Publishing Poynters

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. ParaNews
2. ParaTips
3. ParaResources
4 . ParaThoughts
5 . ParaFreebies
6 . ParaCalendar
7 . ParaHumor

ParaNews

A. MORE FREE eBOOKS FROM MICROSOFT. Microsoft is giving away three new books each week, changing each Friday. These are not Alice in Wonderland or other out-of copyright books you did not like reading in high school (and still do not want to read). They are 2003 bestsellers. Do not miss out. See ParaFreebies, below.

B. PUBLISHING POYNTERS IS 17 YEARS OLD. This ezine format is has been published for more than four years. See the Archive at

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/news.html

Because Dan Poynter wants you to sell more books.

C. IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED WIDOWHOOD AT PRIOR TO THE AGE OF FIFTY, or you are intimately familiar with someone who has, Gary and Kathy Young would love to hear from you. They are compiling stories for the sequel to their successful "LOSS AND FOUND: How We Survived the Loss of a Young Spouse." LOSSES and GIFTS (working title) will be in three parts: 1. experiences of people in the early stages of grief; 2. art work, diaries, thoughts from children who lost a young parent; 3. stories from those who have "moved on," not necessarily married or in relationship. Submissions should be 600-4000 words. Contact Info@lossandfound.com or call Gary at (818)222-5554 for more information.

D. TURN YOUR BOOKS INTO FILM. Book Publicists of Southern California. August l3, Sportsmen's Lodge, l2833 Ventura Blvd. Cocktails 5:30 pm; dinner at 7; program 8:15 to 10. Cost--$25. Reservations: Irwin Zucker (323) 461-3921.

Panel includes authors Norma Barzman, Jackie Kallen, Catherine Lanigan & literary agent Michael Hamilburg.  Kallen's life story,"Against the Ropes," will be released as a Paramount movie starring Meg Ryan this fall.

E. LARGER PUBLISHERS DOWNSIZING—AGAIN. See

http://www.detnews.com/2003/business/0307/26/business-227569.htm

F. WANT BIG-TIME PUBLICITY FOR YOUR BOOK?   Attend Steve Harrison's National Publicity Summit in NYC, Sept 18-21 and personally meet top editors and producers from 76 major magazines and TV shows from ABC's The View to Oprah's O Magazine to USA Weekend and more. http://www.nationalpublicitysummit.com/info2.htm?10009

G. STORIES WANTED ABOUT "SURVIVING" MARRIAGE. Hundreds of Heads Books seeks original submissions for its 2004 title: "How to Survive Your Marriage: From Hundreds of Happy Couples Who Did (and some things to avoid from a few divorcees who didn't)." Submissions should be brief and original quips, quotes, or anecdotes about experiences and lessons learned.  The book will be a humorous and instructive primer for newlyweds and those about to walk down the aisle. Give them the advice you wish someone had given you! Submit stories at http://www.howisurvived.com/cathome.asp?category=marriage.

H. THE NEW BOOK MODEL IS A WAY to approach agents, find a publisher and self-publish all at the same time. It is the faster, surer way to getting published. Dan Poynter is bringing his book-promotion message to you if you are near any of these 43 cities where he is making 60 presentations:

Albuquerque, Calgary, Cape Cod, Culver City, Denver, Edmonton, Hollywood, CA, Houston, Kissimmee, Langley, WA, Lombard, IL, Lompoc, CA, London, ON, Los Angeles, Metairie, Minneapolis, Newport, RI, Newton Centre, MA, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Regina, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Singapore, Spokane, Stamford, CT, St. Louis, Toronto, Tulsa, Universal City, Valley Forge, Vancouver, BC, Washington, DC, Whidbey Island, WA, Windsor/Detroit and Winnipeg.

See the ParaCalendar on the content-filled seminars, below. See ALL the listings. I will visit some states/provinces several times. Attend and I will show you how to make a difference and make a living with your book.

Please alert your writing and publishing colleagues. They will thank you.

See http://parapub.com/calendar.cfm?

Dan is currently booking October-December 2003.

I. YOU CAN DISCOVER WHAT DAN POYNTER KNOWS about book publishing in a private briefing at his home in Santa Barbara. Just 23 people are invited to attend his famous two-day intensive.

The next workshop will be on October 18-19. For more information on this $695 event ($495 for the second person from the same company), see

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/edutrain.html

Or call 800-PARAPUB.

==SEND YOUR NEWS ITEMS to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com

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"Success in life does not depend on who you know; success depends on who knows you.

Your readers will spend hours with you and they will know you better than you know them.

Your book will bring you success."

—Dan Poynter

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A. MR SELF-PUBLISHING'S NOTEBOOK is a collection of all the materials from (this) Publishing Poynters newsletter. You will discover 245 pages of book tips, resources, Freebies and humor. On a CD in MS-Word and PDF (can be read by both the PC and the Mac), items are easy to find and the links to Web sites are live. I figured that since I refer to these notes constantly, other authors and publishers would find them useful too. See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=products.html

and scroll down.

Just $19.95 Grab your credit card and contact Para Publishing. Send your cc numbers and billing address to Info@ParaPublishing.com or call 1-800-PARAPUB (M-F, 9-5).

B. BOOK PROMOTION WORKSHOPS IN SANTA BARBARA are at Dan Poynter's home-office. 

The next workshop will be on October 18-19. For more information on this $695 event ($495 for the second person from the same company), see

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/edutrain.html

Or call 800-PARAPUB.

C. TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ADDRESS to this ezine, please go to

http://parapublishing.com/getpage.cfm?file=/news.html. To recommend this ezine to another writer or publisher, simply forward the entire newsletter. He or she will thank you.

D. PEER REVIEW. We get our newsletter material from many sources. Occasionally, we get it wrong--or not quite right. Our readers let us know and then we correct the master newsletter before it is posted to our Web site. Thank you for your help. See back issues at

http://parapublishing.com/getpage.cfm?file=/news.html

E. SEE HOW eBOOKS ARE SOLD. The Self-Publishing Manual, Writing Nonfiction and Successful Nonfiction are available for just $5.95 in electronic download from CyclopsMedia.com. Now you can have a fully searchable edition of these bestsellers. http://www.cyclopsmedia.com/v3/catalog_writing.html

The first chapters are F-R-E-E. Visit the site and see how eBooks are sold.

F. HELP DAN POYNTER TO HELP OTHERS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND MAKE A LIVING WITH A BOOK. Dan is bringing his book writing-publishing-promoting message to groups of writers, publishers and professional speakers. Now he wants to approach other people with a book inside them: consultants, coaches, mentors, professionals, clergy, and businesspeople. Contact Dan if you know of a group that would profit from his programs. DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com

G. THE NEW BOOK MODEL SLIDE SHOW. Now you can get Dan Poynter's complete New Book Model slide show. Dan is criss-crossing North America to educate and thrill audiences on ways to use pioneering techniques and innovative technology to write, produce and promote books. More than 140 powerful slides on CD in PowerPoint.

NBM-PPT, ISBN 1-56860-081-X, $19.95 See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=products.html

and scroll down.

Just $19.95 plus $2 for airmail shipping (plus $1.55 sales tax to addresses in California.) Grab your credit card and contact Para Publishing. Send your cc numbers and billing address to Info@ParaPublishing.com or call 1-800-PARAPUB (M-F, 9-5).

H. DAN POYNTER IS Mr SELF-PUBLISHING and one of his new URLs is

http://MrSelfPublishing.com. Click on it.

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ParaTips

A. LETTER TO THE EDITOR INSTEAD OF A NEWS RELEASE FOR PUBLICITY. What started out to be a single letter to the editor snowballed into my upcoming participation in the Nike Run Toronto 10K Marathon, corporate sponsorship, a photographed interview in the Toronto SUN and a prime-time TV news interview. The corporate sponsors include Medtronic, Telus Mobility and running gear to try out from FILA. You read that correctly; all of this publicity that originated from a no-cost single one-hundred word letter to the editor to a Virginia newspaper in the USA. This is great news considering I am located in Canada.

Since the letter to the editor section is usually the most read portion of a newspaper, you will be interested in reading them so you can offer your comments or make additions to a published news story. For an example, if the media runs a story how the local library anticipates lower funding during the next budget, write a letter to the editor on how you feel as an author or writer. However, don't stop there! If your letter is published, send it to your clients, prospects and other significant contacts to identify that you are the advocate for their important cause. This is how I landed the sponsorship for the marathon race which rolled into media interviews. For greater publicity, use a combination of press releases and letters to the editor.

Subscribe to other PR and marketing ideas that work in Mark McGregor's MarkETing Email Tips© at www.speaKingofHearts.com

B. DISCUSSION LIST FOR MARKETING TRAVEL BOOKS. Marketing Travel Books is the name of a free discussion list on Yahoogroups. The 30 or so members are all travel book writers (some self published, some not) who share marketing ideas. A membership questionnaire is used to screen out spam and keep the group focused. To subscribe, send an email to:

MarketingTravelBooks-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

--Judith Waite Allee, list owner and

co-author of "Educational Travel on a Shoestring"

C. SELLING BOOKS TO COMPANIES:  When marketing your books or products do not forget the company you work for or have worked with in the past. Many times these companies may be willing to purchase copies of books and donate them to a worthy cause. A past employer of mine recently purchased 300 copies of my college success book, "Giving Away the Keys: A Professor Unlocks the Secrets to College Success" to give to the Boys & Girls Club and ProjectGrad. I approached my past employer about donating the books and they were willing to participate because it was a good cause. When approaching a company give them a list of organizations that can use your book.

--Bruce Gibbs http://www.CollegeSuccessNow.com

D. THE TELEVISION NEWS ARCHIVE, a searchable archive of more than 30,000 news broadcasts from ABC, NBC, CBS, and CNN back to 1989 at http://tvnews/vanderbilt.edu

--Jim Zinger

==SHARE YOUR TIP. Send it to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com

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"POD is not new. Those monks that were hand-lettering manuscripts in the abbeys were doing print-on-demand. They received and order for a book and they made one."

—Dan Poynter

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A. BOOKSTORES ARE A LOUSY PLACE TO SELL BOOKS. Go into a bookstore and look around. How many people came in to buy a book on skydiving? Now visit a parachute store. How many are interested in a book on skydiving? There are many places to sell books besides bookstore. They are easier to reach, much more lucrative and a lot more fun. To start

Thinking Outside of the Book (trade), See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/promote.html

B. WHAT CAN THE PUBLISHERS MARKETING ASSOCIATION DO FOR YOU? See

http://www.pma-online.org/membonly.cfm

http://www.pma-online.org/memben.cfm

C. WANT TO SELL DAN POYNTER'S BOOKS AND OTHER PRODUCTS? See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/resale.html

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ParaResources

A. GET THIS TAPE OR CD FROM THE NATIONAL SPEAKERS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION in New Orleans. Writers & publishers PEG session: publishing is easy (it's selling that's hard): how to do both successfully. Discover what a good title can do for your book. Hear success secrets from a bestselling author. Greg Godek discusses concept, title, timing and luck, the ingredients for a bestseller.  See

http://www.audio-digest.org/cgi-bin/htmlos/1059.4.6797315701529211854/nsa

And scroll down.

Highly recommended!

B. THE WEB ACRONYM AND ABBREVIATION SERVER translates acronyms.

http://www.ucc.ie/cgi-bin/acronym/

C. UNDERSTANDING AMAZON.COM. Here's a quick way to make your book a best-seller on line. Then get booked for TV, Radio, and newspaper interviews fast. See http://amazonbestsellersecrets.com

--Randy Gilbert

==SHARE YOUR RESOURCE. Send it to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com

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Do not invest additional money in your web site. Stop printing and mailing brochures. Redeploy those existing assets to your site. You site IS your brochure.

—Dan Poynter

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A. BOOK PROMOTION MAILING LISTS. Magazines, newsletters and other places to send review copies and news releases. See

http://parapub.com/maillist.cfm

B. NEED HELP WITH BOOK WRITING, PRODUCTION OR PROMOTION? See our Supplier List. Find typesetters, cover artists, Book Promoters and much more.

http://parapub.com/supplier.cfm

C. WHERE IS DAN POYNTER? Find out when he will be speaking in your area. See

http://parapub.com/calendar.cfm?

D. WHO IS DAN POYNTER? SEE

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/about.html

E. GET A COMPLETE LIST OF DAN POYNTER'S BOOKS, REPORTS, DISKS, AND TAPES. See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=products.html

F. WHY PRINT AND MAIL MEDIA (PRESS) KITS? Save time and money, put your kit on your web site instead. For an example, see:

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=pressroom/pressroom.html

G. BOOK PROMOTION WORKSHOPS IN SANTA BARBARA. Come to Dan's home-office to learn about book marketing with a small class of just 23 eager publishers. See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/edutrain.html

(scroll down)

H. BOOK FULFILLMENT IS EXPENSIVE AND TIME-CONSUMING.  John Huenefeld says shipping books costs 7% to 14% of sales depending upon whether most of the books go out in single packages or by the carton. See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/fulfill.html

I. BOOK PRODUCTION. Discover what you need to know on:

--Prepress: book design, typesetting & layout

--Printing and Printers: pBooks.

--Electronic books: eBooks, dBooks & aBooks.

See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/produce.html

J. WANT DAN TO COME TO SPEAK TO YOUR GROUP? See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/speaking/online_form.html

K. THE NEW BOOK MODEL. There is a faster, easier and cheaper way to produce a book today. See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=newbook.html

Listen to Dan Poynter being interviewed on The New Book Model. Go to

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/homepage.html

And scroll down to "On Air".

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ParaThoughts

eBOOK EXPERIENCE

Much to my surprise, I won a Palm Tungsten T at the BEA Book Fair. I was delighted to find ten current best sellers preloaded in the Palm Reader. This was my first eBook experience as a consumer. I would have never thought that reading an eBook could be so superior an experience to a paper book. The book was always with me. If I woke up in the middle of the night, I could read my book without turning the light on and disturbing my wife. When I was at lunch, I could hold the book and turn the pages with one hand. When I read something that stimulated me to want to research it further, the bookmark and notation process was intuitive and part of the Palm Reader program.

It may help that the first eBook I read was "The DaVinci Code," by Dan Brown. This was hands down one of the best books I read in years. I bookmarked nearly 30 pages for follow up research.

As an eBook, reading was easy and fun. More than anything, it was simply more convenient. I'll never give up paper books, but I see a very bright future for eBooks.

--John Graden, National Association of Professional Martial Artists.

http://www.napma.com

Do you have a thought on  books you would like to share? Send them to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com

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ParaFreebies

A. MORE F-R-E-E eBOOKS FROM MICROSOFT. Go to

http://www.microsoft.com/reader/promotions/free_shop.asp

Microsoft is giving away bestsellers at the rate of three per week. Hurry. There is no archive. Last week's books are no longer available.

B. F-R-E-E, NO OBLIGATION, STRATEGIC PUBLICITY CONSULT with world-famous publicist Michael Levine -- IF you act right now. Michael is one of the most powerful publicists on the planet, and has represented everyone from Cameron Diaz to Michael Jackson, and Barbra Streisand to Charlton Heston, as well as written such best-selling books as Guerrilla PR and A Branded World. As a part of their 20th anniversary celebration, Levine's firm is offering a complimentary strategic public relations assessment of you. He will meet with you -- in person or by phone -- and give you a personalized, frank, and actionable plan on how to build an effective and personal public relations effort. Please call 310-248-6222 ext 10 to arrange this opportunity - be sure to say Dan Poynter sent you.

You can learn about Michael Levine and see his books at http://www.Levinepr.com. Why not call him right now?

C. F-R-E-E PUBLISHING KIT. See

http://www.xulonpress.com/free-publishing-kit.htm

==SHARE YOUR FREEBIE. Send it to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com

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I never said that writing a book would be easy.

I only promised it would be worth it.

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A. FOR LOTS OF F-R-E-E STUFF, see Freebies Magazine

http://www.Freebies.com

B. 20-PAGE HANDOUT FROM DAN'S NEW BOOK MODEL PRESENTATIONS. A $20.00 value. F-R-E-E. See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/speaking/handout_nbm.html

C. LIST YOUR BOOK(S) F-R-E-E ON THE PARA PUBLISHING WEB SITE. See

http://parapub.com/successstories.cfm

D. INFORMATION ON SETTING UP AND RUNNING YOUR PUBLISHING BUSINESS - F-R-E-E. See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/business.html

E. INFORMATION KITS ON SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF BOOKS – F-R-E-E. Each kit consists of more than eight pages of details, tips and resources. Each is geared to a level of The New Book Model.

=Researching and Writing

=Producing printed books, eBooks & dBooks.

=Marketing, promoting & distributing.

See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/infokit.html

F. BOOK PROMOTION NEWSLETTER – F-R-E-E. Tell your writing and publishing friends about this ezine. Just forward the entire newsletter to them. See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=/news.html

G. BOOK WRITING TIPS - F-R-E-E. See

http://parapub.com/getpage.cfm?file=resource/writing.html

H. MORE F-R-E-E STUFF. See

http://www.CoolSavings.com

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ParaCalendar

SHOWING PEOPLE HOW TO WRITE, PUBLISH AND PROMOTE THEIR BOOKS

ONE PRESENTATION AT A TIME.

A. Dan Poynter is circling the world to show people how to make a difference and make a living through their books. He shares two major programs and many specific ones.

1. BOOKS 101: THE NEW BOOK MODEL: how to approach agents, publishers and self-publish all at the same time. He will show you how to use innovative techniques and leading-edge technology to write your books faster, produce your books for less and promote your books more effectively. He makes writing, publishing and promoting books easy, profitable and fun. See The New Book Model at 

http://parapublishing.com/getpage.cfm?file=newbook.html

Complete with 145 action-packed PowerPoint slides and a f-r-e-e, dynamite 20-page handout.

2. BOOKS 201: BOOK PROMOTING, MARKETING & DISTRIBUTING. The advanced course on selling books. If you are a publisher or published author, this power-packed intensive will accelerate your sales, propel your book up the charts and assure your future.

You will discover how to use innovative techniques and pioneering technology to promote your book. Dan will share the secrets of non-traditional book sales, electronic promotion and promoting with articles. Automating your promotion will save you time and money. See http://parapub.com/speaking

Complete with 110 action-packed PowerPoint slides and a f-r-e-e dynamite 20-page handout.

Dan Poynter's seminars have been featured on CNN, his books have been pictured in The Wall Street Journal, and his story has been told in U.S. News & World Report. The media comes to Dan because he is the leading authority on book writing, producing, marketing, promoting and distributing. The author of more than 100 books and revisions and more than 500 magazine articles on publishing, he is one of the industry's most energetic, experienced and respected leaders.

Dan also speaks on parachutes and skydiving. See

http://parapub.com/parachute/speaking.html

For more information, get in touch with the Contact person listed below and see the host's Website.

ALSO SEE THE CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE: http://parapub.com/calendar.cfm?

2003

August 11: LOS ANGELES. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex.  Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi (310) 478-6677. Register on line and save. http://www.LearningAnnex.com

August 12:  STAMFORD, CT. National Nurses in Business Association. Writing & Publishing Nonfiction, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:27-10:00 pm. See web site for details and contact Patricia Ann Bemis, RN CEN. bemis@nnba.net, http://www.nnba.net $69.

August 16: St LOUIS. NSA St. Louis & St. Louis Publishers Association. Books 201, the advanced course on marketing, promoting & distributing your book. Contact Sue Sylvia, 314-290-8611; Sue.Sylvia@StaircasePress.com; See web sites.

http://www.stlouispublishers.org/ http://www.nsastlouis.org

August 17-22: CAPE COD Writers Conference. Craigville, Massachusetts. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. Dan will be at the Conference for the entire 6 days. Fmi Jacqueline Loring, (508) 375-0516.

ccwc@CapeCod.net   http://www.capecodwriterscenter.com/

August 20: NEWTON CENTRE, MA. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Connection.  Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi 800-432-5520; 401-274-9330; info@LearnConnect.com; http://www.LearnConnect.com

August 21: PROVIDENCE, RI. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Connection.  Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi 800-432-5520; 401-274-9330; info@LearnConnect.com; http://www.LearnConnect.com

August 24 – September 2: SINGAPORE and Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru, Malaysia. How to write, produce and publish your book. Fmi: Ms Shum FP, ShumFP@pd.jaring.my

September 4: VANCOUVER, BC. Books 101: Writing & Publishing Your  Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex.  The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi 877-277-1240; http://www.LearningAnnex.com. Sign up online and save.   

September 6: WINNIPEG, Manitoba. Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS), Winnipeg Chapter. Turning Speeches into Books. Writing your book in the morning and publishing-promoting your book in the afternoon. Fmi: Lisa Elliot, (204) 489-9755, lElliot@shaw.ca,

http://www.canadianspeakers.org

September 9: HOUSTON, TX. National Nurses in Business Association. Writing & Publishing Nonfiction, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:27-10:00 pm. See web site for details and contact Patricia Ann Bemis, RN CEN. bemis@nnba.net, http://www.nnba.net $69. Open to the public.

September 10: HOUSTON, TX. Leisure Learning Unlimited. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:27 to 10:00 PM. Fmi: Ted Weisgal, (713) 529-4414, Ted@llu.com, http://www.llu.com

September 13: KISSIMMEE. Florida Publishers Association, Ed-U-Conference. Fmi: Swanee Ballman, 407-396-4245; Swanee@JawbonePublishing.com. Http://www.FlBookPub.org/FallEdu.html

September 16: LOS ANGELES. Why you should Write & Publish you Book. IMC-Institute of Management Consultants-Southern California Chapter. Evening. Fmi: Mike Grimshaw, 310-375-3492, msGrimshaw@cox.net.

September 17: SAN FRANCISCO. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex.  Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi 415-788-5500, hollyk@learningannex.com. Register on line and save. http://www.LearningAnnex.com

September 18: UNIVERSAL CITY. Magnificent Marketing Symposium, Dottie Walters, Universal City, California. Fmi: Michael MacFarland, Michael@walters-intl.com. http://www.walters-intl.com

September 19-21: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. Meeting of parachute manufacturers, dealers and suppliers. Dan to speak on the history of the Caterpillar Club. PowerPoint with historical video.

September 23: LOS ANGELES. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex.  Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi (310) 478-6677. Register on line and save. http://www.LearningAnnex.com

September 24: PHILADELPHIA. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Mt. Airy Learning Tree.  Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6601 Greene Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. Fmi 215-843-6333, MALTTREE@aol.com, http://www.MtAiryLearningTree.org

September 25-27: VALLEY FORGE, PA. Infinity Book Promotion Conference. Dan Poynter on marketing and promoting books. Fmi: John Harnish, 610-520-2500, jHarnish@BuyBooksOnTheWeb.com,

http://www.infinitypublishing.com  

October 3: LONDON, ONTARIO. Books 101: Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, the full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. Fmi: Terry McManus, (519) 858-9978, NorthernWriter@hotmail.com

October 4: WINDSOR/DETROIT. Books 101: Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, the full New Book Model program. 1:00 – 5:00 PM. Fmi: Terry McManus, (519) 858-9978, NorthernWriter@hotmail.com

October 5: TORONTO. Books 101: Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, the full New Book Model program. 1:00 – 5:00 PM. Fmi: Terry McManus, (519) 858-9978, NorthernWriter@hotmail.com

October 7: METAIRIE, LA. National Nurses in Business Association. Writing & Publishing Nonfiction, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:27-10:00 pm. See web site for details and contact Patricia Ann Bemis, RN CEN. bemis@nnba.net, http://www.nnba.net $69.

October 9: CALGARY. Books 101: Writing & Publishing Your  Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex.  The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi 877-277-1240; http://www.LearningAnnex.com. Sign up online and save.   

October 11: REGINA or SASKATOON (tbd). Canadian Association of Professional Speakers – Saskatchewan Chapter. Turning Speeches into Books. The entire New Book Model Program. Fmi: Sherry Knight, Dimension-11, 306-586-2315; Sherry@Dimension-11.com, http://www.canadianspeakers.org/saskatchewan.cfm 

October 14: LOS ANGELES. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex.  Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi 310-478-6677. Register on line and save. http://www.LearningAnnex.com

October 15: NEWPORT, RI. Books 101: Writing & Publishing Your  Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Newport Learning Connection.  The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. Fmi Cris Cobaugh, 800-432-5520. cris@NewportLearningConnection.com. http://www.NewportLearningConnection.com. Sign up online.

October 18-19: SANTA BARBARA. Book marketing/promo­tion/distri­bution seminar in Santa Barbara with Dan Poynter. For details, contact Para Publishing, PO Box 8206-896, Santa Barbara, CA 93118-8206. Tel: (805) 968-7277, Fax: (805) 968-1379. See

http://parapub.com/accessreport.cfm?report=167&refpage=edutrain.html

October 22: LOMPOC, CA.. Have You Seen my Parachute? An aviation presentation in PowerPoint for the Lompoc chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). 7:30 pm. See http://parapub.com/parachute/speaking.html

Contact Maureen DeNecochea, zenithtinman@hotmail.com

October 23: EDMONTON, AB. Books 101: Writing & Publishing Your  Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex.  The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi 877-277-1240; http://www.LearningAnnex.com. Sign up online and save.   

November 1: CULVER CITY, CA. Speaker Services presents The Expert Series. Dan Poynter & Jack Barnard on book writing, publishing and promoting. 9 am-4 pm, $99. Fmi: Susan Levin, 310-822-4922, susan@SpeakerServices.com

http://speakerservices.com/services/la.html#BookModel/Poynter

November 10: SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA. SLO NightWriters. Your Publishing Choices. Discover how to approach agents, find publishers and self-publish at the same time. Fmi: Carroll McKibbin, cMcKibbi@CalPoly.edu, (805) 544-9319

November 12: DENVER. International Coach Federation, special pre-conference event on book writing, publishing and promoting with Suzanne Falter-Barns and Dan Poynter. Contact: Beth Burns, BethBrightSide@aol.com. See

http://www.coachfederation.org/conference/international/index.htm

November 18: LOS ANGELES. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter at the Learning Annex.  Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. fmi (310) 478-6677. Register on line and save. http://www.LearningAnnex.com

November 21-23: HOUSTON. Cat Writers' Association Annual Conference. Dan Poynter on Recycle Your Writing and Writeaholism (humor). Crowne Plaza Houston-Downtown. Fmi: Karen Commings at kcomming@epix.net.  http://www.catwriters.org

December 2: ALBUQUERQUE. Writing & Publishing Your Nonfiction Book, a seminar by Dan Poynter. Books 101: The full New Book Model program. 6:30 to 10:00 PM. Sage Ways, LLC., 1331 Juan Tabo NE Ste 1-H, Albuquerque, NM 87112, 505-271-7029, outside metro area: 1-866-227-7191. Mission Square, 1331 Juan Tabo NE, between Indian School and Constitution on the west side of the street. There’s lots of parking, restaurants and other conveniences. http://www.sageways.org

December 13: PITTSBURGH, PA. NSA/Pittsburgh. Turning Speeches into Books. The full four-hour New Book Model program. Fmi David Sarkus, 800-240-4601, djsark@usaor.net, http://www.pennspeakers.org

2004

January 8: SPOKANE. Spokane Authors & Self-Publishers. Books 201: Book marketing, promoting and distributing. 8-noon. Fmi Tim Hillebra nd, chief@synergetics.org

January 10-11: Book marketing/promo­tion/distri­bution seminar in SANTA BARBARA with Dan Poynter. For details, contact Para Publishing, PO Box 8206-896, Santa Barbara, CA 93118-8206. Tel: (805) 968-7277, Fax: (805) 968-1379. See http://parapub.com/accessreport.cfm?report=167&refpage=edutrain.html

February 14: SAN DIEGO. Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. 2-4 pm. Fmi: Jane Patton, 619-667-2244, TheWriteTouch@cox.net, http://sandiego-scbwi.org/

March 5-7: LANGLEY, WA. Whidbey Island Writers Conference. The New Book Model (Books 101): Writing & Publishing Nonfiction books. Fmi: Celeste Mergens, 360-929-4039, mergens@whidbey.com.

http://www.whidbey.com/writers

March 13: TULSA or OKLAHOMA CITY (tbd). NSA-Oklahoma. Turning Speeches into Books; Books 101 The full New Book Model course. Fmi: Kristine Sexter, 918-294-8710; Kristine@WorkWiseProductions.com

April 17-18: Book marketing/promo­tion/distri­bution seminar in SANTA BARBARA with Dan Poynter. For details, contact Para Publishing, PO Box 8206-896, Santa Barbara, CA 93118-8206. Tel: (805) 968-7277, Fax: (805) 968-1379. See http://parapub.com/accessreport.cfm?report=167&refpage=edutrain.html

July 10-11: Book marketing/promo­tion/distri­bution seminar in SANTA BARBARA with Dan Poynter. For details, contact Para Publishing, PO Box 8206-896, Santa Barbara, CA 93118-8206. Tel: (805) 968-7277, Fax: (805) 968-1379. See http://parapub.com/accessreport.cfm?report=167&refpage=edutrain.html

October 16-17: Book marketing/promo­tion/distri­bution seminar in SANTA BARBARA with Dan Poynter. For details, contact Para Publishing, PO Box 8206-896, Santa Barbara, CA 93118-8206. Tel: (805) 968-7277, Fax: (805) 968-1379. See http://parapub.com/accessreport.cfm?report=167&refpage=edutrain.html

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HERE IS SOMETHING FUNNY WE FOUND ON BOOKS, WRITING, PUBLISHING, AUTHORS AND/OR WORDS. If you have a laugh to share, please send it to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com

PRONUNCIATION IS EVERYTHING! (XXX)

When Charles deGaulle decided to retire from public life, the British ambassador and his wife threw a gala dinner party in his honor.

At the dinner table the Ambassador's wife was talking with Madame deGaulle. "Your husband has been such a prominent public figure, such a presence on the French and International scene for so many years! How quiet retirement will seem in comparison. What are you most looking forward to in these retirement years?"

"A pe-nis," replied Madame deGaulle.

A huge hush fell over the table. Everyone heard her answer...
and no one knew what to say next.

Le Grand Charles leaned over to his wife and said, "Mon cherie, I believe ze English pronounce zat word, 'appiness!'"

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