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How to get your book published with DragonCub.com

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:49:57 -0500

Every year, it is estimated that over one million books are published worldwide. But if you don’t have an agent or a publishing contract, how can you get your masterpiece out to a discerning public and call yourself an ‘author’ at last? By selling online, that’s how. The advent of the ‘online bookshop’ has revolutionised the way publishing works. Now, people don’t just have to buy a hard copy book from a book store – they can download it from an online bookshop such as DragonCub.com. but this doesn’t just allow the buying public to buy books with ease; it also helps budding authors to sell and buy books as well. It is an adaptation of the self-publishing boom of the late 20th Century, but made easier and updated for a more tech-savvy generation. DragonCub are not planning to go up against the big boys such as Amazon, but have taken a different approach to opening up publishing opportunities for a wider audience of potential authors. DragonCub is not a publishing house, but what it does do for new authors is just as important – **End Summary** Topics: sell books]]> sell ebooks]]> buy books]]> buy ebooks]]> book shop]]> uk book shop]]> online book shop]]> sell and buy books]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> DragonCub, the UKs best online book shop attracts worldwide interest from many new and established authors and publishers and sell books and e-books . Customers can buy books and buy e-books as well. For more information about how to buy and sell books please visit http://www.dragoncub.com .

Beat the summer rush at online bookstores

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:09:54 -0400

With the children out on school holidays, browsing through a heaving bookstore on a hot day may not seem like your idea of relaxation. So why not take the hassle out of shopping by taking to the web and browsing through the virtual shelves of an online bookstore like DragonCub? Unlike a traditional high street bookshop or even a small independent retail bookstore, online bookstores have access to a much wider range of books from up and coming authors, giving you the opportunity to buy the latest books and ebooks that aren’t available on the high street. The search facilities available at online bookstores allow you to browse through hundreds of titles without having to move a muscle and you can also home in on particular areas that interest you most, such as history, romance or science fiction. Many online bookstores are now giving you the opportunity to ‘try before you buy’ by enabling previous readers to post testimonials about the book, giving you the best chance of choosing a book that you’ll really love. Modern technology is evolving and becoming a part of everyday life, and so you may be looking to purchase an ebook **End Summary** Topics: online bookstore]]> online book shop]]> uk book shop]]> buy books]]> buy ebooks]]> purchase ebooks]]> online book store uk]]> sell books online]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> For more information about online bookstore in UK to sell and buy book please visit www.dragoncub.com

Getting your book published online

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:13:27 -0400

Finally, getting your book published doesn’t have to involve hundreds of letters to big publishing houses, only to receive lots of rejection letters on your doormat a few weeks later. The Internet is now THE best place to buy books and new authors can take advantage of this medium too, by selling their book or ebook online via an online book shop. DragonCub is an online bookstore giving independent authors the chance to connect with booklovers across the world and make money from the sales of their books at the same time! Whether you are looking to publish a collection of short stories , an ebook or perhaps even a thesis on Ancient Egypt, online bookstores like Dragon Cub will help you promote your book effortlessly. Why publish my book online? Here are some of the best reasons to publish your book online; You can start earning from your book immediately Online bookstores provide free promotion for your book and you as an author You can start to build credibility for your book from reader testimonials Online book advertising can reach many more potential customers than any other form of advertising and is cheaper. **End Summary** Topics: best place to buy books]]> selling books online]]> sell books online]]> online bookshop]]> online book store uk]]> publish short stories]]> online book advertisin]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> For more information about how to sell and buy books and ebooks from online book shop please visit www.dragoncub.com

Perfect Seduction: 10 Ways To Please Your Lover

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Maybe you’re looking to spark up your love life with a little romance or you are just nervous and clumsy around the opposite sex and need a few hints on how to start a relationship – either way Perfect Seduction by John James Newhouse is the book for you. Perfect Seduction is a self-help book for both sexes, telling men about those little intricacies that make a woman, and a woman how she can please her man. Filled with well written and thought out examples, many accompanied by sensitive but no-holds-barred drawings that illustrate sexual techniques and positions, Newhouse breaks the thrill of the chase down in to 10 easy to follow steps: Ooze confidence – All about positive thinking and feeling at ease with your mind, body and self image Easy does it – Testing the water with harmless chat and a little flirting Body language - How to interpret and give out those secret signals that say ‘Come and get me!’ Teasing and pleasing – Creating atmosphere and intimacy with your partner Space, the final frontier – Knowing when to step across that line in to the personal zone First contact – **End Summary** Topics: Perfect seduction]]> dating relationships]]> seduction technique]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> DragonCub.com is a subsidiary of Where the World Meets Ltd, an English company operated by Andrew R. Taylor. DragonCub.com stock a wide range of books, from science fiction, self help and academic reports. They encourage authors, especially self publishing authors to contact them with a view to putting their book for sale on the DragonCub.com website. For more information visit www.dragoncub.com/books

Rights and wrongs of divorce

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

If your relationship is breaking up and you have children, a house and shared possessions, you need to know your rights – and one of the first places to look is Divorce and Separation Today. As parents, both sides have a responsibility to the children and should not shamelessly use them as pawns in a game to blackmail the other partner. Splitting up has a right way and a wrong way. Divorce and Separation Today is a detailed guide to ending a relationship crammed with a wealth of information put together by family solicitor Uli Doheny-Adams. She explains the right way to end a relationship is to act like adults and show respect to each other and your children. The wrong way is squabbling, catcalling and badmouthing your former partner all the way to court. If you are not an expert in the finer points of matrimonial law, which thankfully, few of us are, then Uli Doheny-Adams guides you effortlessly through a baffling legal minefield, explaining your rights in divorce and separation. **End Summary** Topics: divorce and separation]]> DIY divorce]]> dive guide]]> separation]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> DragonCub.com is a subsidiary of Where the World Meets Ltd, an English company operated by Andrew R. Taylor. DragonCub.com stock a wide range of books, from science fiction, self help and academic reports. They encourage authors, especially self publishing authors to contact them with a view to putting their book for sale on the DragonCub.com website. For more information visit www.dragoncub.com/books

Five tips to boost your book sales on the web

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Podding is a great new way of increasing your book sales on the web by teaming up with a specialist publishers like DragonCub. Podding is a new term coined to describe a relationship between an author and a ‘print on demand’ publisher. Instead of stacking rejection slips by touting your manuscript around agents and traditional publishing houses, a podding agreement will let a publisher take your manuscript, edit and format the text ready for firing out paperback or hardback copies as soon as the orders come in. DragonCub will also help with marketing the book, but because podding cuts the overheads, you earn a bigger royalty on each sale. You can also help yourself sell more books online with these five simple steps: Team up with a podding partner like DragonCub Set up a website – call the site .com. This is easy to do with a blogging tool called WordPress. Then, write one or two articles a week for your blog linking to your book page on the podding site. Let people know about your blog by setting up accounts on social networking sites – the type of site depend on your readers. **End Summary** Topics: book sales]]> book marketing]]> sell books]]> book publishing]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> DragonCub.com is a subsidiary of Where the World Meets Ltd, an English company operated by Andrew R. Taylor. DragonCub.com stock a wide range of books, from science fiction, self help and academic reports. They encourage authors, especially self publishing authors to contact them with a view to putting their book for sale on the DragonCub.com website. For more information visit www.dragoncub.com/books

How to guide for a DIY divorce

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

If you are considering or going through a separation or divorce, you need a reliable, independent guide to help you make decisions that might have long-lasting consequences for you and your family. In Britain today, the shocking truth is 160,000 marriages a year end in divorce – and 117,000 children under 16 are involved in the trials and tribulations of their parents’ relationships breaking down, according to the latest figures from the National Statistics Office. The decisions you make affect you children, your finances and your home. Divorce and Separation Today leads you step-by-step through the process, explaining legal terms in concise, easy to understand terms. This book won’t solve your marriage problems but will help you understand your options and give you the background to making informed decisions. Written by Uli Doheny-Adams – former solicitor and family law expert, this book will help you negotiate your divorce and save yourself money, time, and stress. Divorce and Separation Today explains exactly what is involved in the process so you can manage your DIY divorce legal work and negotiation partly or completely yourself. **End Summary** Topics: DIY divorce]]> divorce and separation]]> separation guide]]> divor]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> DragonCub.com is a subsidiary of Where the World Meets Ltd, an English company operated by Andrew R. Taylor. DragonCub.com stock a wide range of books, from science fiction, self help and academic reports. They encourage authors, especially self publishing authors to contact them with a view to putting their book for sale on the DragonCub.com website. For more information visit http://www.DragonCub.com

How writers can join the podding revolution

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

If you’ve written a book and are looking to go in to print, then consider ‘podding’ with a publisher who will show you how to make money-selling books online. ‘Podding’ means teaming up with one of the new breed of ‘print-on-demand’ publishers like Dragoncub, who can take a manuscript, edit and format the content quickly and efficiently and have your book ready to print and ship as soon as an order comes in. This cuts overheads by removing the need for large print runs and storage that comes with traditional book publishing. Authors can keep a larger slice of the royalties and their rights to the content as a POD publisher only takes a percentage of the retail price to cover printing, marketing and distribution costs. Publication chances are also increased because the publisher’s risk is reduced because they are not investing huge sums in royalties and pre-sales costs. This does not mean every book submitted is published, but the POD business model allows the publisher to take more chances with books that may not notch up sales like the Harry Potter series. **End Summary** Topics: selling books online]]> book publishing]]> POD publisher]]> Online]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> DragonCub.com is a subsidiary of Where the World Meets Ltd, an English company operated by Andrew R. Taylor. DragonCub.com stock a wide range of books, from science fiction, self help and academic reports. They encourage authors, especially self publishing authors to contact them with a view to putting their book for sale on the DragonCub.com website. For more information visit http://www.DragonCub.com

Improving Personality

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

A person can vastly improve the quality of their life with a few basic changes to their personality. Its not really so difficult to achieve either. Here are some ideas to adopt. Start simple. Clear out the house or flat and bin old useless relics previously hoarded for years. Think of it as psychic cleansing. By clearing out the junk, a person is letting go of archaic rusty prejudices. Read more literature about new topics, current affairs and amazing facts. The more information a person digests the more attractive they become, which provides greater scope to swap views, and share skills and wisdom. Develop resourceful conversation skills. A person with something to contribute will appear experienced, caring and sociable. Nobody can perceive everything, so it’s profitable to discuss new subjects and ideas with others. Have a definite opinion about topics. A person with something to say will appear animated and keen. Someone with the ability to expound contrasting notions will appear exciting, especially if they expand the minds of others. Everyone likes hearing of powerful new concepts. Meet new people, especially those from different cultural backgrounds. **End Summary** Topics: Improve personality]]> improving personality]]> how to improve p]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> DragonCub.com is a subsidiary of Where the World Meets Ltd, an English company operated by Andrew R. Taylor. DragonCub.com stock a wide range of books, from science fiction, self help and academic reports. They encourage authors, especially self publishing authors to contact them with a view to putting their book for sale on the DragonCub.com website. For more information visit http://www.DragonCub.com

Divorce factors

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

When is divorce necessary? When differences become irreconcilable of course. When else? Factors leading to divorce could be tiny things, like leaving toenail clippings in the bath, dirty socks in the bedroom or even snoring. Hardly earth shattering stuff, but to a once loving couple, these little trivialities can quickly escalate into a daily nightmare. Eventually, one or other of the partners is going to blow a fuse. After all, people are only human. There are major factors leading to divorce as well, such as repeated drunkenness, violent outbursts, and chronic addiction to gambling. In these enlightened days where the credit crunch stings and purchase of both fuel and food require a second mortgage, the financial difficulty may also lead down the slippery garden path towards divorce. It is after all, a rich man’s world. Having said that, it could me a rich woman’s too. Then of course, that age-old problem called infidelity is probably one of the biggest factors to couples parting the ways. Naturally, when one or both parties are not really at peace with each other, it’s only to be expected that they should seek solace in the company of another. **End Summary** Topics: Divorce]]> legal guide to divorce]]> divorce factors]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> DragonCub.com is a subsidiary of Where the World Meets Ltd, an English company operated by Andrew R. Taylor. DragonCub.com stock a wide range of books, from science fiction, self help and academic reports. They encourage authors, especially self publishing authors to contact them with a view to putting their book for sale on the DragonCub.com website. For more information visit http://www.DragonCub.com

How to sell your book and receive 100% of the sales price

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

DIY publishing is now considered trendy as opposed to thirty years ago, when mainstream publishers invited new and unknown authors along to preview prospective works. Self-publishing is business and should be treated as such. Without prior knowledge or a key plan, selling a book will result in wasted pounds. It pays to differ from the current glut of subjects and stories. Zip along to the nearest bookshop and take stock of how much cookery, gardening or books on warfare adorn the shelves. A flux of cookery books will make another tome on the same theme incredibly difficult to sell, especially to a mainstream publisher. Assuming an author has X number of books printed either through a vanity publisher or even a small press, the next step is to get the book out there, to be read. Take time to decide the best strategy. Identify the target audience, age, income, career and residential location of prospective readers. Look at the competition and evaluate the market demand and prices. Devise a statement that spells out why this new book is special (often called the unique selling point or USP). **End Summary** Topics: How to sell your book]]> sell your book]]> DIY book publishing]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> DragonCub.com is a subsidiary of Where the World Meets Ltd, an English company operated by Andrew R. Taylor. DragonCub.com stock a wide range of books, from science fiction, self help and academic reports. They encourage authors, especially self publishing authors to contact them with a view to putting their book for sale on the DragonCub.com website. For more information visit http://www.DragonCub.com