Text Box:       Will be holding one day marketing seminars at a city near you starting early summer. Stand by for more News.   Text Box:                                      Each author gets to have a one on one meeting with Leon Mentzer, Author of  “Amen, A Simple Guide to Marketing Your Christian Book” and plan a personalized marketing program based on their budget. Authors will get a copy of his book and Christianstoryteller.com’s “INFORMATION IS POWER” Marketing Mailing List on a CD!  And Of course the marketing seminar designed for the first time author as well as the established author. Text Box: NOMINATE our web site: If you appreciate our website, please consider nominating www.christianstoryteller.com  for the Writer's      Digest's 101 Best Sites of The Year!   Simply send your nomination, along with the following              information to: mailto:writersdig@fwpubs.com   Subject "101 Best Sites" Message body: I would like to nominate        christianstoryteller.com for the 101 Best Sites of the Year! Thanks for voting! Text Box: Authors for authors:

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Text Box:    Whew! there were a lot of books for the Board of Advisers to read this year.  For a complete list go to:  http://www.christianstoryteller.com/2007%20awards.htm  Last year christianstoryteller.com awarded fifteen awards. This year they awarded thirty two! The selections were harder to choose this year due to the unique themes           presented.  But the list is the best of the best for the year 2007. Author place this good news ON EVERYTHING!  As Christianstoryteller.com gets bigger we’re able to do more for our friends. This year CST gave each award winner a $50.00 credit towards the September cruise.    CST has now approved this credit to ANY author / family member or friend who wants to go. CST will pay 50.00 towards the security deposit. So if you want to go ….your deposit amount will only be $200.00, per-person. Due by April 15th.    With the balance of $189.00 due June 15th, 2007.  Hurry! Space limited.  Authors MUST confirm their reservations by April 15th to get this credit. just e-mail us. CST must have their $50.00 credit, all deposits and cabin reservations in by this date. If you need more time just let us know so that we can reserve your cabin. Text Box:       The Author’s Newsletter Text Box:          So many people have asked about advertising on the web site and in the Newsletter,……..soooooooo      Christianstoryteller.com is going to rent space on it’s web site on the front page and here in their newsletter for $15.00.  For $15.00 per month you’ll get 2 ads in two places. The newsletter will now be available to all those visitors to the web site as well as to those who subscribe to the newsletter.   Now is your chance to advertise your book, speaking services, business or what ever. Christianstoryteller will   design the ad for you or you can send the information in a .doc file to quark480@insightbb.com. Size and space is limited. Pay for your ad by using the PayPal button at the bottom of the page!  

Text Box:     Supporting Authors with their “Information is Power” Marketing seminars Text Box:       Text Box:    We ‘re now booking a four day cruise September 9th 2007, with ocean view cabins to the    Bahamas! The price quoted in last month’s newsletter by the cruise line was in the $575.00 per person range. BUT because we have reserved 50 staterooms for $439.00 per person double occup.  A  $145.00 discounted savings. Four fabulous days. Taxes & port fees are $46.73. If you have a 3rd or 4th person in your cabin it is $245.73 per-person.  Again we’ll have our “INFORMATION IS POWER” marketing seminar and then a major book signing on board.  Again we’ll have the largest book signing on board a ship. Over 2,900 people on board. What a marketing event! What an opportunity for potential sales.  So if you think you’d like to be part of this marketing seminar cruise let us know. ASAP quark480@insightbb.com.  A $250.00 deposit (per person) is due to reserve your cabin by April the 15th with bal due June 2007. Time & space is limited.       For a FREE SAMPLE

 

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Text Box:     Marketing series   Try ours,    Over 7,100 confirmed listings of Bookstores, Churches, Radio and TV stations, Newspapers & magazines! This list is fully compatible with mail-merge programs, It is very easy to select  contacts and merge them with your marketing    letter, promo-pack or press release. True True (``````````` (```````````        just e-mail mail us at quark480@insightbb.com  and we'll send you a sample file. The full version of  "Christian Marketing List"  Price is $75.00 or $50.00 if you‘re a   featured author on the web site. It’s easy to  order. Go to our web site and use the PayPal button

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Letters to the EditorBecause so many of you had scheduling conflicts, short time frames etc. This is so affordable! Text Box: Your Seminar host,      Leon Mentzer  Speaking with Authors   

2007 Award Winners picked!Think out of the box when you think about selling your book!The strangest things work. Now booking for the September 9th author's cruise! Want $50.00?ForRentChristianstoryteller.comBreaking News!Text Box:   Authors ask us why CST has very little toleration for some of the more popular so called “Author help web sites” such as: Preditors & Editors, A writer’s Life, Olga Gardner, WritersNet, Piers Anthony, Program Witch pages, Writerswrite, Writer Beware, Victoria Strauss, Ann Crispin, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writer of America Net Ring site, and Anotherealm, just to name a few. These web-sites are focus on their own agenda. They’re mean spirited, and anti-Christian. They only help themselves. They’re self promoting their point of view and businesses. Which is OK, but they’re not open minded, nor do they give out professional advise. They‘re a wolf in sheep clothing. They engage & rely on gossip and half truths. They refuse to publish their facts and they out and out lie about publishers, agents, and others. What makes this so hard to figure out is that they mix false information in with true information and they act like they're legit. We have attempted  several times to get these cyber bullies to prove their facts or offer up what it is that they have on some of the alleged offenders and they have refused to even answer our investigator's e-mail. They just give out their own opinions. They have no toleration for ANY thing that is remotely different from their agenda. Which looks like     Sci-fi, adult themes, self-publishing, Christian bashing, and trashing anyone who isn't doing business with them or like them. They're anonymous and they're Cyber bullies and that's why CST does NOT tolerate  or have time for them.                                                                                                      Editorial staff     

Cyber Bulling ! Text Box: Tip of the Month: Think about the audio book market. It is the fastest growing area of book sales. The media for on the go people is CD books and downloaded books from iTunes. I want to market my book in this media format. I want to reach those people who do not have the time to read but have the time to listen. Editor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box:                                  The power of the pen is un-measurable by anyone.  Dear Leon,  Question: I’m broke. How can I do any marketing? Lelia  Lelia, You can visit the Mom & Pop stores and ask about consignment sales. Make mini-posters & hang on public bulletin boards. Send out ten letters with your well edit PR. Cost $3.90. Asked to speak to schools, at the local Library (if you can sell books), local groups, Fairs, even the local   restaurants. Make up placemats for the local coffee shop.   ****************************************************************************  Dear Leon,  What is the biggest thing you’ve done marketing wise, that also was the cheapest. Chad  Chad, More bang for the buck is what you’re asking for.  The graphics on my van sell more books then anything else budget wise. Every time I leave the house lots of people are forced to look at my van and they see the web-site……...visitors go to the site and I sell some books. I always have books with me and business cards. When I serviced my van for a trip the mechanics at the garage brought two books!   ****************************************************************************  Dear Friends,  Here is a neat idea concerning stickers that Julia Rose, 2007 Award winner gave me. Get stickers for your printer and print your award information or what ever on them and stick them on your books……. I went out and got clear 1” stickers and printed my award information on it and then placed it on my book. Ta Da! It’s looks great. A fantastic idea from a great author. Thank you Julia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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