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Originally Posted by bossku69
I'm seriously consider writing a book on marketing and web page strategy. Why? because I am CONSTANTLY on calls with clients and agencies talking about best practices for marketing (SEM/PPC, facebook) and "why wont my webpage convert???"
Point being, anyone, or do you know of anyone that had a book published? Ive heard of a few companies that will do it for cheap but I have no clue when it comes to getting the book out there besides word of mouth... which is why I would need a publicist.
Guessing that is probably costly, but this day and age, I'm sure there are a few that work on commission or revenue share.
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I've published 3 books (not by myself, but as part of a team) and working on 2 right now.
I don't know how is it in US, but here you need to pay, nobody works on commission, it's your book and printing process is costly. Now, there are several ways to cut costs. Of course in my case I can do everything related to design and layout, but if you don't know it, just get someone (maybe a student) that knows about it.
If it's for presentations, be sure to use good paper, and if you need to save, ask for options on covers, you really don't need the super high gloss thick paper. As long as it looks decent, cheaper options will work as well, but be sure to have good paper quality inside.
Then you have the intellectual property part, registration, ISBN, taxes and such. Again, I don't know how is it in USA, but here the whole process amounts to around 7-10% of the cost and there are ways to save, but I'm sure you'll need someone who is more informed in the subject.
Finally, it's a good idea to have a professional corrector and proof reader, it may make a 100% difference, believe me
