October 01, 2008

Publishers Desk For October 1st

NEW POSTS ON AMAZON ANTITRUST LAWSUIT FRONT

Bezos' Raised Antitrust Fuss 10 Years Ago When Amazon Was Threatened
http://antitrust.booklocker.com/bezos-raised-antitrust-fuss

Hypocrisy From Amazon's Glass House
http://antitrust.booklocker.com/hypocrisy-from-amazons-glass-house

NEW BOOKS!

BAM: Backstory Dribble
Backstory: it's one of the biggest challenges facing writers. How do you get it in? How do you bring your reader inside your protagonist's world without simply dumping five pages of backstory and authorial intrusion on the reader? The answer is the backstory dribble.

The FINE PRINT of Self-Publishing - Third Edition
New Edition! Mark Levine's book has been lauded by many experts as the Consumer Reports of the self-publishing industry. This book has helped thousands of authors choose the right self-publishing company and avoid the ones with unfair contracts or low-quality services.

Writing E-books for Fun and Profit
Explains how to get ideas for your e-book as well as how to write and publish an e-book.

The Better Writing Now Toolkit - Secrets & Strategies for Powerful Writing
Get inside your readers' heads and flick the right switches that make them devour every word you write; Put "wants" over "needs" in your writing - you'll be amazed at the difference it makes; Make the art of conversation the best form of research; Harness the power of imagery and watch your words jump off the page; and much more!

Creating Worlds: You Didn't Know You Could Do That
A book for anyone with a genuine interest in stories

Your Baby Can Read
A simple language development tool to teach babies to read.

WINTER CONTEST!

The WritersWeekly.com Winter 2008 24-Hour Short Story Contest is now accepting entrants! Each contest is limited to 500 entrants. Contests usually fill up (it's tons of fun!), so don't delay if you want to participate.

1st Place: $300
2nd Place: $250
3rd Place: $200

Entry fee is $5. You can see the complete list of 85 prizes and sign up here: http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html

NOMINATE WRITERSWEEKLY?

Writer's Digest is accepting nominations for their 2009 list. To nominate sites for 2009, please send a nomination by email to writersdig-at-fwpubs.com with "101 Websites" as the subject line.

We'd sure appreciate it! :)

DO YOU PAY WRITERS?

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MAKE A SOLDIER SMILE!!

Read their wants and needs at this great website:
http://www.anysoldier.com/

WANT YOUR WRITING-RELATED BOOK SOLD ON WRITERSWEEKLY?

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ARE YOU MISSING THE PARTY?

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http://www.writersweekly.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=15

WRITER'S GUIDELINES DATABASE

http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewforum.php?f=12

WHAT ARE THE CURRENT BEST SELLING EBOOKS AT WRITERSWEEKLY?

FREE EXCERPTS OF ALL BOOKS available at the links below.

1. 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST ENTRY FEE - $5
Entry fee and contest guidelines ebook.

2. The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print & Sell Your Own Book
Why Not Publish Yourself? Wouldn't you rather make more money, get to press sooner and keep control of your work?

3. The Write Markets Report
12 issues per year! The newest paying markets anywhere and each editor's current needs! Landing only one assignment will pay for your subscription many times over!

4. Profitable E-mail Publishing: How To Publish A Profitable Emag
Angela Hoy, publisher of WritersWeekly.com, shares her secrets on how to make your ezine a success.

5. The FINE PRINT of Self-Publishing - Third Edition
The Fine Print of Self-Publishing has been lauded by many experts as the Consumer Reports of the self-publishing industry. This book has helped thousands of authors choose the right self-publishing company and avoid the ones with unfair contracts or low-quality services.