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Book Authoring Simple Steps
Interview Experts Create Presentation Do Presentation & Record Get Audio Transcribed ReFlow and Copy Edit Submit to Print on Demand Send Review Copies Use Book Content to make
Social Media Posts
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Interview Experts and Influencers
Correct Errors New Content Get Images Add to
Acknowledgement List
Ask for Reviews on Amazon
Interview by Phone or Skype
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Create Book as Presentation
Each Slide Key Topic
Searchable Slide Titles
Convert to Book Outline
Use Some Slides for Promotional Media Turn Book Slides into Marketing
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Do Presentation and Record
Volunteer to Speak at Groups- Meetup- Business Networking
Use Smartphone App- Smart Voice Recorder
Tilt Phone Towards Audience- comments can be good
Present at Industry Groups
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Get Audio Transcribed
Real Person Fixes Text
1 Hour approx 20 Pages
Online Jobsite- oDesk.com
Low Cost Online Transcription- oDesk.com- scribe.com
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Copy Edit and Flow
Read and Reflow
Copy Editor Freelancer- eLance- $50-$150
Reviewers- small sections
Use Professional Copy Editing- eLance.com
- Freelancer.com
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Submit to Print on Demand
Cover Design Contest- 99Designs.com
Book Description- Focus on Benefits
Print on Demand Companies- Createspace- Lightningsource
Book Cover Design Contest- 99Designs.com
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Send Review Copies
Interviewees- Thank You Note
Media- Magazines- Podcasts
Potential Clients
Thank You Note Ask to Post Book Review
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Use Book to Create Social Media
100 Pages approx 200 Media Posts- Rewrite – do not use book text
Post Types- Short Text (Twitter)- Message (Blog)- Discussion (Group)- Audio (Podcast)- Image (Pinterest)- Video (Youtube)
Schedule over 2 Years
Blog Post Question & Answers
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Tech Media Expert
Lawrence [email protected]/in/LHarte
Authored 112 Books (up to 2013)- McGraw-Hill, Prentice Hall, Horizon House Althos, NTT, and Others
Started Book Publishing 1995 Started Magazine Publishing 2005 Started QIC Learning School 2010 Co-Founded Digital Marketing for
Business Show – DMFB.Net 2012 Started DiscoverNet.com 2013
I Help Companies to Create Books and Courses on TV Technologies and Services