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Today we’re reviewing, discussing, and giving away A Path to Publishing: What I Learned by Publishing a Nonfiction Book by Ed Cyzewski. Keep reading to learn how you can win a free copy.In A Path to Publishing, Ed Cyzewski provides authors with a guide through the entire publishing processes from writing to contacting an agent to drafting a proposal to marketing the book. It also compares the pros and cons of having a publishing company publish a book versus self-publishing.The publishing industry is going through radical changes right now. When publishers are considering new authors, they give a lot of weight to an author’s platform – how many people read their blog and follow them on Twitter and Facebook. They do this because an author who already has a following online will probably sell more books and probably do a better job of marketing their book once it’s publishing. A Path to Publishing provides insight into building a platform before submitting a proposal as well as marketing a book online after it’s published.For more info and how to get a free book copy:http://www.liveintentionally.org/2010/06/29/authors-get-free-copy-path-to-publishing-edcyzewski/Favorite quotes:Writing the book is only half of the work in publishing. Marketing it makes up the other half. (P 22)One of the most important questions you’ll need to answer as an author is why YOU are the person to write this book. (P 25)If you don’t have a website/blog and accounts on Twitter and Facebook, you don’t exist in today’s marketplace. (P 37)Part of developing your craft should also be finding readers for your work. (P45)View your writing time as sacred. (P 59)Listing your web site statistics and the number of friends in your network will help establish your credibility. (P 79)Self-publishing puts a lot of pressure on authors to not only write a clean manuscript, but to organize the editing, designing, printing, and marketing of their books. (P 96)Editors are your most valuable allies. They will save you from publishing a shoddy book. (P 121)I strongly suggest that you consider developing a regularly updated blog as a first priority. (P 133)A blogger with a regular following and a solid network of fellow bloggers is in a much better position to sell a book proposal and a book. (P 143)If you’re a writer, you’re goal is to connect with readers. (P 176)