4 Questions to Answer Before Contacting a Book Agent

Written by Roger C. Parker


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2. Who’s going to buy your book?

Next, show that there is a reachable market for your book.

Strive for urgency. Describerepparttar market intrigued by, or frustrated by, your book’s topic. What symptoms does your book help solve? How many people sharerepparttar 104256 problem? What arerepparttar 104257 consequences ofrepparttar 104258 problem your book addresses?

Quantify your book’s market in terms of buying power, willingness to buy books and ability to be reached through associations or publications.

3. How will your book be different?

Next, position your book relative to existing books onrepparttar 104259 topic. Existing books onrepparttar 104260 same topic are a plus, not a minus. They prove there is a market for books onrepparttar 104261 subject.

-What arerepparttar 104262 strengths and weaknesses of existing books? -Why will readers choose your book over existing books?

This section offers you an opportunity to describe your background and how it contributes to your book.

4. How will you promote your book?

Promotion is your responsibility, notrepparttar 104263 publisher’s. Your ability to promote your book is as important as your ability to write your book.

Start by identifying book reviewers and editorial contacts who can help promote your book. List publications that might run an extract from your book. Research producers who book guests for radio and TV interviews.

Discuss your speaking experience and willingness to travel to support your book. Describe how you will promote your book on your web site.

List authorities in your field who have offered to write a foreword or provide you with cover testimonials.

Agents are busy. Torepparttar 104264 extent you can sell your book idea as a realistic possibility in thirty seconds and can support your answers with research and strong sample chapters, you are well on your way to success.

After you’ve been successfully published, you may be able to sell a book on justrepparttar 104265 basis of an email. But for now, you must be fully prepared.

Roger C. Parker is the $32,000,000 author with over 1.6 million copies in print. Do you make these marketing and design mistakes? Find out at www.gmarketing-design.com


To Factor or Not to Factor?

Written by Marty Milan


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do not normally charge interest, they simply buyrepparttar businesses invoices at a discount and collect a fee. Do not confuserepparttar 104255 purchasing of invoices as a loan. Many small to mid-size companies that apply for a bank loan are usually turned down. Banks considerrepparttar 104256 amount of assets that a business has in order to securerepparttar 104257 loan; Therefore, banks normally require a great deal of collateral from a business before they are approved for a loan. If and when a loan is approved, it may only be a small percentage ofrepparttar 104258 businesses total accounts receivable.

Factors are different, they are not subject torepparttar 104259 same guidelines and regulations that banks are. Factors look atrepparttar 104260 credit worthiness ofrepparttar 104261 business’s customers, notrepparttar 104262 credit ofrepparttar 104263 business itself. The purchasing of accounts receivable never creates a debt torepparttar 104264 business it simply gives themrepparttar 104265 opportunity to access their future money immediately.

You have permission to publish this article in its entirety; However,repparttar 104266 byline (resource box) must be left intact.



Marty Milan works with businesses to help them learn how they can access their future money now. Aside from factoring, you can read on various topics such as Lawsuit Funding, Structured Settlements, Selling Your Notes and more at: www.cashflowaccess.com


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