Attention: Authors or Publishers (or aspiring authors or publishers) who want to make serious money in the publishing business. The vast majority (99%) of authors make less than $50,000 a year. This is the seminar to show you how to be in the other 1%!

"Top Publishing And Marketing Experts Reveal Tools and Techniques to Get Your Book Published and Double or Triple Your Income as an Author or Publisher."

Author101 University is coming on May 29, 2008
Los Angeles, WESTIN LAX, 8:00 to 6:00 pm

Space is limited and this event will sell out, register early to insure your attendance!

Listen to a special message from Mark Victor Hansen

Join Mark Victor Hansen, Rick Frishman, Brendon Burchard, Barbara DeAngeles, David Hancock, Alex Carroll and a hand picked publishing panel of editors, agents and publishers...

(read more below to see why you won't want to miss what they have to share with you)

I've waited two years to discover a program so complete that it blows the competition away. Not only was the seminar filled with better than broadway entertainment, with presenters that were the creme de la creme, but the information was invaluable to launch any attendee with the tools for success. This seminar is a must for anyone desiring to achieve success.

- Jilliana Raymond  

Mark Victor Hansen,
Mega-Best Selling Author

Rick Frishman, Public Relations Expert and Best Selling Author

Brendon Burchard,
Best Selling Author, Speaker and Coach
Barbara De Angelis
Speaker and Bestselling Author

David Hancock, Morgan James Publishing, Author and Speaker

Alex Caroll, Best Selling Author, Radio Interview Expert


Publishing Panel - Publishers Editors and Agents

In addition to our Featured Presenters above, the Publishing Panel showcases publishers editors and agents who will tell you the secrets on how to get published. These are the industry experts you'll want to hear from!

  • Peter Miller, President, PMA Literary and Film Management, Inc.
  • John Willig, President and Founder, Literary Services, Inc.
  • David Hancock Founder Morgan James Publishing
  • Clare Gerrus- Literary agent
  • Sharlene Martin, Martin Literary
  • Ken Atchity President, AEI International
  • Steve Gardner 5 Star Speakers and Trainers
  • Clint Greenleaf- Greanleaf Book Group

Just came back from the publishing seminar.It was great to be there, Thank you to All for the super content and presentation. This was the best seminar I ever went to!

- Robert Merin

Are you curious about what publishers like Adams Media, Harper Collins, Wiley, Random House,and Simon & Schuster are looking for? What is the best way to get your manuscript read when you're an unpublished author? Want to know the biggest mistakes to avoid when writing book proposals? You'll be engaged as these top pros share their expertise, reveal the inner workings of the publishing industry, and debate various approaches to common marketing and publishing challenges. Get your seat early for this can't-be-missed panel discussion.

Additional bonus after hours cocktail party where you'll have the opportunity to network with speakers from the day, industry experts and other attendees. Additional charge only $149 per person.


Only 200 seats - This is a small intimate event

SPACE IS LIMITED - AMAZING $299 FOR WHOLE DAY
VIP PASS $149 SPECIAL SEATING - AND COCKTAIL PARTY WITH SPEAKERS

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or... Register Yourself and a Friend and save $150!

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Some of the key topics that will be covered include:

  • How to write and present your book proposal to an agent so that your book can be sold to a publisher

  • What are publishers looking for in a a new book? What separates"yes" from "no," and what you can do to get the best advance

  • What do you need to do to make your book a best seller

  • How to create "hooks" for yourself and your business that will make you virtually irresistible to every media outlet and make coverage for yourself a virtual certainty

  • How to get rich and become famous by being a guest on radio shows - without spending a dime on advertising

  • How to create promotional materials (media kits, etc.) that will have the media running to you for your opinion every time a story in your area pops up

  • How to promote yourself using low cost means on-line to catapult your sales and exposure into the stratosphere

  • How to quickly and easily create an automated process to capture leads and sales and upsell and cross-sell these people with a minimum of effort

 

What You'll learn

How to create "hooks" for yourself and your business that will make you virtually irresistible to every media outlet and make coverage for yourself a virtual certainty.

How to get rich and become famous... being a guest on radio show,,, without spending a dime on advertising.

How to create promotional materials (media kits, etc.) that will have the media running to you for your opinion every time a story in your area pops up

How to promote yourself using low cost means on-line to catapult your sales and exposure into the stratosphere.

How to quickly and easily create an automated process to capture leads and sales and up sell and cross-sell these people with a minimum of effort.

Rarely have I found such bang for the buck. If I had left at noon on the first day, I already would have gotten my money's worth and then some. ...

- Dick Methia

How make any book you write or publish an Amazon best-seller with a system that has been PROVEN to work

If you'd like to learn the secrets of getting your book published or how to turn your book or publishing business into a money machine, this course is for you. Keep reading to find out more.

You'll get more out of this $299 seminar than any event this year offered at any price in the publishing industry. Check out our guarantee!

 

SPACE IS LIMITED - AMAZING $299 FOR WHOLE DAY
VIP PASS $149 SPECIAL SEATING - AND COCKTAIL PARTY WITH SPEAKERS

Click Here to Register Now!
or... Register Yourself and a Friend and save $150!

Register yourself and a friend and save!! Only $299 plus $149 for two.



Money Back Guarantee - If after you've attended this event, you feel that you haven't received value worth many times your registration fee, just ask for and receive a full refund. We know from past experience that the information you will receive is this good. But don't take our word for it, take a look at just of few of the many testimonials we've received from our previous events. Even if you request a refund, you get to keep the special bonus items that you'll receive as a thank you for your registration.

 

Who is eligible to Attend...

Dynamic Speakers. Amazing People. Invaluable Information.

Words cannot totally define the 'Magic' of this event ... It was beyond Magical.

The event opened me to a world filled with so much Positive Energy, Brilliant Minds and TRUTHFUL Information.

It was by far the most Valuable Seminar I have ever been to... and worth its price a million times over.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. My life has been changed forever.

- Nancy Hayssen

Anyone who wants to increase their revenues as an author or publisher. exposure in the media. If you're an author, speaker, consultant or publisher, this event is tailor-made for you. If you're not one of these and have a product or service to promote you'll be equally well-served.

This power packed, cash generating bonanza of a seminar will blast your sales through the stratosphere. Remember our money back guarantee - If at any time, for the rest of your life, you don't think this seminar is worth at least 10 times what you paid for it, you get your money back … no questions asked.

 

Why you should Attend

It's simple... If you're an author or publisher who wants to be successful, there's no other place to be, for so low an entrance fee, to get access to these presenters and the information they'll be sharing with you.

If you're a new or established author, this event is for you. (EVEN IF YOU"RE JUST THINKING ABOUT WRITING A BOOK - THIE EVENT WILL TEACH YOU MORE THAN YOU THOUGHT POSSIBLE ABOUT PUBLISHING.)

If you're a publisher, this event is for you. Not only will you learn new information to further the reach and exposure of your books, you'll also be in a large group of authors who are motivated to succeed...

Think about it this way - WHAT COULD YOU LOSE IF YOU DON"T GO TO THIS EVENT?

 

SPACE IS LIMITED - AMAZING $299 FOR WHOLE DAY
VIP PASS $149 SPECIAL SEATING - AND COCKTAIL PARTY WITH SPEAKERS

Click Here to Register Now!
or... Register Yourself and a Friend and save $150!

Register yourself and a friend and save!! Only $299 plus $149 for two.


Meet Your Presenters..

Mark Victor Hansen, Master of Ceremony and Mega-Best Selling Author

Mark Victor Hansen

Worldwide name recognition. International speaking engagements. A constant shower of accolades from celebrities and millions of fans worldwide. The resources to lead a life devoted to philanthropy and goodwill. It's the fairy-tale life of a wildly successful best-selling author, Mark Victor Hansen - and he'll show you how to achieve, starting from scratch, just like he did.

Just 20 years ago, Mark was bankrupt from a failed business. With no money and even fewer resources, he found the determination and energy to create the king of all publishing empires most people only dream about. As an unknown speaker and author, his first book, Stand Up, Speak Out & Win, sold 20,000 copies in just 12 months. And his first best-selling series, Chicken Soup for the Soul, has now sold more than 100 million copies in 39 languages worldwide.

He, along with his co-author Jack Canfield, have also licensed more than 100 audio books, derivative products and retail merchandise items in just the past decade alone.

His tremendous success is due to one of the publishing industry's most unique business models - combining powerful book marketing strategies, lucrative licensing systems, popular seminar programs and a speaking calendar that's virtually unrivaled anywhere in the information industry.

Now, in this fascinating and powerfully inspiring opening session, Mark gives you the formula and inspiration to accomplish all he has and more. You'll get an insider look at the nuts and bolts of launching a successful career as an author. Also, you'll hear from other authors who have followed - and profited from - Mark's advice. Mark will expand your vision of how large of a worldwide information empire you could build ? starting with your very first book.

 

Rick Frishman, Public Relations Expert and Best Selling Author

Rick Frishman

Rick is a sought after lecturer on publishing and public relations and is a member of PRSA and the National Speakers Association. Rick is the co-author of GUERRILLA MARKETING FOR WRITERS: 100 Weapons for Selling Your Work with Jay Conrad Levinson and literary agent Michael Larsen (Writers Digest Books), as well as co-author of GUERRILLA PUBLICITY: Hundreds of Sure-Fire Tactics to Get Maximum Sales for Minimum Dollars.

Rick is also the co-author of National Bestseller NETWORKING MAGIC and his latest books, "Bestselling Book Proposals" and "Bestselling Secrets from Top Agents," part of the Author101 Series.

Rick will reveal ...

  • Why publicity is 100 times better than advertising.
  • Working with a PR firm for maximum effectiveness if that's the route you choose to go.
  • Creating a line of back-end products to maximize your income as a publisher on a limited budget.
  • The 6 words every author wants to hear, but very few do...
  • How to become an author in 5 easy steps and in less than 90 days.
  • Getting on Oprah: how do you do it and when you should go after it.
  • Real life stories about the "legends" in the business and what you can learn from them.
  • Understanding the differences between retainers and "pay for placement" PR and why it's important to you.
  • What does a publicity department do for you at a publishing firm and what that means for you.
  • Designing a press release that will generate results and get the media to pick up the phone and call you.
  • How to get published in the traditional manner and not get taken advantage of...
  • Tips and techniques to generating "back of the room sales" to maximize your revenue at speaking engagements.
  • How agents work, what they do and why you need to get them on your side.
  • Understanding the pluses and minuses of radio, TV and other media sources.
  • How to create a press kit that will get you noticed and get you coverage.
  • Maximize your effectiveness when you're in front of the media to increase your chances for success.
  • When to use radio infomercials and how to maximize your book sales using them.

Rick Frishman, president of Planned Television Arts, since 1982 is the driving force behind PTA's exceptional growth. In 1993 PTA merged with Ruder Finn and Rick serves as an Executive Vice President at Ruder Finn. While supervising PTA's success, he has remained one of the most powerful and energetic publicists in the media industry.

Rick continues to work with many of the top editors, agents and publishers in America including Simon and Schuster, Random House, Harper Collins, Pocket Books, Penguin Putnam, and Hyperion Books.

Some of the authors he has worked with include Bill Moyers, Richard Preston, Mark Victor Hansen, Hugh Downs, Henry Kissinger, Jack Canfield, Alan Dershowitz, Arnold Palmer, and Harvey Mackay.


Brendon Burchard, How to Explode Your Business Through Nonprofit & Corporate Partnerships

Brendon Burchard

Brendon Burchard is the author of the life-changing book from HarperCollins entitled Life's Golden Ticket. He is also an in-demand life coach, leadership speaker and business consultant who is revolutionizing the way entrepreneurs do business by teaching them how to partner with nonprofits and major corporations.

By creating and leveraging innovative nonprofit and corporate partnerships, Brendon has sold three major books, quadrupled his speaking engagements, doubled his product sales, launched a half-million-dollar seminar series, tripled his client list, won corporate sponsorships, and appeared on ABC World News, CBS, NPR, Oprah & Friends and over 65 major radio stations across the country. His sponsors and promotional partners have included Wachovia, Sony Pictures, Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola, Kiwanis, Junior Achievement and other major Fortune 500 companies and global nonprofit organizations. And now he's doing to teach YOU his secret partnership strategies for selling your books, growing your business and giving back in ways you've never even imagined.

"How to Explode Your Business through Nonprofit and Corporate Partnerships"

Brendon's presentations are known for two things: energy and content. Be prepared toss out your old business model as you learn:

  • Why nonprofit and corporate partnerships are the most important and effective marketing strategy for building your platform, brand and business
  • How to position yourself so that nonprofits and major corporations will spend thousands of dollars on promoting YOU to their members, customers and communities
  • How to identify "perfect-fit" nonprofit and corporate partnerships and how to write the perfect partnership proposal to stand out and win the deal fast
  • How to incorporate your partnership platforms in marketing materials, loan requests, book proposals, sponsorship requests or any document that can build your business
  • What you MUST do to win partnerships and sponsorships and the four things you must NEVER say to a potential partner
  • How to leverage your platform to quadruple your sponsorships, speaking engagements, product sales, press appearances, and event attendees
  • How to build extraordinary wealth and give back to your community through your partnerships and sponsorships

This is your chance to learn from the leading authority on major organizational partnerships in the world today. Brendon simply owns this topic and he walks his talk. As a lifelong volunteer, he has served as an advisory board member to several nonprofit organizations and he donates a portion of his royalties to three of the largest nonprofits in the world serving our children and communities: YMCA, Kiwanis and Junior Achievement. As a former corporate executive, his clients have included Accenture, JC Penney, eBay, Best Buy, Nordstrom, Levis, Walgreens, Gateway and Federal Mogul. Now, for the first time, he's sharing his partnership strategies with YOU at this must-attend event! Learn more about Brendon and his work at www.partnershipseminar.com.


Barbara De Angelis Ph.D., Becoming One-Of-A Kind: How To Stop Imitating and Start Radiating

Barbara De Angelis Ph.D.

Now you can learn the secrets for success from one of North America's most renowned transformational teachers, motivational speakers and bestselling authors, Dr, Barbara De Angelis. For over three decades, Barbara has been a pioneer in the field of personal transformation, bringing in revenue of over $200 million dollars through her books, television infomercials and seminars. Her fourteen books have included four #1 NY Times Bestsellers and have been published in over twenty languages. Barbara has hosted her own talk radio program in Los Angeles, TV shows on CBS, CNN, and PBS, written and produced the award winning infomercial Making Love Work, and been a frequent guest on countless TV shows including Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and The View. Barbara is known for being one of the most dynamic and charismatic speakers in the business, and is one of only five women in history awarded Toastmasters International Golden Gavel Award. You will learn the same powerful tools she teaches the clients she coaches including:

  • From Mediocre to Magnificent: Finding Your Unique Voice As An Author and Speaker
  • Becoming One-Of-A-Kind: How To Stop Imitating and Start Radiating
  • The Most Common Mistakes Authors, Speakers & Experts Make and How To Avoid Them
  • The Inner Journey: How To Manifest Your Success From The Inside Out
  • Transforming Fear Into Passion and Insecurity into Confidence
  • The Secret Alchemy: How To Tap Into & Transmit Transformational Energy to your Audience

Find out how Barbara became the star that she is, and how you can too!


David Hancock, Owner of Morgan James Publishing International

David L. Hancock

David L. Hancock is the founder of Morgan James Publishing an international best selling author, nationally recognized public speaker and a certified guerrilla marketing coach. Current director of non-profit, JOBS for Virginia, Inc., a proud member of the USA Today Small Business Panel and The Association of American Publishers (AAP).

David's business philosophy is to offer the absolute best way for entrepreneurs, authors and professionals to publish and market their manuscript without the time, expense and hassles of a conventional book publishing company or without the stigma associated with self publishing. David brings to the publishing industry a fresh, unconventional, guerrilla mentality.

Morgan James Publishing, LLC was founded in 2003, and authors include Joe Vitale, Robert Anthony, Ted Ciuba, Armand Morin, Mark Joyner, Jay Conrad Levinson, David Garfinkel, Jim Edwards, Paul Lemberg, Stephen Pierce, and John Childers among others.

 

Alex Carroll, Best Selling Author, Radio Interview Expert

Alex Caroll

Bestselling author Alex Carroll is one of the world's leading experts on radio publicity. The numbers speak for themselves. He has done more than ONE THOUSAND radio interviews, captured well over $4,000,000.00 in free radio airtime, and generated $1,291,000.00 in orders directly from listeners … all without spending a DIME on advertising and rarely leaving the comfort of his own home.

Here's what you'll learn from radio publicity expert and best-selling author Alex Carroll … veteran of 1,031 radio interviews and $1,291,000.00 in direct-to-consumer book sales

  • How he often makes TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS A MINUTE on the radio … and how you can too
  • The secret responsible for selling 60 Million copies of one book.
  • 4 Ways to get radio interviews and why only one of them is really effective
  • 3 keys to landing interviews on the Super Stations (ones with HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS and EVEN MILLIONS of listeners)
  • How to get booked as a guest even if your topic is boring
  • 7 reasons why radio publicity is better than TV, hands down
  • Why a station's wattage and market rankings are TOTALLY MEANINGLESS
  • Getting credentials to get you on the air, even if you're a nobody
  • How to create a press kit that will make producers BEG to have you as a guest on their show
  • How to get the radio station's receptionist to work for you, FREE
  • 3 secrets to getting invited back as a repeat guest over and over again. VIRTUALLY NO ONE DOES THIS
  • The 2 best days of the week to do interviews and why
  • A simple gimmick that costs LESS THAN A NICKEL, that can TRIPLE your responses OVERNIGHT

Did you know that American radio stations need more than 10,000 guests PER DAY to fill their shows? If you have something to talk about, they need YOU!

Can you save people money? Save them time? Make them rich? Tell them an amazing story? Make them laugh? Teach them something new? Get them arguing about a controversial topic? Enrich their lives?

If so, you can tap into the ever-flowing fountain of free radio publicity. Sell your book, seminar,website … anything! And what's even better … you can do radio interviews from any phone, anytime, anywhere.

Alex will also share

  • The ONE SECRET that will get you more radio interviews than ANYTHING ELSE. It's SO SIMPLE and yet SO FEW people do it.
  • How to use OTHER PEOPLE'S PUBLICITY to get YOU booked as the guest
  • A very simple trick to get the host to ask you the questions you want to talk about. It works MORE THAN 95% of the time.
  • A clever way to get the radio host to keep promoting you, WEEKS AFTER YOU'RE GONE
  • The secret to getting your interview scheduled in a PRIME DRIVE TIME slot
  • Two reasons why taped interviews should be AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS
  • The one thing hosts want from guests MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. It's not what you might think
  • Three subtle, BUT ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL keys that send listeners SCRAMBLING FOR THEIR PHONES at the end of your interview
  • How to get huge amounts of PERMANENT FREE ADVERTISING on a radio station's website

Numerous major radio hosts have lauded him as the most popular guest in their history. Some have cancelled Hollywood Celebrities just to make room for him. Dozens have had him back on their shows again & again.

He'll show you exactly how to extract a mother lode from the radio publicity gold mine. It doesn't matter whether you're an author, speaker, businessperson, activist, politician or promoter … YOU TOO CAN GENERATE A FORTUNE in radio publicity.

Sharpen your pencils … Alex Carroll will give you SO MUCH valuable information IT WILL MAKE YOUR HEAD SPIN.

 

Time
What's Happening
Speaker
7:45 am — 8:00am
Welcome
Rick Frishman
8:00am — 9:15am
VIP Speaker
Mark Victor Hansen
9:15 am — 9:30 am
Break
9:30 am — 11:00 am
VIP Speaker
Barbara DeAngelis
11:00am — 11:15 am
Break
11:15 am — 12:45 pm
VIP Speaker
Rick Frishman & Alex Carroll
12:45 pm — 1:45 pm
Lunch
1:45 pm — 2:00 pm
Prizes and drawings
Rick Frishman
2:00 pm — 3:00 pm
VIP Speaker
David Hancock
3:00 pm — 3:15 pm
Break
3:15 pm — 4:45 pm
VIP Speaker
Brendon Burchard
4:45 pm — 5:00 pm
Break
5:00 pm — 6:00 pm
VIP Panel Discussion
All Speakers
6:30 pm — 8:00 pm
Cocktail receptions
All Speakers and VIP attendees

 


SPACE IS LIMITED - AMAZING $299 FOR WHOLE DAY
VIP PASS $149 SPECIAL SEATING - AND COCKTAIL PARTY WITH SPEAKERS

Click Here to Register Now!
or... Register Yourself and a Friend and save $150!

Register yourself and a friend and save!! Only $299 plus $149 for two.



Money Back Guarantee - If after you've attended this event, you feel that you haven't received value worth many times your registration fee, just ask for and receive a full refund. We know from past experience that the information you will receive is this good. But don't take our word for it, take a look at just of few of the many testimonials we've received from our previous events. Even if you request a refund, you can keep the special bonus items listed below.

 

Where you'll be... The Westin Los Angeles Airport

The Westin Los Angeles Airport, just four blocks from Los Angeles International Airport, offers easy access to major corporations, marvelous shopping, sunny beaches and fine restaurants. Our stylish décor suits business and leisure travelers.

A heated pool, health club and sauna let you live the California lifestyle while you visit nearby Beverly Hills, the beaches, or shops and attractions. Our expansive meeting facilities and services will make any gathering a success.

Visit the Westin Los Angeles Airport online.

 

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