If your potential publisher is promising you the moon, the changes are they are promising what they cannot deliver.Here are the facts.Four years ago, approximately 200,000 book titles were released in a year. That meant that those books were competing for space in the bookstores, which normally stock between 15,000 to 25,000 books. Four years ago the odds of getting into a bookstore were difficult. Today, with the advent of print on Demand, over 800,000 titles are released in a given year. And so, if your potential publisher promises that you will be in bookstores, you should probably run the other way.Another fact - bookstore sales are the least profitable of all sales, yet every author I speak with always asks, "Can you get me in bookstores?" The answer is, "I can make your book available to bookstores, but is that really the first place you want to target?" Most of our authors make most of their money from book sales at conferences and seminars, NOT from bookstore sales.Finally, there is a misconception that once a book is released that the author's job is done. Nothing could be further from the truth. Have you ever noticed that when a movie is released, that the stars hit every talk show on tv and radio, plugging their movie? The same is the case with an author. If you are not willing to help promote your book, then no publisher can help you.Just some serious thoughts for your consideration.
Thanks,Mike
Are you a Christian author looking for a quality publisher that offers over 25 years of experience and expertise? Have you written a book but have no idea where to start the publishing process? Then look no further! CSN books offers quality publishing services including: editing , cover design , printing , and distribution . Check out csnbooks.com for more information and download their FREE Ebook, “Before You Publish” to learn what you need to know before choosing a publisher and sending out your manuscript .We can be searched under Christian Publishers or CSN Books.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
Don't Give Up!
So many authors give up on their books selling within a few months after publication. That makes no sense at all. In my mind, a book is something you keep talking about to anyone who will listen.For example, some books continue to sell for years after they were first popular. Some books "catch on" several months, or even several years, after their publication.So don't give up!If you are an author of a published book, continue to promote it to anyone who will listen.Some of the best-selling authors we have here at CSN were not "instant successes." Instead, it took time for their books to catch on and get ordered.In today's market, where there are thousands of publishing companies, and thousands of bookstores, and thousands of ways to promote your book on the Internet, there is always an avenue that will best fit you as an author.
Thanks for listening,
Mike
Are you a Christian author looking for a quality publisher that offers over 25 years of experience and expertise? Have you written a book but have no idea where to start the publishing process? Then look no further! CSN books offers quality publishing services including: editing , cover design , printing , and distribution . Check out csnbooks.com for more information and download their FREE Ebook, “Before You Publish” to learn what you need to know before choosing a publisher and sending out your manuscript .We can be searched under Christian Publishers or CSN Books.
Thanks for listening,
Mike
Are you a Christian author looking for a quality publisher that offers over 25 years of experience and expertise? Have you written a book but have no idea where to start the publishing process? Then look no further! CSN books offers quality publishing services including: editing , cover design , printing , and distribution . Check out csnbooks.com for more information and download their FREE Ebook, “Before You Publish” to learn what you need to know before choosing a publisher and sending out your manuscript .We can be searched under Christian Publishers or CSN Books.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Buyer Beware
When it comes to publishers , numbers can ben tricky things. For example, they may tell an author that so and so many books have been printed. Well, that is different from how many have been sold.Some companies specialize in Print on Demand , which means they could be printing as little as 10 books of a title. And so, when they say, "150 books published last year," that may not tell you much about their real impact in the publishing industry.Another thing to watch is what I call PACKAGE DEALS that include so many books for a single price. If a publisher quotes you a price without even seeing your book, then be careful. It means they are not going to do much in proofing and editing, and when the final book is published, it could be loaded with errors.
As always, THE BUYER BEWARE.
Thanks for listening.
Mike Wourms
Are you a Christian author looking for a quality publisher that offers over 25 years of experience and expertise? Have you written a book but have no idea where to start the publishing process? Then look no further! CSN books offers quality publishing services including: editing , cover design , printing , and distribution . Check out csnbooks.com for more information and download their FREE Ebook, “Before You Publish” to learn what you need to know before choosing a publisher and sending out your manuscript .We can be searched under Christian Publishers or CSN Books.
As always, THE BUYER BEWARE.
Thanks for listening.
Mike Wourms
Are you a Christian author looking for a quality publisher that offers over 25 years of experience and expertise? Have you written a book but have no idea where to start the publishing process? Then look no further! CSN books offers quality publishing services including: editing , cover design , printing , and distribution . Check out csnbooks.com for more information and download their FREE Ebook, “Before You Publish” to learn what you need to know before choosing a publisher and sending out your manuscript .We can be searched under Christian Publishers or CSN Books.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Publishers for the People
Any authors out there who want something LARGER than POD printing (Print on Demand), but still want to pocket most of the profits from their books? Try CSN Books. We pay a 60% royalty on all sales on our web bookstore! Amazon only pays 35%. Many of our authors have made great amounts of money on normal sales where they would have only made about half.
We are a national company, and offer professional proofing , editing , cover design (not from templates, but original), and distribution in Ingram and other sources.
We could make a great home for your next book !
Thanks,
Dr. Mike
Are you a Christian author looking for a quality publisher that offers over 25 years of experience and expertise? Have you written a book but have no idea where to start the publishing process? Then look no further! CSN books offers quality publishing services including: editing , cover design , printing , and distribution . Check out csnbooks.com for more information and download their FREE Ebook, “Before You Publish” to learn what you need to know before choosing a publisher and sending out your manuscript .We can be searched under Christian Publishers or CSN Books.
We are a national company, and offer professional proofing , editing , cover design (not from templates, but original), and distribution in Ingram and other sources.
We could make a great home for your next book !
Thanks,
Dr. Mike
Are you a Christian author looking for a quality publisher that offers over 25 years of experience and expertise? Have you written a book but have no idea where to start the publishing process? Then look no further! CSN books offers quality publishing services including: editing , cover design , printing , and distribution . Check out csnbooks.com for more information and download their FREE Ebook, “Before You Publish” to learn what you need to know before choosing a publisher and sending out your manuscript .We can be searched under Christian Publishers or CSN Books.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Why Not Visit Us?
Whether you have written a Christian book , a book on travel , a book about beauty , or even a book about teeth (we have one called "Plain Talk About Teeth") , CSN Books offers you a variety of options, including our secular division, Legacy Line Publishing.
Why not visit us at csnbooks.com or at legacylinepublishing.com ? We'd love to tell you more about our publishing. As publishers for over 25 years, we offer quality and experience.
Thanks,
Dr. Mike
Are you a Christian author looking for a quality publisher that offers over 25 years of experience and expertise? Have you written a book but have no idea where to start the publishing process? Then look no further! CSN books offers quality publishing services including: editing , cover design , printing , and distribution . Check out csnbooks.com for more information and download their FREE Ebook, “Before You Publish” to learn what you need to know before choosing a publisher and sending out your manuscript .We can be searched under Christian Publishers or CSN Books.
Why not visit us at csnbooks.com or at legacylinepublishing.com ? We'd love to tell you more about our publishing. As publishers for over 25 years, we offer quality and experience.
Thanks,
Dr. Mike
Are you a Christian author looking for a quality publisher that offers over 25 years of experience and expertise? Have you written a book but have no idea where to start the publishing process? Then look no further! CSN books offers quality publishing services including: editing , cover design , printing , and distribution . Check out csnbooks.com for more information and download their FREE Ebook, “Before You Publish” to learn what you need to know before choosing a publisher and sending out your manuscript .We can be searched under Christian Publishers or CSN Books.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Do parents have any idea what their child faces each day in their world? How about church youth leaders, do they even know?
I took a class on how to draw Anime at the local library. An 18 and a 20 year old were teaching. Before we were through, Jon the 18 year old was talking all about the books he was writing and illustrating on demons… as casually as he would talk about his cat or his dog. Jon just became the department head of Anime at our public library!
Well, “It takes a lot to get kid’s interest these days," spoken by the “Christian” mother who is all excited about a new book on the secrets of the world, (so that she could talk intelligently with her New Age daughter and friends).
I say, “Have they ever read the first chapter of Ezekiel?” “And then, as they stood with folded wings, there was a voice from above the dome over their heads. Above the dome there was something that looked like a throne, sky-blue like a sapphire, with a human-like figure towering above the throne. From what I could see, from the waist up he looked like burnished bronze and from the waist down like a blazing fire. Brightness everywhere! The way a rainbow springs out of the sky on a rainy day—that’s what it was like. It turned out to be the Glory of God!”
Talking to a couple who have adopted several teen-age children was like hearing an episode from “Twilight Zone”. This one is into Buddhism, that one has totally turned her back on God, another is sick and depressed and his parents wouldn’t be surprised if he will try to take his own life.
What have we (our society) been doing that our kids (our society) haven’t grasped the event that split history into “before” and “after” and changed the world—the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus! God, entering history and making it unmistakably clear that he is on our side.
Have you given up on EVER relating to your pre-teen? What is GOD up to? What does it mean that Jesus “saves”? What’s behind all this, and where is it going? What can we do to turn the tide?
My book and Bible study, ' Bluebell, Sunflower and Frog Horn' is a delightfully illustrated fiction story filled with revelation and creative tools to encourage dialog between adults and young people.
How do we experience the freedom to live, love, laugh and be happy? Where are the mentors who are experiencing joy from the inside? Happiness is infectious. When are we going to “get-it-together” and find out for ourselves the “spilling out” quality of Christ’s life that accounts for the joy of Christians? History has proven; it cannot be horded or contained. Is it time for you to share?
I am looking for an “Angel” to help me get this book published and on the book shelves. Can you help me?
Shirleigh
I took a class on how to draw Anime at the local library. An 18 and a 20 year old were teaching. Before we were through, Jon the 18 year old was talking all about the books he was writing and illustrating on demons… as casually as he would talk about his cat or his dog. Jon just became the department head of Anime at our public library!
Well, “It takes a lot to get kid’s interest these days," spoken by the “Christian” mother who is all excited about a new book on the secrets of the world, (so that she could talk intelligently with her New Age daughter and friends).
I say, “Have they ever read the first chapter of Ezekiel?” “And then, as they stood with folded wings, there was a voice from above the dome over their heads. Above the dome there was something that looked like a throne, sky-blue like a sapphire, with a human-like figure towering above the throne. From what I could see, from the waist up he looked like burnished bronze and from the waist down like a blazing fire. Brightness everywhere! The way a rainbow springs out of the sky on a rainy day—that’s what it was like. It turned out to be the Glory of God!”
Talking to a couple who have adopted several teen-age children was like hearing an episode from “Twilight Zone”. This one is into Buddhism, that one has totally turned her back on God, another is sick and depressed and his parents wouldn’t be surprised if he will try to take his own life.
What have we (our society) been doing that our kids (our society) haven’t grasped the event that split history into “before” and “after” and changed the world—the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus! God, entering history and making it unmistakably clear that he is on our side.
Have you given up on EVER relating to your pre-teen? What is GOD up to? What does it mean that Jesus “saves”? What’s behind all this, and where is it going? What can we do to turn the tide?
My book and Bible study, ' Bluebell, Sunflower and Frog Horn' is a delightfully illustrated fiction story filled with revelation and creative tools to encourage dialog between adults and young people.
How do we experience the freedom to live, love, laugh and be happy? Where are the mentors who are experiencing joy from the inside? Happiness is infectious. When are we going to “get-it-together” and find out for ourselves the “spilling out” quality of Christ’s life that accounts for the joy of Christians? History has proven; it cannot be horded or contained. Is it time for you to share?
I am looking for an “Angel” to help me get this book published and on the book shelves. Can you help me?
Shirleigh
Pastor's Message
Does your Pastor have a message series that was exceptional and really ministered to the body? That message can easily be converted into a book that can return a blessing in several ways. It can be used as an outreach tool by members of your church. It can be used as a teaching tool for small groups or even to refresh the message to individuals. It can be a source of additional funds for Your Pastor personally or for your church.
The message is first transcribed into a word document and then professionally edited, typeset, and bound into a quality book with a cover designed specifically to enhance the message.
CSN would be honored to partner with you in creating a book that would be used to bless many.
CSN books offers all publishing services including proofing, editing, and cover design.
Our printing is high quality, and we offer marketing and distribution.
We are also unique among Christian publishers in that we offer a free review to authors who submit their manuscript.
The message is first transcribed into a word document and then professionally edited, typeset, and bound into a quality book with a cover designed specifically to enhance the message.
CSN would be honored to partner with you in creating a book that would be used to bless many.
CSN books offers all publishing services including proofing, editing, and cover design.
Our printing is high quality, and we offer marketing and distribution.
We are also unique among Christian publishers in that we offer a free review to authors who submit their manuscript.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Publishing is Changing
After over twenty six years in the publishing industry, and after helping to produce and distribute over seven million books , I must admit to feeling a bit amazed at how much the publishing industry changes each year.With the advent of the Print on Demand presses, many more titles are now fighting for less and less bookstore time. You see, Amazon's success has put thousands of mom and pop bookstores out of business. Some call that change; I call it unfortunate.At any rate, the way books are sold demands new ideas, and many of our authors are starting to recognize that publishing the book is just one step in many towards the goal of selling books.In this new era, may God grant you the grace and the persistence to stay the course!
Thanks,
Dr. Mike
Are you a Christian author looking for a quality publisher that offers over 25 years of experience and expertise? Have you written a book but have no idea where to start the publishing process? Then look no further! CSN books offers quality publishing services including: editing , cover design , printing , and distribution . Check out csnbooks.com for more information and download their FREE Ebook, “Before You Publish” to learn what you need to know before choosing a publisher and sending out your manuscript .We can be searched under Christian Publishers or CSN Books.
Thanks,
Dr. Mike
Are you a Christian author looking for a quality publisher that offers over 25 years of experience and expertise? Have you written a book but have no idea where to start the publishing process? Then look no further! CSN books offers quality publishing services including: editing , cover design , printing , and distribution . Check out csnbooks.com for more information and download their FREE Ebook, “Before You Publish” to learn what you need to know before choosing a publisher and sending out your manuscript .We can be searched under Christian Publishers or CSN Books.
Skillfully Wielding the Sword
"Skillfully Wielding the Sword" lays down the proper tools for interpreting the Scriptures in very concise and succinct ways. It demonstrates in plain language how to break down the Bible’s metaphoric language in a way that is refreshing so that clear and concise truth is able to resonate.
Other references have addressed such subjects as higher and lower criticism, archaeological findings, and exegetical theories. This book advances into topics such as eisegesis, emotionally-charged words, and power words of the Bible and how they function and operate within Scripture. It also concisely addresses basic exegetical laws, eisegesis laws, understanding what a principle looks like in the Scriptures, and a few labeled figures of speech including the anatomy of a scriptural principle and how it works. Marked out for the reader is the difference between a principle and Law from which an extracted principle is able to be observed.
Mr. Lanier lightly touches upon how to recognize verses that are to be interpreted as literal and when to acknowledge that a verse is metaphoric. Furthermore, he instructs on how to perform “verse construction,” a tool employed to reveal what exactly is being said to the reader. Lastly, a brand new theological tool has been introduced called “bridged theology” which, when used correctly, crystallizes doctrines or truths that are set in conflict one against the other. It is Mr. Lanier’s sincere desire that as you are exposed to these important biblical concepts, you too will be Skillfully Wielding the Sword.
This book is available at csnbooks.com website.
CSN books offers all publishing services including proofing, editing, and cover design.
Our printing is high quality, and we offer marketing and distribution.
Other references have addressed such subjects as higher and lower criticism, archaeological findings, and exegetical theories. This book advances into topics such as eisegesis, emotionally-charged words, and power words of the Bible and how they function and operate within Scripture. It also concisely addresses basic exegetical laws, eisegesis laws, understanding what a principle looks like in the Scriptures, and a few labeled figures of speech including the anatomy of a scriptural principle and how it works. Marked out for the reader is the difference between a principle and Law from which an extracted principle is able to be observed.
Mr. Lanier lightly touches upon how to recognize verses that are to be interpreted as literal and when to acknowledge that a verse is metaphoric. Furthermore, he instructs on how to perform “verse construction,” a tool employed to reveal what exactly is being said to the reader. Lastly, a brand new theological tool has been introduced called “bridged theology” which, when used correctly, crystallizes doctrines or truths that are set in conflict one against the other. It is Mr. Lanier’s sincere desire that as you are exposed to these important biblical concepts, you too will be Skillfully Wielding the Sword.
This book is available at csnbooks.com website.
CSN books offers all publishing services including proofing, editing, and cover design.
Our printing is high quality, and we offer marketing and distribution.
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