How To Self-Publish Your Poker Or Gaming Book
Everyone thinks it is so easy to write a book. With so many people writing books these days, it is amazing there are enough people still buying books. In today’s world, if you have any amazing life experience, suddenly publishers want you to write a book about it. If it sells, then your experience was interesting enough to stimulate interest from a large audience; and if not, no one really cared.
This is why poker books fly off the shelves. Many people have life experiences playing poker. Many people want to read about these poker-playing scenarios, including the players involved. There will come a time when the reading public will demand more from its poker writers than in past years. After all, there is only so many ways you can cover the same game repeatedly when you are analyzing your own poker hands and games. This is where you come in.
As a writer, you can keep things in perspective. There will come a time when the poker players who write will run out of things to say if they are only covering their own play and games. Writers who are writers first and players second will have the opportunity to shine.
If you have a lot of talent writing about poker and gaming, you can launch your own online e-book store. If you choose to build a website and place your e-books on the website for sale, you will be branching into a new area of business you may not want to explore yet. While it can be profitable to run your own online e-book store, you may prefer to write e-books for clients.
Clients often hire ghostwriters to pen e-books to sell at their websites. Poker players and poker hobbyists who want to read about everything about poker will purchase these books online for a fee. The ClickBank.com marketplace, which sells gambling and gaming e-books penned by ghostwriters, is a good example of this.
SELF-PUBLISHING FOR SUCCESS
Many writers who are not brand names in the poker industry choose to self-publish their books and can still easily get their books sold at major bookstores, online and offline, like Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. Many writers choose to self-publish their books in digital format only because the process is quicker and less of a hassle.
Self-publishing has many advantages:
1. You don’t need a literary agent.
2. There is no submission or rejection process.
3. You own the rights to your material.
4. Whatever money you make, you keep.
5. Royalties are much higher if you choose a print-on-demand publisher.
6. The publishing and distribution process is a lot faster. For instance, if you use LuLu.com, you can make your book available in less than a day.
The disadvantage: you are responsible for marketing your book and generating sales. This may be a disadvantage or an advantage for you. For me, I enjoy self-publishing because it gives me control and creative freedom over every aspect of my book, including generating sales. I find self-publishing exciting.
If you are going to self-publish, decide if you will publish your book in digital format or in paperback (plus digital format). I recommend you first publish your book in digital format to test your book in the marketplace. Most writers use LuLu.com, a digital publisher, because of the low cost, quick turnaround, and your book will appear in its marketplace. When you feel it is time to publish your book in paperback, then go with a print-on-demand publisher. Many writers use BookSurge.com (owned by Amazon) so their books appear in Amazon as well as other major book stores.
Other self-publishing outlets include:
1) Clickbank.com. Many self-publishers use Clickbank.com as a sales outlet to generate a steady stream of sales for their book. Clickbank has one of the largest audiences of affiliates who are ready to sell your book for a commission. You will need to create your own website and sales page (also known as a “landing page”) for your book and then sign up with Clickbank to use their ordering system.
2) LightningSource.com can make your book in digital format and paperback format. Once you submit your book for publication, anyone can order your title, as a print-on-demand or as an ebook. Many popular online book stores (especially ebook stores) order from LightningSource.
3) AuthorHouse.com
4) BookSurge.com
If you decide not to self-publish yourself, try a reputable e-book publisher to handle everything for you, including marketing. Many e-book publishers will consider poker-related material. If the e-book publisher decides to publish your ebook, they may also offer to place the book in trade paperback. The publisher will offer more royalties and sometimes a higher advance.
BOOK WRITING SUCCESS
If you choose to write your own books and e-books, then follow these tips:
TIP # 1: Know your market and know where you can gain the most readership.
TIP # 2: Remember, non-fiction sells in poker. Don’t try to re-invent the wheel because it won’t work.
TIP # 3: Have your manuscript ready before you approach a publisher for electronic submissions or for trade submissions.
TIP # 4: As you are writing your manuscript, begin searching for markets where you will want to submit your work.
TIP # 5: Buy a Writer’s Market book so you can read over the markets and decide the best market for your manuscript.
TIP # 6: Avoid work-for-hire contracts from publishers. Sure, what publisher wouldn’t prefer to pay an up-front fee to a writer in lieu of royalties? Go for the royalties and take a chance on your own talents.
TIP # 7: Know your poker.
If you want to attract your poker-reading audience, writing books about strategies and systems can sell if it is based on a mathematical advantage or a tried and tested theory. If you aren’t able to do this, no one is going to read about going on your “gut” feelings or how poker players win more when the stars line up in their favor. Fact-based theories and strategies will sell, and nothing else will in this corner of the market.
An excellent way to generate book ideas is to attend poker events and tournaments and get close to the action. Go to these events armed and ready to learn all you can. At the end of the day you will have dozens of book ideas buzzing in your head. Spend some time in casino poker rooms to find other topics. Talk and network with poker players and try to find out if they desire to write a book with the assistance of a ghostwriter or with you as a co-author. As a ghostwriter or co-author, an excellent way to gain business is to hand out your business cards at writing conventions, casinos, poker events and poker tournaments.
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how can i write an informative speech on the seven wonders of the world?
i need to write an outline/manuscript what should i write about ahh confusing
Is this paper good? What could I do to improve it? Part 2?
How many people want to be deprived of freedoms? One could assume that the majority of the United States citizens support freedom, so one could see how this idea may anger people. Pathos is a very effective way to get people to understand a view, and Clark does a great job of using it.
In Golding’s article, he still uses Pathos, but to a much lesser extent. He uses pathos in some of his examples, and it is effective when it is used. Although he uses pathos a little bit in his article, for the most part he seems to simply argue and discuss the topics. By doing this he makes the reader less willing to read on, thus making his article less effective overall.
Clark also is at an advantage because he is a college student, and these writings are more directed at college students than anyone else. Golding cannot control the fact that he is a professor, but it does put him at a disadvantage. Clark was a college student when he wrote this, so he knew how students his age interpreted things, Golding was from a different generation than the intended audience, and the ways of thinking among college student changed since Golding was in college. When Clark wrote this essay, one may assume that he talked to his college aged friends about this topic, and asked them what they think; Assuming that Clark did this, it helped him to be more successful in his paper than Golding. If the paper were to be written solely on free speech among college professors, than Golding would probably have the advantage of better understanding the intended audience better.
It is understandable that some people may think that Golding is more effective in his paper than Clark. Golding is older, Golding has more education, and Golding more experience in college, than Clark does. Many people may argue that Golding has the better paper, due to the previously listed reasons, and those reasons are understandable.
Something that may be agreeable though, is that Golding may have the better paper when it comes to following the rules of writing, and his organization style; but that Clark’s paper is actually better because he is in college, and that this paper is directed mainly towards current college students. It is also understandable that the ways of teaching how to write papers has changed, and how students are educated has changed, so due to these reasons Clark’s paper may actually be more current and apply more to it’s intended audience than Golding’s. Clark’s paper is a well written paper, and due to his use of straightforwardness, pathos, simplicity in his writing, and his advantage due to his age, he may still have the better piece of writing, even if Golding is more educated and more intelligent.
Sources
Golding, M. P. (2000). Campus Speech Issues. Manuscript in preparation.
Clark, Q. Speech Codes: An Insult to Education and a Threat to Our Future.
Trafficking of children is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of children for the purpose of exploitation.
Exploitation includes forcing children into prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude, or the removal of organs. For children exploitation may include also, illicit international adoption, trafficking for early marriage, recruitment as child soldiers, for begging or as athletes (such as child camel jockeys or football players), or for recruitment for cults.
According to international legislation, in the case of children the use of illicit means—such as use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability—is not relevant in determining whether an act is a crime, because a child can not legally give informed consent.
It is a form of human beings as defined by the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children. It is also one of the worst forms of child labour as defined by the ILO convention 182.
Child trafficking is a crime under international law and under the national legislation of many countries.
International Legislation
* Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UN General Assembly, 2000)
* Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour or Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (ILO, no. 182, 1999)
Under both of the above-mentioned instruments, any person of less than eighteen years of age is considered to be a child.
United Kingdom Law
Under the law of the United Kingdom it is illegal to traffic anyone for sexual exploitation under sections 57 to 60 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. It makes it an offence to traffic a person, into, out from or internally within the UK if that person “intends to,” or “believes that another person is likely to do something” “during or after the journey and in any part of the world.” A person found guilty of a trafficking offence is liable to a prison sentence of a maximum term of 14 years. Section 72 of that Act empowers the Crown Prosecution Service to go after child abusers who exploit minors in foreign countries as it makes it an offence for a British citizen or resident in the UK to commit any sexual offence in another country provided it is also against the domestic laws of that country.
It’s good. Maybe find a way to replace pathos a couple times (them) towards the beginning of your essay.
On the part where you say “if the paper were to be written on…” you should take out “than” after the comma.
When you list the reasons why Golding might be better, I would say “he” instead of just Golding.
Change “It is understandable that some people may think that Golding is more effective in his paper than Clark. Golding is older, Golding has more education, and Golding more experience in college, than Clark does. Many people may argue that Golding has the better paper, due to the previously listed reasons, and those reasons are understandable”
to
“Understandably, people will argue that Golding is superior to Clark when it comes to writing effectively. They will stress that Golding has experience on his side due to age and more college education.”
Change “Something that may be agreeable though, is that Golding may have the better paper when it comes to following the rules of writing, and his organization style; but that Clark’s paper is actually better because he is in college, and that this paper is directed mainly towards current college students.”
To
“Something that may be agreeable, though, is that Golding has the better paper when it comes to the formalities of writing and organization, yet Clark’s paper is actually more meaningful due to the fact that he can relate to his target audience – he is in college, too.”
Sorry, but I’m too tired to continue. I didn’t study your essay much, so I’m not sure how well my edits would flow, but I tried. Also, there a couple of words that you should use a thesaurus on – I advise if it appears 3 or more times to do it.
It was a great essay and you can always go back to your original if you don’t like mine (but there were a few comma, etc. problems).
GOOD LUCK!!!
ENGLISH PAPER PART 2 PLEASE PROVIDE INPUT AND HELP?
How many people want to be deprived of freedoms? One could assume that the majority of the United States citizens support freedom, so one could see how this idea may anger people. Pathos is a very effective way to get people to understand a view, and Clark does a great job of using it.
In Golding’s article, he still uses Pathos, but to a much lesser extent. He uses pathos in some of his examples, and it is effective when it is used. Although he uses pathos a little bit in his article, for the most part he seems to simply argue and discuss the topics. By doing this he makes the reader less willing to read on, thus making his article less effective overall.
Clark also is at an advantage because he is a college student, and these writings are more directed at college students than anyone else. Golding cannot control the fact that he is a professor, but it does put him at a disadvantage. Clark was a college student when he wrote this, so he knew how students his age interpreted things, Golding was from a different generation than the intended audience, and the ways of thinking among college student changed since Golding was in college. When Clark wrote this essay, one may assume that he talked to his college aged friends about this topic, and asked them what they think; Assuming that Clark did this, it helped him to be more successful in his paper than Golding. If the paper were to be written solely on free speech among college professors, than Golding would probably have the advantage of better understanding the intended audience better.
It is understandable that some people may think that Golding is more effective in his paper than Clark. Golding is older, Golding has more education, and Golding more experience in college, than Clark does. Many people may argue that Golding has the better paper, due to the previously listed reasons, and those reasons are understandable.
Something that may be agreeable though, is that Golding may have the better paper when it comes to following the rules of writing, and his organization style; but that Clark’s paper is actually better because he is in college, and that this paper is directed mainly towards current college students. It is also understandable that the ways of teaching how to write papers has changed, and how students are educated has changed, so due to these reasons Clark’s paper may actually be more current and apply more to it’s intended audience than Golding’s. Clark’s paper is a well written paper, and due to his use of straightforwardness, pathos, simplicity in his writing, and his advantage due to his age, he may still have the better piece of writing, even if Golding is more educated and more intelligent.
Sources
Golding, M. P. (2000). Campus Speech Issues. Manuscript in preparation.
Clark, Q. Speech Codes: An Insult to Education and a Threat to Our Future.
Why are they “wonders”?
What makes them so special?
Is it size? How they came to be? Structure? Etc.
How did they come to be?
What do they have in common? What is different about them?
Why are there only 7 . . . by the way?
If you were to add one and make it 8, what would you consider wondrous enough to make it to the list? You could eve take a poll for this one and decide what you think is the best.
my tribute speech on barack obama?
so for my english class
we have to do a tribute speech on someone we look up to
and first i chose my mom
then i changed it to my dad
then i changed it to obama
can anyone help me write my tribute speech? or help me with some ideas
this is what it has to have…
Step 1 (Investigate/Decide) – 250 words; due Thursday, January 8
Yes, you have to do this step, so stop whining.
Reflect on a significant personality who has had an impact on our world, or who has personally influenced you.
oWhy do you look up to this person? What do you consider worthy of tribute about him/her?
oList his/her admirable traits
oCreate a list of 5 to 10 interview questions that you would ask this person if given the opportunity to interview him or her. Consider using words and phrases such as: justify, explain, evaluate, “to what extent”, classify, describe, determine, implement, defend, etc. (See list of possible words to use in formulating a question)
oIf you had an opportunity to thank this person, what would you thank him/her for?
Step Two: (Investigate/Research continues) – due with step 3
Now that you’ve chosen your subject, investigate and record on paper the answers to the following bulleted questions/statements
oBiography –origins (background, family life, education, etc)
oTimeline – highlight accomplishments
oRelevancy- just what is it that makes your subject worthy of this tribute speech?
oUse library and Internet as needed (you must have at least 6 sources for this speech. If your speech is about a famous person, you must make sure they are accurate…keep track of them on work-cited page. If your speech is about a person who is not famous, then you must use interviews, old local newspaper articles, old family albums, etc.)
Step Three: Plan and Decide (Create Outline of Speech) – due Thursday, January 15
Decide which information you will use from your research. Plan the best way to organize your information into an effective speech.
Create an outline of your speech (please put details on the outline)
Example of how you might organize speech:
oQuote or eye-opening fact; statistic; etc…hook
oBiography of Individual
oAccomplishments
oWhy tribute to this individual?
**Step Four: Create Full Written Draft of Speech – Due Tuesday, January 20
Create your manuscript with an introduction, body, and conclusion. Include the stylistic devices listed for objective #5.
Cite sources within your manuscript as appropriate using MLA format. You will need a Work Cited page as well.
Peer Edit and Revision
Step Five
•Rehearse—create note cards and time yourself.
•Did you remember to cite sources and create your work cited page?
Step Six: Presentation of Speeches with Peer Evaluation/Turn in Manuscript. All Speeches due Tuesday, January 20 whether it is your day to present or not! Keep a copy for yourself!
Present and Evaluate Speeches (4 to 6 minutes)
and this is what i have so far:
January 21, 2009
English 10
Barack Obama was born August 4, 1961. Honolulu , Hawaii , USA . His full name is Barack Hussein Obama Jr.; which means “Blessed by God”, in Arabic He was born to a white American mother, Ann Dunham. And a black father, Barack Obama, Sr. they both were students at the University of Hawaii . His father left to Harvard while his wife and son stayed behind. His father went back to Kenya where he worked as an economist. Barack’s mother remarried an Indonesian. He worked as an oil manager. His father would write to him, but due to his business, he visited his son only once, and that was when Barack was ten.
Barack managed to go to one of Hawaii ’s top prep academy, which is Punahou School .
Then later on Barack attended Columbia University . He became a community organizer for a small Chicago church for three years. He helped poor south side people deal with a wave of plant closing. Then he attended Harvard Law School . In 1990 he became the first African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review. Then in Chicago he practiced civil-rights law. In 2004 Barack Obama was elected to the U.S senate as a Demarcate representing Illinois . Then in November, 2008 he ran for president as a democrat and won! And now he is the 44th president of the United States and the first African- American running for president.
Barack Obama’s greatest accomplishment is his family, His two daughters and wife.
He is worthy of my tribute speech because he is the very brave and he is the first African- American president. And because he is
Step One- investigate/design
I look up to this person because he has done many good things.
THANKS
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OMG! 6 page paper! Need help setting it up!!?
I have to write a 6 page persuasive speech manuscript by Monday! Im doing it on Child Trafficking and I have no idea how to find alot of information because it is an underground activity. How can i set my paper up. Right now i have it as the first paragraph is the story of a girl and my thesis. 2nd and 3rd paragrahs are just information. Then my arguments in the 4th then the conclusion. I just can’t find information HELP!