Manager of Services Sales and Account Management at self publishing firm Lulu.com, Sarah Gilbert describes the process of self publishing a book and how authors can benefit from the flexibility it provides. Sarah Gilbert demonstrates how self publishing works and how it different from traditional publishing. Sarah offers some ideas about how technology and the rise of the ebook have transformed self publishing books. She also shares some advice for becoming a successful self published author. Sarah provides her insights into how self published titles can boost the reputation of a business person as an authority in their field. Sarah also points out that self published books offer a powerful fundraising option for non-profit organization. Sarah Gilbert provides her insights into the future of ebooks and of self publishing; and what changes are down the road for authors and the publishing industry.
Sarah Gilbert is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on BlogTalkRadio.
The show airs live on Thursday, June 14, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
Manager of Services Sales and Account Management at self publishing firm Lulu.com, Sarah Gilbert describes the process of self publishing a book and how authors can benefit from the flexibility it provides. Sarah Gilbert demonstrates how self publishing works and how it different from traditional publishing. You will learn:
* How self publishing works and how it differs from traditional publishing
* How the rise of ebooks has transformed self publishing
* How authors can become successful self published authors
* How business people and non-profit organizations can benefit from self publishing
Sarah Gilbert (photo left) has been advising authors for years as the Manager of Services Sales and Account Management at Lulu.com. Her specialty is unearthing the needs of independent authors and setting a plan of action to help them achieve success. In addition to working with authors, Sarah is directly involved in services product development and educating communities of writers.
Recent engagements include Let’s Talk Live on News Channel 8 in Washington, DC, Self Publishing Tips Seminar at The Garden Writer’s Association Annual conference, and speaking on the topic of Open Publishing at many local universities.
Sarah’s enthusiasm for publishing is also shown outside of Lulu as she has initiated and managed local projects for fundraising using Lulu products like the Lacy Elementary Calendar Fundraiser and the Raleigh Cooks cookbook.
Previous to her career in publishing, Sarah was a teacher of foreign language grades kindergarten through 12. She is a graduate of Meredith College in Raleigh, NC and in her free time enjoys playing outside with her husband and two boys.
Listen live on Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.
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Let's talk with Manager of Services Sales and Account Management at self publishing firm Lulu.com, Sarah Gilbert, as she describes the process of self publishing a book and how authors can benefit from the flexibility it provides. Sarah Gilbert demonstrates how self publishing works and how it different from traditional publishing. Sarah offers some ideas about how technology and the rise of the ebook have transformed self publishing books. She also shares some advice for becoming a successful self published author. Sarah provides her insights into how self published titles can boost the reputation of a business person as an authority in their field. Sarah also points out that self published books offer a powerful fundraising option for non-profit organization. Sarah Gilbert provides her insights into the future of ebooks and of self publishing; and what changes are down the road for authors and the publishing industry on Blog Business Success Radio.
