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Review of MyScribeWeb Resource Center for Authors Publishers Marketers and Web Builders Katarina Jellinek is a published Author who has created a central location of resources for Writers publishers marketers and Web builders. Before you join, find out the what this site has to offer you AND what it's lacking.... Here's All The Topics You'll Find for MyScribeWeb Full pictorial and written description of the PC -Want to upgrade or build your own PC ? Library of Video Tutorials. E - Books Library. Building Websites Part 1. Building Websites Part 2. Building Websites Part 3. Complete monetized website with instructions to download to your own server. Income producing website Free to all members. Create Your Own Membership Site. Complete Membership Site Script with MRR & instructions to download to your own server. Income producing membership site Free to all members. Create Your own Autoresponder, mailing list, newsletter announcements,etc. Secure your download pages by integrating your own autoresponder with PayPal. [warning this is an advanced application - skill set - understanding php scripting.] ASCII Entities with new Entity Names. Handy HTML Tags and Code charts. Articles you can use for your web content. Templates To Build Your Web Sites. Graphics To use for your E-Books & Web Sites. Software Downloads Workable Scripts & Codes. THAT is a Lot of Product and Information AND .... Kitty is not only adding to this huge list on a regular basis for her members, she has also agreed to or passed along resale rights for most of the products from software to ebooks! Thus, giving you the tools to build your website AND the products to place on your website WITH the know-how to do so! Sounds Great Rick, But Nothing is Perfect. What's Missing from MyScribeWeb? I was disappointed there wasn't a way on the resource site to communicate with other members or even with Katrina herself. Though she's always available for her members via email, I'd rather just be able to click on an email link on the site itself. This is something I've already discussed with Ms. Jellinek. Tentative plans are being made to make yours truly a moderator of a new forum still in the planning stages. Kitty states the increased bandwidth should not cause any increases in the minor cost of MyScribeWeb for old members and even upon completion no plans are presently being made to increase costs for new members. Conclusion MyScribeWeb Resource Center for Authors Publishers Marketers and Web Builders has the tools to take new authors and marketers from beginner to full time marketer. As with any business, the rest is up to you, But your potential is there - in MyScribeWeb About the Author Dual certified teacher, self-defense instructor and 30 years sales veteran J. Richard Kirkham is a full member of MyscribeWeb http://kirkhamsebooks.com/WritersTools/MyScribeAuthorCenter.htm and enjoys the products and information available on such a complete site for authors and web builders. Be sure to join Rick's own forum as well http://NewbieServices.com/BookAds and post your questions and advertising. Rick offers his sales, business and computer services http://newbieservices.com/ both online and in business and home.

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Reply #9 - Today at 04:23:58 Quote Modify Remove
Hi Brad,
Thanks for your input here.
You wrote:
"I also wanted to post a resource that other writers here may find of interest that another colleague of mine in another forum turned me on to.  It's www.createspace.com.  Now most of you may have heard of the Amazon.com off shoot.  I had not.  It's where writers, artists and filmmakers come together to create products of their chosen craft."
 
I signed up for a membership with createspace and spent the last hour checking out what they have to offer to someone wanting to self publish a book. 
 
Firstly the tools they supply for submitting content seem to be OK. However anybody with a bit of knowledge in PDF creation can do the same with the free PDF creation tools within the MyScribeWeb membership site - including audio. For those who know nothing about PDF creation you can buy e-WriterPro for $7.97 at:
 http://www.myscribeweb.com/WriteYourOwnE-Books/index.html
 
Secondly besides very strict book size constraints I just can not get over their fees.
Please correct me if I am wrong in my calculations:
I used a book that I am currently working on for the calculations.
 
For a book of 828 pages:
Print Cost $18.06
Then 20% of list price to have the book sold via createspace or
       40% of list price to have the book sold via Amazon.
Not sure but I think you have to sell via one of them to use the services.
 
I would choose Amazon as I believe Amazon would get more traffic.
 
Now let's say I wanted to sell my book for US$30 [list price].
Less $18.06 [print cost] = $11.94 - $12 [40% list cost to Amazon] = $1.00
Then as an Australian citizen I would have to pay two lots of sales tax 
{aus 10% + US?let's assume 10%} =-$6 + $1.00 = -$5.00. 
That's a loss of US$5.00 per copy!
 
Now if I increased the list price to $56, using the same figures as above 
I would make $4.34 per copy!
 
On top of all that they do not offer a discount on volume orders you might like to make on your own book.
 
HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO SELF PUBLISHING VIA POD [Print  On Demand]
I got a recent Australian POD quote for the same book at US$3.00 per book print.
 
So if I go back to my original list price of US$30.
Less %10 AU Tax = $27.
less $3.00 Print costs = $24
Less $0.75 PayPal  fees = US$23.25
 
*So Publishing via createspace I would have to sell my book at US$56 to make US$4.34 per copy.
 
*Self publishing via POD [Print On Demand] I can sell my book at US$30 to make $23.25.
 
Print On Demand services charge the customer shipping charges and deliver the book. You pay them to print a book every time one is ordered - or you can get the books printed at an even cheaper rate if you order and pay for larger print lots in advance.
 
Really the only advantages that I can see in selling your books through someone like createspace and amazon is their ability to professionally present your book online. I can see no evidence of them promoting your book via book fairs etc. So you would still have to do your own promotional work.
 
Presenting your book online is something you can learn to do as well as, if not better than they do.
 
This is the purpose of  MyScribeWeb.com
 
Writers need Web Builders or web building skills, to promote their books Online. 
 
You have all the resources to do so in the MyScribeWeb membership area.
 
Brad could you please let the readers here know which POD company you are using?
 
It is advisable to use the POD services within your own country otherwise you may have to pay
double taxes. 
 
So far I have had no personal experience with POD publishing as my work so far has been published by Watermark Press.
 
However I want to try POD with my next Novel, [in progress now for over three years]. I am currently looking at quotes here in Australia.
 
Cheers,
 
Kitty.
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