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When negotiating book sales, seek common ground

by Brian Jud
Bowker | Wed Apr 16, 2014

You will run across varied personalities on your path to negotiating large-quantity sales. Some of these people will have a hidden agenda when dealing openly in front of their colleagues, and they may assume a more confrontational behavior. This may result from a desire to perpetuate -- or establish – a reputation as “playing hardball,” and not compromising easily.

They view a negotiation as a zero-sum pie, i.e. “your gain is my loss.” It’s difficult to work under these conditions because it is not in our best interests to point out another’s irrational bias. Try to manage the tension between cooperative actions needed to create value and competitive ones needed to claim it. In essence, the pie must be both expanded and divided.

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Tax Time!

by Laura Dawson
Bowker | Sun Apr 13, 2014

Did you know that if you are a professional author, your professional activities can be tax deductible?

The following factors, although not all inclusive, may help you to determine whether your activity is an activity engaged in for profit or a hobby:

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Survey Says!

by Laura Dawson
Bowker | Wed Apr 9, 2014

DCL & Bowker are interested in your digital publishing plans for 2014! As the demand increases for materials of all types to be available on mobile devices, publishers and authors are challenged with providing a quality eBook experience while managing costs and standards.

We'd be delighted if you'd answer the survey we've created, just to explore what we might be able to do for you. Enter to win a $100 American Express Gift Card!

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Audiobooks - An Amazing Untapped Market for Self Published Authors

by Arthur Q. Gutch
Bowker | Fri Apr 4, 2014

First there was hardcover, then there was paperback, and now there are eBooks. Books are always evolving for the needs and desires of the readers. Along the way, somewhere on the side, the concept of audiobooks continued to grow. First on cassette tape, then CDs, they now exist in a digital form for audio only MP3 players and computers of all shapes and sizes.

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When negotiating book sales, seek common ground

Tax Time!

Survey Says!

Audiobooks - An Amazing Untapped Market for Self Published Authors

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