Three local authors won honors in the Tampa Bay Book Gala and Awards Ceremony, hosted by Richter Publishing LLC. Dr. Mary B. Lippitt, author of “Brilliant or Blunder: 6 Ways Leaders Navigate Uncertainty, Opportunity & Complexity,” won for overall best non-fiction. Best cover went to William D. Anton, for “Business Success through Self-Knowledge.” Best business and finance book went to Douglas A.C. Eze, for “Creating Generational Wealth: What the Super Wealthy Know That You Need to Know.” Each author will donate one of their books to the St. Petersburg library.
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Tampa Bay Book Gala & Author Award Winners 2014
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Libby Oberg to Feature her Book Origami at Tampa Book Gala!
Libby Oberg will have her “Book Origami” for sale at the Tampa Bay Book Gala & Author Award Ceremony Nov 5th in Clearwater, Florida!
She creates these uni
que pieces by folding the pages in the book to form words or shapes. “WRITE” was created using a Websters Dictionary.
Libby can create custom designs or use your own book! The possibilities are endless. How about your son’s name in a book about baseball? Or the word “FAITH” in a Bible?
The “Christmas Tree” was made in the book “A Christmas Carol.” The end of the pages are lined in gold which really makes this one sparkle!
The supplies are limited. Make sure to come to the event early to snag one of these gems up!
RSVP to attend the event here:http://www.eventbrite.com/e/tampa-bay-book-gala-author-awards-ceremony-tickets-12772959265
To contact Libby directly to order her fantastic artwork, please email her at:
wbtrainer@yahoo.com
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Blog Your Book into Existence!
Blog Your Book into Existence! By Tara Richter, Author & Publisher
Download this PDF guide to help you:
1) Set up a blog
2) Compose a book via blogging
3) Receive 4,000 organic hits a month
4) Gain readers and pre-sell your book all for only $5!
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Tampa Bay’s Literary Happenings
Richter Publishing’s Kickstart Your Book! Workshop made Tampa’s Creative Loafing’s Literary List!
Learn how to Kickstart Your Book! in a workshop on Tuesday, July 22, 6 to 8 p.m., at McAlister’s Deli, 4410 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Suite 150. Krayl Funch of An Appealing Plan will share her strategies to raise money to publish. Learn about crowdfunding and how to use ads to drive supporters to your campaign. Tickets are $25 each.
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Copyright Your Book in the US Library of Congress
Many authors have questions about copyrighting their works in the beginning phases of writing their books. When you initially publish a book, the publication date acts as a type of copyright on that information. You are the author and are taking claim to the information by publishing it.
For instance my first book, “10 Rules to Survive the Dating Jungle” was initially published on January 21ST, 2012. So if someone published the same book with same stories on the inside after I did, I obviously published it first. And they are my personal stories, unless someone else was married to a sociopath, it’s pretty obvious I own the copyright to this content.
However, if for some reason you ended up having to go to court, that publication date alone will probably not be enough evidence. You want to cover your basis and file an official copyright with the US Library of Congress. It’s very easy and simple to do. You want to take the steps to protect your literary works. After all, you put in the handwork to write & publish it, so you also need to protect it.
It is only $35 per literary work to file the copyright. Definitely worth the small investment. Just visit: https://eco.copyright.gov/eService_enu/start.swe?SWECmd=Start&SWEHo=eco.copyright.gov
You need a finished manuscript before filling out the copyright paper work. So don’t file after only writing two chapters. Do it after you are completed or even after first book is published. Once the book is published it will be assigned an ISBN number, which is unique to each book. The ISBN number (International Standard Book Number) will be attached to your filing. Then you can mail in an actual copy of the book to the Library of Congress. This is how I’m registering all of my books.
Once you have the official “Library of Congress Catalog-in-Publication data” you can re-publish with that information.
Tara Richter – Author & Publisher – Richter Publishing, LLC
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Business Owners to Book Authors in Four Weeks
Tara Richter wants to turn local entrepreneurs into authors.
Richter, author, publisher and writing coach, specializes in helping business owners write their own nonfiction stories in four weeks.
Her firm, Richter Publishing, just published seven books and launched them at a cocktail party at CoCreative, a flexible work space for small companies in a Bay Cities Bank branch in south Tampa.
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On the Road: From a Block of Clay
Published author from Richter Publishing, Elizabeth Bunbury’s “On the Road: From a Block of Clay”
In her previous book, FROM A BLOCK OF CLAY, POTLUCK EDITION, Elizabeth Bunbury concluded with these words: “Let the journey begin…” Well, her journey has truly begun, and she is now “on the road”. Bunbury believes it is the path God prepared specifically for her to travel even before she was born. While there were many detours, with God’s help– and of others whom he sent to walk the path with her—she is moving forward. We are all on a journey, and we all have a story to tell. The stories in ON THE ROAD show the progression of Bunbury’s journey with its twists, turns, back-tracking, and going forward again. Your life’s journey may be somewhat similar to hers, or quite different. Either way, it is her prayer that, as you read, you will realize you are not alone on this journey called life. May you learn there is hope that a new, smoother path could be just ahead. “THE ROAD TO SUCCESS IS ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.” Author Unknown
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Charlie Crist Publishes a Book for $693,351.53 Worth of Free Publicity!
Personally I think this is a brilliant move. Politics aside, I’m more of a middle-of-the-road kinda gal, this was smart. How do you raise your profile and get free TV and radio interviews? Publish a book! My authors coming through Richter Publishing know the value of having a book, now the politician’s are jumping on the band wagon.
The proof is in the pudding, look at Charlie Crist’s results (taken from the Tampa Bay Times article)
Normally campaigns have to hire advance staffers and press staffers, pay for plane tickets, rent space, equipment and more to stage an event that draws TV, radio and newspaper reporters. Or spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads to get on voters’ TV screens.
The beauty of a book tour is that it allows a candidate like Crist to generate loads of media attention while spending little of the campaign money he will need to take on Republican Gov. Rick Scott this year.
Crist’s national TV interviews with the likes of Bill O’Reilly and Stephen Colbert put Crist before a potential national audience of 8.7 million people, which equals $489,171.96 worth of publicity. Local TV viewership across Florida totaled 3.3 million people, free publicity worth an additional $204,179.57.
This is what they estimated his total free publicity, a day later Tampa Bay Times adjusted the total to a whopping $693,351.53!
The awesome thing is that anybody can get this free publicity by publishing a book. It may not add up to Charlie’s huge numbers, but let me tell you, it’s priceless. I have published 4 books in about 2 years. With just my first book I was offered a book signing with CNN, I was featured on Daytime TV, FOX, ABC and more. I had radio interviews booked all over the US & Canada & I’m not a politician! My books were on dating advice, but the thing is once you have a book you’re considered an expert in your industry.
My other published authors are already seeing the results with their books, within 1 month! Pierce Brunson author of “Learning Curve” pitched the Pinellas Country Youth Council and they are now discussing creating a summer curriculum based on his book! Gen Dobson author of “Failing Successfully, Life After Debt” has been speaking to Oprah’s staff to be on her channel!
If you have been putting off writing your book, why? What’s holding you back? Every minute you waste is another TV interview or opportunity passing you by. Contact me today to set up a free discovery session on how I can help bring your dreams to paperback.
Tara Richter, Self-Publishing Expert & Author of 4 Books
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Failing Successfully: Life After Debt
Published author by Richter Publishing: Genevieve Dobson, “Failing Successfully: Life After Debt”
As we go through life we experience many ups and downs. Some things bring us great joy while other things bring us heartache and pain. This book discusses life’s journey, and the many mistakes that are made that shape a person.
Sometimes what we see as failure isn’t really failure at all. Sometimes we just have to change our view in order to change our lives. This is also the case for the millions of graduates who have student loan debt and continue to struggle.
There is Life after Debt, and there are good habits to learn that will help. This book provides the tools on how to successfully manage debt and finally have the ability to live again proud of accomplishing the great task of graduating college rather than being ashamed by the burden of debt that has been accumulated. There are many options available, and this book is a guide to the many answers that borrowers seek.
Owner of Degrees of Success, named the Best of Tampa for Debt Management in 2013, author Genevieve Dobson (Gen) assists those in debt to reduce their monthly payments and alleviate the stress that the burden of debt can cause. She firmly believes success comes to those who are willing to fail and instead of giving up they push harder to succeed.
“It doesn’t matter how long it takes you to get there as long as you are walking in the right direction. Sometimes fear will slow us down but we can’t let it stop us.”-Gen Dobson
Also keep an eye out for her upcoming series whose shocking title will be kept a secret until the first book is revealed in 2015.
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Write & Publish a Book Yourself Step #8: Kindle
Now that you have a paperback book, you can upload it on Kindle. If you’re not familiar with Kindle, it is a digital device that you can download multiple books and magazines to. You have to have an Amazon account in order to purchase books to download, however you do not need a Kindle device. They have an app on the iPhone and most smartphones and tablets to use.
Having your book on Amazon Kindle is just another way to distribute your book to as many people as possible. People are divided between which method they prefer to read their information. I personally prefer to have a real book in my hand, to flip through it and be able to autograph it. Others prefer digital. It is convenient because you can hold hundreds of books in one small, compact gadget. Having your book in both formats is important.
In order to publish a book on Kindle you do need to have an Amazon account. If you already do, you can log in with those same credentials. If you don’t have an account you will need to sign up for one. In this chapter of my book, How to Write and Publish a Book Yourself, I will walk you through how to do this as well as:
- The KDP Select Program (to reach more readers and customers)
- Book’s Copyright and Publishing Rights
- Uploading Your Cover
- Selecting a Digital Rights Management (DRM) (to inhibit unauthorized distribution of the Kindle book)
Tara Richter Author & Publisher
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