*** NOTE: Very special pricing shown below is available only for a short time
The complete course to teach you how to
self-publish your book project and launch
your career as an Author-Entrepreneur
"Writing a book is an accomplishment to be proud of - getting it published and into the hands of the readers is the key to the huge success you've been visualizing for you and your book!"
You've come to the right place to learn EVERYTHING you need to take that next big step to getting published.
You could spend thousands of dollars going to weekend seminars, and you'd still end up with only part of the picture. The class you're going to read about here gives you the complete set of step-by-step instructions and knowledge to empower you with the ability to:
Ask intelligent, informed questions of editors, printers, publishers, and other service providers - and empower you to "do it yourself" if desired.
Save thousand of dollars in hidden, unexpected, or unexplained-to-you costs.
Choose the most cost-effective and best type of publisher for your book.
Get your book into the hands of readers in a fraction of the time it usually takes.
Start making revenue from your book even before your book is a published book!
Attention all authors!
If you can identify with any of the following, then by all means you need to check out this class.
You know you want to publish it.
You know it is something special that will help millions of people if you can just figure out how to get it out there.
You also know that publishing a book is a daunting process and there is so much you don't know about the publishing business, so you start to do your research and that is what brings you here to this page right now.
You want to know if you should self-publish your book - if you can afford to self-publish, and if it will be worth the financial risk.
You want to get it published for the best price and get the best product and receive the best returns, so it is only right that you research and get the best information.
Here's a free sample from class 10
Is this information available elsewhere?
Nope! We've looked far a wide and have found expensive bits and
pieces of this information elsewhere, but nowhere is it all in one,
complete package like it is here!
In many classes and seminars, they will tell you that you need to do certain things, like write a great bio or choose a winning title. This class actually shows you how to do those things, step-by-step. It also teaches you where the free resources are on the Internet so that you can get many of these publishing tasks done without costing the proverbial arm and leg.
Everyone thinks that publishing your book comes first, and only then can you market it, sell it, and make money from it. Think again! This class teaches you how to generate multiple streams of income from your book RIGHT NOW, even if you have yet to type the first word in chapter one. Some of our successfully published authors have paid their editing, printing and other publishing costs "on-the-fly" using ideas you'll learn in this class.
Now that our books have national acclaim and have sold so well, we're here to teach you what we know because your dreams are just as important to this world as our dreams are. We want to see everyone succeed. Not only are we all in this boat together, we believe that a "trickle up" attitude will float all our boats together!
You'll learn from the best in the industry
EJ Thornton is a publisher (check out BooksToBelieveIn.com) of over 200 books, and an author herself of half a dozen successful books. She has taught the art and technical details of publishing to thousands of authors over the past 14 years in a variety of venues. Ask anyone who has attended her seminars and classes and they'll tell you "EJ really knows her stuff!"
John Craig is the author of 17 computer programming books published by Microsoft Press and O'Reilly Media. As the inventor of the consumer electronics products LucidLights and LucidBrakes (check out LucidBrake.com) he is a true entrepreneur at heart. John understands the value of being an independent and self-sustaining book author and is passionate about helping others to achieve their dreams.
EJ created the very successful annual Rocky Mountain Writer's Summit event (check out WritersSummit.com) to enable authors to become informed consumers of publishing services of all types.
Here's what others are saying...
"Awesome content. Great value."
I've written and published dozens of books... and my opinion of the publishing industry has changed over the past 20 years. What EJ Thornton teaches about how to publish a book is up-to-date, addresses self-publishing and on demand publishing (not available when I started out) and many more topics that are intended to empower the author to create and publish the books of their dreams! Awesome content. Great value. It is a must-have for any author - especially the first timer, but even as an old-timer in this business, I learned an astonishing amount.
I teach how to write a book: So, You Want To Write A Book - Jumpstart Your Publishing Success, but when my students are ready to publish - I recommend this class to them!
Othniel Seiden, MD - Colorado's Most Prolific Author
"This is a common sense approach
to all things publishing."
Ms. Thornton gives us the tools to do exactly that - publish!
There is so much great (and practical) advice in every video!
I recently took a live workshop intended to help increase a book's presence on the Web which was comparably priced, however I found EJ's information actually far superior to the information I gleaned from that workshop.
Highly Recommended!
~S.M. Humphrey, children's book author
"It helped me choose the editor I hired, the graphic artist I used and I have paid back my 'investment in myself' very early in my first print run!"
Inexperience and ignorance are the real first-time author's curse.
You just don't know what you don't know...
Education is the key to success for first-time authors like me. I was so grateful to learn a publisher's perspective. It helped me make much more effective self-publishing decisions. It helped me choose the editor I hired, the graphic artist I used and I have paid back my investment in myself very early in my first print run!
My desire to learn and receiving this kind of quality information made the daunting process of publishing my book much smoother. I d have struggled much harder had I tried to do this on my own.
~Keith Weber, author Rethinking Retirement
"This information opened windows on an addition
to the publishing world that didn't exist when
I entered it four decades ago."
I've been a writer, editor, editorial director and publisher, and I've had to deal with book marketing in every position. I assumed I knew just about everything there was to know about publishing.
I was wrong...
This information opened windows on an addition to the publishing world that didn't exist when I entered it four decades ago.
Of course, I have used search engines to find or verify information. I knew others used Google and Yahoo to locate books, but I didn't know how to establish my own website nor did I understand how to increase visibility of my particular book through the means taught in this class.
If you think someone will purchase your book simply because you have superior credentials as an author, this class will quickly correct that misconception. E.J. Thornton carefully guides you through a series of steps that will get your book off of a store shelf into the hands of a reader.
Rich Peck - publisher and editor
"I want to let you know that you
have changed my life forever!"
EJ,
I want to let you know that you have changed my life forever! I knew I had a book in me but never knew how to get it out. Taking your classes has given me that opportunity. I was able to learn what it took to publish a book and get it down on paper. I now have my first draft complete, giving me a sample of my book (words can not describe how that feels) and should have the completed book ready to sell in approximately two months.
The thing I am most impressed with is that 8 months ago I didn't even know you or have a book started, and now I have a book, and a loving friend. Words can not describe how that feels, and the only way it was possible was through your heart felt teaching and desire to help.
Why is Empowered Self Publishing
BOTH better & different
than any other class or seminar on publishing?
Co-Written by a Publisher who has published over 200 books
Co-Written by Authors who have written over 25 books combined which have sold millions of copies worldwide
Video series you can watch at your own leisure, so you can learn at your own pace and review when you need the specific information
Organized into 20 different lessons designed for ease of learning
Workbooks and Homework for each lesson enhance the learning experience
The course is constantly maintained to make sure the information is relevant to the book industry at the moment
100% satisfaction guarantee
Tell me more - where's the real value?
There are MANY ways the knowledge in this class will save you money, and make you money. Here's a sampling of the many types of important points you'll learn:
Editors charge something like $97 per hour or up to 12 cents per word, and they don't hesitate to charge more for a book 'that looks like more work.' If your book is over 10,000 words long (that's less than 30 pages), and you apply what you learn in this class, the savings on your edit alone could easily cover the cost of this class.
We teach you powerful secrets for working with Amazon.com that not only will sell more copies of your book, but will greatly increase your profits. As just one example, if your book lists for $19.95 we'll teach you a way to make an extra $6 per book in pure profits. Do the math - you only have to sell 33 books to cover the cost of investing yourself in this class.
Book coaching costs between $50-$150 hour. Wouldn't it be nice to have all your duck's in a row BEFORE you spend that kind of money (if you still want to)?
Did you know - printing a POD (Print On Demand) book in hardcover costs an average of $35 each? You need to make informed and knowledgeable publishing decisions, any one of which could save you hundreds to thousands of dollars.
Did you know - adding just 1/2 inch to the size of your book could cost you literally thousands of extra dollars in printer fees... and the printers aren't going to be the ones to enlighten you ... they'll just ask you - "What do you want?"
Some book coaching services charge $300 to send you examples of book proposals, and $1500 to create your proposal for you. Instead, we teach you HOW to write your own quality bio, synopsis, and other required promotional materials so that your book is capable of selling itself. This is what book stores are truly looking for in a book.
What you will learn in Empowered Self-Publishing
Everything you need to know about self-publishing your book
Learn other ways you can make money with your book project, ideas no one else is teaching
Learn how to save a great deal of money when hiring:
editors
graphic artists
web designers
printers
other publishing service providers
Save hundreds of dollars using high quality free software
Learn how to make your book into e-books, videos and other state-of-the-art digital products
Learn where the free (or low fee) resources are
Learn a proven system for planning and budgeting your book project for maximum profits
Learn about copyrights, trademarks, contracts, NDAs, ISBNs, LCCNs; when you need them, where you'll use them and how to make them work for you.
Still wondering if this class is for you?
To be knowledgeable, informed, and cost-effective
with your publishing decisions, you should be able
to answer the following questions.
These 20 lessons teach you the answers, and a whole lot more!
This is a long list - skip to the end if you'd like!
Class 01 - Overview & Assumptions
Do you know the advantages and disadvantages for both self-publishing and print-on-demand publishing?
Do you know who the biggest book seller in the world is? Do you know that the biggest book seller is 60+ times bigger than Barnes & Noble?
Do you know how to reduce publishing time for your book from 2 years to 2 weeks?
Do you know how many different income streams you can create from the same book material?
Do you know that this class can be a tax deduction for you?
Class 02 - Editing
Do you know the differences and objectives of the four main different types of editing? Do you know which one you'll need to use?
Do you know how to avoid the worst amateur mistake most authors make with their book?
Do you know the hidden advantage of going through the critique group process?
Do you know how to use a style book to save you money on editing?
Do you know the secret to finding the perfect editor for your book?
Do you know how to reduce editing costs without reducing the quality of the edit?
Do you know why authors can not edit their own books under any circumstances?
Class 03 - Title and Subtitle
Do you know why a power subtitle is critical to your book's success?
Do you know how to use a reverse search engine to tweak your title and subtitle to vastly improve your book's presence on the Internet?
Do you know what "Power" words are and how and where to use them?
Did you know how to protect your book's title, even though you can not copyright it?
Class 04 - Bios & Synopsis
Do you know what the two most important pieces of sales copy you will ever write are?
Do you know how to 'claim your title'?
Do you know what important question your synopsis needs to answer?
Do you know the easiest and most effect way to write your bio?
Do you know why you'll need more than one bio for the same book?
Do you know the secret to make your future readers care about the information in your bio?
Do you know what the most important word that you'll need to use on your book's cover and why?
Class 05 - Everything else to write
Do you know the secret to getting well-known author's books to endorse your book?
Do you know what the very last page of your book should be and why?
Do you know that the 3rd page of your book should be blank and why?
Do you know the difference between a foreword, introduction, and a prologue?
Do you know why every book should have a table of contents and why it is the last part of your book to write?
Do you know THE sentence that must be put on your copyright page so that book stores will be willing to sell your book?
Do you know there are at least 3 ways to get your publishing fees paid for by other people?
Class 06 - BISAC Codes
Do you know how important a BISAC code is to your book's appeal to a bookstore?
Do you know how to choose the best BISAC code for your book?
Do you know how to effectively use your book's BISAC codes on forms when dealing with book distributors, book buyers, and book stores?
Do you know how to use keywords, tags, search terms and other classifiers to help booksellers help your customers find your book more easily?
Do you know why the concept of Associative Marketing can greatly increase your book sales?
Do you know how to find Internet search volumes to determine which classifications you should use for your book?
Do you know how to put your book where your customer is most likely to find it?
Class 07 - ISBNs, LCCNs, Copyrights and Barcodes
Do you know what an ISBN is and why the book industry requires it on every book?
Do you know the difference between an ISBN-10 and ISBN-13?
Do you know what an ISBN is used for and how an ISBN can get you into every bookstore in the civilized world?
Do you know what you can tell about a publisher from the ISBNs printed on their books?
Do you know what an LCCN is and why it is required by bookstores?
Do you know where to get an LCCN, how long it takes to get one and the 'industry-accepted' work around if you haven't received it by the time you are ready to go to press?
Do you know where to get free Barcodes and what format they need to be in?
Do you know that a barcode is one of the four required elements on the back of your book?
Class 08 - Intellectual Property
Do you know what you should be trademarking right now and why?
Do you know what 'Public Domain' and 'Fair Use' are and why they are critically important to understand?
Do you know how to get a formal release from another author?
Do you know how to transfer creative rights from your service providers to you?
Do you know why you need "Work for Hire" contracts?
Do you know what an NDA is?
Do you really know who owns "your" website? Are you sure?
Do you know what the "Mickey Mouse Law" is and how important it is to your heirs?
Do you know the dangers of violating the "Piss-off Principle?"
Class 09 - Cover Design
Do you know what kind of contract you need to have with your book's cover designer? Do you know why?
Do you know where to get royalty-free images on the Internet that you can use on your book's cover?
Do you know how to use colors to predictably evoke an emotion from your future readers?
Do you know the basic elements of the front cover, back cover and spine?
Do you know the industry-standard rules for cover endorsements and where to place these endorsements for the greatest effect in and on your book?
Do you know what software the professionals use for cover design? Do you know when and if you'll need to buy it for yourself?
Do you know where to look for free graphics software on the Internet?
Do you know how much hiring a cover designer costs?
Class 10 - Book Format
Do you know the difference between serif and sans serif fonts and why it is important to choose wisely?
Do you know the best font to use for a children's book and why?
Do you know to avoid the 'dead-giveaway' that your book was formatted by an Amateur?
Do you know the important difference between a hyphen, n-dash and m-dash and where they are used?
Do you know how to mock-up your MS Word document so that you can determine your printed page count?
Do you know why you need to learn what ledding, kerning and tracking are?
Do you know what a widow lines are and how to handle them?
Do you know what the two main publishing software packages are that the professionals use?
Do you know how much it costs to have your book professionally formatted?
When a customer is browsing through your book in the bookstore, do you know how to give them more of what they are really looking for?
Class 11 - Images, & Pictures
Do you know the difference between dpi and ppi and what each means and who uses them?
Do you know what resolution you should use for printing? On the Internet?
Do you know where the free software is (and how to use it) to prepare images to insure they are formatted to the proper resolution for publishing?
Class 12 - You need an Internet presence NOW
Do you know how to capitalize on the books your readers are reading right now?
Do you know if your state allows Amazon.com affiliates?
Do you know how to shorten the time it takes for google.com to recognize your website?
Do you know there are at least 5 ways to create income from a website that promotes your book - even before your book is available for sale?
Do you know the best way to choose a website domain name so that you get maximum Internet traffic for your book?
Class 13 - Software Resources
Do you know where to look for free software, free trial software and low fee software?
Do you know where to find the best deals on software?
Do you know what software tools you or your service providers will use?
Do you know which ones are free, which ones are expensive and which ones you can find alternatives for?
Class 14 - Creating e-Books
Do you know how many different formats e-books can be created in?
Do you know how to create e-books in the most popular format for e-books right now?
Do you know if any or all e-books need ISBNs, LCCNs or barcodes?
Do you know how fast you can create an e-book and start selling it?
Do you know why your book should also be an e-book?
Class 15 - Timelines
Do you know how long it takes to edit a book correctly?
Do you know how long it takes a printer to print 500 copies of a book / 5000 copies of a book?
Do you know how long it takes for google to spider a website?
Do you know how long it takes for a graphic artist to create a cover?
Do you know how long it takes to get an LCCN or an ISBN?
Do you know how long it takes to get a book distributor to register your book in their inventory?
Do you know how long it takes for Amazon.com to list your product?
Do you know how long it takes to publish a Kindle property?
Do you know the proper sequencing and interdependencies of each of these tasks to minimize your time to market and maximize profits?
Class 16 - Expenses
Do you know how much it will cost to print your book?
Do you know how much it will cost to edit your book?
Do you know how much it will cost to have your cover designed?
Do you know how much it will cost to get a website built?
Do you know how much it will cost to get your book formatted for print?
Do you know how much barcodes cost?
Do you know how much ISBNs cost and how many you need right now?
Do you know how much it costs to copyright your book with the library of Congress?
Do you know how to easily evaluate the cost of the necessary tools (and the learning curve you'll face) against hiring out these tasks - if you want to save money by doing these things yourself?
Class 17 - Expected Income
Do you know how many different income streams you can create from a single book?
Do you know how many ways you can get a website to pay you?
Do you know how to get people excited about the prospect of helping you cover your publishing costs?
Class 18 - Psychology of Publishing
Do you know how to recognize and overcome your own fears of failure, rejection, or change that might be keeping you from actually completing your book project?
Do you how to recognize and handle the 'dream stealers' in your life and still keep them on your 'side'?
Do you want to find a way recognize, avoid or overcome these problems so that you can get your book project completed, published and your books sold successfully in a timely manner?
Class 19 - Printing
Do you know what trade paperback size is for a book and why not knowing the answer to this question can cost you thousands of dollars you didn't have to spend?
Do you know why you need to know what a 'bleed' is?
Do you know how many books you'll have to print before you can use recycled paper?
Do you know the difference between a digital press, an offset press and a web press?
Do you know how to get, compare and negotiate estimates from printers for your book project?
Class 20 - The End
Do you know what your next step is?
Are you ready to receive and accept your success?
The price for the complete online class is just $197!
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$47
for the complete course!
The price will go back very soon.
Invest in yourself, and know you will be
extremely well prepared to make 2012 the year you become a
profitable published author!
We know you'll save many times that amount by being able to make empowered publishing decisions, and we know your book will bring you many times the price of this class in increased sales. We stand behind those statements with an iron-clad 100% satisfaction guarantee.
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