Biography Books

I have no idea about how to help my associate launch her business. If you know of some quality but affordable book printers, information about illustrators, software to begin creating at home, or anything relevant, please share. Thank you in advance.

It can be extremely expensive to publish books, especially if you are personalizing each one. The cost of printing is very high these days and most publishers will look to print en mass, thus making this route unsuitable for your associate’s needs. Her best bet is to research self publishing on the web for companies that print on demand. Because they are printed as they are sold these companies may allow for some personalization for each printing. Start with Lulu as they are one of the premier self-publishers. (www.lulu.com)

As for illustrators, she can go to Elance (www.elance.com), a website of freelancers that will bid on her project. She will be able to post the job that she wants performed (for free I believe) and people will bid on what they are willing to do the work for. Many bids are very inexpensive but you will get what you pay for. If she does not find a suitable bid she can try again or not, there is no commitment.

As for software, MS Word is probably the best bet for doing the layout. She can probably do 90% of the work here since it is a book. If publishers will not accept Word’s .doc format and require a PDF, she can download DoPDF for free (www.dopdf.com)

Hope this helps.

Mike
M&G LaserWorks
www.mglaserworks.com

The Quiet Room - Lori Schiller & Amanda Bennett

the more the better!!!….

*The Pianist by W?adys?aw Szpilman
*Lucky by Alice Sebold
*I Choose to Live by Sabine Dardenne
*Lucky Man by Michael J Fox
*Broken by Shy Keenan
*Princess by Jean Sasson
*Still Me by Christopher Reeve
*Katie.com: My Story by Katherine Tarbox
*The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi
*Alicia: My Story by Alicia Appleman-Jurman
*At My Mother’s Knee by Paul O’Grady
*Dear Fatty by Dawn French
*Sickened by Julie Gregory

Are there any audio books aside from Harry Potter that are good?

yeh, there are some audio books related to WWE and the stars of WWE. i also downloaded it from one site. u can also find all parts of Harry Potter’s audio book from the site, i already find it for free.
here is the link where u can download these audio books….

Do you think authors should get a royalty on used book sales? Do you think authors should get a royalty on used book sales?

No, just becuase of a practicality stand point. If you buy a used book at a bookstore, or libray, it’s easy to track. However, there are lots of used books at yard sales too, and those would impossible to track.

It would also lead to a lot of books being lost forever because it’s easier to just throw it a recycling bin then it is to fill out paperwork. So you could never find an out of print book, because it’s just too costly and time consuming to keep with the intention of selling.

(Did you know in this country many books are lost forever because stores and publishers are charged taxes on unsold books? that means if they destroy the book instead, they don’t have to pay taxes and another book left this world too soon.)

Of course, in the future, I’m not sure they’ll be paper books, since everything will on e-readers. then you won’t have to worry about what to do with it or how many times it gets ‘passed around’, since you can’t pass e-books around.

I used quick books for the first time for my business last year 2009.. i want to start inputting 2010 information. How do i start again at zero.

Day after night after day search

I am looking for any information concerning either of these ideas. I am considering them both because there is not a lucrative business where I am located for neither of the two. Which of these would have a greater profit margin? Which one would be easiest to get inventory for? What licenses, authorization, or accreditations would I need? Thank you to anyone who can provide me with some form of information or lead to get information.
Also, I am located in Mississippi. I’m not sure but maybe that would affect some answers. Thanks in advance.

I am not familiar with the used book market, but the wireless business can be very profitable. Depends on how big your city is and how the coverage is in that area. Hard to believe that there is no wireless store in any city anymore. Find the service that the consumers that are in that area is most interested in and then contact that carrier.

You could call any retail store and ask for a contact in the ‘indirect’ channel. They usually require capital investment and a good credit history. Make sure you find a good location that is easy to find and has good visibility from a major road in the city. Stores that in bad locations struggle. It is worth the extra rent to get a good location.

One of my clients has a college textbook business and they do very well buying and selling college text books. So used college books can be a great business also if you are in a college town.

where can I find online books (for free) on edgar allan poe’s biography??

This, finding a free ebook with his biography is quite an ask.
I did find an excellent one, but it’s $6.95.

You might find this website helpful - it’s the most comprehensive one I can find:
http://www.poemuseum.org/poes_life/index.html

And this one is good too:
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Pe-Pu/Poe-Edgar-Allan.html

im doing a book report on Elvis Aeron Presley, but i can’t find any good books as of two thousands! Please Help.
must be Biography.
or Auto Biography.
And it has to be about elvis, not his songs. thank you!

read this -
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000062/bio

I can only think of autobiographies..I need to read something for class.

There are a few out there about Audrey Hepburn, most of them enjoyable.