The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books
Author: Harold D. Underdown
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2004
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781592571437

Provides practical and timely advice on writing different types of children's books, working with publishers, understanding the publishing process, the importance of illustrators, and building a career in the field of children's literature. Original. 12,000 first printing.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Verbal Self-defense

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Verbal Self-defense
Author: Lillian Glass
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 368
Release: 1999
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780028627410

Offers advice on identifying the verbal bullies in one's life, determining the difference between abuse and "kidding around," turning negative comments to one's advantage, and delivering verbal defense appropriately and confidently

The Complete Idiot's Guide to WordPress

The Complete Idiot's Guide to WordPress
Author: Susan Gunelius
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2011-04-05
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1101513713

Take advantage of the #1 blog publishing application. With more than 22 million users worldwide, WordPress is the #1 blog WordPress publishing application in the world. This guide provides users of both its hosted blogging service (WorldPress.com) and its self-hosted application (WordPress.org) with everything they need to know to create, customize, manage, and share their WordPress blogs with the world.

Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction

Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction
Author: Cory Doctorow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780028639185

Offers advice on how to get a science fiction novel or short story published, including tips on the basic elements of a work of science fiction to getting an agent, and signing a contract.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Self-Publishing

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Self-Publishing
Author: Jennifer Basye Sander
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2005-10-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1440696454

A practical guide for a booming market. Every aspiring self-published author needs this guide, which covers everything from design to sales. It reveals all the tools they'll need, including worksheets for estimating costs, timing, and resources; up-to-date information on production and design; formats for many genres; strategies for publicity and sales; plus success stories from self- published authors. * Publishers Marketing Association estimates there are 73,000 small and self- publishers in the U.S., with 8,000-11,000 new ones each year * Of the approximately 2.8 million books in print, 78% of the titles come from small/self-publishers (PMA) * For small and self-publishers, sales increased 21% annually from 1997-2002; in 2002, these 73,000 publishers grossed $29.4 billion * 81% of the population feels they have a book inside them; 6 million have written a manuscript; and another 6 million have a manuscript making the rounds

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Direct Marketing

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Direct Marketing
Author: Robert W. Bly
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780028642109

Offers advice on starting a direct marketing campaign, including tips on doubling response rates, writing creative copy, and evaluating mailing lists.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Working Less, Earning More

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Working Less, Earning More
Author: Jeff Cohen
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2008-09-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1440636656

A down-to-earth resource for a more-for-me life. Through practical information from an author who works about three days a week, The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Working Less, Earning More will help readers get more time and more money by learning how to: • Think about the modern-day work ethic in a new way. • Set income-focused goals—and achieve them. • Build—and maintain—powerful relationships and networks. • Round out skill sets to be more marketable. • Maximize technology to minimize time spent on minutia. • Avoid time-wasters and efficiency traps.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Power of the Enneagram

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Power of the Enneagram
Author: Herb Pearce
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2007
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781592576944

The Enneagram system has been used for decades to help people understand their strengths and weaknesses, heal neuroses and inner conflicts, enhance creativity, strengthen workplace team-building, and aid in couples therapy. Literally thousands of workshops are held around the globe, from China to Miami. Enneagram counsellors are certified by the world Enneagram Institute, as well as by regional institutes around the world. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Power of the Enneagram, by certified teacher and counsellor Herb Pearce, gives the reader a complete workshop course in this amazing self-enrichment program and includes proven applications for nearly every important aspect of our lives- relationships, work, and spiritual and psychological development. Written from over 16 years of instructional experience, The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Power of the Enneagram takes the mystery and complexity out of this rich system of analysis and allows anyone to benefit from its useful insights.