Dan Poynter's Para Publishing Products

Making the Web Pay: An Instant Report from the Poynter Quick Reference Library
There are millions of Internet users and the number of people accessing the web continues to grow every day. It is not lost on publishers that everyone is interested in searching the Web and buying online. In fact, statistics indicate that if you are not using the Internet as part of your business you will no longer be competitive enough to compete in the global digital economy of the 21st Century. While computer-book publishers are searching for new Internet/web manuscripts, all publishers are faced with two different challenges: Getting on the web and making the making money from it. This guide shows you how.

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No One Faces Rejection More Often than an Author: An Instant Report from the Poynter Quick Reference Library
Why do so many books get their start being published by the author? Rejection! The explanation is simple and let’s not blame the publisher for failing to recognize good writing. Publishers cannot be experts in every type of fiction and nonfiction. Let us face it, publishers specialize or, at least, they have a record of accomplishment with certain types of books. When your manuscript is rejected by a publisher, that is not a bad grade for your work. That simply means that the publisher does not get it! If a publisher specializes in travel books and you send a manuscript on vegetarian eating or parenting, that publisher will not know whether your work is good and will not know where to sell it. You do not want that publisher. To find the right publisher for your work do your homework and match your manuscript to the publisher. This report shows how.

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pBooks to eBooks: An Instant Report from the Poynter Quick Reference Library
From printed book (pBook) to electronic book (eBook): Once your book is written and ready to be printed, it is time to wring more value out of it. One additional edition of the Work is the eBook. We are moving from a print culture to an electronic culture. Most book publishers realize this but few know what to do next. Most are too busy with day-to-day publishing and promoting tasks and so most are waiting to see what is going to happen. Many of you have said: "I’ll wait until Dan figures it out and tells me what to do next." Well, here it is.

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Poynter's Secret List of Book Promotion Contacts: An Instant Report from the Poynter Quick Reference Library
Self-publishing guru Dan Poynter shares of inside tips for effective publication and promotion of your book. You won't find a faster guide to success in self-publishing, with more valuable facts per page.

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Publishing Fiction and Poetry: An Instant Report from the Poynter Quick Reference Library
At Para Publishing, we specialize in coaching nonfiction book publishers to sell more books. We do not claim to have any ex-pertise in magazine publishing, newsletter publishing, fiction or poetry. Although fiction and poetry are much more difficult to sell than nonfiction books, some of our program ideas, leads and resources will work for creative literature. However, since we receive so many requests for information, we have created this Instant Report.

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Questions and Answers on Book Publishing: An Instant Report from the Poynter Quick Reference Library
"When I started publishing in 1969, there were just 3,000 publishers. Today, there are 81,000; 8-11,000 new ones are established every year. There are seven large trade publishers in New York (they are still consolidating), 3-400 medium-sized publishers and over 80,000 self-publishers. Together, we publish more than 100,000 titles annually. Some of those are reprints but nearly all are brand new books. Books in Print lists two-million different books that are currently available for sale in the US."

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Religious Books: An Instant Report from the Poynter Quick Reference Library
In the final decade of the 20th century there was a sharp increase in the market for religious books. The interest in the new millennium may have been one cause of this increase. But the interest contin-ues because of the rising levels of education, fading commitments to tradition, sectarian religion and a hunger for the spiritual.

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Remainders -- Creative Inventory Reduction: An Instant Report from the Poynter Quick Reference Library
Before "Print on Demand" it was far more common for publishers to face unsold inventory! The preferred way to reduce inventory is to sell all the books at their full price. There are times, however, when what we would prefer and real life are not the same. Traditionally, the only solution to an overstock of books has been to remainder them, to sell them in bulk for a small fraction of their manufactured price. The money realized in traditional remaindering is so small it is nearly inconsequential. The only real advantage to this traditional method of reducing inventory is the gain in valuable floor space! This report offers creative ideas to improve an unfortunate situation...

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Screenwriting (Fiction and Nonfiction) by Gail Kearns: An Instant Report from the Poynter Quick Reference Library
With the availability of more and more television channels, there is a larger and ever-increasing need for content. Viewers want fiction (entertainment) and nonfiction (how-to, documentaries, etc.). Someone has to come up with the ideas and someone has to write the scripts. How about you?

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Selling Books Through the Gift Trade: An Instant Report from the Poynter Quick Reference Library
Gift books, which run the gamut from humor, romance, wedding, gardening and how-to, may be sold through the book trade and through the gift trade. Not all books are appropriate for the gift trade, of course, but sometimes a cover redesign or a new title will attract this market.

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Selling Books to the Military Market by Michael S. Sedge: An Instant Report from the Poynter Quick Reference Library
The Military Market: A Truthful Look at Size: If you’re investigating the military market and read that the current strength of the armed forces is slightly more than 1.55 million people, ignore it. Don’t mistake “strength” for “buying power.” Truth is the current buying power of the U.S. military market, according to the American Logistics Association, is nearly 12 million strong.

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Travel Books: An Instant Report from the Poynter Quick Reference Library
A World Tourism Organization study has predicted an expansion so rapid in world travel that by 2020 it is expected that travel will be the world’s biggest industry. This is great news for travel writers and publishers who can direct their publications to different kinds of travelers -— business, families on vacation, etc. and to various areas of interest, such as U.S., Europe or Canada. There is even special interest travel -— a term that can mean anything from eco-tourism to adventure travel to motoring through Canada by RV.

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Writing Nonfiction Chapters 1-2 (Audio CD)
Describes the New "Book" Model: the technology has finally arrived to enable us to write, produce, sell and promote books faster, easier and cheaper. You will discover how to build your book rather than just write it. You will multipurpose your "book" into downloadable, CD and ebook versions. You will wring maximum value out of your work by spinning off audiotapes, videotapes, magazine excerpts, foreign-language editions and more. In fact, Writing Nonfiction will be your constant reference on writing and producing books as well as marketing your manuscript.

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Writing Nonfiction Chapters 3-5 (Audio CD)
Describes the New "Book" Model: the technology has finally arrived to enable us to write, produce, sell and promote books faster, easier and cheaper. You will discover how to build your book rather than just write it. You will multipurpose your "book" into downloadable, CD and ebook versions. You will wring maximum value out of your work by spinning off audiotapes, videotapes, magazine excerpts, foreign-language editions and more. In fact, Writing Nonfiction will be your constant reference on writing and producing books as well as marketing your manuscript.

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Writing Nonfiction Chapters 6-7 (Audio CD)
Describes the New "Book" Model: the technology has finally arrived to enable us to write, produce, sell and promote books faster, easier and cheaper. You will discover how to build your book rather than just write it. You will multipurpose your "book" into downloadable, CD and ebook versions. You will wring maximum value out of your work by spinning off audiotapes, videotapes, magazine excerpts, foreign-language editions and more. In fact, Writing Nonfiction will be your constant reference on writing and producing books as well as marketing your manuscript.

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Writing Nonfiction Chapters 8-9 (Audio CD)
Describes the New "Book" Model: the technology has finally arrived to enable us to write, produce, sell and promote books faster, easier and cheaper. You will discover how to build your book rather than just write it. You will multipurpose your "book" into downloadable, CD and ebook versions. You will wring maximum value out of your work by spinning off audiotapes, videotapes, magazine excerpts, foreign-language editions and more. In fact, Writing Nonfiction will be your constant reference on writing and producing books as well as marketing your manuscript.

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