How to Fund the Publishing of Your Book: #BizBookAwards Chat





book-awards-blackJoin the Small Business Trends team and guests for a text chat on Twitter.com. It takes place on Wednesday, March 13 from 7 to 8 p.m. Eastern (New York time zone).

So you want to write a book? You’ve got a whole lot of challenges to face. For example, when you self-publish a book, there are costs involved. You’ll need to cover the expenses of cover design, typesetting/formatting, and editing, and that’s before you’ve even looked at potential marketing costs.

So, how can you fund the publishing of your book before you’ve even sold your first copy? We’ll hear from authors and experts about your options.



Our Panel

This is an open chat. Everyone will be welcome to attend and participate, so please share this announcement with a friend. We’ll be joined by a panel of guests who will also be adding to the conversation.

Nancy Spooner Bsharah (@SurfDateBook)—Nancy is the co-author of Everything I Know About Dating I Learned Through Surfing with Tara Brouwer. She is also a small business person and owner of Tempo Live Events, Inc.

Susan Payton (@eggmarketing)—Susan is the President of Egg Marketing, an internet marketing, social media, and communications services company. She’s written two books: 101 Entrepreneur Tips and Internet Marketing Strategies for Entrepreneurs.

Ivana Taylor (@DIYMarketers)—Ivana is the publisher of DIYMarketers and the book editor for Small Business Trends. She is also the co-author of Excel for Marketing Managers, a book “self-published” by MrExcel.com.

Anita Campbell (@SmallBizTrends)—I’ll be very pleased to join the conversation too. I’m publisher of Small Business Trends, founder of the Small Business Book Awards, and the co-author of Visual Marketing.

Invited Guests

Jim Kukral (@JimKukral)—Jim was recently named by Dun & Bradstreet as one of “The Most Influential Small Business People on Twitter.” He is the author of eight books currently available on Amazon.com and assists other authors with publishing and marketing their books.

Phil Simon (@philsimon)—Phil is a sought-after speaker and recognized technology expert. He consults with companies on how to optimize their use of technology and is the author of five books.

How to participate

Taking part in the Twitter chat couldn’t be easier. Just log in at Twitter.com. Then do a search on Twitter for the hashtag #BizBookAwards to follow the conversation. To make your comments heard, add the hashtag #BizBookAwards to the end of your tweets during the hour.

Thanks to our sponsor!

Many thanks to Namecheap, whose generous sponsorship of the Small Business Book Awards has made it possible to run the Book Awards without requiring nomination fees.  Namecheap, you rock!

PS: This chat is in honor of the Small Business Book Awards. Cast votes for your favorite titles and book resources  through March 26, 2013.

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Anita Campbell Anita Campbell is the Founder, CEO and Publisher of Small Business Trends and has been following trends in small businesses since 2003. She is the owner of BizSugar, a social media site for small businesses.

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  1. I’m sure this is going to be a very exciting and informative Twitter chat. I think it’s awesome the many different ways one can publish a book. It doesn’t have to cost thousands of dollars and the author can have just a much success, if not more.

    Ti

  2. wish I could attend but I’ll be speaking to a group at that time.

  3. Martin Lindeskog

    I am in the (slow motion 😉 ) process of sketching on a forthcoming book, so I am eager to learn about different options on funding the publication of it. Is crowdfunding a common practice nowadays?

    Anita: Will you share your experience from publishing the Virtual Marketing book?

    • Martin Lindeskog

      Anita: Sorry for coming up with a new title of your and David Langton’s book, Visual Marketing: 99 Proven Ways for Small Businesses to Market with Images and Design. 😉