Dan Blanchard is the president of the APSS-CT chapter. Every month he holds a "Casual Coffee with Dan" in a different part of the state to meet personally with APSS members. At the latest event are Kathy Orzech, Casey Morley, Dan and Shawn Flynn.

APSS has local chapters in Charlotte, Chicago, Colorado Springs, Connecticut, Maine, Mid-Atlantic, Nashville, Nebraska, New Jersey, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Diego, Santa Clarita (CA), Santa Fe and Sarasota. An international chapter is open in Canada. More will be coming over the next few months. If you are interested in starting an APSS chapter near you, please let me know at BrianJud@bookapss.org. Why join an APSS local chapter? See many reasons at http://community.bookapss.org/page/why-join-a-chapter

Before asking about "how" you are going to do something, ask "why." Why did you write your book? Why will a prospective reader or buyer purchase it? Why will they want your content instead of competitors? Why sell through bookstores where all your competition is located? Book marketers always have tough days ahead, even after they have “made it.” It’s useful to do some inquisitive thinking and reflection on why you want to do this. That can help sustain you through difficult times.

The Readers Digest Foundation, via its R.E.A.D. Together campaign has joined forces with United Through Reading to promote the benefits of parent involvement in childhood literacy. Now operating out of more than 200 command posts and USOs around the world, UTR has worked with early two million men, woman and children. To learn how they could use your books go to www.unitedthroughreading.org

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 “I am very pleased with the content of last evening’s APSS webinar. You shared some hugely useful tips, links and ideas. I am already gathering my own ideas and putting them in order. Then into a plan.” 

      Phyllis Bohonis

"If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”

        John Wooden