APSS - Association of Publishers for Special Sales

Mission Statement

A results-driven non-profit organization dedicated to helping our members increase their sales, revenue and profits through sales to non-bookstore buyers. Help them create an entrepreneurial spirit, produce meaningful change, realize their potential and make a positive impact in their lives.  Efforts are founded on four pillars:

1) Direction (what to do)

2) Information (how to get there)

3) Means (the tools to make the leap), and

4) Support (through the long-term)

Many authors burn the midnight oil. Ever wonder why we say, “Burning the midnight oil?” Before electricity, lamp oil was used for lighting. When you stayed up late to work, you literally burned the lamp oil at midnight.

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A mini case history on special sales: Brian Jud wrote a job-search book and tried to sell it to college students. It was too much for them to read, and $14.95 was too much to spend. "I converted each chapter (prospecting, resumes, cover letters, interviewing, etc.) into a 32-page booklet and sold them to colleges. They paid me $.65 each if they bought 10,000 or more, and then gave them to the students. My unit cost was about $.25 when printing 100,000 at a time. I only made $ .40 on each booklet, but a sale to one college was worth about $4000 to me. Many colleges bought them." The lesson? People buy content and the form of content delivery is variable.

“Hard work spotlights the character of people. Some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses and some don’t turn up at all.”

     Sam Ewing

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