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Friday, February 27, 2009

Statement from Amazon.com Regarding Kindle 2's Experimental Text-to-Speech Feature

SEATTLE, Feb 27, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kindle 2's experimental text-to-speech feature is legal: no copy is made, no derivative work is created, and no performance is being given. Furthermore, we ourselves are a major participant in the professionally narrated audiobooks business through our subsidiaries Audible and Brilliance. We believe text-to-speech will introduce new customers to the convenience of listening to books and thereby grow the professionally narrated audiobooks business.
Nevertheless, we strongly believe many rightsholders will be more comfortable with the text-to-speech feature if they are in the driver's seat.
Therefore, we are modifying our systems so that rightsholders can decide on a title by title basis whether they want text-to-speech enabled or disabled for any particular title. We have already begun to work on the technical changes required to give authors and publishers that choice. With this new level of control, publishers and authors will be able to decide for themselves whether it is in their commercial interests to leave text-to-speech enabled. We believe many will decide that it is.
Customers tell us that with Kindle, they read more, and buy more books. We are passionate about bringing the benefits of modern technology to long-form reading.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel; Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial.
Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), Amazon Mechanical Turk and Amazon CloudFront.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.amazon.cn.
As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
SOURCE: Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon Media Hotline, 206-266-7180
 
 
Sylvia Hubbard
Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network
http://aaeln.com (African American Electronic Literary Network)
 
Author of Romance & Suspense and Internet Marketing for Writers & Business
 
NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now
Coming Soon: Tanner's Devil www.redrosepublishing.com
 
 

Thursday, February 26, 2009

email marketing tips

email marketing tips

 

by Sylvia Hubbard
 
 
QUESTION: How do I build my mailing list? Attract visitors to my site? And keep them coming back?
 
Basically I would say to build your mailing list start with actually networking on the Internet. If you are shy, become unshy about selling your book, but don't just go around shouting I gotta book, buy it, buy it, buy it.
 
That would be considered rude and also sometimes it´s called spamming! Don't do it because you'd be getting flame and you would gain a bad rep.
 
Join reader and writers groups, asked to be featured or post reviews you have received about your book. Ask readers to read an excerpt and comment on it and hold contests. That's always a good one. Make them fun and imaginative and get readers talking about your book.
 
A blog is a great way to be able to attract readers to come and return and then invite more readers to "YOUR" forum or as some authors like to put, "their show." You can do a lot from a blog. From just letting your readers get a glimpse of your book to reading a passage for them or even acting it out. You can provide information that your book topic touches on and find ways for them to learn more through you by coming back. To get a lot more traffic to a blog, you actually have to visit other blogs and post comments on there.
 
The more groups you join and interact with on the internet the more chances you have at catching readers and getting them to follow you back to your website and buying a book. Remember the Covey law, the purchaser must see the product at least seven times before finally buying it.
 
Other than the groups, you can interact with readers at places like myspace.com and Yahoo 360. There are a lot of networking sites that you can visit and join. Keep track of them and your password and visit them often.
 
Don't just join to get a page. Join with the intentions of actively going and visiting the other pages, commenting on blogs, pictures, the page itself and connecting other friends.
 
Once you have attracted your readers to your site, you want to keep them and have ways for them to sign up to give you their email address. Forms, newsletter sign up, and even sign ups for special free reads will give you a bevy of internet addresses that you can use for all your promotions.
 
We're all six degrees of separation of people and three from our goals. The World Wide Web helps us get to them even faster. Use it wisely.

 


Sylvia Hubbard
Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network
http://aaeln.com (African American Electronic Literary Network)
 
Author of Romance & Suspense and Internet Marketing for Writers & Business
 
NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now
Coming Soon: Tanner's Devil www.redrosepublishing.com

Fw: Reader's Choice Awards from SORMAG



Sylvia Hubbard
Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network
http://aaeln.com (African American Electronic Literary Network)
 
Author of Romance & Suspense and Internet Marketing for Writers & Business
 
NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now
Coming Soon: Tanner's Devil www.redrosepublishing.com


--- On Wed, 2/25/09, LaShaunda Hoffman <sormag@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: LaShaunda Hoffman <sormag@yahoo.com>
Subject: Reader's Choice Awards
To: yexsenia2@yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 7:01 PM

Reader's Choice Awards 2009

We invite you to vote in the Reader's Choice Awards this year.
Vote for your favorite books and authors.
 
Deadline:  March 15th.
 
Authors don't forget, you can't win if you don't vote.  Feel free to tell your friends, family and fans.
 
For those who sent in your websites, thank you.  I'm updating daily.  I will be contacting you if you have a 2009 release.
If you haven't sent in your websites, there's still time send your info to sormag@yahoo.com (businesses and literary sites you are welcome too)
LaShaunda Hoffman
SORMAG
 
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Article: The Advantages of Reading Ebooks

There are so many great advantages of reading e-books. Perhaps you believe in being friendly to the environment in which case it is good to know that no trees had to be cut down to make the book. This also means that the costs of the book are substantially cheaper too. There is no need spending hours in a book store looking for that next great novel because you can simply go online and even get teasers about the book you are thinking about purchasing. When you do finally pick one, there is no one else in line so you are in, out and reading the book faster then ever before.
The advantages of reading e-books continues even further to include the fact that you do not need as much space for them because they can be stored on your computer, a CD or even on a flash drive. Some cell phones today are also capable of not only storing these books, but also allowing you the ability to read them which makes them even better.
24 hours a day and 7 days a week, the online stores never close so if you finish a book in the middle of the night you simply purchase another one with ease. Best of all though, you can change their fonts which makes reading an e-book even easier. With all of the advantages of reading e-books, it is sometimes a mystery why people still purchase hard copies. Do yourself a favor and make that next great novel you purchase, an electronic one.
 
Currently Kindle is the best E-book reader. Find out more by reading our kindle reviews from http://www.kindlereview.org.
 
 
DON'T FORGET EBOOK WEEK!
 

http://www.ebookweek.com


http://www.ebookweek.com
 
To find free ebooks, go to my bookstore at: http://sylviahubbard.com
 
 


Sylvia Hubbard
Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network
http://aaeln.com (African American Electronic Literary Network)
 
Author of Romance & Suspense and Internet Marketing for Writers & Business
 
NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now
Coming Soon: Tanner's Devil www.redrosepublishing.com


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Can E-Book Publishing Make You Rich?
By: Ethan Evans
http://EzineArticles.com/?id=2012983

Can Anyone Create a EBook and Make Some Decent Money in the Process?
By: Ethan Evans
http://EzineArticles.com/?id=2013563

EBook Secrets - Creating an EBook That Sells
By: Ethan Evans
http://EzineArticles.com/?id=2013907

Writing E-Books - 4 Ways to Find a Topic
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Monday, February 23, 2009

Fw: Book Trade News Digest - Read An eBook Week

Read An eBook Week
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How many of you know that it's 'Read an eBook Week' March 8th to
14th?

http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/19878
 
 

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Congratulations to Sylvia Hubbard, 2008 Community Literary Legend Author from The Black Authors Network!



Sylvia Hubbard
Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network
http://aaeln.com (African American Electronic Literary Network)
 
Author of Romance & Suspense and Internet Marketing for Writers & Business
 
NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now
Coming Soon: Tanner's Devil www.redrosepublishing.com


--- On Sun, 2/22/09, Sylvia Hubbard <sylviahubbard1@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Sylvia Hubbard <sylviahubbard1@yahoo.com>
Subject: Congratulations to Sylvia Hubbard, 2008 Community Literary Legend Author from The Black Authors Network!
To: yexsenia2@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 11:45 PM

 

 

Congratulations to Sylvia Hubbard,

2008 Community Literary Legend Author

from The Black Authors Network!



To Listen to the Show announcement, please go to: EDC Creations Virtual Award Show.


"She is a truly multi-faceted woman," Ella Curry, founder of The Black Authors Network.
 


 


Friday, February 20, 2009

Free Book Listing Update


Free Book Listing Update

Author101 has sent you a message on Author and Book Event Center

Greetings authors! Thank you so very much for sending me your book info. I have "caught up" on listings. If you have yet to email me your book title and ISBN which is available on Amazon.com, please email them to me at chipanugget@ juno.com and I´ll get them listed.
This is the link to page 1 of 2, http://bookeventcen ter.ning. com/page/ all-books. If you do not see your book listed, it could be one of these reasons:
*Your book is not listed at Amazon.com or you may have sent the wrong ISBN.
*You do not have an image on Amazon.com
*You sent multiple titles, that´s okay, but I am trying to space out authors individual titles and the balance of your titles will soon appear.
*I might have messed something up adding your book (go figure! LOL). Please re-send information.
For some reason, I sent out 376 of this notification and my sent messages showed only 114 sent. So if you all could forward this message to other "authors" on your friends list, I would appreciate it.
We have over 400 authors here (many with more than 1 book), but I have received only a handful of books to list. If you haven´t, I strongly encourage you to take advantage of this for your benefit as well as helping to support our site.
You are all wonderful!!! ! Thanks for everything you do to help promote us!
Warmest Regards,
Carol
Author101

To reply to this message, click here: http://bookeventcen ter.ning. com/profiles/ message/listInbo x
 

 
Sylvia Hubbard
Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network
http://aaeln.com (African American Electronic Literary Network)
 
Author of Romance & Suspense and Internet Marketing for Writers & Business
 
NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now
Coming Soon: Tanner's Devil www.redrosepublishing.com

Motown Writers Going Green Campaign looking for ebook authors for free promotion


 
 

Motown Writers Going Green Campaign looking for ebook authors for free promotion

we're preparing for the go green campaign and i need two male ebook authors asap. We'd prefer ebook only, but if it's available in ebook and paperback that's fine. We'd also like a recently published book.  As with the majority of MWN promotions, we want the author to be from Michigan or the book about Michigan. Thank you.
 
Please email me at motownwriters@yahoo.com with the following information
 
1. name of book and author
 
2. 150 word synopsis about book
 
3. 100 words about author
 
4. website address of author
 
5. website address of where to find book
 
attach a pic of author and book too.
 
dO NOT SEND PDF ATTACHMENTS PLEASE!
 
 
If I don't have the information requested as is, I will have to delete the email. I do not have the time to find your information for YOUR free promotion.
 
Thank you so much.
 

Sylvia Hubbard
Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network
http://aaeln.com (African American Electronic Literary Network)
 
Author of Romance & Suspense and Internet Marketing for Writers & Business
 
NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now
Coming Soon: Tanner's Devil www.redrosepublishing.com

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Article: Create Fast Info Products Which Sell

Ebooks sell well online, because people are hungry for information they can use right away. If you'd like to create ebooks and sell them but feel you don't have time, short ebooks are the answer. You can create and start selling them within three days.
 
Here's how.
 
1. Offer a Solution
When they buy an ebook, buyers want a solution to a problem they have right now. For example, someone who's switching from a Windows computer to a Mac, wants to know basic information, and they're willing to pay for it. They're nervous: the machine is sitting in front of them.
 
2. What's Your Expertise?
 
When considering solutions you could offer, consider your own expertise. Everyone's an expert in something. Look at problems you've solved in the past.
For example, perhaps you learned how to get a fractious baby to sleep, conquered acne, or lost 50 pounds on a diet you created yourself. You could write short ebooks on all these solutions and sell them.
 
3. Write and Sell Within Three Days
 
Short ebooks are short, usually less than 20 pages, sometimes fewer than ten pages. Remember, your buyers want solutions. They don't want to wade through 100 pages of waffle with a nugget of actionable information in the center -- they just want the steps they can use to solve their problem, right now.
 
Therefore, confine your ebook to these elements:
* A brief description of the problem (one page)
* A step by step solution (up to 12 pages)
* A resource page for further information (one page)
 
Get your short ebook written, and convert the file to PDF.
'
Remember that you're just offering a solution. You can include graphics, such as screen
captures, if they're necessary. If they're not necessary, forget about them.
 
(In general, ebook cover graphics are unnecessary.)
 
4. Advertise Your Short Ebooks
 
Your final step is to write a sales page, and then advertise your short ebook. A long sales page is unnecessary; make it short and to the point. Describe the problem, and offer the solution to the problem -- your ebook. Once your sales page is online, advertise your ebook. Pay Per Click advertising is the most efficient way to sell.
 
So there you have four steps to creating fast info products which sell. Get started today.
 
Want to make great money writing and selling ebooks? Angela Booth's bestseller "Write and Sell an eBook: Every Writer's Quick-Action Guide To Writing Ebooks" at http://www.abmagic.com/ebooks/write-ebooks.html shows you how to develop a great new career.
 
For free weekly writing tips sent to your Inbox, subscribe to Angela's Fab Freelance Writing Ezine at http://www.freelancewritingezine.com/ and receive "Write And Sell Your Writing: The Power-Write Report" immediately.
 
 
Sylvia Hubbard
Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network
http://aaeln.com (African American Electronic Literary Network)
 
Author of Romance & Suspense and Internet Marketing for Writers & Business
 
NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now
Coming Soon: Tanner's Devil www.redrosepublishing.com

 

Article: Can You Really Make Money With EBooks in a Recession?



Sylvia Hubbard
Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network
http://aaeln.com (African American Electronic Literary Network)
 
Author of Romance & Suspense and Internet Marketing for Writers & Business
 
NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now
Coming Soon: Tanner's Devil www.redrosepublishing.com


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Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 11:35 AM

New EzineArticles Posted In The Last 24 Hours:
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Can You Really Make Money With EBooks in a Recession?
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Short Ebooks - Create Fast Info Products Which Sell
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

DON'T FORGET: Michigan Literay Radio Show @ 5pm Today 2/18

Marketing Your Christian Work and Encouraging Readers on MLN Radio Show 2/18 5pm EST

Christian Marketing Guru, Pam Perry & Shaman Drum Owner, Karl Pohrt

On Michigan Literary Network! Tomorrow!

Michigan Literary Radio Show

Join us February 18, 2009 5pm for The Michigan Literary Network show at: http://blogtalkradio.com/MichiganLiteraryNetwork with your radio host and Motown Writers Network founder, Sylvia Hubbard.
 
We'll be speaking to Ministry Marketing Solutions, Christian Guru, Pam Perry and owner of Shaman Drum, Karl Pohrt.
We invite you to join and if you miss it you can always listen and download to the podcast at: http://blogtalkradio.com/MichiganLiteraryNetwork

Synergy Energy: How to Use the Power of Partnerships to Market Your Book, Grow Your Business, and Brand Your Ministry

http://MinistryMarketingSolutions.com

http://www.shamandrum.com

 

Please take this time and visit their websites and supports their endeavors and then join us!

Michigan Literary Radio Show

http://blogtalkradio.com/MichiganLiteraryNetwork

Contact Us, if you'd like to be a guest.

 
 
 
 

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Marketing Your Christian Work and Encouraging Readers on MLN Radio Show 2/18 5pm EST

 
Marketing Your Christian Work and Encouraging Readers on MLN Radio Show 2/18 5pm EST

Christian Marketing Guru, Pam Perry & Shaman Drum Owner, Karl Pohrt

On Michigan Literary Network! Tomorrow!

Michigan Literary Radio Show

Join us February 18, 2009 5pm for The Michigan Literary Network show at: http://blogtalkradio.com/MichiganLiteraryNetwork with your radio host and Motown Writers Network founder, Sylvia Hubbard.
 
We'll be speaking to Ministry Marketing Solutions, Christian Guru, Pam Perry and owner of Shaman Drum, Karl Pohrt.
We invite you to join and if you miss it you can always listen and download to the podcast at: http://blogtalkradio.com/MichiganLiteraryNetwork

Synergy Energy: How to Use the Power of Partnerships to Market Your Book, Grow Your Business, and Brand Your Ministry

http://MinistryMarketingSolutions.com

http://www.shamandrum.com

 

Please take this time and visit their websites and supports their endeavors and then join us!

Michigan Literary Radio Show

http://blogtalkradio.com/MichiganLiteraryNetwork

Contact Us, if you'd like to be a guest.

 
 


Sylvia Hubbard
Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network
http://aaeln.com (African American Electronic Literary Network)
 
Author of Romance & Suspense and Internet Marketing for Writers & Business
 
NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now
Coming Soon: Tanner's Devil www.redrosepublishing.com

Everything You Ever Wanted and More In a PR Kit. Just Released!


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I'm so excited! After months of labor,
research and listening to what every author
wanted...

I have finally completed the
PR BOOT CAMP KIT!
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Hello Dreamer,

Remember last year I surveyed you asked you what you wanted and needed most to boost your PR campaign for your book & generate sales.  You told me and I went to work like a beaver to condense my 20 years of PR experience in easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and key strategies to help you "get out there" with your book.

Very rarely do PR people share ALL their secrets, but I am truly committed to your success. I poured my heart into this series. I appreciate your patience as I put together the latest information and teachings on:

  • How to Build a Platform
  • How to Create On-Line Buzz & beyond
  • How to Put Together a Killer Press Kit
  • How to Get the Attention of the Media - continually
  • How to Budget Your Time and Money for Publicity
  • How to Use Social Media to Brand Yourself
  • Plus tons of resources to get you up and running now!

With this series you get four hour-long instantly downloadable MP3s, PR Boot Camp Handbook, Worksheets, Goal Sheets and a bonus MP3 on "What Every Christian Author Should Know."


 
Here's what Others Have Said about the Pam Perry PR Approach:
monica
Ministry Marketing Solutions does an outstanding job of marketing and promoting books for Christian authors. Pam Perry is a Christian PR guru and has the knowledge and expertise to get proven results. She knows how to get the "right" buzz for your book and to divinely connect you with the "right" media outlets. If you want to take your book publicity to the next level, you definitely need Pam on your team. DeMonica D. Gladney, Esq. Author of Willing to Wait: From Revelation to Manifestation


I've worked with Pam for years as a writer, but being in her PR Boot Camp was the first time I received her services. She is exciting to work with because each meeting you have with her you know that you will get something that you can use to market your brand. She's media and people savvy, sincere, selfless and will go out of her way to make sure you get the tools--in abundance--that you need to succeed. Pam truly wants others to succeed, and she knows what she's talking about. Rhonda J. Smith, blogger/freelance writer


Pam Perry has an endless wealth of information from which any new or existing author would benefit. Her love for her craft shows in the care she gives to those who are seeking public relations consulting. 'Pam Perry' is the name I always think of first when recommending public relations for authors. Glenda Giles, Business and Technology Consulting


Pam Perry not only knows marketing, but she is also knowledgeable about the African American Christian market. For that reason Ministry Marketing Solutions is very unique. Rebecca Osaigbovo, best-selling author of 'Chosen Vessels' and 'It's Not About You', www.cvmi.org

kimMinistry Marketing Solutions has been the best thing that could ever happen to my writing and publishing career. I recommend Ministry Marketing Solutions to anyone desiring to work with a publicity team who thinks outside the box, goes above and beyond the call of duty, keeps their clients' ultimate goals in mind, and produces results. They're great! Kimberley Brooks, Black Expressions best-selling author of 'He's Fine...But is He Saved?' and "He's Saved, But is He For Real." www.KimontheWeb.com

For more testimonials go to: www.MinistryMarketingSolutions.com

Take advantage of this offer today!

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Get the 4 MP3s, PR Handbook, Worksheets, Goal Sheets and
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Bonus FREE Ebook of Synergy Energy!
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by Pam Perry by Perfect Storm Publications

Emmy Award Winning Promoter, Pam Perry, and International Joint Venture Specialists, Anthony and Crystal Obey, have joined together to bring you the tools you need to succeed in any economy as an author, entrepreneur, or ministry leader -- especially in the African American Christian Market. Synergy Energy will help you discover and implement Lucrative Publicity Ideas, Win/Win Joint Venture Strategies, Profitable Positioning Methods, and Money Making Marketing Systems that you can use immediately to skyrocket your results and reach your dreams. www.MinistryMarketingSolutions.com www.DollarMakersUSA.com www.SynergyEnergyMarketing.com




Offer Expires: Feb. 28, 2009 / $25 value
book ladyThis power-packed PR Boot Camp Series
 will have you
sitting on top!

You will learn the proven strategies that work to get your book "out there" sooner than you dreamed possible. I share contacts, resources and strategies to get you going on the best-seller track.

$97 complete! Paypal, MC, Visa or Bank check.

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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Fw: Book Trade News Digest Bringing Sexy Back: The Book Party In The Digital Age

Bringing Sexy Back: The Book Party In The Digital Age
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How to build a better book party

http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/19700

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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Don't Forget 5pm Today: The Michigan Literary Radio Show

DON'T FORGET: Host Monica Marie Jones will be talking about The literary world and marketing on a budget on The Michigan Literary Network Radio Show LIVE Wednesday, February 11, 2008 @ 6:00 PM. Featuring Author, Marquita Scott, Renee Alexis and more! Click Here to register for a reminder or if it's afterward, listen to the podcast.
 
 
 


 
Sylvia Hubbard
Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network
 
 
NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties

PR Boot Camp Orientation call...are you ready for this? I'll tell you what to expect.



Ministry Marketing Solutions, Inc.
Congratulations on writing your first book.
That is quite an accomplishment.
Many people dream of writing a book,
but you actually did it. Way to go.
At this point you are probably
wondering where to get started,
who to contact,
how to even take the first step.


That's where I come in........I am here to help as your "PR Coach."
And now you're wondering what is a PR coach
and what can you do for me?
GOOD QUESTION> I have scheduled an orientation call
 
for Wednesday night, Feb. 11
and I will go over what you can out of the PR Boot Camp
and what to expect.

I will also answer your questions and see if you're ready.
The teleclasses start next Tuesday 2/17.
Classes are also taped.


Pam Perry PR Camp

 
Have you ever wanted someone you could talk to about your book and ministry goals, someone who would mentor you, help you stick to deadlines, and give you a gentle push whenever you felt creatively blocked or hit a brick wall?

Someone who would help you "crack the code" of internet marketing?
 
Better yet, wouldn't it be great to learn how to do your own marketing and PR to get media hits and secure tons of free publicity that  would get you a lot of  speaking engagements as a result.  To learn how to really plan and market online and offline - continuously.

What if you could take part in a program where you can learn strategies that would catapult you to incredible heights in your writing career? 

plan it
Well, now you can!
You can get in the next 4-week PR Boot Camp starting Tuesday,  Feb. 17..
 You will get the answers to your questions and
some direction for your book campaign.
You will get resources and the perfect ad plan to reach the masses.
(Note: I only want to help those who I know I can truly help
and led by God to assist!)  

 


Here is what one of our "campers" said:


staniceIf you're financially able to hire a publicist and marketing agency, seriously consider retaining Ministry Marketing Solutions.  However, if you like me and not financially able YET, (operative word is YET) you must sign up for the owner and Chief Visionary's, Pam Perry, PR & Marketing Boot Camp like I did.  If you actively participate you will be well on your way to building a brand that will last, taking your ministry to the next level; and, on the right track to becoming financially fit.

Pam Perry's PR & Marketing Boot camp armed me with practical and indispensible tools that are helping assure success in fulfilling my call to share through writing, speaking, and the performing arts, that faith, prayer and sharing our testimonies empower us to walk out God's word in Revelation 12:11,  "We overcome by the  Blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony" and  Jeremiah 29:11, God says, I alone know the plans I have for you, plans for prosperity and not disaster, plans to give you a future and a hope."

While I've had a internet presence since 1999, there was a lot I didn't know about how to use it to my full advantage; especially keeping up with the ever increasing technology and social networking options.  The boot camp covered how to best use those options, but also how to monetize your brand, write press releases, media alerts, how to pitch the media, press kits, how to keep people coming back to your website, blogs, how to maximize use of Youtube, Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.

Pam Perry's PR & Marketing Boot Camp, is professionally executed with a carefully designed mix of one-on-one sessions that help personalize your experience; group teleconferences; individual and group strategy sessions, teleseminars and lectures, written and research exercises, email communication, as well as helping the participants form collaborative alliances; which she dubs, Snergy Energy.

I've practically and easily implemented many of Pam Perry's suggestions, and they are working!  I've established a more impactful and brand conscious presence on twitter, facebook, and other social network; as well as initiated a more interactive blog and website.

Her teaching technique is easy-like-Sunday-morning, peppered with personal and professional anecdotes, with a touch of humor to make the information more desert-like than medicinal.
 
Stanice Anderson
Author of "I Say a Prayer for Me,
" Inspirational Speaker and Performance Artist
www.stanice.com




 
I only accept no more than a few people nationally at a time and you will be in a group coaching session (going over your PERSONAL strategy via email).
 
As your PR coach, I am like  . . .
  • Your own personal trainer to enable you to achieve your book goals .                      
  • Your sounding board when making choices.
  • Your motivation when strong actions are called for.
  • Your unconditional support when you take a hit.
  • Your mentor during the PR process.
  • Your inspiration telling you that you can do this.
  • And most importantly, your partner in helping you achieve success with your book.
 
How does coaching work?
You now know what coaching actually is, so how does it work?

Well, I use:
  • Numerous and individual sessions on the telephone to clarify your strategy and plan
  • Numerous sessions using email (fieldwork will be given)
  • Group coaching through the telephone (teleclass)
 
During each coaching session I will discuss and explore your book's goals, wins, challenges and opportunities as well as develop fieldwork and special reports.
 
 
Fieldwork isn't like the homework you were assigned in school.
 
It consists of action steps to move you closer toward your goals and dreams.

 
You bring the agenda and I bring the coaching skills to create a partnership that moves you forward. (You will be given materials to read before we start)
 
But before we start - come on the ORIENTATION CALL on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 at 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m (this is EST)

Call in number: 1-218-936-4700  
Access code: 528281#

 


 
 
The structure of PR Boot Camp coaching is flexible but will include:
o       An initial 30 min. session to create a plan (by phone)
o      Initial assessment to evaluate work and needs and establish goals.
o      Regular on-going coaching sessions (typically email)
o      Exercises to increase industry knowledge, encourage creative thinking, and develop practical skills plus media contacts!
o      Full confidentiality
o      PR / Marketing strategies for ongoing support after the Teleclass up to 2 months.


In my program I am going to show you how to...
  • Know when and where to start regardless of where you are at now

  • Drive qualified buyers to your website and blog equating to more sales

  • Become a seasoned interviewer and podcaster

  • Gain massive name recognition within a specific target market - so you are the expert they seek

  • Gain an incredible presence on the Internet -a higher presence equals more money

  • Understand how to use the Internet to market your book - to save you hundreds of hours, thousands of dollars, endless frustratiobon and increase your sales like never before!

  • Discover how to have your message reach your market with little, or no, cost

  • Learn how to get others to market for you/Synergy Energy

  • Understand the value of identifying your market before you begin to market

  • Learn how to develop systems that works

  • Discover how to develop great articles and blogs to get the latest buzz


  •  
    Coaching sessions are scheduled weekly for an hour via phone.
    Coaching is $500 for four weeks.
     
    As YOUR PR Coach and this is what you can expect:
     

    1.    I'll evaluate and improve your marketing plans.! It's easy to focus on the trees and miss that great big forest right before your eyes!  Once your book is ready for the publisher (or back),  it's time to tweak your plans for retail and bulk book sale. I'll review your marketing materials, looking specifically for potential readers and the strategies to win them. I'll save you time and energy by providing the accurate and honest feedback you'll need to succeed. I'll show you a "forest" of sales possibilities!
     
    2.     I'll develop and refine your ideas. You have great promotional ideas. Some are easy to put into practice and others need refining. I have working knowledge of hundreds of PR strategies - and the marketing know-how to tailor your book campaign.  
     
    3.    Tap into my wealth of PR strategies and secrets. When you've "run out of ideas" to market and sell your book, I will re-energize you!  I'll educate you on the industry and the PR principles that will win results.
     
     
    4.     I'll give you the contacts you need. In my two decades in PR I've amassed a rolodex full of media and publishing contacts.  I'll put you in touch with those I do know - and dig up anyone else that you need to know.
     
    5.     I'll hold you accountable. It's tempting to put off the PR tasks that are crucial to the marketing and sales of your book.  I'll guide you and hold you to the task.  You've invested too much in your book not to reap the rewards! I'll coach you to your highest potential and stick with you until you cross the finish line.
     

    Are you ready to kick your writing career to the next level?

    Here is what others have said about my style of PR coaching:

    genikwa williams"Sometimes in life, God leads us to a steep cliff and tells us to jump off. But we shrink back, fearing what looks like it will be a long, hard drop. That's what happened when God gave me the idea to start my own business [and do more ministry writing for a living]. For years, I sat on the idea, fearing what appeared to be 'a long, hard drop.' As my faith ebbed and flowed, I prayed and asked God for help. Then, in December 2007, He sent me an e-blast about Pam Perry's virtual mentoring program. She chose me to work with her in January 2008 and my life hasn't been the same since. Pam is such a great motivator. She knows how to put your talents to work and get you moving in your area of expertise, all the while pulling you out of your comfort zone to realize your God-given potential. As Pam's apprentice/intern, I was immediately engaged in her work, writing and doing strategic media relations for some of her clients. I didn't realize that all along she was gently coaxing me closer to the edge of that precipice. Then one day, she forced me to leap off that cliff and start my own company, Jordan Media Group. I don't know how long I would have stayed on that ledge, if it hadn't been for Pam and her wonderful program. It has truly been a blessing working with Pam. She's a kind, nurturing, and loving person, a strategic thinker, an anointed publicity person, and a Christ-centered woman-all of which make it such a joy to work with her. I highly recommend her virtual internship to anyone who is interested in doing any kind of public relations, marketing, or advertising work within the Christian marketplace."  Genikwa Williams, Jordan Media Group and freelance writer/blogger (www.jordanmediagroup.org)



    jacquie"Failing to plan is planning to fail.  PR Boot Camp is excellent preparation and a jump start toward promoting your testimony in written word. The most important thing I left the PR Boot Camp with is an understanding of the platform building and book promotion process and how it is supported by God's word..  Specifically, I was able to take the marketing plan we developed and set dates to implement each action item on the plan.  For me, PR Boot Camp was a baptism in fire of Internet marketing!
    "
      Jacquie Lewis-Kemp
    see my new blog!!!
    http://jlewiskemp.wordpress.com/






    "I would first like to thank you for everything you have done for me thoughout this PR Bootcamp.  The information you shared was priceless and your one on one attention to my particular needs, as a poet, were uncanny to say the least."
    Deborah Chenault-Green, author Back 2/1

    You can use me as a sounding board to discuss your objectives, new ideas, strategies and results. Coaching from me can prevent you from wasting your marketing dollars!
     
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    P.S. As a bonus you'll get The Christian Writers Market Guide and a new copy of Synergy Energy: How to Market Your Book, Grow Your Business and Brand Your Ministry.  Plus four Book Marketing Cds from Conferences where I spoke last year! You'll also get a workbook filled with resources, worksheets and contacts. (A $200 value Total). 

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    Pam Perry (www.twitter.com/pamperry)
    Ministry Marketing Solutions, Inc.
    248.426-2300
    www.PamPerryPRCoach.com
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