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Publish Your Own Book

Author Belma Johnson will teach aspiring writers how to establish professional publishing companies to create and distribute their own works or the works of others. For information about a course near you, click here.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

"DreamBooks: Turn Your Book Idea into a Business"

"How to Publish Your Book" (L.A. City College)*

Designed for the author, illustrator or businessperson with a book idea and entrepreneurial spirit. Learn the great literary tradition of independent publishing made famous by Mark Twain or modern day author John Grisham, who sold his first work out of the trunk of his car. Establish your own publishing company and professionally edit, design, publish and market your book. Learn how to grow your business into a global enterprise - like the guys who publish the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series. Digital press technology, the 21st Century revolution in publishing, has printing options starting at less than $200.

You will learn:

· How to register your book with the Copyright Office and ISBN Agency

· How to brand your company and promote your book

· How to identify your customers and develop your marketing base

To sign up for a course near you, click here.

INSTRUCTOR'S BIOGRAPHY

Over the past decade, instructor Belma Johnson has published books for Collins, DreamBooks and St. Martin's Press. He is the author of "What Do You Dream" (DreamBooks, 2001), owner of a publishing company, a professional publishing consultant, a published journalist, a member of the American Book Producers Association and the Writers Guild of America, author of hundreds of hours of television and creator of the inspirational website:
www.thedreamguy.com.

To sign up for a course near you, click here.

COURSE MATERIALS

Course materials include paperwork and web URLs necessary for all filings and registrations listed above, as well as hundreds of recommended websites, books, services, tricks, short-cuts, tips and strategies to prepare the student to create and run a successful publishing operation or to publish the book he or she has always dreamed of writing. The materials also provide a primer on the amazing new technology that makes publishing fast, easy and inexpensive for anyone with the imagination and courage to sit down and write a book.

To sign up for a course near you, click here.

COURSE OUTLINE

(Some Colleges Offer Two-Part Classes from 9 a.m. to 12 noon; then 1-4 p.m.)**

TYPICAL MORNING SESSION: 10 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M.

I. PUBLISHING OVERVIEW

Traditional Publishing: Pros & Pitfalls

Self-Publishing: Pros & Pitfalls

21st-Century Technology: Print-on-Demand Publishing

· Iuniverse.com

· Xlibris.com

· Other POD Services

· How to publish your book in 120 days or less for $199

II. STARTING YOUR OWN PUBLISHING COMPANY

Business location

Naming your company

Forming your business entity

Licenses and permits

Company image and niche

Website (Domain Name, Site Hosting & Building Tools)

Writer Resources

Illustrators

Book Editors

Royalty-Free Photography

LUNCH BREAK (12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.)

AFTERNOON SESSION: 1 P.M. TO 3 P.M.

III. BOOK PRODUCTION

Bar codes

Advance book information form

ISBN application

San assignment

Copyright application

IV. OPERATING YOUR BUSINESS

Parapub.com

CommunitcationCreativity.com

BookMarket.com

MidwestBookReview.com

Specialty book websites

Sharyn.org (children's books)

Poetry super highway

Next Magazine

Speakernetnews.com

Writersweekly.com

Publishersweekly.com

Planning

Creating a business plan

Creating a marketing plan

Contracts & publishing law

Amazon.com Advantage

Barnes&Noble.com

V. Individual Q&A.

To sign up for a course near you, click here.

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	Publish Your Own Book Author Belma Johnson will teach aspiring writers how to establish professional publishing companies to create and distribute their own works or the works of others. For information about a course near you, click here. COURSE DESCRIPTION "DreamBooks: Turn Your Book Idea into a Business" "How to Publish Your Book" (L.A. City College)* Designed for the author, illustrator or businessperson with a book idea and entrepreneurial spirit. Learn the great literary tradition of independent publishing made famous by Mark Twain or modern day author John Grisham, who sold his first work out of the trunk of his car. Establish your own publishing company and professionally edit, design, publish and market your book. Learn how to grow your business into a global enterprise - like the guys who publish the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series. Digital press technology, the 21st Century revolution in publishing, has printing options starting at less than $200. You will learn: · How to register your book with the Copyright Office and ISBN Agency · How to brand your company and promote your book · How to identify your customers and develop your marketing base To sign up for a course near you, click here. INSTRUCTOR'S BIOGRAPHY Over the past decade, instructor Belma Johnson has published books for Collins, DreamBooks and St. Martin's Press. He is the author of "What Do You Dream" (DreamBooks, 2001), owner of a publishing company, a professional publishing consultant, a published journalist, a member of the American Book Producers Association and the Writers Guild of America, author of hundreds of hours of television and creator of the inspirational website: www.thedreamguy.com. To sign up for a course near you, click here. COURSE MATERIALS Course materials include paperwork and web URLs necessary for all filings and registrations listed above, as well as hundreds of recommended websites, books, services, tricks, short-cuts, tips and strategies to prepare the student to create and run a successful publishing operation or to publish the book he or she has always dreamed of writing. The materials also provide a primer on the amazing new technology that makes publishing fast, easy and inexpensive for anyone with the imagination and courage to sit down and write a book. To sign up for a course near you, click here. COURSE OUTLINE (Some Colleges Offer Two-Part Classes from 9 a.m. to 12 noon; then 1-4 p.m.)** TYPICAL MORNING SESSION: 10 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M. I. PUBLISHING OVERVIEW Traditional Publishing: Pros & Pitfalls Self-Publishing: Pros & Pitfalls 21st-Century Technology: Print-on-Demand Publishing · Iuniverse.com · Xlibris.com · Other POD Services · How to publish your book in 120 days or less for $199 II. STARTING YOUR OWN PUBLISHING COMPANY Business location Naming your company Forming your business entity Licenses and permits Company image and niche Website (Domain Name, Site Hosting & Building Tools) Writer Resources Illustrators Book Editors Royalty-Free Photography LUNCH BREAK (12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.) AFTERNOON SESSION: 1 P.M. TO 3 P.M. III. BOOK PRODUCTION Bar codes Advance book information form ISBN application San assignment Copyright application IV. OPERATING YOUR BUSINESS Parapub.com CommunitcationCreativity.com BookMarket.com MidwestBookReview.com Specialty book websites Sharyn.org (children's books) Poetry super highway Next Magazine Speakernetnews.com Writersweekly.com Publishersweekly.com Planning Creating a business plan Creating a marketing plan Contracts & publishing law Amazon.com Advantage Barnes&Noble.com V. Individual Q&A. To sign up for a course near you, click here.

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