an interview. <strong>DO</strong> answer the questions asked during the interview. You need to be responsive to the questions asked by the interviewer, or else the interviewer will be frustrated and never want you back. Also – you need to know for a fact that the information you’re giving out is accurate. <strong>DON’T</strong> give out information unless you’re sure of it.</p>
<p>13. <strong>DON’T</strong> demand the article mention your company, your products or the book you have written. <strong>DO</strong> be happy that you are being interviewed! <strong>DON’T</strong> try to overly control the outcome. You’ll seem pretentious or worse if you try to put conditions on the interview, such as insisting you are the first person quoted in the story or the only expert mentioned. High-and-mighty attitudes will get you dropped from the interview lists immediately.</p>
<p>14. <strong>DON’T </strong>complain if the reporter gets the slightest thing wrong in the story. <strong>DO </strong>be happy if the reporter includes you, even if he or she left out a point or quoted someone else more than you.  A mistake that seems big to you may be small in perspective. <strong>DON’T</strong> ask for a correction unless it’s absolutely necessary.</p>
<p>15. <strong>DON’T </strong>contact the reporter’s boss – editor-in-chief – or the publisher if you&#8217;re unhappy with the way the story turned out. <strong>DO</strong> let an interviewer or reporter know if you’re unhappy, but do it respectfully, remembering to listen during the conversation. He or she may say something that will change your feelings. Always try to work out the difficulty directly with the journalist – it will deepen your relationship in the long run.</p>
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<p>Work these do and don’t practices into your behavior when dealing with the news media, and soon have the media relationships you’d always hoped for. Exercise a little courtesy and common sense, and you’ll have the reporters and producers seeking you out time after time.</p>
<p>Pam Lontos is the president of PR/PR, a public relations firm that specializes in professional speakers, authors and experts. An author, speaker and former VP of Disney&#8217;s Shamrock Broadcasting, Pam knows the ropes of getting you good publicity and how to use it to boost your bookings or book sales. She is also author of the new book, &#8220;I See Your Name Everywhere!&#8221; Call for a free consultation: 407-299-6128 or visit: www.prpr.net.</p>
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<p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>-<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Book more speeches and sell more products online</p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>-<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Use social networking sites to drive business to your Web site</p>
<p>Call Pam for a free consultation: (407) 299-6128 or e-mail: Pam@prpr.net</p>
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<p><strong>2. Inspirational Quote for the Month:</strong></p>
<p>“The man who has no imagination has no wings.”</p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>-<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Muhammad Ali</p>
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<p><strong>3. Calendar of Events/Publicity Opportunities</strong></p>
<p>If your expertise fits any of these topics, take advantage by sending out a press release to newspaper, television and radio stations, or call up the media directly! For example, if you are a productivity consultant, expert, speaker or author, you&#8217;ll want to let the media know about your expertise for “National Effectiveness Week,” in May. You can share your advice on how to create a more efficient workplace, the benefits of managing your time better, and provide insights on improving productivity at home and work.</p>
<p>Use these dates to create your own media opportunities by writing press releases on these topics, contacting radio stations in your area, or becoming a featured expert on television or in print:</p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN"> </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN">- National Family Month </span></strong><span lang="EN">is<strong> </strong>May 10- June 21. National Family Month is a celebration of the American family. Annually, from Mother’s Day through Father’s Day this national observance celebrates strong and supportive family ties.</span></p>
<p>- <strong><span lang="EN">National Family Week. </span></strong><span lang="EN">May 3 – 9. Traditionally the first Sunday and the first full week in May are observed as National Family Week in many Christian  Churches. National Family Week is a celebration of the American traditions, the </span><span style="color: black;">values of <em><span style="font-style: normal;">family</span></em><em> </em>life and the importance of our beloved one’s.</span><strong><span> </span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span lang="EN">- International New Friends, Old Friends Week. </span></strong><span lang="EN">May 17 – 23. A week to celebrate and make time for old friends and new friends and remember how vital friends are for our emotional and physical health and well-being and even professional or career success.</span></p>
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<p><strong><span>- National Effectiveness Week.</span></strong><span> May 18 – 22.This week, promote tolerance of different styles of getting things done. We celebrate National Effectiveness Week to get the importance of getting things done with minimum stress.</span></p>
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<p><strong>- May 2 is Kentucky Derby Day.</strong> The Kentucky Derby is the America’s premier Thoroughbred horse race, inaugurated in 1875.<span lang="EN"> The race is held annually in <a title="Louisville, Kentucky" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a> on the first Saturday in May, and is held at <a title="Churchill Downs" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill_Downs">Churchill Downs</a>. </span></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN"> </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN">- May 10 is Mother’s Day.</span></strong><span lang="EN"> Call your mother! </span></p>
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<p><strong><span>- May 25<span> </span>is Memorial Day</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong>4. This Month Our Clients Have Been Featured In…</strong></p>
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<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Star Magazine<span> </span>Dr. Donna LaMar and Betsy Laney on “Cycle of Violence” </span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText2" style="line-height: 150%;">Communication Bulletin <span> </span>Jay Forte on “MaxPerformers”</p>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Go, Air Tran Magazine<span> </span>Nathan Jamail on “Sales and Promotion”</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">MyBusiness Magazine<span> </span>Nathan Jamail on the “Art of the Upsell”</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Go, Air Tran Magazine<span> </span>Nathan Jamail on “Sales and Giving Away Your Product”</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Best Health<span> </span>Theresa Rose on “Body Image”</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Sacramento</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"> Bee<span> </span>Theresa Rose on “Is the Recession a Good Thing”</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">My Family Doctor<span> </span>Dr. Donna LaMar and Betsy Laney on “Health Tips for Women” </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">LavaLife.com<span> </span>Theresa Rose on “New-Age Tips for Getting Love”</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Go, AirTran Airlines<span> </span>Linda Bishop on &#8220;Sales &amp; Promotions&#8221;</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">ECT News Network<span> </span>Heather Lutze on &#8220;Google&#8217;s New Features&#8221;</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Working Mother<span> </span>Lauren Rikleen on &#8220;Using Flex Time to Reduce Expenses</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">Future Intelligence<span> </span>Dan Burrus on &#8220;Real Estate and Technology&#8221;</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">PayScale<span> </span>Ron Price on &#8220;When to Ask for a Raise&#8221;</span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">5. Guest Column: Brian Jud on Mix and Match Your Promotion (Part Two)</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Here are the rest of Brian Jud’s tips on creating the right promotional mix.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">6) You create a promotional frame of mind</span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">. As you begin to see results from your efforts, you will feel a sense of momentum, a belief that your big break will occur soon. You never know where or when it will appear, but you know that if you persist, something will happen to jump-start your sales. </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">7) You receive an implied endorsement</span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">. Media appearances create an implied endorsement by the medium itself and by the show&#8217;s host. The loyal viewer may decide to buy your book simply because you were on his or her favorite show. </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">8) You create additional opportunities</span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">. You never know who will be in the audience. There could be a publisher looking for the rights to a book just like yours, a meeting planner seeking a keynote speaker, the regional buyer for a national book chain or the person who arranges guests for a national talk show. </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">9) You grow professionally</span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">. Most media appearances begin with a question by the host to establish your credentials. As your qualifications are repeated over and over again, you will rapidly become the expert to whom people will come for advice. </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">10) You study and practice</span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">. Do not seek an appearance on a national show immediately. Instead, take the time to learn how to be a good guest. Study and practice the skills that will enable you to make a superior performance. </span></p>
<p><strong>11) You reap personal benefits</strong>. Evaluate your performances by objectively critiquing yourself and practicing what you can do to improve the next time. Subsequently, you will grow personally and professionally.</p>
<p>Brian Jud hosts Book Central Station where you can find rated lists of suppliers to help you write, publish and market your books. Post your own reviews and add your favorite suppliers. For a free trial, go to http://www.bookmarketingworks.com/judslist/trial.asp Contact Brian at P. O. Box 715, Avon, CT<span> </span>06001; (800) 562-4357; brianjud@bookmarketing.com or go to http://www.bookmarketing.com.<span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText">Need Help Marketing Your Book? Get free book-marketing tips every other week in Brian Jud&#8217;s Book Marketing Matters e-newsletter. Go to: www.bookmarketing.com to sign up!</p>
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<p style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span>6.<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><strong>Guest Column: Dan Poynter on Encourage Reader Feedback</strong></p>
<p>Writing and publishing your book is not the end of your literary involvement. When readers have questions, authors have a responsibility to respond by email, mail, telephone and in person at book signings and other events.</p>
<p>Use these opportunities to gather material for the book’s revision or your next book. Maybe you were not clear enough in your writing or perhaps the customer is interested in an important area you did not cover.</p>
<p>Bernard (Bear) Kamoroff, CPA, of Bell Springs Publishing, displays at book fairs and other industry events for the express purpose of gathering user feedback for Small Time Operator (23 revised editions and 53 printings in 21 years). At one fair, a woman said the business book was not for her because she was self-employed. So, Kamoroff added to the</p>
<p>cover: “For All Small Businesses, Self-Employed Individuals, Employers, Professionals, Independent Contractors, and Home-Based Businesses.” Also, due to customer feedback, he has increased the index from three pages to seven.</p>
<p>“Oh—I listen more and talk less. You can&#8217;t learn anything when you&#8217;re talking”</p>
<p>—Bing Crosby (1904-1977), American singer and film actor.</p>
<p>If people are asking questions, they like your work. Note their questions and your responses in a “correction copy” of your most recent edition and keep it on your shelf so you will be able to easily find the updates when the inventory runs low. Put the new information in your next revised edition—and sell the book to them again.</p>
<p>Listen to your readers. Your best customer is one you have sold to previously.</p>
<p>Unleash Your Inner Author…</p>
<p>RESOURCE FOR BOOK WRITING, PUBLISHING AND PROMOTING</p>
<p>Dan Poynter&#8217;s F-R-E-E e-zine: http://parapublishing.com/sites/para/resources/newsletter.cfm</p>
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<p><strong>7. Have a Need for Publicity?</strong></p>
<p>PR/PR can help you with all of your publicity needs, from magazines and newspapers to television, radio and online media. If you want to sell more books, get more speaking engagements and be hired for more consulting jobs, you need publicity.</p>
<p><strong>To receive a FREE consultation, contact Pam Lontos, President of PR/PR: </strong></p>
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