Diane Eble interviews Mark Levine, author of The Fine Print of Self-Publishing: The Contracts & Services of 45 Self-Publishing Companies–Analyzed, Ranked and Exposed.

Listen to find out the biggest mistakes authors make when they self-publish (and how to avoid them), the number one way self-publishing companies gouge authors, and more. You will also discover how you can ask Mark Levine your burning questions about self-publishing, and how to attend the upcoming Virtual Book Tour on The Fine Print of Self-Publishing. Listen and learn … formulate your question for Mark Levine … check out his book … and know that you don’t have to be ripped off by any self-publishing company if you’re armed with this knowledge. (Yes, there are good companies out there!)

Resources mentioned on this podcast:
· The Fine Print of Self-Publishing: The Contracts & Services of 45 Self-Publishing Companies–Analyzed, Ranked and Exposed
· www.TheWritersAdvocate.com — where you can get a copy of Mark’s book, and some goodies he has to offer
· Virtual Book Tour on how to choose a good self-publishing company (Ask Mark your question and sign up.)
· “14 Ways a Book Will Boost Your Business” Special Report

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Words to Profit – 82 percent of Americans say they plan to write a book someday. If you’re in that 82 percent and don’t know where to start, here’s your answer. Words to Profit offers specific guidance on how to get that book out of your heart and into the world, so that it profits you, your business, and the world who needs your message.

Visit www.wordstoprofit.com today for the free Special Report, “Write Your Book Right: 12 Questions All Successful Authors Answer.”

Mentioned in this podcast:

Place to get a free book, including Diane Eble’s Behind the Stories: Christian Novelists Reveal the Heart in the Art of Their Writing, which contains, among others, the fascinating story of how Jane Kirkpatrck became a writer. (Must listen to get the link!)
www.choosingyourbestsellingtitle.com – program and Special Report that shows authors how to choose a winning title—such as Mending at the Edge!

www.jkbooks.com – Jane Kirkpatrick’s web site.

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Words to Profit – 82 percent of Americans say they plan to write a book someday. If you’re in that 82 percent and don’t know where to start, here’s your answer. Words to Profit offers specific guidance on how to get that book out of your heart and into the world, so that it profits you, your business, and the world who needs your message.

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Diane Eble interviews Alex Mandossian, CEO of Heritage House Publishing and the creator of Virtual Book Tour Systems.

This Books ‘n’ Such program focuses on many authors, as Diane Eble interviews Alex Mandossian on the hundreds of authors he’s interviewed as a Virtual Book Tour host. Alex Mandossian is the CEO of Heritage House Publishing and the creator of Virtual Book Tour Systems, a way to sell books that is changing the face of publishing. Alex reveals how he came up with the idea at a book signing with Al and Tipper Gore in 2002, and some of the more memorable Virtual Book Tours he’s done since. Tune in to this lively interview about how authors are now able to connect with hundreds more people than they would in a physical book signing, how Virtual Book Tours work, and why authors really make money on their books. Listen and learn how Alex Mandossian teaches authors, publishers, entrepreneurial CEOs and others how to sell books (and other information products) “faster, better, and with less human effort.”

Resources mentioned on this podcast:
www.authormarketingprofile.com – Answer 7 questions and instantly get your free custom analysis that helps you sell more books (or info products) faster, better, and with much less human effort. Includes free follow-up training that answers critical questions authors need to answer, such as “What’s the PROMISE of your book or information product?” and “Why is it so critical to think of the PURPOSE of your book or info product before you start your marketing plan?”
www.virtualbooktourpreview.com – training on Virtual Book Tour Systems that will show you exactly how the system works, and how to use it to sell any book or information product faster, better, and with less human effort. Click this link to get a VIP discount of $79—this 3-hour training will only cost you $20.
www.virtualbooktoursforauthors.com – click here to find out what Diane’s special bonuses for those who sign up for Virtual Book Tour Systems training, including her “Choosing Your Bestselling Title” course and an interview on Books ‘n’ Such!
www.alexmandossiantoday.com – access to the hundreds of Virtual Book Tour interviews Alex has done with best-selling authors. Listen to these authors explain their books, and also find out why Alex is considered one of the premier interviewers in the world.

www.virtualbooktourexpert.com — Diane answers FAQs on how Virtual Book Tours work, including the Virtual Book Tour Flow Chart created by Alex Mandossian.

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Is spirituality mutually opposed to business? Have you ever asked yourself at work “Why am I doing this anyway?” Ayman Sawaf is a pioneer of the emotional intelligence movement and a bestselling co-author of Executive EQ: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership and Organizations, of which the NY Times wrote, “Executives looking for a guide to emotional understanding can find one here.” Now his new book, website and podcast Sacred Commerce takes up where emotional intelligence left off. Come explore with us the evolution of “conscious commerce,” how the 3rd bottom line of People, Profit and Planet is giving rise to the new idea of a 4th bottom line of Spiritual connection, and learn how the return to the spiritual self offers a new framework of purpose for your work and business life.

Visit www.sacredcommerce.com to read a free chapter, learn how these skills were developed by the merchant priesthood of ancient Egypt to create one of the most successful and advanced cultures in human history, and share your own insight as part of the “living” or “wiki” collaborative book process which will incorporate the best community content into future editions.

Words to Profit – 82 percent of Americans say they plan to write a book someday. If you’re in that 82 percent and don’t know where to start, here’s your answer. Words to Profit offers specific guidance on how to get that book out of your heart and into the world, so that it profits you, your business, and the world who needs your message.

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Diane Eble interviews Rick Frishman, publishing and publicity veteran and bestselling author of Where’s Your Wow: 16 Ways to Make Your Competitors Wish They Were You.

Diane Eble interviews Rick Frishman, publishing and publicity veteran and bestselling author who has been featured on Oprah and other television and radio shows and featured in scores of newspapers and magazines. The discussion focuses on Frishman’s new book, Where’s Your Wow: 16 Ways to Make Your Competitors Wish They Were You. Frishman and Eble discuss not only how to find your “wow,” but also such publishing matters as how to choose great book titles and how would-be authors can get published easier than they may imagine.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

www.wheresyourwow.com – find out more about the book, and enter the ongoing contest (nominate someone who “wows” you)

www.PublishingForBusinessSuccess.com – free Special Report on “14 Ways a Book Will Boost Your Business”

www.AllAboutGettingPublished.com – 1-day seminar on May 29, 2008 for authors who want to learn how to write and market a book, with bestselling author Mark Victor Hansen and editors, publishers, literary agents

www.ChoosingYourBestsellingTitle.com – information on how to choose a title that sells your book in 4 seconds or less

www.Author101.com – writing and publishing resources, including Rick’s free million-dollar rolodex of agents, media people

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Visit www.wordstoprofit.com today for the free Special Report, “Write Your Book Right: 12 Questions All Successful Authors Answer.”

The Shack is currently on bestseller lists. Find out why author Eugene Peterson said, “This book has the potential to do for our generation what John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress did for his. It’s that good!” Find out why most readers of this book feel they have to get several copies to give away to loved ones (hint: reading it is often a spiritual experience).

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Bookhabit can assist and complement the mainstream publishing industry by seeking out quality in a way that publishers would never have the resources to do. Publishers employ hundreds of readers, yet struggle to make an impression on the mountains of manuscripts submitted to them. A key aim of Bookhabit is to enlist the reading public to do the legwork for publishers, to start the editorial process, to test the market, and, ultimately, to earn the writer a book deal. Visit www.bookhabit.com

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Get the free Special Report on”14 Ways a Book Will Boost Your Business” from experienced writing and publishing coaches Suzanne Lieurance and Diane Eble, at Boost Your Business with a Book

Words to Profit – 82 percent of Americans say they plan to write a book someday. If you’re in that 82 percent and don’t know where to start, here’s your answer. Words to Profit offers specific guidance on how to get that book out of your heart and into the world, so that it profits you, your business, and the world who needs your message.

Visit www.wordstoprofit.com today for the free Special Report, “Write Your Book Right: 12 Questions All Successful Authors Answer.”

A recent survey on CNN Headline News found that the #1 interest of 43% of Americans is, “What is the meaning of life?” On this edition of Books ‘n’ Such, Diane Eble interviews author, speaker, and musician Dennis Marcellino on a book that guides readers to answer for themselves this most important question. Tune in as Diane and Dennis discuss his book, Why Are We Here? The Scientific Answer to This Age-Old Question (That You Don’t Need to Be a Scientist to Understand). You just may end up with your own answers to questions that have plagued you for years.

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DIY Father The choice for a new generation of fathers.

Are you a brand new dad, experienced dad or have just found out that you are going to be a dad? Then, the International Dad channel is the show you want to listen to. Hosted by the 3 directors of diyfather.com, Scott, Stefan and Eric, International Dad presents information, experiences and news for fathers by fathers. Each week the team discusses parenting related topics from a male perspective or interview activists in the field.

Our common goal: help men to become better fathers by sharing insights, tips and stories.

Coffee groups for mums have been around for a long time and women haven been sharing their experiences for decades. Why not fathers? We think it’s about time fathers take a more active role in the upbringing of our children. Listen to International Dad at www.internationaldad.com and join in!

Do you have a book inside you? Let Diane Eble show you how to get your book idea out of your head and into the world. Diane is a book publishing coach and consultant with nearly 30 years of experience in publishing as an editor, copywriter, and author of 11 books and hundreds of articles.

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First is The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick). Diane explains what The Dip is, what Seth Godin says about how to discern between a Dip and a Cul-de-Sac, and some key questions to ask yourself when deciding whether to quit to to stick. Diane also mentions how this concept applies specifically to writing a book, and to parenting.

The second Seth Godin book Diane reviews is Meatball Sundae: Is Your Marketing out of Sync?

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Diane Eble interviews Frank Viola, author of the controversial book, Pagan Christianity?.

This week Diane Eble interviews Frank Viola, author of the controversial book, Pagan Christianity? Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices, coauthored with George Barna (Tyndale, 2008). On March 18, Diane conducted a Virtual Book Tour in which Frank Viola and George Barna answered questions from more than 650 submissions at www.askfrankandgeorge.com. In this Books ‘n’ Such interview, Diane asks Frank some of the most-asked questions he and George did not get to on the Virtual Book Tour. Listen in … and be prepared to be challenged!

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The Bookhabit.com website aims to foster our shared love of books and support the creative process. For readers, we aim to offer new and different experiences. For writers, we encourage your writing and help you to get your work published and discovered. And we aim to provide a forum for interaction among the dynamic community of readers and writers.

Bookhabit can assist and complement the mainstream publishing industry by seeking out quality in a way that publishers would never have the resources to do. Publishers employ hundreds of readers, yet struggle to make an impression on the mountains of manuscripts submitted to them. A key aim of Bookhabit is to enlist the reading public to do the legwork for publishers, to start the editorial process, to test the market, and, ultimately, to earn the writer a book deal.

Visit www.bookhabit.com

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DIY Father The choice for a new generation of fathers.

Are you a brand new dad, experienced dad or have just found out that you are going to be a dad? Then, the International Dad channel is the show you want to listen to. Hosted by the 3 directors of diyfather.com, Scott, Stefan and Eric, International Dad presents information, experiences and news for fathers by fathers. Each week the team discusses parenting related topics from a male perspective or interview activists in the field.

Our common goal: help men to become better fathers by sharing insights, tips and stories.

Coffee groups for mums have been around for a long time and women haven been sharing their experiences for decades. Why not fathers? We think it’s about time fathers take a more active role in the upbringing of our children. Listen to International Dad at www.internationaldad.com and join in!

Do you have a book inside you? Let Diane Eble show you how to get your book idea out of your head and into the world. Diane is a book publishing coach and consultant with nearly 30 years of experience in publishing as an editor, copywriter, and author of 11 books and hundreds of articles.

Visit www.wordstoprofit.com and find out how your words can profit you, your business, your customers and clients–starting today!

This podcast will enlighten any parent or educator who cares about the self-esteem of children and wants to see them learn as fully as possible. Diane Eble interviews Dr. Kathy Koch, the Founder and President of Celebrate Kids, Inc., in Fort Worth, TX. Dr. Kathy is a public speaker whose main purpose is to give people strategic solutions for their discouragement dilemma. Her practical and relevant ideas are appreciated by teachers, parents, and kids of all ages in school, church, and convention settings. In addition to creating other helpful products, she has written two books: Finding Authentic Hope and Wholeness 5 Questions That Will Change Your Life as well as the book featured in this podcast: “How am I Smart? A Parent’s Guide to Multiple Intelligences. Listeners will learn what the eight ways kids (and adults) can be smart, how to identify strengths and develop each intelligence, and how to use this knowledge to help children succeed in school. Visit Dr. Koch’s website at www.celebratekids.com and subscribe to her newsletter for great ideas on how to help children grow to their full potential.

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DIY Father The choice for a new generation of fathers.

Are you a brand new dad, experienced dad or have just found out that you are going to be a dad? Then, the International Dad channel is the show you want to listen to. Hosted by the 3 directors of diyfather.com, Scott, Stefan and Eric, International Dad presents information, experiences and news for fathers by fathers. Each week the team discusses parenting related topics from a male perspective or interview activists in the field.

Our common goal: help men to become better fathers by sharing insights, tips and stories.

Coffee groups for mums have been around for a long time and women haven been sharing their experiences for decades. Why not fathers? We think it’s about time fathers take a more active role in the upbringing of our children. Listen to International Dad at www.internationaldad.com and join in!

Do you have a book inside you? Let Diane Eble show you how to get your book idea out of your head and into the world. Diane is a book publishing coach and consultant with nearly 30 years of experience in publishing as an editor, copywriter, and author of 11 books and hundreds of articles.

Visit www.wordstoprofit.com and find out how your words can profit you, your business, your customers and clients–starting today!