Bdw Winter2018

Book Dealers World Vol. 39 No. 1 Winter 2018

National Association of Book Entrepreneurs

IN THIS ISSUE How To Use Marketing Channels To Drive Book Sales

by Joseph C Kunz, Jr How to Create a Synopsis That Hooks Readers

by Susan Violante Seven Really Truly Unique Ways to Sell More Books

by Catherine Franz Book Marketing and Book Promotion Tips

by Melissa Henderson

Authors: How to Effectively Use YouTube to Market Your Books And Position Your Expertise

by Kathleen Gage

Nancy Newman, author of the Pinnacle Award winning book, “Raising Passionate Readers: 5 Easy Steps to Success in School and Life.” Read about Nancy and her fascinating book on page 3.

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Our 38th Year

Desk Dear Friends, The new year is upon us, filled with hope, new dreams and exciting adventures that will be coming our way. As we make our resolutions to improve our lives, let us remember that a little help, compassion and caring goes a long way to improving our lives and the lives of those around us. Grab at least one good book a month and make reading a part of each day.

This issue of BDW spotlights our Fall Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winners, honoring many of our great members and their fine books.

Check out pages 22-23 for a list of the award winning books. Each year the topics get even more interesting and we learn so much about the world around us. Check out some of our wonderful entries and authors today.

In this issue of BDW, Kathleen Gage tells authors How to Effectively Use You Tube To Market Their Books and Position Their Expertise, Melissa Henderson reveals Book Marketing and Promotion Tips, Catherine Franz unveils Seven Really Unique Ways To Sell More Books, Susan Violante shows How To Create a Synopsis That Hooks Readers, Joseph C. Kunz, Jr. lets you know How To Use Marketing Channels To Drive Book Sales and we feature a Publisher Profile on Nancy Newman, author of “Raising Passionate Readers.”

If you have not joined NABE yet, you can sign up on page 17 and check out the many money saving benefits, including Pinnacle Book Award eligibility. Don’t forget to display your book in our 2018 NABE Book Showcase Exhibits and take a look at our popular New Super Book Marketing Deal, which saves you over a thousand dollars on some of our best marketing vehicles.

Hope the rest of the winter is mild and looking forward to an early spring. Enjoy good friends, fun activities and of course, a good book.

Al Galasso, NABE

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workshops on the simple steps adults can take to enhance children’s language development from birth through the grades. Known for her ability to convey complex scientific ideas to diverse audiences, wise insights, and practical advice, Newman has inspired thousands of parents and educators in a wide variety of settings.

She lives in New York City with her family.

PUBLISHER’S PROFILE Nancy Newman Author of “Raising Passionate Readers: 5 Easy Steps to Success In School and in Life” Nancy Newman is an author, teacher, parenting educator, and literacy consultant. She has presented workshops on enhancing children’s language development and literacy to diverse groups of parents and educators at schools, libraries, and educational conferences in the New York tri-state area for more than twenty years Newman’s latest book is Raising Passionate Readers: 5 Easy Steps to Success in School and Life from Tribeca View Press.

It is a 2017 Pinnacle Book Achievement Winner in the category of Parenting and Family. Her first novel, Disturbing the Peace, was published by HarperCollins in 2002.

Newman's effective approach to raising readers grew out of her firsthand experience as an English teacher in New York schools where many of her students had an aversion to reading. Determined to find a way to support struggling students, she helped to establish an alternate program for students who were at risk.

Nancy Newman She developed a very successful classroom method that strengthened students’ language skills, re-ignited their appetite for books and reading, and motivated them to engage in classwork.

When she became a mother, Newman adapted her teaching strategies for home use to protect her children from developing reading difficulties and to share her enjoyment of reading. Because she knew that language skills start to develop in infancy, she developed simple, enjoyable ways to increase her children’s ability to listen and talk, read and write in the course of everyday routines.

When all three children—two of whom are dyslexic—became skilled, voracious readers and exceptional students, school administrators asked Nancy to share her method with the school community.

In 1995, after incorporating scientific research on the brain and the reading process into her method, she began presenting

Here are some comments on her latest book, “Newman’s passion for and experience with her subject is conveyed in a practical, parent friendly package. Recommended!” Jen Robinson’s Book Page. “A fine and unusually accessible book.

I recommend this book to all teachers and parents.” Hudson Valley News.

For more information on Nancy Newman and her book “Raising Passionate Readers,” visit her friendly, informative website at www.nancynewman.com

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Our NABE BOOK SHOWCASE EXHIBITS are bright, well-decorated, and colorful. We offer drawings, free gifts and giveaways to increase booth traffic. A few years ago, a publisher who had placed her book in 3 different combined exhibits in the same show, told us that after visiting the other two places, she couldn't believe all the buyers and the activity that was taking place at the NABE Booth. Authors are encouraged to make an appearance at shows if they wish. Even if you cannot attend any of the shows, you can be assured your book will be shown to all potential buyers. We are unlike any exhibiting service you have ever used. This is our 38th successful year of showcasing books, experience you can count on!

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Here's What You Receive at the N.A.B.E. BOOK SHOWCASE EXHIBITS.... g YOUR BOOK will be displayed faceout in its own special category section with a friendly, professional Tri-Lingual (Spanish, French & English) Sales Staff attending. We also showcase CDs, and DVD’s. You do not have to attend any show unless you wish to. g YOUR BOOK will be featured in our NABE BOOK SHOWCASE CATALOG, which will be passed out free to buyers at each show with your web site info. g 25 of YOUR BOOK PROMOTION FLYERS will be placed beside your book.

When a buyer expresses interest in your title, a flyer will be handed out. If additional flyers are needed, they will be xeroxed at the show. g Once you sign up, you'll receive the Free Report: How to Get The Max From A Show. It gives you tips on how to design order-pulling flyers and what to put on them, ways to attract more customers, best follow-up methods, and much more. g A SPECIAL PARTICIPANT PACKAGE will be e-mailed to you, approximately 2 weeks after the Showcase, containing the list of buyers for follow up.

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Rod Collins “You and Ingrid did a superb NABE job at the California Library Association Trade Show. We appreciated how well you displayed "Grandpa Grouper, The Fish With Glasses' and steered children¹s book buyers to us. Thank you. Grandpa Grouper sold out! It pays to join NABE and I highly recommend participating in your trade show program."

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How To Use Marketing Channels To Drive Book Sales

by Joseph C Kunz, Jr Understanding how online and offline marketing channels can work together is essential for your book's financial success. These channels, if consistently used together, can help you as an author achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. It will also help your book build a continuous stream of income.

Here is a short discussion and explanation about book marketing channels, and how they can help you become a more successful author: What Is A "Marketing Channel"?

Here is the quick explanation: A marketing channel simply refers to the places where you can interact with your audience. Each of these places, or channels, allows you to show your audience that you have a love for, and expertise in, your particular micro-niche. These channels also give you and your audience a direct way to listen to each other, and share information. This listening and sharing process is how meaningful, longlasting, and profitable relationships are built between you and your audience.

How Is A "Marketing Channel" Different From A "Sales Channel"?

Here is the quick explanation: A sales channel simply refers to the way your books are brought to, and sold to, the book buyers, or the end consumers. These channels include online bookstores, brick-and-mortar book stores, book distributors, wholesalers, and so on. These are typically called indirect sales channels. But if you are selling your book directly from your home or office, you are also part of the sales channel. This would be called a direct sales channel.

2. Offline Marketing Channels Offline channels can also directly affect your online marketing and sales. This includes all of your marketing efforts that are not done online. Some of the more obvious examples are using direct mail postcards and newsletters to keep your customers informed about new information that you believe they would benefit from. Another is sending your clients and customers reminder Joseph C. Kunz Jr. notices, or birthday cards, for examThere are two major ways to look at ple. And also calling them on the the different categories of marketing telephone, or texting them a meschannels available to book market- sage. ers. These are 1. online marketing channels, and 2. offline marketing For example, if you are an accountant, you can ask your clients to channels. share one of your online articles with their online audience. Or send your 1. Online Marketing Channels past clients a reminder notice about the upcoming tax season deadlines.

The Online Marketing Channels If you are a chef at a gourmet food You Control market, for example, you can chat What online methods, or outlets, are with your customers face-to-face you going to use to talk to your audi- about food; give cooking lessons in ence? And show them you have your kitchen; give out free recipes, something to say? This could, and etc. should, involve your blog, article marketing, guest posting, podcasting, There are an endless number of ofmaking videos, using Facebook, fline ways to market to your audiTwitter, LinkedIn, etc. All of these ence. It doesn't matter what channels would become part of your profession you are in. It just takes social media marketing efforts, also some creative thinking, and a desire to share information, to find new and known as your author platform. fun ways to build and connect with The Online Marketing Channels You your audience.

Don't Control Conclusion Other online marketing channels include those that you don't have di- You should now realize that utilizing rect control over. Such as blogs and online and offline channels together websites that share or repost your can create an extremely powerful blog posts. This also includes re- and profitable way to market your views of your book that are written books. By combining each, you will and posted on other blogs. Or other be creating a marketing program bloggers that quote you or your book that will build strength and momenin their own blog posts. Or they tum that will continue to help you share your infographics, or slide- consistently sell books over the long-term. share decks, or videos, etc.

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Carlos B Gil, XLibris, 6015 NE 205th Street, Kenmore, WA 98028 Phone: 206-714-4955 E-Mail: sinsalcbg@gmail.com Web: http://diversitycentral.com/diversity_store/books.php

Discover what it’s like to immigrate to the United States from one family’s account. Highly readable award-winner tells the story about the cultural shock of arriving in the U.S. for the first time including the cultural conflicts and other difficulties in raising children in a new country and environment. Discover what the the immigration process is all about.

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Diamante Lavendar Written Dreams Publishing PO Box 8213 Green Bay, WI 54308 E-Mail: diamantelavendar@yahoo.com Web: http://www.diamantelavendar.com

A winner of five awards for Poetry and Religious/Spiritual Poetry! Reviewed as "beautiful, touching, empowering" and "insight into the emotional and spiritual struggles with overcoming abuse." This nonfiction book of poetry and prose with a Christian perspective offers hope and healing to those who find themselves in tough life situations including grief, abuse, loss, depression and anxiety.

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Rev. Dr. Mushtaq H. Jaafri, Mushtaq Publishing Company 919 Sonora Ct. San Dimas, CA 91773-1488 Phone 909-344-0167 E-Mail: mushtaqjaafri@gmail.com Web Site: http://www.gowiththeflowstory.com One of the most difficult things for people to realize is that we as human beings are more than a body,mind, thoughts, emotions or feelings. Our Soul is who we are. It is the highest aspect fo ourselves, where we and God are one. This book provides a variety of tools and time tested techniques that allows you to experience yourself as Soul–and as one with God. Dr. Jaafri takes readers on a journey toward enlightenment with the easy to understand techniques that can be implemented quickly. This book contains the exact 30 days mindtheory challenge that enabled him to experience himself as Soul not just in theory but a reality in his daily life. Amazing secrets revealed. Results guaranteed. Full refund is available if the mind training system does not work for you.

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Robert E. Arnold, MD Windsaloft 7500 Springhill Farm Road Louisville, KY 40299 Phone 502-239-8139 E-Mail: windsaloft@hughes.net

The only book ever published concerning Lincoln's assassination that relies entirely on eyewitness accounts in the National Archives. The eyewitness accounts are much different than the usual story. If you are interested in the factual account of Lincoln's assassination, this is the book for you.

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Sheri S. Levy Barking Rain Press 51 Heron Walk Okatie, SC 29909 E-Mail: eightpawswriting@yahoo.com Web: http://www.sherislevy.com

Levy is on sure ground in this enjoyable page-turner for young adults.

Readers see the world through the eyes of Trina Ryan, a freckle-faced redhead with a big heart for horses, service dogs, and people in need.

Trina learns some of life's most important lessons: People are not always what they seem, growing-up involves tough choices, and a first crush can be more exciting than she ever dreamed. Poignant, fun & adventuresome. (Peggy Shaw, award winning journalist.)

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Peter J. Canavan Union Square Publishing NYC 512 Northampton Street, Kingston, PA 18704 Phone: 570-288-3536 E-Mail: pete@petecanavan.com Web Site: http://GuidetoCollegeSafety.com This proactive guide makes students aware of the multitude of unseen risks they may confront in the course of their years in higher education. Information about online concerns include identity theft, social media privacy, cell phone safety, phishing, viruses, malware and cyber-security. Offline concerns include bullying, hazing, active shooters, alcohol & drugs, travel safety, safe dating, dorm room security, and even physical self-defense techniques are all covered.

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Ana Weber Balboa Press PO Box 5239 Irvine CA 92612 E-Mail: ana@anaweberdoxa.com Web: http://www.anaweberdoxa.com The DOXA METHOD is a success formula providing profound and effective tools and principles.

With THE DOXA Method companies flourished and reached tremendous success and growth, influencing leadership and overall management. THE DOXA method is built on 4 steps: D FOR DESIRE O FOR OUTSTANDING X - X OUT THE IMPOSSIBLE A - ALLOW YOU TO BE YOU. It is empowering organizations and individuals to activate and live in the 3 time zones and flow with time with liberty and the power of choice; Past - Present - Post time (future time). The DOXA METHOD is also teaching us how to build a dialogue with our minds- ask questions-the choices we take are the answers to these questions. Ultimately THE DOXA METHOD is helping us reduce anxiety disorders and feel liberated, feel time instead of fill time and take the driver's seat in our life vehicle.

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Carole P Roman, Red Feather Publishing 1211 Stewart Avenue Suite 104, Bethpage, NY 11714 (516) 375-9550 E-Mail: cnbbook@gmail.com Web: http://www.caroleproman.com

Join Carole P. Roman and travel through time to visit the most interesting civilizations throughout history in the first four books of her new series. Learn what kind of food you might eat in Ancient Greece, the type of clothing you might wear what your name could be, and what children in the olden days did for fun. If You Were Me and Lived in...does for history what her other awardwinning series did for culture. So get on-board this time-travel machine and discover the world through the eyes of a young person just like you.

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Yingtien Andy Shih, 24108 Rothbury Drive Moreno Valley, CA 92553 Phone: 951-653-7797 E-Mail: andyshih@gmx.com

My book includes hundreds of Chinese and Western quotations and proverbs, which are witty, inspiring, or humorous. As the Talmud says,”A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished”.

As R. W. Emerson says, “By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.” As B. Disraeli says, “The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.”

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Roe DePinto Outskirts Press 140 Waterford Circle, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 Phone: 914-879-1626 E-Mail: doctaroe@aol.com Web: http://www.outskirtspress.com/zealyandwhubbanewlife

Zealy and Whubba embark on a day of fun while Daddy seal teaches Zealy to fish. Whubba practices with Zealy until she gets it and they make a tremendous catch. They all enjoy a wonderful picnic and Zealy learns her life lesson of catching fish which is their life source to survive. Zealy and Whubba share the catch with her family and the two characters grow closer and closer in loving and caring for one another. The unlikeliest of friends are our little ambassadors of peace, teaching children the importance of loving and protecting one another in family and friendships even with our foes.

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David E. Watson 17 Lander Street Lynn, MA 01902 Phone: 978-387-2876 E-Mail: lithx@netzero.net Web Site: http://www.TheCoalBin.com

A scenic New England setting is the location where a psychotic, greedy man kills his wife and in-laws to inherit their wealth and beautiful brick mansion located on the coast of Beverly Harbor, Massachusetts. He was a suspect, but was cleared. As he spoiled himself with luxuries, things started happening to him that he had no control over. Was it his own psychosis haunting him or was it something else? (Book Cover photo is Baker's Island, Salem Harbor.)

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Margo Lee Williams BackInTyme Publishing Inc 14612 Edelmar Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906 Phone: 301-742-1350 E-Mail: margolw@gmail.com

Web: http://mlwilliams.backintyme.biz “From Hill Town to Strieby” is Williams’ second book. In it, she provides extensive

research documentation on the Reconstruction-era North Carolina community of Hill Town (later called Strieby) and the American Missionary Association affiliated church and school led by former slave, poet, minister, and educator, the Rev. Islay Walden. Also included is information on the designation of the Strieby Church, School, and Cemetery property as a Randolph County Cultural Heritage Site.

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Carole P Roman, Red Feather Publishing 1211 Stewart Avenue Suite 104, Bethpage, NY 11714 (516) 375-9550 E-Mail: cnbbook@gmail.com Web: http://www.caroleproman.com

You’ll never guess what crazy dish the ancient Incan kings ate. But you can read all about it, and more, in If You Were Me and Lived in…Peru, the latest book in Carole P. Roman’s fun travel series for kids. An exciting introduction to world cultures written for young readers ages three through eight, this new expedition takes kids to South America and gives them a colorful glimpse into what living in Peru is like. Highlighting a myriad of topics, including language, cuisine, climate, and history, this book teaches kids about diversity while also revealing to them the important truth that we are all connected.

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Carole P Roman, Red Feather Publishing 1211 Stewart Avenue Suite 104, Bethpage, NY 11714 (516) 375-9550 E-Mail: cnbbook@gmail.com Web: http://www.caroleproman.com It all begins with homework trouble and an invitation to a sleepover that she doesn’t want to go to. Would you want to go to a sleepover in a creepy house? Rather than dealing with her problems, Susannah stuffs them into her backpack. But how much can a backpack take? Will she be able to confront her worries before the backpack bursts? Or will she just continue to hide them away? Join Susannah and her friends in this story sure to charm busy young readers everywhere.

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Ron Parham Pen-L Publishing 4620 29th Avenue NE Tacoma, WA 98422 Phone 951-434-4621 E-Mail: rwparham44@aol.com Web Site: http://www.ronparham.com Hard-drinking maverick private investigator Jake Delgado is finally getting his life in order with his new partner, Amos Stillwater. But his comfortable life is about to be turned upside down when he receives news that his older brother has been found living in Tijuana and is in trouble. Jake is lured down to Tijuana to find him, not knowing that a killer for the Tijuana drug cartel is waiting for him to avenge the death of his brother, whom Jake killed two years earlier. Jake is drawn into the underbelly of Tijuana and, along with his partner and a few friends, fights for his life against the cartel's main hit man, known as El Matador(the killer).

It takes every last ounce of Jake's strength and courage to march into the hell of Baja California, knowing that he may never walk back out alive.

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The Lionheart captured Cyprus in six weeks and sold it to the Knights Templar, but the Cypriots drove the Templars out. Now Aimery de Lusignan is determined to win it back -- with the help of a Byzantine princess and his squire: John d’Ibelin. John, son of the legendary Balian, will one day defy the most powerful monarch on earth, but first he must survive his apprenticeship to Lusignan‌.

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How to Create a Synopsis That Hooks Readers

by Susan Violante When people pick up your book they want to know is what it is about. This is why books have a synopsis or description on the back cover. But if the text feaSusan Violante tured on the back cover doesn't hook the reader's interest right away, chances are they won't 3. Make it Credible. Even sci-fi needs to sound credible to call buy the book. the interest of a reader. So make sure that how you deAfter seeing your book cover or scribe your story (no matter the hearing your book title, the first genre), sounds credible to the thing readers do is pick up the reader. book and flip it over to read the back cover, or if they are online, 4. Make its Uniqueness Evident. they will look for the product What makes your story different description, also called a short from other books in that genre? summary or synopsis (about a That is the question to answer in paragraph long). Some authors the synopsis. put only their biographies on their back covers. Depending To give an example on using the on the book, the author's Bio above tips to create a synopsis, might give credibility but not on- below is my book's back ly will the reader still wonder cover/Amazon Synopsis: what the book is about; the author is also missing out on the "Growing up under WWII Italian best opportunity to hook read- survivors was not easy. For Suers. Below are some tips on san, the hardest part was the writing a synopsis with a hook: feeling of alienation as she desperate tried to relate to her par1. Make it Short. Remember, ents to no avail. Through the the possible buyer will not years Susan was able to relate spend more than few seconds with her mother, but her father looking at the back cover, so remained an enigma until one make it sweet, short and to the day he gave her five tapes containing his memoirs. Based on point.

Nino's first tape, Innocent War 2. Make it Relevant. Most peo- is a boy's adventure, showing a ple look for stories relevant to child's point of view through the their lives, so it is important to war's hardships, dangers, and show how the book can relate to tragedies, combined with his current times on the synopsis. own humor, innocence and awakening as he grows up.

Join Susan as she gets to know her father, and finds herself within the family she thought she knew."

1. Make it Short: It is 114 words and states all topics within the stories.

2. Make it Relevant: It states how I was trying to get to know my father (relevant to all who have parents)... even though it is about WWII, currently we are in war against Terrorists.

3. Make it Credible: I state that the story comes from first-hand accounts and there are tapes to back it up...

4. Make its Uniqueness Evident: WWII under the Italian point of View, A child's experience.

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Seven Really Truly Unique parties. Keep a dozen books, protected well for frequent shifts Ways to Sell More Books

by Catherine Franz and temperature changes, inside your car. Not the trunk.

These marketing tips aren't for the weak at heart. Use discre- 6. Wear a T-shirt with a copy of tion and know where the ego the book's cover on the back and self-promotion boundary and your URL at the bottom and stands for you. on the front. Or list's Amazon's URL if you prefer. Get T-shirts 1. Use a fold over business card. for the rest of the family too.

Place your book information in- When the whole family is wearside the fold. The title on the ing one in an unusual color the bottom side of the fold so it is information will always get inquiFEBRUARY seen first when the card is ries.

Feb. 9-12th, 2018: American Library opened. Only one book to sell Assn. Midwinter Conference, Denver, right now, no problem. To fill up 7. Create Get a member page CO, 800.545.2433 the page, add the book's tag and profile on Amazon and the line or this book is about para- other online booksellers. Know APRIL graph. On the top of the fold, list and understand member proApril 10-12 2018: London Book Fair, three places the book can be files on Amazon (amazon). On London UK. Send an email to: purchased.

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3. Hand your card out to every- -----------------------------------------one you have a conversation Catherine Franz is a Marketing & with. Whether it's the server, a Writing Coach, niches, product dedesk or grocery store clerk, or velopment, Internet marketing, anyone else. This isn't boasting, nonfiction writing and training. Adthis is marketing. I've done this ditional Articles: abundancecenter blog: abundance.blogs on many trips it always increased my mailing list and sales in big ways.

Enter Your 4. When you tell others about your topic and they ask for a tip.

Give them two and then tell them what chapter they can find more in. If your card lists several books, circle the book that continues to give them more tips.

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Book Dealers Diary The Walking Stick by Kathy Love Cowen, according to the Kirkus Review, is an engaging, mystical novel that is part adventure story, part love story, but most of all, it’s a tribute to the strength of Cherokee character and culture. The author, whose own great-grandparents were Cherokee, delivers a tale that’s rich in imagery and character development. It also offers impressive details on how to survive in the wild, although it probably helps to have a large wolf who can supply you with rabbits.

An abundance of warmly portrayed secondary characters gives the story even greater breadth. For more information, visit www.KathyLoveCowen.com Piper Houdini Apprentice of Coney Island by Glenn Herdling is a young adult novel set in the Roaring Twenties against the hustling and bustling background of New York's Coney Island, a time filled with silent movies, secret speakeasies, and an unscrupulous Spiritualist movement that is the unwitting pawn in a plot to bring about hell on earth. Populated with a cast of actual historical figures-including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dion Fortune, and Aleister Crowley, this spine-tingling tale will appeal to readers who enjoy urban fantasy and paranormal historical fiction as much as a jaunt on the Wonder Wheel. For more info, visit http://piperhoudini.com Black Dawn by Brett Diffley is a continuation of the Davenport series, and picks up where Black Tide left off. In a race against time, Tom Spears is tracking his wife’s kidnapper from Washington State, to New York. He finally catches up with them. A battle to save her ensues, and it’s there Tom begins to understand who’s responsible when he confronts a professional killer from Tom’s dark and ominous past. For more info, visit www.brettdiffley.com A Star Full of Sky by Raven Howell is a collection of fun poems to inspire and awaken curiosity in children about the sky and the planets. They are packed with warmth and insight and are sure to stir a child’s sense of wonder. For more information visit www.ravenhowell.com

In Next Therapist Please by Laurie Finkelstein, Janie Weiss, blessed with anxiety, depression, and OCD has seen her fair share of therapists throughout her life.

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The First Song written and illustrated by Lisa Batch tells the story of a strong and brave cave girl who transforms a land of discord into one of harmony through the universal language of music. Jungle animals and humans sing together, the first song ever, uniting them in lasting friendship. For more information, visit www.lisabatch.com

In Sound Generation by Keren Taylor, the teen girls of WriteGirl share poems, stories and songs about their identity and dreams, relationships and challenges, midnight phone calls with friends and international adventures – both real and imagined – across Los Angeles, the United States, South America, Europe and more. Many pieces in this anthology are inspired by music – how melodies and lyrics connect girls to their lives, and connect them to the world. For more info, visit www.writegirl.org

Drawing From the Inside Out by Barbara Kerwin is a three-course, college textbook in one affordable volume. This unique textbook offers 140 projects, techniques, and strategies in drawing, spanning The Renaissance through Contemporary Art. Courses include Beginning Drawing, (Black and White media), Intermediate Drawing (Color media), and Advanced Drawing. The Creative Portfolio features over 40 inventive projects within a contemporary drawing context, including a chapter on Digital Drawing. Over 300 illustrations in color and black and white included. Send email to drawinginsideout@gmail.com

Salt in the Wound and the Courage to Forgive by Carla Blacker is a personal and inspiring perspective into the realm of self healing, soothing Soul discovery and Divine alignment. It focuses on the importance of Soul level examination ​ and living authentically. It is a journey of forgiveness without sacrificing self and a story of courage that creates a daily mindset of joy and fulfillment. For more info, visit www.symmetrylib.com

A Penny for Your Thoughts by Sherrill S. Cannon shares her thoughts in this book of feelings. “As a teacher, I used poetry to help counsel many troubled teens and friends, and have continued this pattern throughout the years.” The variety of lyrical poetry forms includes free verse, blank verse, haiku, and sonnets. Some poems are simply plays on words. For more information, visit www.sherrillcannon.com

In its nine tales, China Girl by Ho Lin documents the collisions between East and West, the power of myth and the burden of history, and loves lost and almost found. The stories in this collection encompass everything from contemporary vignettes about urban life to fable-like musings on memories and the art of storytelling. Wide-ranging and playful, China Girl is a journey into today's Asia as well as an Asia of the imagination.

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In The Case of the Sad Mischievous Ghost: Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Series Book 5 by Janice Spina twins Davey and Derek Donato are enlisted by two new characters, Abby and her cousin Holly, to assist them in finding and capturing the spooky beings that haunt their house. For more information, visit http://jemsbooks.com

Faith in Crisis: How God Shows Up When You Need Him Most by Jim and Shirley Carroll is a true story of faith under fire. When Iraqi forces, led by Saddam Hussein, invaded the tiny Persian Gulf nation of Kuwait, Jim and Shirley Carroll were missionaries when the first shots were fired. You'll be inspired as you read their first-hand account of the events that took place during the roughly five months the US Embassy in Kuwait was under siege. For more info, visit send e-mail to jcarroll@augusta.edu

Where Did My Sweet Grandpa Go?: A Preschooler's Guide to Losing a Loved One by Lauren Flake is a beautiful picture book filled with watercolor paintings by author Lauren Flake, as well as original artwork by the author's late mother, Dixie Benton Stucky, whom she lost to early onset Alzheimer's disease in 2013, while Lauren was pregnant with her youngest daughter. It gently leads little ones into meaningful conversations about grief, death and eternal love. Activities and resources are included in the parent’s guide. For more info, visit www.LaurenFlake.com

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Authors: How to Effectively Use YouTube to Market Your Books And Position Your Expertise

by Kathleen Gage I've had a YouTube channel for years. Until recently, I didn't have a focused theme. I was all over the place uploading videos that addressed many topics.

Whatever struck my fancy, I would turn on my camera or iPhone and presto! a video was created.

Although some of my videos received thousands of views, the majority had under 100 views each. Not a good return on investment for the time it takes to shoot a video and upload it.

The amount of work that goes into a video with 10 views compared to 10,000 views is the same.

You also need to optimize your vid- 10% of viewers do, this can equate eos with a few simple strategies in- to lots of new subscribers over time. cluding the title of your video, playlist names, description and call to action. Even though YouTube has a 5,000character limit for descriptions, you My focus is all about book marketing don't need to use all 5,000 characand sales. As I create content driven ters. People want information fast videos, my focus MUST be on the and easy. Less is more in most cases. theme at hand. To do so will get me greater results and make it much Call to Action (CTA) easier for viewers to benefit from the As the name implies, a CTA is designed to get viewers to take a specontent. cific action. You can have a CTA in the video and in the description. AdVideo Title Your title must appeal to your ideal mittedly, I have not utilized the CTA viewer. Create a title that is accurate in videos as effectively as possible... and clearly describes what people until now. Moving forward, I plan to will see. If your videos are part of a add a CTA to my videos, especially series, or theme, add a common those about book marketing. phrase to the title.

Something as simple as "Remember For example, for my book marketing to subscribe to this channel" can videos I start the title with either result in your viewers taking action.

"Book marketing" or "Book marketing strategies." This makes it much easi- A CTA in your description can iner for those interested in book mar- crease your subscriber list size by offering a high-value gift. keting to find the videos.

This supports the philosophy to plan out marketing regardless of the avePlaylists nues you choose.

The playlist feature keeps your videos organized in a way that they are easier to find for your viewer. A playYouTube is Powerful for Marketing list is a collection of videos.

YouTube is one of the most powerful resources for marketing and visibility. Viewers usually enjoy watching more However, as I discovered through than one video on a topic. Playlists careful analysis, it takes more, much allow them to do so with ease. Playmore, than simply uploading videos. lists allow you to organize your videos into easy-to-find sections.

My goal with my YouTube Channel and videos is to teach viewers how Description to market their books, sell more The video description is an important books and make more money in part of getting lots of views. Keep their business. With this in mind, I descriptions concise and compelling. am adjusting my efforts to achieve Add in a link to your blog or website greater results from my efforts. You at the beginning of the description.

Be sure to add in the http:// to the will be well-served to do the same.

URL.

Be Clear on Your Purpose and Goals At the end of your description, add in a CTA - call to action. For example, To get the most out of your efforts if you have a giveaway that is directyou need to be extremely clear on ly related to the topic of the video, add that in at the end of the descripthe purpose of your channel. tion. Granted, not everyone will take you up on the free offer, but even if

The bottom line is this, YouTube can be a great way to serve your market AND increase your influence. As with anything, the more strategic you are, the better.

Think through what you want to accomplish. It's better to have fewer videos that are fully optimized rather than lots of videos that get you no results.

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The Past Is Gone, The Future Is Here

by Ian Pinto

view, or if you have to meet a deadline and things aren't working out, or if your loved one has contracted cancer and is dying or if your salary hasn't come through, or your check has bounced. Ready or not, it comes and without you realizing it, it's gone.

The year 2017 is coming to an end. The tree 2017 has nearly shed all its leaves, and it's time not just to turn over a new leaf but to nurture a new tree! 2018 is just beneath the surface waiting to burst from the ground The same goes with life. It and take its place alongside doesn't matter if you see life as (the soon to be barren) 2017. linear (you live it once) or cyclic (reincarnation/rebirth), the fact 365 days have come and gone. is, you get it only once. In the Plenty of water has passed un- linear model, it is very evident der the bridge. The tides have but so also in the cyclic model. changed - sometimes high, Despite the cycle of karma and sometimes low. Perhaps there rebirth, you live each life only were floods at some point but once. The law of karma dictates no matter what, the river could that your next life is dependent not have gone dry. Even on the manner you live this life. though there may have been Therefore, great significance is times when it felt like it was dry, given to this life. There is no the river never ran dry. room for excuses or complaints.

Everybody is born at a certain The river could stand for both, moment in history, in a certain time and life. As the famous place and under certain condisaying goes, "Time and tide tions, but life is the same for all. wait for no one". Time is the Each one will experience life same for everybody. Every- differently depending on his/her body had the same 8760 hours condition but life-in-itself is comthat 2017 offered, although mon to all, the particulars might some never had all of those differ. hours, others may have been sick or in coma etc but the point Everyone is born, lives and is everyone enjoyed time. Each eventually dies. Someone said day everybody was gratuitously it beautifully: 'Life is the dash given 24 hours and now all that that separates your birth date time has passed. Nobody can from your death date on the go back and do something all tombstone.' No matter how over again. The clock has run short or long a life you've lived, out, the tide has gone, the past no matter the quality or the is past. amount you've earned or the degrees you're awarded, all of Time is merciless. It doesn't it is collapsed into that dash wait if you're old, sick or infirm. between those two numbers.

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Some complain that life is unfair.

Some people, they say, are born with better opportunities and skills than others. I don't really accept that claim. While there are differences and some privileged over others, that doesn't mean that only they (the privileged ones) can enjoy life and live it well. It is possible for people to live happy and well even in terrible conditions. History is full of example of people who didn't let their circumstances dictate the quality and direction of their lives. I remember watching the story of a man who was brought up in a ghetto with a culture of drugs and violence. He went on to rise above the poor socio-economic situation and become a teacher, and work towards educating and rehabilitating the children of his ghetto.

I'm sure you are familiar with the name Thomas Edison. He's the reason you have lights in your house. He could have easily decided that inventing the light bulb was an impossible goal. After all, he failed at it 1000 times. Maybe you're thinking that Thomas was simply destined to be successful and that he breezed through life with his amazing skill and intellect.

Well, actually Thomas had to work harder than most people. During school he had trouble learning in a traditional way and his teachers even told him that he was "too stupid to learn anything". His mother however, believed in him and home schooled him. Later, when he grew up and went in search of work he was fired from his first two jobs for being too "unproductive". Life may seem unfair but it only becomes so when you give up and let your circumstances decide who or what you should become. These people whose examples I have quoted could so easily have given in to their circumstances.

Life was unfair to them and they could have remained helpless and become bitter. But no, they chose to rise up against their circumstances, and thank God they did for if they hadn't then we would not know a light bulb and those children of the ghetto would never know a better life.

No matter what, you can decide how you want things to turn out.

You might not be able to do much to change the circumstances but you sure can adapt to make the best of whatever circumstances come your way. Remember, life and time is the same for all but how they are used makes all the difference. That is what distinguishes the successful from the rest; the extraordinary from the ordinary; the winner from the competitors. The New Year is full of surprises. Who knows what tomorrow will bring. At least, you ought to know what you're bringing to tomorrow.

At the threshold of the New Year, it is opportune to look back at 2017 and look forward to 2018. The past year may have borne good and sweet fruits and perhaps some bad and sour ones as well. A few branches may have broken off (I'm thinking of relationships, jobs) and new ones may have grown in their Check out my blog for other publicaplace. tions and articles of interest: The soil may have been conducive http://www.ianpintosdb.blogspot.com for growth or may have been sti- Follow me on Twitter: @ianpintosdb.

fling. Perhaps there wasn't enough sunlight, water or nutrients. But whatever be the case, you have arrived at the end of the year. You are who you are because of whatever circumstances you have faced and how you chose to face them. It is not your circumstances alone that determine your character and your status but it is your choices that truly define the person you are.

Perhaps you could take a moment and think about the choices you have made in the past year and discover how they have shaped your personality, if they are positive than treasure them and if they are negative than work towards correcting them.

2018 is just beyond the horizon.

What kind of you are you taking into the New Year? Things may get better for you or they may not; success may bless your endeavors or it may not; people may stick by you or they may not; don't fret, don't lose hope, don't ever give up.

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Book Dealers World is read by Mail Order Dealers, Publishers, Bookstores, Libraries, Catalog Firms, Consultants, Teachers, Gift Shops, Speakers, Book and Cassette Buyers, Internet Book Buyers,and Business Opportunity Seekers. BDW is the official publication of the National Association of Book Entrepreneurs, an international book marketing organization. Features the latest marketing ideas, publisher profiles, advertising tips, prime contacts and promotional strategies. It is published in May, Sept. and January. 5000 copies are viewed online monthly.

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Next BDW Closing Date: April 22, 2018 Send Your Ad in PDF Format by e-mail to nabe@bookmarketingprofits.com. We’ll send you a Pay Pal invoice for the ad amount. Or mail your ad and payment to us using credit card or check.

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