Book publishing consulting,
book coaching, book packaging and book promotion for authors and self publishers
Seeking expert help with writing a book, book packaging,
book promotion, or selling your book?
Marilyn Ross and her team of book publishing pros offer A-Z personal book consulting, ongoing book coaching, and book packaging for authors and self publishers. "We make writing a book, self publishing, and book marketing easier, faster, and more profitable," says the coauthor of the best-selling Complete Guide to Self-Publishing. (More than 100,000 copies sold.)
Are you struggling with book titles and book cover design? Unsure about your manuscript? Confused about ISBNs, LCCNs, ABI forms, EAN Scanning Symbols, copyright notice versus registration? Perhaps you're befuddled with book packaging issues and printing choices. Need help selling your book? Looking to establish "Expert" or "Celebrity" status with your book? Wondering how best to drum up sensational book promotion? We have answers for you! Furthermore, you can trust our three decades of integrity and expertise.
Solving your self publisher problems
Marilyn Ross and her hand-picked team of book publishing pros are accepting a few new clients who need personalized self publishing advice and customized implementation. This can take several forms:
It can be as simple as an hour or two of phone consultation. Marilyn works with authors, self publishers, small presses, and associations all over North America by phone, fax, email, and UPS. You just send her the relevant materials in advance so she can get an overall feel for your project, write down a list of your questions, schedule an appointment for a phone conference, and handle payment by check or credit card. Most clients find the information they glean either makes—or saves—them many times the investment.
For those of you who might not know of Marilyn's work and contribution to the industry, she has been in this business for 30 years. She and Tom founded SPAN, the world's second largest nonprofit trade association for self publishers, and she served as the first Executive Director for six years. Until June of 2003 they headed About Books, Inc. Marilyn Ross has also successfully published 13 of her own books, plus sold five of those to major publishers. She has walked the walk; now she talks the talk.
Ongoing book coaching at your fingertips
Perhaps you want more than a quick one-shot informational and motivational boost. Marilyn offers ongoing book coaching for those who understand the value of having a first class mentor who really cares about them and their project and desires to help them make their dreams come true.
You can sign up for six hours, 12 hours, 18 hours, even 24 hours. Each level enjoys a savings. And the beauty of this program is you can package your time any way that works for you and Marilyn. Maybe it will be weekly one-hour sessions, perhaps once a month for two hours, or even a full day "retreat" of serious brainstorming, with follow-up sessions as needed. Total flexibility. Complete Confidentiality. Absolute integrity.
Self publishing resources can shepherd your book project from start to finish
Turnkey publishing help is attractive to many busy people who want to control all the aspects of their book, but don’t have the time or inclination to shepherd the book project from inception through a finished product and marketing. That’s where we shine! We can relieve you of the hassles of coordinating and keeping track of all the myriad details or vendors self publishing requires. That includes creating a powerful book cover; executing interior design and typesetting; choosing and working with a cost-effective, reliable printer; and developing a money-making book promotion and sales campaign.
Hands-on customized publishing help and book promotion
You may have needs that go beyond personalized publishing advice into hands-on customized implementation. Perhaps you're a busy professional who wants a comprehensive Nationwide Book Marketing Campaign developed but you don't have the time, resources, or acumen to put together a dynamite list of contacts—or the ability to create powerful promotional materials. That's where the team comes into play. We can also relieve you of finding a competent editor to do either a light copy edit or a comprehensive edit/rework of your manuscript. And we have a graphic designer who does cover designs and websites that will take your breath away. Whatever individual process that's concerning you, let it go. We have book pros who can do it for you. Prices quoted per project.
Self publishing is being in control, but it needn't mean being in turmoil! With our book consulting advice and book coaching help, you get the personalized advice or customized implementation needed to make your publishing dreams come true. And we encourage your input. You have the final say over every aspect. To get started, contact Sue@SelfPublishingResources.com today and tell her your needs.
Help and advice from the self publishing guru, Marilyn Ross, and her team
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Book title and subtitle brainstorming: Be sure you have a title and subtitle that grabs readers; this is your salesperson in the bookstore. |
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Manuscript evaluations, editing, and ghostwriting: Let our book publishing pros help you create a manuscript that stands out from the competition. |
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Advance blurb solicitation coaching: Having celebrities and name authors provide advance comments gives you more clout in selling your book. |
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Complete book packaging: We can shepherd your book project from beginning to end. Self Publishing Resources offers full turnkey service to produce and print your book. |
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Book cover design: The cover can make or break your book; our book publishing pros know how to create covers that shout "Read me!"
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Nationwide book marketing campaigns: We put together powerful book promotion plans that generate reviews in magazines and newspapers, open up both traditional and nontradional retail channels, and concentrate on selling your book. |
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Web site evaluation and guidance: Having a visually pleasing site is only part of the equation. How the sales content is written and strategic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) will determine your success. |
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Internet book promotion strategies: Secret ways to drive tons of traffic to your site—and position you higher in the search engines. We know how to use the Web for effective viral marketing and book promotion. |
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Getting books into catalogs: There are catalogs for everything and once they accept your book the orders roll in month after month after month. No returns and fast pay, too. |
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Brochure and/or media kit development: You need strong written ammunition to woo the public and the media. We create it with pizzazz...both in paper and for your on-line website media room. |
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Copywriting for news releases, sales letters, ads, sell sheets, postcards, bookmarks, etc: Writing benefit-oriented copy is an art; you need book promotion materials that sing. Self Publishing Resources hits the high notes. |
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Contract evaluations—agents, distributors, publishers: Industry contracts can be confusing and unilateral; you want a qualified book publishing pro to look out for your best interests. We've saved clients from disasterous contracts. |
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Guidance to set up and sell eBooks: This is the fastest growing segment of the book publishing industry. Slice and dice your material and have whole new revenue streams. |
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More help: Want to develop a newsletter, create a booklet, get counseling on whether or not to use a master (exclusive) distributor, or get professional book consulting on some other topic? This is the place! |
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If you need help editing a manuscript, advice on book printing issues, or assistance with a profit-making book promotion campaign, contact Marilyn Ross and her team of experts now at Sue@SelfPublishingResources.com
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