Publishing Poynters

Book and Information-Marketing News and Ideas from Dan Poynter. February 1, 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.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. ParaNews
2. ParaTips
3. ParaResources
4. ParaThoughts
5. ParaFreebies
6. ParaCalendar
7. ParaHumor

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ParaNews

A. ALLIANCE HOUSE TO CLOSE DOORS ON FEBRUARY 15. The distribution company headed by Ted Maas in White Plains, New York, is shutting down. In a letter to vendor-publishers dated January 24, Alliance House cited harsh economic times, the bankruptcy of their warehousing service provider and returns for the reasons. The letter then suggests procedures for reclaiming inventory. Alliance House can be reached at AllianceHs@aol.com, 914-328-5456, 800-692-3786.

B. WEBSITE CHECK BOXES THAT DEFAULT "ON" AREN'T OPT-IN, says New York court:
http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=22807

C. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. HAS BEGUN CHARGING A 5 PERCENT PENALTY on customers who pay their bills late. "For customers who are billed either monthly or weekly, a late-payment fee is charged if the shipper's payment is not received by UPS within 14 days of the invoice due date" says Ted Richter of PartnerShip LLC.

Details of the late payment penalty can be found in the "Options For Payment of Transportation Charges" section of UPS' Tariff Document [pages 15-17], located at: http://www.ups.com/trademark/trademark.html.
For more information about this and other like issues, visit the Shipping News section at: http://www.ps500.com/news.asp

Even though it is not uncommon for companies to add finance charges onto past due invoices, this seems to be a first for UPS. Such a penalty is currently not assessed by FedEx.

D. PARABLES INTO BOOKS. Or, how is Cheese doing? See
http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2002-12-26-cheese-usat_x.htm

E. CULVER CITY, SANTA BARBARA, TAMPA & WEST PALM BEACH. Come and see Dan in February. See the ParaCalendar, below. Scroll way down.

F. WILL YOU BE READY WHEN OPRAH, CNN OR USA TODAY CALLS?

1) Is your hook perfected?
2) Are your materials awesome?
3) Is your pitch strategy in place?
4) Do you know how you look on TV?
5) Is your confidence level at 100%

If all your answers aren't yes then you need to be at Raleigh Pinskey's
famous "Will You Be Ready When Oprah, CNN or USA Today Calls! "seminar. Thursday evening February 13th - 16th, in Phoenix, AZ.
http://www.promoteyourself.com/boot-camp.html

G. BERNICE BEARD IS LOOKING FOR TIPS ON RVing for her next book, 301 More Ways to Make RV Travel Safer, Easier, and More Fun. She wants short, practical tips that readers can use right away. What do you do that makes RVing safer, easier, and more fun for you and others with whom you travel? Tips can be about any type of RV or any part of RVing, such as getting organized, comfort, safety, children, technology, maintaining the rig, cooking, pets, clothing, games on the road, sightseeing, handy tools, housekeeping, planning a trip, navigation, and caravaning. If Bernice picks your tips for the book, she will include your name and send you a free copy of the book. Send your tips (be sure to include your name, address, and telephone number) by Monday, 3/31/03. Mail: Tips for RVing, Arbor House Publishing, 332-140 Village Road, #7-197, Westminster, MD 21157; Fax: 410-857-3835; or e-mail: RVingTips@aol.com and write Tips for RVing in the subject line.

H. WANT TO SELL TRANSLATION RIGHTS? Send your book with Bob Erdmann. He will show your book and represent you to international publishers. Bob has a great track record for sales. See
http://www.bob-erdmann.com and
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/resource/promote.html&userid=87488981#International

I. PENNY CALLMEYER HAS LEFT ARVATO SERVICES (Bertlesmann) and is now representing Media Lithographic in the City of Commerce, CA. Update your book-printer list and contact her: 916-392-2701, cpennyc@medialitho.com

J. ONLINE ADS ARE BECOMING SMARTER and getting far more click-throughs:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/dot_life/2720035.stm

K. DAN POYNTER ANNOUNCES ADVANCED BOOK PROMOTION COURSE. Book Promoting, Marketing & Distributing. The advanced course on selling books. (Books 201). 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

Dan also teaches The New Book Model, (Books 101) a basic presentation for writers and publishers. Books 201 is on promotion.

Complete with 110 action-packed PowerPoint slides and a dynamite free 20-page handout.

To find out when Dan is bringing Books 201 to your area, see the Speaking Calendar below (scroll way down and at
http://parapub.com/calendar.cfm

L. STATISTICS. This edition of Publishing Poynters has a special section on book-industry statistics. You will want to print out this resource list. See the ParaResources, below.

M. ONLINE TAX DEAL BEING MADE. Ten retailers, including Wal-Mart, and 38 states are agreeing on sales tax collection. This may mean an end to uncollected taxes on Internet sales. See
http://update.informationweek.com/cgi-bin4/flo/y/eKlc0EOkjX0V20Br1g0AQ

N. USB DRIVES TO REPLACE FLOPPIES. See
http://storage.ziffdavis.com/article2/0,3973,877204,00.asp

O. DISCOVER SCREENWRITING and STORY TELLING. Classes and seminars with Patrick Horton, Ph.D. See
http://www.TheStoryCoach.com and
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/resource/writing.html&userid=83940260#screenplays

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Writers should make effective use of their most valuable asset: their time. —Dan Poynter

A. DAN POYNTER IS COMING TO VISIT if you are in or near:

British Columbia
California (21 events are scheduled)
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida (7)
Georgia (2)
Illinois
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
Texas
Washington (2)
New Zealand

See the ParaCalendar on my content-filled seminars, below. See ALL the listings. I will visit some states/provinces several times. Attend and I will show you how to make a difference and make a living with your book.
http://parapub.com/calendar.cfm?

B. BOOK PROMOTION WORKSHOPS IN SANTA BARBARA are at Dan Poynter's home-office.

The next workshop will be on April 26-27. For more information on this $695 event ($495 for the second person from the same company), see
http://parapub.com/accessreport.cfm?report=167&refpage=edutrain.html&userid=29919080
Or call 800-PARAPUB.

C. TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS to this ezine, please go to
/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
/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.

I. 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).

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ParaTips

A. ARE THERE ELEVEN eBOOK FORMATS? See
http://www.ebookmall.com

B. eBOOK LENDING LIBRARY. See
http://knowbetter.com/kbll.asp
Thanks to Charles Boyle for this tip.

C. SAVE 25% ON LITERARY MARKET PLACE. LMP regularly sells for $299 and International Literary Market Place sells for $229. To get your discount, contact Lauri Weiss-Rimler, Information Today, Inc. (800) 409-4929, Press 9 3002, lwrimler@infotoday.com

D. YOU CAN CLOSE ALL OPEN "WORD" FILES AT ONCE. Let's say you have a whole bunch of Word documents open and you're ready to go to lunch. How do you close out all the Word files quickly?

In any one of the Word files,
Depress shift and click File\Save All.
Keep Shift down, and click File\Close All.
-- From Kim Kommando

==> SHARE YOUR TIP. Send it to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com

I never said writing your book would be easy. I only promised it would be worth it.
—Dan Poynter

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 RESELL DAN POYNTERS BOOKS AND OTHER PRODUCTS? See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/resale.html

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ParaResources

A. NEED TAX FORMS? See
http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html

B. CURRENCY CONVERTER. See
http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic

C. CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, online. See
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html

D. BROADCAST DATABASES from the FCC.
AM Radio: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html
FM Radio: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html
TV: http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html

E. RHYMING DICTIONARY. See
http://www.rhymezone.com

F. THE BUZZ SAW. A site from four high-tech journalists who list buzzwords they can do without. See
http://www.buzzkiller.net/buzzsaw.html

G. GOING POSTAL? Worldwide postal information: you will find links to Postal Codes and Related Issues, Post Office Home Pages, Companies dealing with International/Postal data, Languages, Telephone Numbers, Maps and mapping, Other Addressing Issues, and World Hotspots - will your mail get through? See http://www.grcdi.nl/links.htm
--Jim Zinger. JimZinger@aol.com

H. BOOK STATISTICS. Here is a compilation of resources for facts and numbers on the book industry.

1. Para Publishing. Fascinating numbers on book publishing.
http://parapub.com/statistics/

2. Association of American Publishers
https://advances60.advances.net/publishers/industry/index.cfm

3. The Publishers Marketing Association. Independent publishers.
http://www.PMAonline.org

4. The International Publishers Association tries to collect figures but they are incomplete and not very accurate.
http://www.ipa-uie.org

5. The Book Industry Study Group maintains a list of statistical research sources.
http://www.bisg.org/stat.htm

6. The American Booksellers Association (bookstores).
http://news.bookweb.org/m-bin/by_topic?topic_id=19

7. Choice magazine
http://www.ala.org/acrl/choice/sampess5.html

8. Statistics Canada. Canadian book-industry figures.
http://www.StatisticsCanada.ca
http://www.statisticscanada.ca/english/Pgdb/cultur.htm#pub
http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/ccsp/databases/cprd/index.html
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/5/h5-431-e.html

I. GENERAL STATISTICS. Research aids.

1. STATISTICS ON CHILDREN. Population data about age, gender, households, families, and housing units from the Census Short Form (Census SF1) and social, economic, and housing data from the Census Long Form (Census SF3). See
http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/census/

2. UK Statistics
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/default.asp

3. An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion. http://www.pollingreport.com/

4. Gallup Organization
http://www.Gallup.com/poll/

5. American Demographics
http://www.Demographics.com

6. Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/home.htm

7. FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov/

8. United States Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.
http://www.census.gov/

9. Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

10. National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/

11. National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

12. Bureau of Transportation statistics
http://www.bts.gov/

13. National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr

==> SHARE YOUR RESOURCE. Send it to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com

A manuscript not submitted is a book not published.
—Dan Poynter

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 SOMEONE TO WRITE ADS OR NEWS RELEASES? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

C. NEED SOMEONE TO DESIGN AN AUDIO OR VIDEO PACKAGE? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

D. NEED A BAR CODE? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

E. NEED SOMEONE TO DESIGN, TYPESET AND LAYOUT YOUR BOOK? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

F. NEED A BROCHURE PRINTER? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

G. NEED A CONSULTANT ON BOOK PUBLISHING AND PROMOTING? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

H. NEED A COVER DESIGNER? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

I. NEED AN EDITOR OR PROOFREADER? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

J. NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE YOUR BOOK TO TRADESHOWS? See the exhibitor services on the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

K. NEED A FULFILLMENT SERVICE? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

L. NEED A GHOSTWRITER? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

M. NEED LEGAL HELP? See Lawyers on the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm? And
http://parapub.com/accessreport.cfm?report=113&refpage=business.html&userid=44388803

N. NEED SOMEONE TO EVALUATE YOUR MANUSCRIPT? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

O. NEED SOMEONE TO HELP YOU WITH BOOK MARKETING AND PROMOTION? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

P. NEED A BOOK PRINTER? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

Q. NEED SOMEONE TO GET YOU ON RADIO AND TV? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

R. NEED RADIO AND TV COACHING? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

S. WANT TO MAKE A VIRTUAL (ONLINE) BOOK TOUR? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

T. WANT TO LEARN ABOUT BOOK PROMOTION AT A WORKSHOP? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

U. WANT A WEB SITE DESIGNED OR PROMOTED? See the Supplier List at
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

V. WHERE IS DAN POYNTER? Find out when he will be speaking in your area. See
http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

W. WHO IS DAN POYNTER? SEE
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/about.html

X. 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".

Y. GET A COMPLETE LIST OF DAN POYNTER'S BOOKS, REPORTS, DISKS, AND TAPES. See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=products.html

Z. 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

AA. 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)

BB. 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

CC. 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

DD. WANT DAN TO COME TO SPEAK TO YOUR GROUP? See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/speaking/online_form.html

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ParaThoughts

USE HUMOR
Humor, like a story, makes your point and makes it memorable.

Occasional humor can make your writing more fun to read, but humor is one of the most difficult writing forms to master.

Harold Stephens made a jeep trip across Russia and ended up in jail; Milt Machlin, editor of Argosy magazine, wanted the story. When Machlin rejected the submission as “too heavy,” Stephens explained that the experience “wasn’t much fun.”

Machlin said, “Tell me about it.” Stephens described the arrest. He was told to strip down to his drawers. A woman interpreter was present when they told him to take off the underwear too. Stephens objected and she said, “Never mind, I’m married.”

Machlin smiled and said “Write it up.” Stephens learned to laugh at himself and Machlin bought a dozen articles from him after that. Now Stephens uses humor in his books.
http://www.northcoast.com/~wolfen

Humor has two basic parts, the set-up and the punch line. In a book, your text is the set-up. All you have to do is see the humor in it. Humor is more effective when the punch line is a complete surprise; try to catch your reader off guard.

Your readers may even think you are a fun person.

“Humor is the secret weapon of the nonfiction writer. It is secret because so few writers realize that it is often their best tool—and sometimes their only tool—for making an important point.” —William K. Zinsser, author, On Writing Well.

(Excerpted from Successful Nonfiction by Dan Poynter.
For 108 more inspirational tips, See
http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/resource/writing.html
Scroll down to SUCCESSFUL NONFICTION: Tips & Inspiration for Getting Published by Dan Poynter. This is a gift book for the writer within or the writer in your life. It might be described as Life's Little Instruction Book meets Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul. Each page hits you right in the thought process with a tip, an explanation, an illustrative story and a writing quotation. All writers will find this book informative, insightful and fun. "Bet you can't read just one."
You will discover: 38 Tips on how to write, 11 Tips on why you should write, 4 Tips on why your writing project should be a book, 21 Tips on what to write, 7 Tips on doing research, 9 Tips for building your book, 3 Tips on Copyright, 10 Tips for finding the right agent or publisher, 6 Tips on book promotion, And much, much more.
Successful Nonfiction is a beautiful book. The soft cover book has gold stamping, embossing, French flaps, end sheets and a matte finish. It is a book as an "art form".
ISBN 978-1-56860-061-1. Softcover book, 5.5 x 8.5, 144-pages. $14.95
For a review, see
http://www.compulsivereader.com/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=374

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ParaFreebies

A. F-R-E-E NEWSLETTER FOR WRITERS AND A LIST OF 180+ LITERARY AGENTS looking for manuscripts. See
http://www.absolutewrite.com

B. F-R-E-E WORD GAMES at
http://www.anacade.com

C. F-R-E-E Online Virus Scanner:
http://www.winxpnews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=021126FA-Virus_Scanner

D. CLIPART from Microsoft, F-R-E-E. See
http://dgl.microsoft.com/

==> SHARE YOUR FREEBIE. Send it to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com

You have all the ingredients to be a successful, published author. Writing Nonfiction: Turning Thoughts into Books is your recipe.
—Dan Poynter

A. FOR LOTS OF F-R-E-E STUFF, see Freebies Magazine
http://www.Freebies.com

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
http://www.CoolSavings.com

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ParaCalendar

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 smaller 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
/getpage.cfm?file=newbook.html

Complete with 145 action-packed PowerPoint slides and a 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.

Complete with 110 action-packed PowerPoint slides and a 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.

For more information, get in touch with the Contact person and see the host's Website

ALSO SEE THE CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE: http://parapub.com/calendar.cfm?

Write what you love and love what you write
—Dan Poynter

DAN POYNTER: Showing people how to
write, publish and promote their books
one presentation at a time.

2003

February 12: PEN USA meeting in SANTA BARBARA. An overview of The New Book Model: How to approach an agent, find a publisher and self-publish all at the same time. Borders on State Street. 7:30 pm. Fmi: Sharon Dirlam, 805-963-2060, dirlams@juno.com

February 15: Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC), CULVER CITY. Books 101: How to use revolutionary techniques and leading-edge technology to write your nonfiction books faster, get into print for less and promote your books more effectively. How to find the right publisher, locate the right agent and self-publish--all at the same time. See the web site for details. Fmi: Gary Young, 818-222-5554, artsy12@earthlink.net, http://www.iwosc.org

February 18: TAMPA, Florida. Baywinds Learning Centres. Writing & Publishing Nonfiction, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30-10:00 pm. Fmi: 800-300-6994. info@baywinds.net. http://www.baywinds.net

February 19: WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. National Nurses in Business Association. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:27-10:00 pm. Fmi: Patricia Ann Bemis, RN CEN, PO Box 561081, Rockledge, FL 32956-1081. Tel 321-633-4610, bemis@nnba.net, http://www.nnba.net

March 4: 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.
http://www.LearningAnnex.com

March 6: LONG BEACH, California. Professional Coaches & Mentors Assn. Books 101: The full four-hour New Book Model Program. Renaissance Hotel. FMI: Frumi Barr. 949-729-1577. ceoCoach@Frumi.com

March 8: FORT LAUDERDALE. Florida Speakers Association. Books 101: The full New Book Model program and more. Fmi: George Chiswick, 561-630-7766; info@Florida-Speakers.org http://www.Florida-Speakers.org

March 21: DENVER, Colorado. Dan Poynter shares several new programs. On the same program: Bud Gardner on the Craft of Writing. Fmi: Judith Briles, 800-594-0800, DrJBriles@aol.com, http://www.cipabooks.com/

March 28: FRESNO. The WIN-WIN Writers Conference. Fresno, California. Section One of the New Book Model on writing. Stephen Blake Mettee, 559-876-2170. sbm12@csufresno.edu

March 29: LOS ANGELES. Part One of The New Book Model on product creation (writing your book). Mark Victor Hansen's MEGA Book Marketing Seminar. The event runs 28-30 March. Fmi: Lisa Williams: LisaW@MarkVictorHansen.com, (949) 764-2640 Ext 1. See web site for details. http://www.megabookmarketing.com/ This will be Dan's fourth appearance at this event.

April 2: SANTA MONICA, CA. 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. $69. See web site for details and contact Patricia Ann Bemis, RN CEN, bemis@nnba.net, http://www.nnba.net

April 5: COCOA BEACH. Space Coast Writers Guild, Cocoa Beach, Florida. Books 101: The full four-hour New Book Model program. Fmi: Joyce Henderson, JEHwriter@cfl.rr.com

April 12: NSA-LOS ANGELES. Books 101: Turning Speeches into Books. The full four-hour New Book Model program. Contact Lynda Curtin, 818-507-6055; OppThinker@aol.com

April 16: LOS ANGELES. Books 201. Marketing, promoting & distributing your book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. 6:30-10:00 pm. Register online and save. Fmi: http://www.LearningAnnex.com, 310-478-6677, OliverW@LearningAnnex.com

April 26-27: 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&userid=10313032

April 30: ATLANTA. Books 101: Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. Fmi: theknowledgeshop@aol.com, 678-766-6666, http://www.knowledgeshopatlanta.com/index.cfm

May 1: ATLANTA. Books 201. Marketing, promoting & distributing your book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. 6:30-10:00 pm. Fmi: theknowledgeshop@aol.com, 678-766-6666, http://www.knowledgeshopatlanta.com/index.cfm

May 4: PINE MOUNTAIN, CA. (Near the Grapevine). Write from the Heart. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: The entire New Book Model program. Noon to 4 pm. Fmi: Sarah Edwards, Pine Mountain Institute, eEdwards@frazmtn.com, 661-242-2624.

May 8: ORLANDO, FL. Books 201. Marketing, promoting & distributing your book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. 6:30-10:00 pm. Fmi: jan@KnowledgeShopOrlando.com, 407-671-9505, http://www.knowledgeshoporlando.com/

May 17: KALAMAZOO, MI. Books 201: Books 201: Four hours on book marketing, promoting and distributing. F-r-e-e seminar sponsored by Fidlar Doubleday. You get the seminar, lunch and tour of the printing plant. Fmi: Tom Burkhardt, (800) 248-0888, burk4@comcast.net

May 27: LOS ANGELES. Publishers Marketing Association, First-Timer Event before the Publishing University. Section 3 of The New Book Model: Marketing, Promoting & Distributing. Fmi: Jan Nathan, 310-372-2732, Jan@PMAonline.org; http://www.PMAonline.org

May 28-29: LOS ANGELES. Publishers Marketing Association Publishing University. Dan to serve on five panels, sharing information on a number of subjects. Fmi: Jan Nathan, 310-372-2732, Jan@PMAonline.org; http://www.PMAonline.org

June 3: TAMPA, Florida. Baywinds Learning Centres. Books 101: Writing & Publishing Nonfiction, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101:The full New Book Model program. 6:30-10:00 pm. Fmi: 800-300-6994. info@baywinds.net. http://www.baywinds.net

June 4: TAMPA, Florida. Baywinds Learning Centres. Books 201: Marketing, promoting & distributing your book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. 6:30-10:00 pm. Fmi: 800-300-6994. info@baywinds.net. http://www.baywinds.net

June 5: ALBANY, NY. Books 101: Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. 6:30-10:00 pm. Fmi: Knowledge Network, David Gill, learn@KnowledgeNetwork.org; 518-438-5669, http://www.KnowledgeNetwork.org

June 10: 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.
http://www.LearningAnnex.com

June 21: CHEMAINUS, Vancouver Island, BC. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. Contact Eliza Hemingway for details. maggiedove@shaw.ca

July 16: 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 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&userid=10313032

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 13: 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 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.
ccwc@CapeCod.net

September 10: 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 19: UNIVERSAL CITY. Magnificent Marketing Symposium, Dottie Walters, Universal City, California. Fmi: Michael MacFarland, Michael@walters-intl.com. http://www.walters-intl.com

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 8: 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 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&userid=10313032

November 6-9. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND. Turning Speeches into Books. A pre-convention seminar on November 6. Books 101: The full New Book Model Program.
Fmi: Ann Andrews. Tel: 649-524-5174, anand@ihug.co.nz

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&userid=10313032

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

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&userid=10313032

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&userid=10313032

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&userid=10313032

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ParaHumor

Here is something funny we have found on books, writing, publishing, authors and/or words. If you have a laugh to share, please send it to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com

A. URBAN LEGENDS EXPOSED. See
http://www.computerworld.com/news/2002/story/0,11280,74994,00.html

B. ABOUT ANY SPELLING ERRORS THAT MIGHT CREEP IN TO THIS EZINE

Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.

Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.

-Sauce unknown

Write on a subject you love. Your profit center should also be your passion center.
—Dan Poynter

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