The APSS-New Mexico chapter is offering more ways to learn about Special Sales. "We help local authors / publishers go through the beginning steps needed to create opportunities necessary to generate large volume book sales and more..." Contact Karen Bomm karen@iwillpublish.com for details on their monthly meetings.

Writing a book does not create change in the reader. Selling a book does not create change – it delivers the message, waiting for action. The desire and action to change has to come from within the reader – your content is the catalyst. Rarely will reading your book be a consistent change motivator. To have real impact, provide multiple, follow-up products such as a blog, podcasts, consulting, seminars, etc. to maximize the impact of your message and provide consistent motivation.

Quora.com is a free, open forum, where people ask questions about many topics. You can search for your topic, and you‘ll probably find questions people have asked as well as answers people have submitted. This could be a good source of material. It is useful for brainstorming too. Of course, you can add questions and learn from answers people submit.

About Books, Inc. has offered consulting to authors and publishers since 1977. ABI provides manuscript evaluation, editing, custom cover design, interior design, printing, and marketing.  Contact Scott Flora, 719-440-8932,  scott@about-books.com, www.about-books.com; 1001 Taurus Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80906

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