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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