Publishing Poynters

Book and Information-Marketing News and Ideas from Dan Poynter. April 15, 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. AMAZON PAYING FOR ANSWERS TO TRIVIA QUESTIONS. See

http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2003/mft03040702.htm

B. ADOBE TO SHIP ACROBAT 6.0 (PDF) IN MAY. See

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,,1006808,00.asp

and

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1007820,00.asp

C. OFFICE 2003 TO COME IN SIX FLAVORS. See

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,993145,00.asp

D. HOW IS PAYPAL DOING? See

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=75&ncid=738&e=6&u=/nf/20030401/tc_nf/21149

E. BARNES & NOBLE EXPANDS PUBLISHING PROGRAM. See

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-Publishing-Classic-Competition.html

F. DO ONLINE STORES REALLY NEED FREE SHIPPING? See

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nf/20030407/bs_nf/21201

G. STORIES WANTED FOR BOOK ON SUCCESSFUL MARKETING STRATEGIES. Please contact: Sarah Eaton at saraheaton2001@yahoo.ca

H. STORIES WANTED TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS and make better choices. See guidelines are at http://home.earthlink.net/~shaunav/_wsn/page4.html.

Shauna VanderHoek, shaunav@earthlink.net

I. STORIES WANTED FOR A BOOK ON WATER. What impact does water have on people? This may vary from a story about lack of water in countries in Africa, to the story of a little girl who just loves to go to the swimming pool. See http://www.irc.nl/waterstories. Sascha de Graaf, graaf@irc.nl.

J. NEW GERMAN COPYRIGHT LEVY:

http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030312-120912-6894r

K. DAN POYNTER WILL BRING HIS BOOKS 101 AND BOOKS 201 PROGRAMS to the following cities over the next few weeks. See the ParaCalendar, below, for details. Please tell your colleagues.

Albany

Atlanta

Chemaines, BC

Denver

Fresno

Kalamazoo

Kissimmee

Lombard, IL

Los Angeles

Monterey

New York

Orlando (Casselberry)

Pine Mountain

Rochester

San Francisco

Santa Barbara

Santa Fe

Seattle

Singapore

Tampa

L. THERE IS A BOOK INSIDE EVERY STUDENT AND TEACHER and Teacher eBooks helps them get it out! If you are involved with any educational institution, we are looking at you to share your expertise by authoring an eBook with a world-wide audience through Teacher eBooks. To date educators and students from over 125 different countries have taken advantage of the information available from Teacher eBooks. Part of our mission is to have students of all ages become published authors using eBook technology and share their interests, talents, passions, and opinions with students globally. See http://www.teacherebooks.com. Glenn Dietzel, glenn@teacherebooks.com

M. OFFERING FREE DOWNLOADS PROVE EXPENSIVE FOR AUTHOR. See http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58219,00.html

N. DO NOT CALL LISTS. Californians can pre-register their home and cellular phone numbers on the national do-not-call list to block unwanted telemarketing phone calls. California will become part of the Federal Trade Commission's national list, which is set to begin July 1. Telemarketers must purchase the lists by September 1, and consumers should start to see a dramatic decrease in unwanted calls by October 1. To pre-register for the national do-not-call list visit the state Attorney

General's Website at: http://nocall.doj.state.ca.us

--Joel Leach, JoelTLeach@aol.com

N. MAKING MONEY ONLINE. SECRETS OF THE DRUDGE REPORT. See http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,47762,00.html

O. MAKING ONLINE PAYMENTS SECURE. What the credit card companies are doing. See

http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=450

P. ABA/BOOKSENSE ANNOUNCES EXTENDED BESTSELLER LISTS. See http://www.bookweb.org/booksense/bestsellers/

Q. INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE FOR YOUR BOOKS. If you want to put your title into effective play abroad, contact Godfrey Harris (hrmg@aol.com), Executive Director at International Publishers Alliance. They have been working the foreign book market (publishers, distributors, agents, booksellers) through the major international book and trade fairs for the past 15 years.

==SEND YOUR NEWS ITEMS to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com

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Only two people make money on a book: the printer and the investor.

—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/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

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. BEA BOOK EXPO NEWS. Promote your books during the book fair. Send book news and editorial info to MikeRatner@Hotmail.com

B. ALL ABOUT DOMAIN NAMES. See

http://www.domainnotes.com/news/article/0,,3371_350991,00.html

C. BOOK SIGNINGS rarely sell many books. Those elaborate multi-city media blitz zombie producing tours usually only produce a profit for the publicity agents. Bookstores provide the venue; it is up to the author to provide the crowd.

“Never do an autographing,” says Terri Lonier of Portico Press. “Always offer a mini seminar.” An autograph party says “Come and appreciate me (and buy a book)”; a seminar says “Come and I will give you something free (information).” Always think of the benefit to the potential customer. How can you lure him or her out of the house and down to the bookstore?

-- Fire “Captain Bob” http://www.eatstress.com

See Document 639: Autograph Parties & Signing Books at

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=products.html

D. GOOGLE SHOWS PEOPLE WHERE YOU LIVE (SCARY). Anyone can type in your telephone number at http://Google.com and get a map to your home.

Go to Google and type in your number separated by hyphens. E.g., 000-000-0000. See the two map options. Yahoo and MapQuest.

Any person wishing to discover the physical location of a phone number, be it a home or business address, could use this feature to receive directions on how to get there from anywhere in the country.

Google has made available an option that will allow anyone to REMOVE
their telephone number from the database that is linked to the mapping
feature. First need to check if your number is listed. If the number appears in the mapping database, an icon resembling a telephone will appear next to the first or second entry on the results page. Clicking on this icon will take you to a page containing a description of the service, and a link to request your number be removed from the database. So far unlisted numbers and cell phone numbers do not show up.

--Mike Rounds, http://www.MikeRounds.com

E. INCREASE THE PROFITABILITY AND BRANDING OF YOUR BOOK(S). In just six weeks, have your book converted into a highly marketable and profitable product called Mem-Cards(tm). Worldwide distribution, top royalties paid and great BOR product to bundle with books/tapes. Join Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy and other authors. For FREE sample and details: Info@Mem-Cards.com

F. SPYWARE. You've probably got a dozens of little nasty applets sitting on your system, reporting on your every move to some faceless, nameless entity.

Nine Spyware Tools Reviewed: http://eletters1.ziffdavis.com/cgi-bin10/flo/y/eUZ30Ey1Xh0HX60voN0A4

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

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The greatest challenge to a self-publisher is managing the day-to-day excitement.

—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 POYNTERS BOOKS AND OTHER PRODUCTS? See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/resale.html

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ParaResources

A. BIOGRAPHIES. Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more. * Individual lives of the famous, the infamous, and the not so famous. * Group biographies about people who share a common profession, historical era or geography. * Also general collections, resources on biographical criticism and special collections. See http://www.amillionlives.com/

--Wally Bock. http://www.Bockinfo.com

B. RULES OF THE GAME. Rules Central has the rules for hundreds of sports, games and pastimes. http://rulescentral.com/

C. NEWSPAPER RESOURCE. Both established newspapers and alternative newspapers from around the world. Search alphabetically by newspaper name by continent. Links are to the newspaper sites; you then search the individual sites for materials relevant to your interests. See http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/

–Jim Zinger

D. TRADE SHOW DIRECTORY.

http://www.tsnn.com/

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

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Retail your books for full list price. Do not compete with your dealers or cheapen your product

—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 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 BREAK INTO PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING? SEE

http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

T. WANT TO MAKE A VIRTUAL (ONLINE) BOOK TOUR? See the Supplier List at

http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

U. WANT TO LEARN ABOUT BOOK PROMOTION AT A WORKSHOP? See the Supplier List at

http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

V. WANT A WEB SITE DESIGNED OR PROMOTED? See the Supplier List at

http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm?

W. WHERE IS DAN POYNTER? Find out when he will be speaking in your area. See

http://parapub.com/calendar.cfm?

X. WHO IS DAN POYNTER? SEE

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/about.html

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

EE. 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".

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ParaThoughts

A. RESPECT YOUR READER'S TIME.

Time is not always money. Today, most consumers have more money than time. Your reader wants your information but must fit it into a busy schedule.

Everyone is trying to save time. The need for speed has given rise to McDonalds, Fed Ex and Kinko’s. In fact, more food goes out the side window at McDonalds than through the front door. McDonalds is a “drive-through” restaurant. Diners not only want fast food, they do not have time to sit down at a table to eat it.

Many people save time by doing two or more things at once. You can see them on the freeway, driving, eating, talking on the phone, and combing their hair—all at the same time.

Research, compile the information, and condense it down to just the nuggets. Do your best for your reader by writing the solution to his or her challenges in as few words as possible.

Use brief wording and paragraphs. Your reader wants the information; he or she is not reading your nonfiction book to be diverted.

“The writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time.”

—Charles Caleb Colton, Lacon, 1825.

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ParaFreebies

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B. CASH FLOW BUDGET WORKSHEET TEMPLATE, F-R-E-E from Office Depot. See

http://www.officedepot.com/BusinessTools/Tools/cfbudg_m.asp?SID=DE7L02GGL9RT9GCVKTSG4BDBQKUF6T93&PP=502

C. Paul Hartunian's F-R-E-E e-zine - "Million-Dollar Publicity Tactics." Discover innovative ways to get free publicity on radio and TV, in newspapers and magazines anywhere in the world. Go to:

http://www.Hartunian.com/ezine

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

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To the smaller publisher, there is no “front list” or “back list,” there is an “only list.” —Dan Poynter

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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

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?

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Your second book is the best. The greatest joy comes the day you get a call from a customer who wants your book. And you get to ask “Which one?”

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2003

April 10: MONTEREY, CA. Books 101: How to Write & Publish Your Book. The full four-hour New Book Model program. CenterFor, 187 El Dorado St., Suite F, Monterey, CA 93940. Fmi: (831) 645-9570, info@CenterFor.com, http://www.center-for.com

April 12: NSA-LOS ANGELES. Books 101: Turning Speeches into Books. The first section on building (writing) your book. 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 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 7: ROCHESTER, NY. Books 101: Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. The full New Book Model program. 6:30-10:00 pm. $42/$48. Fmi: Rochester Info-Courses, Nicole Mahoney, 585-256-1960 ext 204, info@infocourses.com; http://www.infocourses.com

May 10: SANTA FE, NM. Books 201. Marketing, promoting & distributing your book. New Mexico Book Association. Fmi: Jim Mafchir, (505) 988-7214, WesternEdge@Santa-Fe.net, http://www.nmbook.org/

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: 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 or lisaf@fidlar.com.

http://www.fidlardoubleday.com/pages/Dan_Poynter_seminar.html

May 24: LOMBARD, IL. Fotel, Inc. Books 201, The four-hour, advanced book promotion program for published authors and publishers. Get a tour of Fotel's bar code plant. 9 am - 1 pm. Then we will go to lunch locally. Limited to 25 registrants; pre-registration required. $39. 1125 E. St. Charles Road, #100, Lombard, IL 60148, 17 miles from ORD. Contact: John Nachtrieb, (800) 834-4920, jnachtrieb@fotel.com, http://www.fotel.com

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: SEATTLE, WA. Books 201, the advanced course on marketing, promoting & distributing your book. DiscoverU. Northgate, 2150 No. 107th Street, #B52, Seattle, WA 98133. 6:27-10:00 pm. Fmi: 206-365-0400, Rhonda@DiscoverU.org http://www.discoveru.org/classes/

June 11: 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.

June 12: SANTA BARBARA. Have You Seen my Parachute? An aviation presentation in PowerPoint for the Santa Barbara chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association. 7:30 pm. See http://parapub.com/parachute/speaking.html

Old Fire Station on Hartley Place, Goleta. Fmi: Vern Hanna, 805-967-9421; vHanna@mindspring.com

June 17: 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 19: NEW YORK. 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: 212-371-0280.

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

June 26: SANTA BARBARA Writers Conference. Dan Poynter on your publishing choices: find an agent, get a publisher or publish yourself. PowerPoint with handout. On the Westmont Campus in Montecito. 4 pm. Fmi: Barnaby & Mary Conrad, 805-684-2250.

June 29 – July 7: SINGAPORE and Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru, Malaysia. How to write, produce and publish your book. Fmi: Ms Shum FP, ShumFP@pd.jaring.my

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 2: LOS ANGELES. Turning Authors into Media Stars. A targeted seminar on how to get onto radio and TV and what to do when you get there. LAX Airport Marriott. 8 am – 6 pm. All-Star lineup. Dan Poynter is the MC. $199. Fmi: Smarketing-Infinite Possibilities, Ellen Reid, 310-234-0626, Toll Free: 866-406-4352, Cell: 310-210-5169, ellen@smarketing.com. http://www.Smarketing.com

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 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, 314-721-4100, ext 314; 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.

ccwc@CapeCod.net

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 26:: 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 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 12: KISSIMMEE. Florida Publishers Association, Ed-U-Conference. Fmi: Swanee Ballman, 407-396-4245; Swanee@JawbonePublishing.com. Http://www.FlBookPub.org/FallEdu.html

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 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 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 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

2004

January 8: SPOKANE. Spokane Authors & Self-Publishers. Books 201: Book marketing, promoting and distributing. 8-noon. Fmi Tim Hillebra nd, 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

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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. AN ASSYRIAN (modern-day Iraq) INSCRIPTION CARVED IN STONE, ABOUT 1500 B.C.:

“Our earth is degenerate in these latter days. There are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end; bribery and corruption are common; children no longer obey their parents; every man wants to write a book; indeed, the end of the world is approaching.”

--Dan Seidman, http://www.SalesAutopsy.com

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