Can low-profile, not-yet-famous authors get published and sell lots of books? This multiple award winning book says "Yes!" and tells how. “…a comprehensive guide to marketing a book…[a] well-written, engaging resource that’s loaded with specific tips…. Brimming with creative ideas, Sell More Books! should prove to be a low profile author’s best friend.” - ForeWord Reviews Writers and publishers will find the latest insider tips on writing and publishing more marketable books. Learn up-to-date information on publishing options, social networking, and "tried and true" book marketing tactics. Includes hundreds of practical book-selling strategies for both traditionally and self-published authors. Learn which methods may work best for your books and your personality, and which methods might be a complete waste of time. Should all authors blog? Should all authors do Twitter? According to the authors, in some cases these strategies can produce results; for others, they will be a waste of time. This book provides the wisdom to help authors make wise choices. Chapters include: Write a Marketable Book Write a Title and Subtitle That Attracts Audiences Attract People with your Cover Publish through the Most Marketable Channel Get Lots of Blurbs from All Kinds of People Optimize Your Amazon and Barnes &amp; Noble Pages Build a Professional Online Presence Submit Your Book to Contests Check Your Attitudes toward Marketing Use Guiding Principles to Prioritize Initiatives Seek Early Reviews from Respected Book Review Sources Seek Reviews and Endorsements from Busy Blogs Seek Reviews and Endorsements from Other Publications Attract Attention through Social Media Optimize Digital Sales Sell Your Book in Brick and Mortar Stores (Not Just Bookstores!) Help Reporters and Journalists with their Articles Consider Radio (Even if You’re Shy!) Consider Speaking (Even if You’re Shy!) John Kremer’s Twelve Tips for Low-Profile Authors Bulk Sales Beyond the Bookstore: An Interview with Brian Jud Consider Press (News) Releases Low platform authors can win! Author J. Steve Miller didn't have a degree in music; neither was he a professional musician. Yet, he wrote a book on music that was published by a respected publisher and was translated into Dutch, German, Romanian, Russian and Spanish. He doesn't have a degree in education, yet his educational resources are used by schools and teachers in every state and over 30 countries. “Whether you’re traditionally published or self-published, the author must do the promotion. This book provides solid guidance and is full of valuable tips.” - Dan Poynter, best-selling author of over 125 books and revisions, recognized authority on book marketing, promoting and distributing, author of The Self-Publishing Manual Steve and Cherie Miller love to write, publish, and help fellow authors. Cherie serves as president of the Georgia Writers Association. Steve is president of Legacy Educational Resources. Contributors Brian Jud and John Kremer are two of the most highly respected names in book marketing.

Sell More Books!: Book Marketing and Publishing for Low Profile and Debut Authors Rethinking Book Publicity after the Digital Revolutions

Reference

Richards, Stephanie

Miller, J. Steve

Miller, Cherie K.

Daniel, Blythe

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Wisdom Creek Press

Social Media Frenzy: Why time-consuming Facebook, Twitter and Blogging strategies may NOT work for your business.

Business & Money

Marketing & Sales

So you want to self-publish? According to Miller, self-publishing can be a great experience, but the company you choose is critical to your success. Many authors grieve that their poor choice of self-publishing companies has ruined any chance they had of selling great numbers of books. Don't let this happen to you! Publish a Book! leads authors by the hand through the jungle of self-publishing companies, clearing up the confusing language and helping authors to focus on what really matters to them, including how to find: * the highest royalties * the lowest expenses * the best quality service * the most professional printing * the widest distribution. This book includes comparisons of rates and features of over 50 publisher/printers, links to relevant complaint and review sites, and a helpful appendix listing questions to ask prospective companies.

Publish a Book!: Compare over 50 Self-Publishing Companies Book Publishing with CreateSpace, Lulu, Lightning Source, iUniverse, Outskirts, Publish America, Xlibris, Xulon, etc.

Most people aren't enjoying their money. Trapped in boring jobs and weighed down with debt, they can't seem to get ahead. This multiple award winning book can help you get out of debt and accumulate wealth; get ahead, even when the work you love doesn't produce big bucks;find your strengths and passions and make a living with them; live a more fulfilled life. Readers love its combination of solid research with an entertaining story line, making it the ideal financial book for people who don't like financial books. One professor called it "A fast, fun read with practical and often remarkable insights." A CPA observed, "It's rare and refreshing to find a book so enjoyable, so accurate, and so life changing." Chapters include Discover the Basics, Catch the Vision, Don't Lose Money in Stocks, Make Money in Mutual Funds, Diversify with Real Estate, Live WAY Beneath Your Means, Save on Food and Clothes, Save on Cars, Save on Houses, Ten Popular Ways to Lose Loads of Money, Find Those Dream Jobs, Excel at Your Job, Invest in Your Mind, Look for Happiness in the Right Places.

Enjoy Your Money!: How to Make It, Save It, Invest It and Give It

Real Estate

“Everyone who takes an introductory class in philosophy or religion should be introduced to contemporary arguments for the existence of God. As a third year student at state university, this book worked for me. As a bonus, it was actually interesting, readable, and (important for busy students) concise.” (Erik Mattson, college Junior) Why do so many intelligent, informed people believe in God? Contrary to charges that they sacrifice their reason to meet their emotional needs, many claim that their intellectual journey led them, often contrary to their wishes or expectations, to belief. This book attempts to introduce the arguments that changed their minds. Interestingly, each person seems to have a unique story, following different lines of evidence. Thus, Miller introduces 17 lines of evidence. Are any of them compelling to you? Personalize your reading by rating each argument at the end of each section. By keeping the book brief, rather than attempting to fully develop the arguments and counterarguments, readers new to philosophy of religion can get a broad overview of a subject that has, especially in recent decades, grown vast in both breadth and depth. Readers will: • Discover 17 ways that intelligent people defend their belief in God. • Draw tentative, personal conclusions on the strength of each argument. • Reflect upon how multiple arguments might build a cumulative case. • Learn where to go for further exploration. Appropriate for upper level high school students, lower level college students, and general readers. "I've previously studied a few of these arguments in depth, but reading this book opened my eyes to the vast array of philosophical arguments for the existence of God." (Jonathan Mann, college Junior) J. Steve Miller is a multiple award-winning author who teaches first year students, honors students, and religious studies, with a focus on critical and creative thinking, at Kennesaw State University.

Faith That's Not Blind: A Brief Introduction to Contemporary Arguments For the Existence of God

Religion & Spirituality

Religious Studies

Wisdom Creek Press, LLC

“For some time we’ve needed a well-researched, compelling introduction to this exciting field that focuses on the evidence. Miller delivers!” – Jeffrey Long, MD Reports of near-death experiences (NDEs) are flooding the media with books, articles and interviews. People describe hovering over their bodies, details of their surgeries, talking with deceased relatives, and reviewing their lives in vivid detail, often while their brains should be incapable of producing rational thought or memories. While the accounts are no doubt interesting, do they provide any solid evidence for the afterlife and the existence of God? Miller argues, in nontechnical and engaging prose, that it does indeed. He began his study doubting that NDEs provided such evidence, but found himself convinced by the weight of the evidence. In this multiple award-winning book, the reader will explore: 
<ul>
<li>The common naturalistic explanations for NDEs.</li> <li>Evidence that NDEs point to God and heaven.</li> <li>The results of 35 years of research into NDEs by doctors and other professionals, fully documented for those who want to study further.</li> <li>A comparison of NDEs with Christian teachings.</li> <li>Recommendations of key books, researchers, and publications for further study.</li>
 
</ul> “Can we survive death? Is there a God or a heaven? Miller provides the discerning reader with ample reason to think that the answer to these all-important questions is 'yes'.” - Dr. Peter Schaefer, Senior Research Psychologist, Department of Defense

Near-Death Experiences as Evidence for the Existence of God and Heaven: A Brief Introduction in Plain Language

Christian Books & Bibles

Is Christianity Compatible with Deathbed and near-Death Experiences?: The Surprising Presence of Jesus, Scarcity of Anti-Christian Elements, And Compatibility with Historic Christian Teachings

The thesis of this book is quite simple and intuitive: If you want to look for evidence for the afterlife, observe the dying, to see if there’s any indication that they’re going somewhere. Researchers are finding that several experiences related to death are global and quite common, including: Primary Deathbed Experiences, where over 80% of the dying in a hospice unit report vivid experiences with deceased relatives and angels Terminal Lucidity, where people lose brain function over time, only to regain full consciousness to say their goodbyes before dying Shared Death Experiences, where healthy people experience a part of their loved one’s death experience Crisis Apparitions, where people otherwise unaware of a person’s death somehow know of the person’s death After Death Communications, where people claim to receive visits from deceased loved ones.To discover if these can be explained away as lies, exaggerations, or hallucinations, highly respected intellects, connected to many of our top universities, have studied phenomena at death for significant portions of their lives and assessed them for afterlife evidence. Dr. Miller, in a winsome, popular style, discusses many studies and documented reports that point towards an afterlife.\nTestimonies about His Book, From Both Volumes or the Original Dissertation\nThis extraordinary book will set the agenda for future studies of the phenomena associated with “life after death” or “deathbed experiences.”....\nAs a semi-retired scientist, a physicist/engineer with a long history of interest in not only science but also philosophy, I was privileged to receive a nearly final Advance Review Copy from Prof. Miller, an acquaintance through internet correspondence.\nI spent decades as an agnostic, only recently returning to the Christian faith. Professor Miller’s book is so well-argued that it has moved me from hoping there is a life after death to expecting that there is, being only somewhat short of certain.... 
This profound and carefully researched book will encourage all who hope for a life after death in the presence of a just and benevolent God.\nDouglas Winslow Cooper, Ph.D. 
Formerly, Associate Professor of Environmental Physics 
Harvard University\nWho knew that many of our most respected educators and scientists, teaching in our most highly respected universities, have been studying an experience that provides evidence for the afterlife? The implications for finding life's purpose, counseling the grieving, caring for the dying, and establishing a personal worldview are nothing less than astounding. Beware: this book may start by changing your mind, but end with impacting your heart.\nJ. P. Moreland, Ph.D. 
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy 
Talbot School of Theology 
Biola University\nAbsolutely outstanding! Your book is the best book on Deathbed Experiences anywhere.\nJeffrey Long, M.D. 
Cofounder of the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation 
Author of Evidence for the Afterlife\nThis is a groundbreaking book. Dr. Steve Miller offers a rigorous and insightful look at deathbed experiences and whether or not they offer evidence for the afterlife and the existence of God. Whether believer or skeptic, this is a book to read, digest, and discuss with others.\nSean McDowell, Ph.D. 
Professor at Biola University 
Author or co-author of over 20 books 
including Evidence that Demands a Verdict.

Deathbed Experiences as Evidence for the Afterlife, Volume 1: A Groundbreaking, Scientific Apologetic, Evaluating Studies of Extraordinary ... and Children’s Experiences at Death

"Engaging, thought-provoking, and surprisingly...fun!" - Dr. Fred Jones, professor, Supreme Court attorney, author and speaker Recent surveys of over 1,000 recruiters rank creative and strategic thinking at the top of their lists for both what they're looking for in candidates, and what they're having a hard time finding. This book, in a remarkably accessible, practical and entertaining way, equips readers to meet these needs, as well as to: •Think more clearly •Innovate more creatively •Manage life’s decisions with more confidence •Simplify complex and convoluted arguments •Express convictions more powerfully Targeting high school seniors and college freshmen, but useful to all adult readers, the authors examine surprising and costly mental errors made by respected business leaders, entertainment moguls, musicians, scientists, civic leaders, generals and academics. Then, they draw practical applications to help readers avoid such mistakes and think more creatively in each field. Twenty-five chapters address innovation, outside-the-box thinking, creativity, questioning expert opinion, developing idea-driven cultures in businesses, research, logic, worldviews, crowd sourcing, paradigms, harnessing the power of teams, deductive and inductive thinking, etc. Chapter Titles Why do brilliant people believe nonsense? Chapter 1 - They're Overconfident Chapter 2 - They're Under Confident Chapter 3 - They're Married to Brands Chapter 4 - They're Blinded by Prejudices, Preconceptions and Biases Chapter 5 - They Believe What They Want to Believe Chapter 6 - They're Trapped by Traditions Chapter 7 - They Fail to Identify Hidden Assumptions Chapter 8 - They Underestimate the Power of the Paradigm Chapter 9 - They Fail to Account for Worldviews Chapter 10 - They Contradict, Leave Out Valid Options, and Knock Down Straw Men Chapter 11 - They Fall for Other Common Fallacies Chapter 12 - They Either Fail to Recognize Fallacies, or Misapply The Ones They Know Chapter 13 - They Draw Conclusions from Inadequate Evidence Chapter 14 - They're Snowed by Success Bias Chapter 15 - They "Discover" Meaningless Patterns Chapter 16 - They Fail to Closely Examine Statistics Chapter 17 - They Make Common Statistical Blunders Chapter 18 - They Fail to Learn from History Chapter 19 - They Learn the Wrong Lessons from History Chapter 20 - They Miss Subtle Shifts in Word Meanings Chapter 21 - They Misinterpret Phrases and Sentences Chapter 22 - They Use Faulty Parallels and Analogies Chapter 23 - They Fail to Identify and Interpret Fiction and Figurative Language Chapter 24 - They're Overwhelmed by Their Emotions and Passions Chapter 25 - They Fail to Reason with Emotional Intelligence and Common Sense "Why Brilliant People Believe Nonsense should be must reading, not just for every college freshman, but for anyone who wants to think clearly and rationally." - Doug Erlandson, Ph.D., author, assistant professor of philosophy, University of Nebraska (retired).

Why Brilliant People Believe Nonsense: A Practical Text For Critical and Creative Thinking

Self-Help

Creativity

Wisdom Creek Academic

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