Publishing Strategies

Jan B. King is a publishing strategist who can give you professional advice and support in writing to the audience, independent (self) versus established commercial publishers, positioning the book for maximum success, finding a publisher or becoming a publisher, referring you to professionals in the industry, building an author platform and a marketing plan based on online book marketing strategies. She never accepts referral fees from any of the professional she recommends so you can expect to work with only the most ethical masters in their fields of expertise, whether that is an editor, a cover designer or a web site designer.

* You want to learn from the best because you want to challenge yourself to be the best…
* You want to master your subject and your ability to communicate it….
* You want consistent, constant and honest feedback you know you can count on so when you are good, you can count on it…
* You are in this for the long haul because you have a passion and a long term purpose that transcends book sales alone…
* You want the journey to transform you, not just the reader…

It’s a Brand New Day in the Book Publishing World and You Need a Brand New Approach to Succeed as an Author and/or Publisher

• Old World: Agents who champion your book (and take 15%).
  New World: Agents who take only clients with a national platform and publishing company editors who don’t have time to guide you through the process and help you position your manuscript for success.
• Old World: The author writes a great book and the agent and publishing company do the rest.
  New World: You champion your own book, you decide how to market and sell.
• Old World: Agents and publishers know the process and create the team of people who will design the book, professionally typeset and print it and a publicist and sales reps who market and sell it.
  New World: You assemble the support team of experts you need including a publishing strategist (who doesn’t take a percentage of your royalties), freelance editors/indexers/proofreaders, book designers and a virtual author’s assistant.
• Old World: Keys to success – get a great agent and let him or her do the rest.
  New World: Keys to sucess – get great advice from unbiased sources, get ongoing support, work on marketing and your author platform before you start writing, learn the new role of the author and plan to be in it for the long term.