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Printing Only What You Need

drwinn — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:41 +0000

Harmon Press is a print on demand publisher created to help you get into print and stay in print by only printing what you need, when you need it.

Our mission is to get everyday folks who are not yet visible, which is one of the requirements of many traditional publishers, get their book into print in a very inexpensive way compared to many of the other print on demand publishers out there. We give the same service and the same product for less investment, allowing you as an author to pocket more money quicker.

Here’s all the information you need to make an intelligent decision:

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12 Books Seth Godin Thinks You Should Read

drwinn — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:48:25 +0000

Seth Godin is an American entrepreneur, author, and public speaker. Godin popularized the topic of permission marketing. Known for his innovative concepts, he is the author of almost a dozen and a half books, his latest being: Poke the Box. But, he is also a reader and the following list includes 11 additional books he thinks you should read.

Happy Reading!

Publishing a Book to Attract New Customers

drwinn — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 07:34:29 +0000

Lots of professionals have not yet considered publishing a book to “to Burnish Credentials and Attract New Customers.” They are experts in their fields but often think of writing a books as something one does an occupation or hopefully an occupation. But, that’s not necessarily true. May professionals are writing to bring new business in their doors. In some reported cases, having a published book as a professional has opened other opportunities like public speaking. Here is the brief story of two such cases, one dentist and one chiropractor. Why not think about using the fast growing medium to promote yourself and produce buzz and invisible income for you?

Maximizing Your Marking

drwinn — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:30:00 +0000

There are several ideas to consider in this area. Most author’s believe that everyone should read their book and everyone should know it’s available. So, they rush right out and get a blog, usually a free blog, at Blogspot or at WordPress. When it’s up, they tell all their friends to tell all their friends and if they’ve been around the Net more than a day or so, the rush over to Google to get an Adwords campaign up and running. Then, they set back and wait for the orders to roll in. After all that work, a friend will come along and ask, “How’s that working for you?” Most likely you will answer, “not very well.” If you haven’t heard that story before, how about this one.

A local internet guru tells you that you need to optimize your web site so the search engines will move your listing to the top. Welcome to Search Engine Optimization or SEO for short. Blogs like WordPress with specific themes like Thesis already can help with this area. SEO is helpful, but still may not be enough to get your book in front of eyeballs.

So, if these are good steps, what else is needed?

What if you thought larger rather than in small fragments. What if you thought about Web Real Estate. You need a central property, but you also need other outlets. How many places can folks find you online? Can a potential customer find you on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or LinkedIn. If you don’t have accounts you need to create them immediately and then begin the process of learning what they can do for you book business.

I know, it’s a large learning curve. But, it can be done. You can’t do it all at once, but you can set some ninety day goals and start achieving them.

Take a look at these links to see Harmon Press in other areas of the Web: Harmon Press Web Site; Harmon Press Blog, Harmon Press on Twitter, and Harmon Press on Facebook. Nope, we haven’t gone everyplace yet, but we are moving toward that goal.
Remembering, marketing is a marathon, not a sprint!

Is Print on Demand (POD) Right For You?

drwinn — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:05:14 +0000

Print on Demand (POD) is a good way of getting into print quickly and often inexpensively. Here are some things to think about:

Writing you manuscript and then writing endless proposals with only a small percentage of a chance of getting picked up by a traditional publisher. Rejection is tough.
If you book is really specialized, it may not get the opportunity to see the light of day with traditional publishers.
Print on Demand publishers often offer a marketing package, but remember, you are the best person to market your own book and there is plenty of help available to help you understand how to do so.
You don’t want to wait for twelve to twenty-four months for you book to find its way to the marketplace.

Harmon Press can help you get into print without a proposal. We love to help authors publish their specialized titles, providing they meet the requirements of what Harmon Press will publish. If they don’t we will try to help you find a publisher that will. Harmon Press will show you the marketing path so you can get maximize push for you book. We can usually have a book title ready for print within ninety days.

Go ahead and make the decision and The Author Hour: The Guide to Fantastic Fiction. The host of this weekly net radio program is Matthew Peterson, an award-winning author. He is in the process of interviewing over fifty top fiction authors and you can listen to the interviews for free via the net every Thursday at noon Eastern on VoiceAmerica.com.

Here’s a sneak preview.

Here are a couple of ideas that might be helpful to you.

First, think about setting up your own interview radio show. If Matthew can do it, so can you. Second, after you have published, suggest yourself as a guest on Matthew’s net radio show. You can do so by submitting a proposal on the site.

Times Have Changed

drwinn — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:12:52 +0000

There are lots of folks who are turning to publishing their own books using independent publishers like Harmon Press. It is much more simple to be published by such a publisher than to spend endless time waiting and hoping to find a traditional publisher who not only likes their work but actually publishes their genre. Before Print on Demand, this approach was often seen as a final desperate attempt to get into print. But, as rock star Bob Dylan said in the ‘60s, “The Times They Are a-Changin’.” With the continued rise of the entrepreneurial spirit, aspiring authors have rightly turned to independent publishers where they take on more of the risks but have more control over their publishing future.

Four Helpful Hints for Aspiring Authors

drwinn — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:23:19 +0000

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…,” so says Charles Dickens in the first line of A Tale of Two Cities. When you look around as an aspiring author, when things look bleak, that is usually the best time for you to invest in yourself and find a way to have your works published. It’s time to push your publishing project to the top of the list, finish that manuscript, and get it published. Harmon Press is perfectly suited to help you reach your publishing goal.

Here are four helpful hints for you to consider.

Potential Income Creation. Go out to purchase almost anything that is consumable and the end result is that you take your hard earned money out of your bank account instead of putting some funds back into your bank account. Wanna spend or invest? What part of your income will it take to get your manuscript into print? If you spend money on getting your book published, that is an investment for you. At Harmon Press, we have made it easy to get published with only two upfront costs, buying 50 books at 50% off the Suggested Retail Price (SRP), which is set by Harmon Press according to the final page count of your book, and having your book proofread because you don’t want to look bad in print. It is always the right economic climate to invest in yourself.

New Opportunities Come With Change. If your book project helps the reader, then why not make the investment to do so. Books are written for many different reasons. But, if your book can help your readers find harmony for their lives, even for a brief moment, or reduce their stress level and provide them with a future hope, then set up to the plate and get it published. You probably know stuff that some tribe somewhere needs and wants to know. So provide it for them.

If It’s Too Good To Be True, It Probably Isn’t! This old adage is a handy tool to remember as you wonder through the pages of publisher sites who are proposing multiple packages for their wares. So be on guard as you survey the publishing world to get yourself into print.

Create Space to Write. Lots of folks dream of going off to a writing retreat where they can clear their mind of the mundane and feel free to create their own masterpiece. That can be a costly experience, and while it could be fun, it might not produce the results that you had hoped for. So, what to do? Find a suitable place in your home and turn that into your special “space to write.” Make it fit your personality. I once read a small sign and it now hangs on the door to may office, it says, “A clean desk is the sign of a sick mind.” Well that fits me, but it might not fit you. So, make your writing space fit what allows you to be most creative. Then sit down, or stand up, and write.

Remember, the right time to publish is now, not later.

John Kremer: Tips from the Book Marketing Guru

drwinn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:07:41 +0000

Where in the world can you find most all the information that you need for marketing your book successfully? The answer is both where and who. The who is John Kremer and the where is 1001 Ways to Market Your Book. In his book, you will find hundreds of applicable tips to help you move your book out the door. Check out his web site at www.bookmarket.com. You can find lots of goodies like author resources, email tip of the week, and marketing reports. It’s Gold!

You may want to learn some of the following:

Don’t be overwhelmed by all the information on Kremer’s site. Just take your time and focus on what you need answers for. I know, I know, it’s like being a kid in a candy shop when you first arrive. So go ahead and grab a handful of his tasty treats, but remember, that if you are patient to go shopping through his whole domain with intention, it will be very profitable to you. It’s a virtual DIY heaven.

Don’t forget to pick up a copy of his book 1001 Ways to Market Your Book either here or on his site.