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[patrick1rn]

My book is now at the publishers. The entreprenuer in me has to come out now.

Regardless of what service you have to offer the public, if they dont know about it,

then they wont come to you. I am now on the marketing phase.. I guess this is the final phase because the marketing never ends. I went into the medical field because I no interest in the business world. I guess I am in the business world now.. I honestly dont know what to do.

1. Word of mouth: Doing it

2. Business Cards: got 5000 cards

3. Free PR websites: send press releases to them

4. Facebook: on it

5. Linkedin: on it

6. Blogging: Doing it, to a degree

7. Radio and Television: gonna wait till I have a good in my hand

8. Considering using a PR service: Cost $$$, but gonna

9. Amazon: gonna have my book sold on amazon, Barnes/noble, and IBook

10. Having my book reviewed by several different agencies

11. I have a website for my book

12. Gonna coordinate and do a booksigning

13. Newspaper interviews: starting local at first, I have postcards that I will make to send to newspapers to be used as a press release..

Anyone have any ideas how to get the word out about my book ?

[Williams75]

Hi patrick1 RN,Thank you so much for your reply. I am thinking to write my experience as an RN in USA. I never wrote any piece so far. Any suggestions how to get started?

[patrick1rn, MSN, RN, NP]

Here is an update.. My self published book was picked up by a publishing company last December and it is coming out as a E book nxt month. It has been re edited and I am satisfied with the work. It sure beats doing the self publishing route, that was a major headache considering I work 2 jobs. I still advocate for the book because it is about my experiences as a combat medic and I write about important issues such as dealing with ptsd. Its nice to see my book at big places like random house, barnes and nobles , etc.. I am working on my next book slowly .. I have learned my lessons in self publishing and it is best to avoid those scams that advocate for it