The Cost of eBooks

Part 1
Steve Jobs thrilled some people and infuriated others when he announced that Apple’s new eBook app will use the agency model for pricing.
Translation: publishers can set the price of their eBooks, and Apple will take a standard 35% discount, or commission.
Amazon was up in arms, because it believes eBooks should be a low-cost alternative [...]

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I get asked that question a lot: what difference does certification make? Laya Bajpai put it nicely: it gets your foot in the door. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2520457/ghostwriting_can_be_lucrative_pg2.html?cat=31
Certification training gives you an edge not only in the marketplace, but in doing the actual job of ghostwriting. It takes you out of the league of “just another writer” and [...]

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After yet another round of discussions with yet another handful of authors and editors, and perusing yet another slew of ebooks about what agents want, what publishers want, and what the public wants, I feel I really must take a definitive stand. You may quote me.
There are only two absolutes in the book industry: 1) [...]

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Writers, please take my survey to help me figure out what kind of classes you’re interested in taking next Spring–besides Ghostwriter Certification Training, of course.
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Thank you very much. – Claudia Suzanne

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(This is a reprint with permission from Jane Genova’s Intuitive Readings blog, http://careertransitions.typepad.com/)

“I can’t go back to school for a Master’s degree.”
“I don’t want to go back to school for a Master’s degree.  I already have one of those which is 100% unmarketable.”
“There must be a career that doesn’t require a Master’s degree.”
“Getting a Master’s [...]

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Just got done with a great teleclass that went a half-hour over! Wonderful questions, although–aarrgghhh–too many I couldn’t answer simply! How can you condense 42 hours of instruction into 25 words or less???

 

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I just “called in” on Jo-Anne Vandermuelen and Larry Brook’s Articulating with Authors show on BlogTalkRadio. Interesting experience. I was hanging around to repeat the URL for tomorrow’s teleclass but I guess when the show is over, zoop! the phone line disconnects. Still, it was an interesting experience. Larry is very knowledgeable about writing architecture, [...]

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Ghostwriting: Could It Be Your New Career?
You’ll learn:

What Ghostwriting Is — and Isn’t

For Writers: Why Ghost instead of Co-Author?
For Aspiring Authors: Why Use a Ghostwriter?

Common Traits Most Ghosts Share
Want Ghosting Clients? Here’s the Secret!

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 ~ 3:30 PM EDT
FREE!!

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Sponsored by National Association of Independent Writers and Editors

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Beyond Writing: Insiders Discuss Publishing Today
Join us for a Panel Discussion with four of Orange County’s most well-respected and knowledgeable Book Industry Professionals. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with, listen to, and ask questions of:

Literary Agent Patricia Teal
Author/Writing Coach Maralys Wills
Ghostwriter/Editor Claudia Suzanne

Panel moderated by Book Designer/Printer Teresa Trujillo
WHEN : [...]

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Questions from LinkedIn writers after I posted info about Ghostwriter Certification Training:
Q: Just out of curiosity who is it that makes this course “certified”? Used to be only recognised educational institutions could offer courses that would leave you with a recognised qualification. Who recognises this?
A: Good question, thank you. I make no bones about the [...]

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