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Stu McLaren is doing a very smart promotion for his Wishlist Member software–and I want you to pay attention to it.

First, go here so you can see what I’m talking about. (It will open in a new window so you will have to switch back and forth to read this and view that. Or, you can just read this first, then go back and study it. Or vice versa. Just make sure you study it!)

I want you to notice what the author of Crush It! has done to promote his book.

First, he’s teamed up with someone with a following that matches the author’s exact market. When you get Wishlist Member in October (and only in October), you get a free copy of the book.

Second, Stu will do an “exclusive” interview on October 29 with the author.

Notice two things they have built in here. Read More→

On the June 30 Publishing Coach Weekly teleseminar, I have a “double header” for you. (Time: 1pm Eastern, noon Central, 10am Pacific. More details here.)

1. Specific tips for “taming the email beast” and restoring email sanity from time management expert, Randall Dean.

I’m going to confess just how many emails are sitting in my email inbox–or rather, were, before I learned Randy Dean’s email strategies.

Find out how to go from hundreds of unread emails (or more!) to zero … how to drastically cut down the time you spend on email … how to keep email from usurping personal and work time … and more.

You even get to ask Randall your question, now and during the call.

There will also be a special offer just for listeners of this call. (But you’ll get a lot out of it even if you don’t take advantage of that, so listen in-and tell your friends and colleagues!)

Just go here: http://www.wordstoprofit.com/tamingemailbeast.com.

2. Randall is the author of two books, including (surprise) Taming the Email Beast: 45 Key Strategies for Better Managing Your Email Overload. His publishing story is quite interesting—and will provide hope to authors who aspire to get published by a traditional publisher. We’ll talk about the “new era publishing” strategies he’s used and is using to get published and to promote his book and other products.

Randall also recently conducted an amazon.com campaign to launch the book. Find out what it takes to do that.

You can listen either via phone (there are a number of local call-in numbers available now!) or via webcast, on the computer. Click here now for the call-in details and to ask a question.The call will be recorded and archived, so if you’re reading this “after the fact,” you can still listen at your leisure. But you can’t ask us questions about either topic live, so ask now and/or on the call!

One of my favorite authors is Tricia Goyer (she writes terrific fiction), and she’s got a great blog that is very instructive on how to to blog effectively to promote books.

First, I love the look of her blog. Very pretty template. (Though she’s on blogspot, doesn’t have a WordPress blog, which I think is better.)

Second, she runs contests. Every week she has a drawing and gives away a free book to anyone who comments on her blog.

I love that idea! I think I’ll do the same. Comment on my blog, and get a free book from my “grab bag.” You can tell me whether you prefer fiction or nonfiction, and I’ll try to oblige. She draws names, and I may end up doing that too, but for now I have a good number of books I’d like to pass on so … comment on my blog, and get a free book! (Can’t be spam comments, however. Has to be a valuable comment.)

Anyway, Tricia runs all sorts of contests. She’s running one now, where

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