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Publishing Demonstration Techniques That Win Contracts
Author: Michael McCain
Excellently delivered software demonstrations amaze an audience, but success and effectiveness are achieved only when a sale is closed and the contract is signed.
Introducing the value of a software to a company’s overall operations is challenging: especially when the software is complicated. The presenter needs to say the right words, have the right audience and be in the right place and time.
Robert Riefstahl illustrates tried and tested demonstration techniques that score a home run in sales in his self-published book ‘Demonstrating to Win! (The Indispensable Guide for Demonstrating Software)’.
“During the eighteen years that I have sold software… I have been amazed at how inconsistent and non-compelling demonstrations can be. While there are some excellent training programs that focus on demonstration techniques, very few of them provide a complete picture of what is necessary to succeed in this endeavor,” the book author said.
Riefstahl clarifies that though demonstrating software is not for everyone and certain people have the natural flair for it, the necessary demonstration skills winning business contracts can be learned and practiced.
“I have learned from professional presenters that whenever a speaker or presenter is in front of you, always make note of their presentation techniques,“ Riefstahl explained.
“In this book I provide you with a compilation of the best techniques I have learned over the years so that you can produce truly effective demonstrations.”
Robert Riefstahl is a sales and software demonstration expert. He speaks in conferences and conventions sharing his in-depth knowledge and wide experience in this area.
The book author and his family lives in the rocky mountains of Colorado Springs.
‘Demonstrating to Win!’ is published by Xlibris.
About Xlibris
Xlibris was founded in 1997 and, as the leading publishing services provider for authors, has helped to publish more than 20,000 titles. Xlibris is based in Bloomington, IN and provides authors with direct and personal access to quality publication in hardcover, trade paperback, custom leather-bound, and full-color formats.
For more information, please visit the book publisher’s website, e-mail pressrelease@xlibris.com or call at 1-888-795-4247, to receive a free publishing guide.
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About the Author
Xlibris is a book publisher founded in 1997 and, as the leading publishing services provider for authors, has helped to publish more than 20,000 titles. Xlibris is based in Philadelphia, PA and provides authors with direct and personal access to quality publication in hardcover, trade paperback, custom leather-bound, and full-color formats.
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This entirely depends on the contract between the owner of such rights and the purchaser. Publishing rights can be sliced as thickly or as thinly as the rights holder wishes. Due diligence is in order for all intellectual property transactions
E-books are still only a tiny fraction of the book sales market right now. If you get an agent, s/he will not only garner you the best print deal possible, but s/he will garner you the best e-pub deal possible as well.
You might have better luck getting your poems published individually in magazines (to build up a track record of publication) than to get a book of poems published (especially for an unpublished poet).
Visit http://www.duotrope.com . It gives addresses and submission requirements for many magazines that publish poetry.
No reputable publisher charges to publish a book. They pay you, not you pay them. If you’re having problems finding an agent, it’s most likely due to several causes:
You’ve not established the fact that you can sell.
Your book is sub-par, and thus unpublishable.
Your book has no audience, and therefore is deemed unpublishable.
You’ve not gone looking for an agent.
The first three can be fixed by selling short stories. The fourth can be fixed by taking the time to examine the most recent edition of Writer’s Market.
If you have neither the time nor the patience to write, edit, and submit dozens, and perhaps even hundreds of short stories to reputable journals and contests, then you have no other option but to select a vanity press. In that case, your work will most likely never see any other bookshelf but the one in your own home.
And do not fall for online publishing scams, also called POD, or Print-On-Demand. These sites are ran by crooks who make great promises, but deliver only misery in return. No bookstore will carry POD’s, regardless of what these sites say. And forget about Amazon. You’ll get lost in the shuffle.
http://www.sfwa.org/Beware/
Nanda, be aware that the majority of your replies are referring you to pay-to-publish sites. These are the kiss of death for fiction. You’ll be doing well to sell 50 copies, including the ones you buy yourself.
“Real” publishing, the kind that gets books in stores and sells thousands, is competitive, but those who are published make money, not spend it.
US and UK publishers (and literary agents) accept queries and manuscripts from all over the world. Your geographic location is not a factor as long as you have internet access. My writing friends include a man in the Philippines with a US book deal and a woman in Japan writing for a UK publisher. The only differences in the way they made their book deals is that they ruled out agents and publishers who limited author contact to paper-and-stamp mail and would not accept emailed queries.
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Okay, first things first–you’re not likely to find ANY publisher who will be interested in a novel that is shorter than 40-50 thousand words. These days, especially for fantasy books, you should be looking at 80,000 words minimum.
Next, it seems you need qualified editing help. You can find lots of that online at places like EditInk and other sites.
Then the biggest hurdle of all is finding a reputable agent. Most agencies have thousands of manuscripts sent to them every year and typically, they only select a few that are worthy to represent. DO NOT submit to anyone that requires up front money or “reading” fees. Most agencies will read your book for nothing if it’s well presented and if they think it has merit. Reading fees are a rip off.
You can check on legitimate agencies at the Preditors & Editors website. They keep an up to date list of current agents and any problems writers have had with them.
Once you find an agency, you need an excellent query letter to get their attention. Search the web for examples. If your query letter is sloppy or has misspelled words, you’re TOAST. Get a qualified copy editor to help you, if you can afford one. Then, once the agency reads your query and agrees to look at your manuscript, MAKE SURE IT IS PERFECT before you send it off. Again, bad formatting, grammar problems or poor spelling will doom you from the start. Pay an editor to proof your work–it’s worth a few hundred bucks to get your foot in the door with an agent.
After that, be prepared to wait up to 3 months for an answer from the agency. DO NOT submit to more than one agency at a time. That’s the kiss of death. If your work is good, an agency will then offer you a contract. From there, it’s another 3 month wait (often) for them to find you a publisher. Once you get a publisher, it takes about a year to actually see your book in print.
I hope this helps. If you’re serious about getting published, you can make it happen. It takes time, patience and a lot of luck. And as a note of reality, of all the fiction books published in a given year, only about 13% ever sell more than 1,000 copies. Most (75%) sell fewer than 500. Contrary to popular belief, most authors don’t get rich.
How do I know all of this? I’m a published fantasy author…
Jon Baxley, author, editor, proofreader and ghostwriter
THE SCYTHIAN STONE (a medieval fantasy eBook)
THE BLACKGLOOM BOUNTY (a medieval fantasy epic in hard cover from Thomson Gale)
THE REGENTS OF RHUM (coming, fall ’07)
Source(s):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594144…
My blog: http://the-blackgloom-bounty.blogspot.co…
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Whether or not a publisher may force changes to your MS depends on the book contract, and contracts are always negotiable.
As a moral question, I believe the author should have final say on edits. As a practical question, the author should very seriously consider any suggestions from an editor.
But let’s face it, not every person upon being given the title of editor automatically becomes the fount of all wisdom. In matters of style, especially, the writer ought to have the last say.
Dai Alanye
http://alanye.com/
I asked about publishing a book. the answer from a publisher has disappeared can you recall it and tell it me?
I have written a book for children, I had some answers to my question about getting it published: the last answer was from a publisher, but before I could make a note of his contact details I found I was unable to access my Yahoo! now that I have, that last all important answer from the publisher has disappeared! If you are that publisher would you answer this, or if you remember the answer could you give me the identity of that publisher, Please, please! Thank you.
I managed to track him down to the extent that I did find his original answer to my question, bu when I tried to send him a message on this site facility of “To continue this conversation” I was unable to and the site told me the reason for this was that his address was not verified. His name is Sean(followed by a number) and in his reply to my question about ‘needing a publisher, could anyone help’, he said he is an editor and his publishing company is Wellington House, for which he gave me an e-mail address, but though I have sent an e-mail to that address asking him to conact me to tell me where to send my manuscript, I’ve had no reply, so Sean ; IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS PLEASE CONTACT ME.
I used Google search to look for Wellington House Publishers, but there seem to be quite a number of either the same name, or the same publisher with different contact details.
How can I get the publishing rights from a book publisher?
I want to start a publishing company that will translate and publish foreign books. How can I get the rights from the publishers in order to publish the books in my country? What are the most frequent terms of such an agreement?
Book Publishing, suggestions for finding a great publisher?
Need to find a publisher preferably in Canada. Pro’s and Con’s , suggestions would be great.
when publishing a book does the publisher take some parts out?
do they have to do that
May you suggest a book publisher who does not demand high money in a publishing a book?
Would a book publisher publish a foreigner’s work?
If someone wanted to have their book published by a publisher from the US or the UK, would they have to be from the US/UK, or do they accept query letters/manuscripts from all countries?
What book publisher would you recommend for publishing a poetry book?
what is best when publishing a book.. E-Book Publisher or literary agent/ Print Publisher?
When a person finishes a book. What is the best way to publish. Should you go through a literary agent and try to get a publisher that way for a print book or an e-book publisher. What is the most lucrative or as far as getting your book seen?