================================================================ This is a monthly e-mail update for subscribers only, sent from U-Publish.com, the web site named for the revolutionary guide to new methods for publishing and promoting books by Dan Poynter and Danny O. Snow. Get the paperback, now available to order from all major bookstores and online booksellers, or order direct from us at http://www.u-publish.com/order.htm with free shipping. ================================================================ *** Free Money for Writers? *** Grants, no-fee writing contests, and more: http://www.fundsforwriters.com ================================================================ *** Snow on Nat'l Radio, August 15 *** Co-author Danny O. Snow will be a guest on the popular "Ask Heloise" radio show, August 15. The program airs coast-to-coast at noon eastern time. Visit Heloise.com to find a radio station broadcasting it in your area. Or see http://www.wordwideweb.net for a transcript of talking points, and links to helpful resources -- many free -- for independent publishers. ================================================================ *** Item from Philadelphia Inquirer *** Xlibris has laid off 35 employees and relocated the jobs to the Philippines, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. CEO John Feldcamp said that the company can cut costs by hiring workers in the Philippines. Feldcamp told the Inquirer that jobs that cost $24,000 in the U.S. can be replaced for about 1/5 of the cost: http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/business/personal_finance/9308626.htm ================================================================ *** Item from Publishing Poynters *** The latest Publishing Poynters reported that the law firm of Robert L. Lewis (219-944-2755) is gathering information concerning deception, misrepresentation and fraud for a class action suit on behalf of writers against 1stBooks Library (a/k/a AuthorHouse): http://www.authorlink.com/news/news.asp?id=443 http://www.writersweekly.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2535 http://www.spawn.org/spnews.htm ================================================================ Please feel free to forward copies of this bulletin to your fellow authors and publishers. This is a free service that is available to anyone in the book world upon request. We don't endorse specific products or services, and we do not accept advertising. You may subscribe or un-subscribe at any time. ================================================================ *** Latest Harry Potter Hits the Street *** The paperback of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" comes out August 9 in the US with a first printing of 2 million: http://www.booktrade.info/nr.php?id=4441 ================================================================ *** News You Can Use from IPO *** Ten Mistakes Writers Don't See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do) http://www.holtuncensored.com/ten_mistakes.html By Pat Holt, book critic and editor - Holt Uncensored Book Promotion Newsletter: http://www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com An interactive newsletter to showcase your work and read how other authors market theirs. -- Courtesy of Jim Barnes, Independent Publisher Online at http://www.bookpublishing.com ================================================================ *** Contests *** OnceWritten.com In The Midnight Hour Halloween Fiction Contest: due August 31, 2004, $10 entry fee per story; $500 prize and publication. http://www.oncewritten.com/Contests/MidnightHour.htm OnceWritten.com Summer Poetry Contest (due August 31, 2004, $10 entry fee per poem; $500 prize and publication): http://www.oncewritten.com/Contests/PoetryContest.htm ================================================================ *** [Sic] Humor -- Editors Take Note! *** No, it's not a typo... an expert in cognitive psychology sent the item below: "I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg! Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe." ================================================================ *** Quotation of the Month *** "It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot toughter to make a difference." -- Tom Brokaw, NBC News, Author of "The Greatest Generation" ================================================================ Inside tip from Poynter and Snow: ALWAYS READ THE FINE PRINT! Here's ours: This is a free e-mail bulletin from U-Publish.com, the Web site named for the book by Dan Poynter and Danny O. Snow. Bulletins are sent by subscription only. You may subscribe or unsubscribe at any time. 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