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FREE BUSINESS IDEA TWO:

SELF-PUBLISHING

IDEA: PUBLISHING YOUR OWN BOOKS USING BOOK-ON-DEMAND SERVICE COMPANIES

EXAMPLES: POETRY, ART, FICTION, NON-FICTION, ETC

INITIAL INVESTMENT: A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A FEW SAMPLE BOOKS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO FAMILY, FRIENDS, COFFEE SHOPS, BOOKSTORES IN YOUR AREA

ADVERTISEMENT: CREATE A QUICK REFERENCE WEBSITE USING A FREE SERVER (TRY www.thefreesite.com). START WITH FREE LISTINGS (CRAIGSLIST, FOR EXAMPLE) TO PROMOTE YOUR BOOK - CHOOSE THE RIGHT AUDIENCE IN THE SITE. FOR A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME, SELL A USED ITEM ON EBAY AND CREATE A LINK OR MENTION TO YOUR STORE. TALK TO THE OWNER OF COFFEE SHOPS OR BOOKSTORES AND GIVE THEM A CUT ON THE SALE OF THE BOOK.

CRITICAL ELEMENTS: CONTACTS AND WORD-OF-MOUTH CAN GET YOU STARTED. TRY BRINGING YOUR BOOK TO LOCATIONS WHERE READERS GO (BOOK CLUBS, BOOK FAIRS, BOOKSTORES) AND LEAVING A COPY THERE. DON'T BE SHY: TRY YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS - GET FREE PUBLICITY FROM THEM.

TIME INVESTED: TIME TO WRITE THE BOOK PLUS MANY MORE HOURS OF NETWORKING THAT CAN BE DONE DURING YOUR REGULAR ROUTINE.

QUESTIONS TO VERIFY: COPYRIGHT YOUR BOOK BEFORE PUBLISHING OR CHOOSE A PLACE THAT WILL DO THE COPYRIGHTING FOR YOU. POST OFFICE COPYRIGHTING IS VALID BUT IT SHOULD STILL BE REGISTERED.

CHECK THESE OUT:

SUGGESTED SEARCHES: BOOKS ON DEMAND, BOOK PUBLISHING, SELF-PUBLISHING, WWW.LULU.COM

http://www.hangtide.com/poetryresources FOR POST OFFICE COPYRIGHT INFO;

http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-register.html#register FOR COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION

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