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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



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



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



Get Audio Transcribed

Real Person Fixes Text

1 Hour approx 20 Pages

Online Jobsite- oDesk.com

Low Cost Online Transcription- oDesk.com- scribe.com



Copy Edit and Flow

Read and Reflow

Copy Editor Freelancer- eLance- $50-$150

Reviewers- small sections

Use Professional Copy Editing- eLance.com

- Freelancer.com



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



Send Review Copies

Interviewees- Thank You Note

Media- Magazines- Podcasts

Potential Clients

Thank You Note Ask to Post Book Review



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



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


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