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What Not To Do Letters

When it comes to teaching people about how to navigate the book publishing minefield, some things I don’t have to make up.

I have many examples of “what not to do” letters. All I have to do is past them and you will probably get the message. Bottom line, if you are gung ho at [...]

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October 14th, 2011 | Category: book publishing, book publishing tips, bookpublishingmember.com, Canada's Publishing Expert, Debbie Elicksen, find a book publisher, getting a book published, how to publish a book, publish your book, publishing, publishing tips, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

You Don’t Have To Own Apple To Be Influenced By Steve Jobs

I was on my living room couch updating my Facebook from my Asus Eee Pad tablet when I saw a posting that Steve Jobs had died.

There are no Apple products in my possession, but Jobs was someone who interested me for his visionary leadership, how he trumped the conventional and made unconventional a household [...]

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October 6th, 2011 | Category: Apple, citizen journalism, Debbie Elicksen, digital books, e-reader, Freelance Communications, journalism, Kindle, Mac, marketing plan, marketing strategy, marketing tips, marketing tools, media, online marketing tips, publishing, self-publishing, social media marketing, social media marketing plan, social media marketing services, social media strategy, Steve Jobs, viral marketing, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

Truth In Advertising

It really does buy and upload books in 60 seconds.

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September 5th, 2011 | Tags: | Category: Amazon, book marketing, book publishing, Canada's Publishing Expert, Debbie Elicksen, Freelance Communications, Kindle, publishing, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

E-Reader Comparisons

You be the judge.

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August 5th, 2011 | Category: book publishing, Debbie Elicksen, find a book publisher, Freelance Communications, getting a book published, how to publish a book, marketing tools, publish your book, publishing, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

The Patience of a Gnat

Das Auto is a brilliant advertiser. Weeks before the Super Bowl and the “official” launch, this ad was pre-launched on YouTube and went viral overnight to the tune of about one million. The DAY after Super Bowl, the views more than doubled. Today the ad keeps growing in hits. Check out the numbers today.

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July 27th, 2011 | Category: book marketing, book publishing, bookpublishing process, bookpublishingmember.com, Debbie Elicksen, Freelance Communications, getting a book published, how to publish a book, manuscript development, marketing advice, marketing plan, marketing strategy, marketing tips, marketing tools, media, motivation, online marketing tips, publish your book, publishing, publishing tips, self-publishing, social media consultant, social media marketing, social media marketing plan, social media marketing services, social media services, social media strategy, social network marketing, Uncategorized, viral marketing, writing, writing a book, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

The Best Writing Tool on the Planet

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July 23rd, 2011 | Category: book publishing, book publishing tips, Debbie Elicksen, Freelance Communications, how to write your book, manuscript development, publishing, publishing tips, self-publishing, writing, writing a book, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

Steps To Avoid Book Rejection

If you showed up for a receptionist job interview at a traditional oil and gas firm (male or female) wearing six facial piercings, a spiked lime green mohawk, black nail polish, black army boots, ripped black jeans, and a baggy t-shirt with Megadeath written across the front, chances are you may not get the job.

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May 31st, 2011 | Category: book marketing, book publishing, book publishing tips, bookpublishing process, Debbie Elicksen, find a book publisher, Freelance Communications, getting a book published, how to publish a book, marketing plan, marketing strategy, marketing tips, marketing tools, publish your book, publishing, publishing tips, self-publishing, Uncategorized, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

Your Book and Your Reader Should Sync

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May 29th, 2011 | Category: book publishing, book publishing tips, bookpublishing process, bookpublishingmember.com, Debbie Elicksen, getting a book published, how to publish a book, how to write your book, manuscript development, online marketing tips, publish your book, publishing, publishing tips, self-publishing, social media marketing, social network marketing, viral marketing, writing a book, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

Computers Are Like Cars

I never thought it would happen to me. No, not the fact that my computer crashed two weekends ago. I never thought I’d get caught again without having backed everything up.

“Listen to your own message,” I always say to my authors and in my workshops. And I always say, “back up, back up, back [...]

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May 19th, 2011 | Category: book publishing tips, bookpublishing process, Debbie Elicksen, Education, Freelance Communications, media, procrastination, publishing, Uncategorized, viral marketing, writing, writing a book, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed

How Books Are Made — Old School

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May 5th, 2011 | Category: book publishing, bookpublishing process, Debbie Elicksen, Freelance Communications, getting a book published, how to publish a book, publishing, writing and publishing a book | Comments are closed
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