http://www.laurenandemira.com/2007/0122book-deals-business-and-money-oh-my/ For women who run businesses. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:38:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.laurenandemira.com/2007/0122book-deals-business-and-money-oh-my/comment-page-1/#comment-57 limelite Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:23:43 +0000 http://laurenandemira.com/2007/0122book-deals-business-and-money-oh-my/#comment-57 Great to hear that the book deal is moving forward! Congratulations. One thing I recommend to anyone who is dealing with a distributor or third party who will directly influence how much you will earn off your hard work, before you sign that final contract, talk to them about how they are going to PROMOTE & PUBLICIZE your 'baby' and if possible, get it in writing. Small distributors are great but not if they don't have the money to put into promotion and get those end sales. Getting your book into stores (or films into theatres, or videos into the right hands) is only one part of the equation. And if they don't have very much money to promote it then consider hiring a publicist yourself. This goes for anyone who is creating a project, business, etc. Great to hear that the book deal is moving forward! Congratulations. One thing I recommend to anyone who is dealing with a distributor or third party who will directly influence how much you will earn off your hard work, before you sign that final contract, talk to them about how they are going to PROMOTE & PUBLICIZE your ‘baby’ and if possible, get it in writing. Small distributors are great but not if they don’t have the money to put into promotion and get those end sales. Getting your book into stores (or films into theatres, or videos into the right hands) is only one part of the equation. And if they don’t have very much money to promote it then consider hiring a publicist yourself. This goes for anyone who is creating a project, business, etc.

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