Ebooks, Ebooks, Ebooks, How, How, How?

Here are the steps to getting your ebook published:

1. An Ebook needs unique ISBN. You can buy ISBN on Bowker.com.

2. You will need to make sure your Ebook is formatted correctly. You can do it yourself or pay someone. Go to smashwords.com to find those that can format for you.

3. Smashwords is great because once you are done, it loads the book to kindle, nook, sony ereader and others. It does it to all the ereaders at once. Plus Smashwords is free.

4. Smashwords will pay you when someone buys your ebook on the site. Also, if you don't want to use smashwords, you can go to kindle and Epub (Nook) directly and upload your book. However, formatting is the issue. They have made it tough to convert your book and the special characters into the right format. So to save time, I just pay formatters (minimum of 25.00) to format for me and go from there.

Oh another thing about ebooks, be sure to set the price LOWER than your printed book price. Ebook readers expect a bargain. So, research books in your genre and go from there.

Happy Ebook Publishing!
www.DunnDealPublishing.com

Why are we hearing so much about Child Sexual Abuse?

Author of I'm The Boss of Me, Laura Fogarty explains why we are more in the "know" about this subject and what anyone can do to help PREVENT Sexual abuse in children. Sweet Carolina talk show in Charleston, SC honored her by featuring her on their "Inspiring Women" segment.

The book is available on Amazon or DunnDealPublishing.com.

http://wlcntv.com/index.php/shows/sweet-carolina

State of "Me" Conference

It's almost that time of year again. Almost the end of the year. No, not the time of year to buy a plethora of presents for family and friends. Not the time of year to start holiday cooking, recreating mouth-watering dishes or creating new ones for family and friends to enjoy. Not the time of year to begin getting my taxes ready. It's that time of year where I attend a special conference. All throughout the year, I attend many conferences, meetings, seminars, one- on-ones, etc. This conference is special because the guest speaker is someone that I know personally and is the only person who can decide in what direction me and my business will go. Who is this sought after speaker? Me! It's my annual State of "Me" conference.

Every year, I sit down with myself whether at home or away to think about the direction of my business. As an owner of a thriving publishing company, there is lots to consider. I have been doing this for about 5 years now, and I really look forward to this time. I start by planning when and where I will hold the conference. I know it sounds daft but like any conference, setting is everything. What time of day will I have my conference? Any time the house is free of my husband and child for an extended period of time. For me, this is usually when my husband is away at at work and my son is at school. In recent years, before the husband and the child combo, I would pick a simple getaway or weekend away somewhere. Any hotel with nice ambiance would do. Since the wonderful additions in my life, I have begun to have them at my home. I usually pick a comfortable room in my house. The room is not always my office but just a place where I can bring my laptop and hot peach chamomile tea. The process is simple and doesn't take me long because the agenda is about me and for me.

1. Opening session and Thank yous. I start with a prayer thanking God for all that he has afforded me . I thank him for all the ups and downs, the good, the bad, the successes and the pitfalls. Most importantly, I thank God for another year open in business. Running a publishing company is not always easy, but I love what I do.

2. The Agenda--old business. Five years ago, I kept most of my notes in a notebook that looked like it was twenty years old because of the wear and tear it endured throughout the year. Now,I just have to get to my gmail notes agenda. I love this feature of google. It lets me keep a running agenda and I can scratch through my accomplishments. I look through my accomplishments and celebrate them with myself. It's important for me to see them. It reminds me of where I was a year ago and how far I've come.

3. The Agenda--new business. Reviewing my gmail notes agenda and seeing what hasn't been scratched through helps me to focus on what is left for me to do. It also allows me to explore why these items are still remaining. Is it time related? Resource? Or both? This is also where I add to the list. Things that I need to add in order to reach the reach the next level. For example, I recently became a filmmaker. I have a whole new list of agenda items relating to my upcoming film. This is exciting and fun because it is a new challenge for me, but it still requires work and organization on my part.

4. The Plan. This is my favorite part of the conference. I love this part because I love a challenge. This is the part where I review my new resources( contacts, printers, illustrators, software) against my old or undone agenda items (fiction authors, cookbook authors, PR firm, media contacts, etc). I strategize how I will get these accomplished. Will I need outside help? Do I need to reach out to those in my contact list? Have I made enough time to get these things done? Have I allocated enough money? Am I giving my clients what they need? Am I capable of taking them to the next level of sales, exposure, etc. It is a very honest and gut wrenching assessment of me and what I have done and can do.

5. The Closing. As the conference comes to a close, I plan my goals for the next year. Same process. Add them to the gmail notes agenda. Notate any takeaways that impact my family and prepare to take those to the State of the "Family" Conference. Yes, the State of "Me' conference impacts the State of the "Family" Conference. The "Family" Conference is very similar to the "Me" conference, but it involves my family and our goals collectively. Everyone gets a turn and everyone helps plan our future goals. As I close out the "Me" conference, I excitedly look forward to the new year. I think about what challenges lie ahead, and I look forward to them as well. Without challenge, there is no growth. I enjoy growing my publishing company, and I look forward to the future. Tea is finished. Notes on laptop updated. Meeting adjourned.

Lucinda Dunn-Page

www.DunnDealPublishing.com

@DunnDealPublish

deal.lucinda@gmail.com

Loud Roar, Soft Voices, Strong Message

It's Picture Time!

Here are some pics of some of the authors of DDP. Our authors travel far and wide to spread the word about their books. More to come!!

It's Picture Time!

Here are pics of some of the authors of DDP. Our authors are traveling far and wide to get the word out about their books. More pics to come, so stay tuned!

How to Promote your Book

So, now the book is published. Now what? How do you get your book noticed? Where do you start? Here are some ways to promote your book. The main thing to remember is to BE CREATIVE. We are in very challenging times. However, don't let the recession intimidate you. Be confident about your work. People are still buying books!

1. Start with simple things like get all your friends, family, and colleagues to write reviews on Amazon about your book. This way you have POSITIVE reviews.

2. Send reviews to all journals and magazines that review books in your genre. Your publisher will do this, but it doesn't hurt to help. Besides, you may know of a magazine or journal that they don't.

3. Create a website for the book. This does not have to be a lengthy website. Just a couple of pages that talks about your book and also tells where they can get the book.

4. Offer sample chapters as free downloads. Turn a few pages or chapters into PDF files. Let people download them for free.

5. Use material from your book in your blog. Blogging is a great way to generate buzz about your book. Put sections of the book in the blog and credit the book as the source. This gets your book tagged in the world wide web.

6. Start an email newsletter. Encourage people to sign up on your site and then send out an occassional newsletter. Occasional...means not every day. When you send your newsletter make sure you have new info to send to them. People like to get something that adds value to their life. Don't spam!

7. Offer yourself for interview on radio stations. Most radio station are looking for interesting interviews and the author or a newly published book has a chance of getting on air. You need a publicity letter which says something interesting or controversial about the book. This should get your booked.

8. Offer books as prizes. Local radio shows, conferences, and other organizations love giveaways. Some will run competitions and will give you valuable publicity if you give them a few books to to give away as prizes.

9. Give away copies to the right people. Give copies to potential and and existing clients. Even though you are looking for sales, just like newspapers, books travel. (People will pass along books)