Tahun 2020, Separuh Wilayah Jakarta Berada di Bawah Laut

Rank News : Jakarta Coastal Defence Strategy (JCDS), dalam penelitian konsorsiumnya di ketahui sebanyak 40 persen wilayah Jakarta berada di bawah permukaan laut, dan di perkirakan hingga sekitar 10 mendatang wilayah yang berada di bawah permukaan laut akan bertambah menjadi 50 persen. Penelitian ini di ambil pada tahun 2010 dan di lakukan untuk study persiapan pembuatan tanggul...

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Unik, Pisang Berbuah Panjang Hampir 2 Meter

Rank News : Aneh, adalah kata yang tepat untuk menggambarkan pohon pisang yang satu ini, pasalnya pohon ini berbuah tak seperti pohon-pohon pisang yang lainnya, bayangkan saja tinggi buah yang dimilikinya hampir menyamai tinggi pohonnya sendiri, dengan tinggi sekitar 2 Meter, pohon ini tumbuh di daerah Bagansiapiapi, Kecamatan Bangko, Rokan hilir. Kontan saja, pohon pisang...

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Don't Wait to Start Your Marketing Strategy

by: Jo FulkersonYour novel is finished, you’ve had it edited by a professional Editor, and you’ve done the rewrites. What? You haven’t had an editor edit your work yet? This is a must. There are many editors advertising in Writer’s Digest. I have used one in whom I have the utmost confidence – William Greenleaf. His website is http://www.williamgreenleaf.com email wgreenleaf@email.com Another editing service I have contacted is A-1 Editing Services – http://www.a1editing.com I have not used their services as yet, but they did do a 5-page critique...

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Courting Premium Sales

by: Penny C. SansevieriHave you ever dreamed of selling your book to a large corporation? A sale that would register several thousand copies of non-returnable product on the book sale meter? What's that? You've never thought of it you say? Well, never fear! It's not too late to pursue this avenue, especially if you have a book ripe for a particular market.Before you embark on this project, it's important to understand the possibilities out there. Start being aware of incentive items you might see and understand how they are used. Many are offered...

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Cookbook Publishing - The Basic Ingredients and the Secrets

by: Denise HamiltonYou are about to embark on the most exciting enterprise of your life -- publishing a cook book! You will soon learn that writing a cook book is truly a fun, exciting and challenging project – more than you can imagine. Like me, you can publish your own wildly successful cook book. And if you ask me if I think publishing a cook book is worth the time and effort? You bet I do!My cook book, Fit to Cook – Why ‘Waist’ Time in the Kitchen? sold over 250,000 copies (with, I might add, less than 10% of those sales coming from book stores)....

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Books, Trend-spotting & the Gubernatorial Race

by: Penny C. SansevieriOk I admit it. I'm a Californian. We live in shorts, we dine at juice bars and our politics are nothing short of, well, a Hollywood movie. If you've been shaking your head wondering how someone with a narrow political background could be elected to a state boasting on of the 10th largest economy in the world, join the club. That, my fellow savvy book promoters, is a campaign we could all learn from.Schwarzenegger is a guy who, while being well-known in the movie world, is far less well-known in politics. During campaigning,...

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Book Marketing 101 for Self Published Authors

by: Ray Robinson - Dog Ear PublishingSelf Publishing Book Marketing 101No matter what any POD publisher or marketing company tells you (even the traditional publishing houses) you, the author, are almost 100% the reason your book will sell.It is your belief, excitement, enthusiasm, and energy that will get a reader excited about buying your book.Publishers are certainly a vehicle by which you can communicate your passion to the rest of the world, but, for ANYTHING to happen you'll need to know a few things about yourself and your book - and be...

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Book Marketing 101

by: Jeremy M. HooverFrancine Silverman. Book Marketing from A-Z (InfinityPublishing.com, 2005). Trade paperback. 400 pages. $18.95 US.For beginning authors, book promotion is the key to success. Whether an author self-publishes or is published by a major house, most often that author needs to market her book herself if she wants there to be any chance at all of it being successful. Large publishing houses are too concerned with promoting the next blockbuster to focus even on mid-list titles, and smaller publishing houses usually don’t have the...

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Are You Ready When the Media Calls?

by: Penny C. SansevieriAre you prepared for the media to call you? If you're not, you should be. Pitching is great, but if you're not ready when the call finally comes in, it is really just a wasted effort. Most authors go about their routine of sending press releases, e-mailing pitches or mailing books, but they're unprepared for the caller that says, "Yes, I'd like to interview you for a story I'm doing." Most likely the interviewer is calling several people; being prepared will give you a leg up on the competition.As thorough as you're being...

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A Profitable Idea for Writers

by: Mary Anne HahnTo say that I read a lot is perhaps one of the greatestunderstatements of all time. I read chronically, obsessively.Articles, books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters--you name it.Whenever I am alone, if I'm not actually writing something, I makecertain I have something to read with me. I carry a large purseprecisely for this purpose; my partner, John, calls the one I hoiston my shoulder these days "carryon luggage," which should give yousome idea of its size :-).Although I have a great love for novels, most of my recent readinginvolves...

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A Perfect Mothers Day Gift: Publish Your Mom's Story As An E

by: Wayne PerkinsThe Perfect Mothers Day Gift: Publish Mom's Story As An E-bookMothers have always have been giving their lives unselfishly for their families. In the past few decades many have had to juggle careers, familes and households. Mothers do not receive the income or accolades of major sports figures and nobody is writing about Mothers and their positive contributions.With new technological advances over the years in e-book publishing, it is now possible to publish an e-book about your Mom and present it for the world to see.It will cost...

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A Perfect Fathers Day Gift: Publish Dad's Story As An E-book

by: Wayne PerkinsFrom Normandy to Funafuti, from the warehouse to theboardroom, fathers have been giving their lives unselfishly for theirfamilies.The movie Peal Harbor has just come out and helps remind us that ourFathers are very special people. They will give their lives for theirloved ones.With new technological advances over the years in e-book publishing,it isnow possible to publish an e-book about your Dad, and present it fortheworld to see.It will cost you a little time but it won't cost you any money. Thisgift isthe perfect gift for honoring...

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A New Way to Publish

by: Penny C. SansevieriThese days, there are several ways to get your book published. You can get an agent and go the traditional route, you can self-publish, or you can take advantage of a new form of publishing called "print-on-demand" or POD.What exactly is print-on-demand publishing? Think of it as self-publishing with a twist. It used to be, if you wanted to circumvent the traditional publishing houses, you had to tackle everything from printers to cover designers, ISBNs (International Standard Book Number) to distribution. Feeling dizzy yet?...

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19 Ways to Secure Non-Returnable Book Sales

by: Ink Tree Ltd.Surprisingly, book stores are not always your greatest source of book sales. Most authors and publishers do want their books to be available in all of the book stores, and rightly so. You want your book to be there, too. You want your book to be a “household name” – a topic of conversation in coffee rooms and at dinner tables everywhere. Your publicity campaign is designed to create interest in your book, and to drive buyers to the book store market.Unfortunately, those traditional book store sales aren’t always “sold”. The books...

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8 Advantages of Publishing Your Own Book as an Entrepreneur

by: Ink Tree Ltd.8 Advantages of Publishing Your Own Book as an EntrepreneurAs an aspiring or an established entrepreneur, you are an expert in something, but does the rest of the world know? You have a wealth of information, experience and knowledge that you can package into a book that will benefit others. This truly is the information age and people want to know what you know.1. A book will give you unbelievable credibility which increases the respect you will receive from customers and business associates. Wouldn’t you be more likely to purchase...

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7 Vital Book Promotion Tips

by: Lea TolandAs a literary publicist I often am asked about publicity tips, tricks, and the magic behind my work. It's not magic. All you need to know are the basics and from there you will be able to create an effective book promotion. Below I've listed the most vital and basic tips to a successful book publicity campaign.1. ALWAYS Take 'No' for an answer It can be frustrating when the media isn't interested in your book or story idea, but always thank them for their time and move on. If you try and persuade or argue with them you will leave...

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7 Steps to Successful Publishing

 by: Ink Tree Ltd.The decision to publish a book is very exciting! It causes the creative juices to flow and the eyes to light up. But wait – before you begin the publishing process, know about the seven most important steps you need to know before publishing your book. Make sure that you take every step into careful consideration so that your road to success is an easy one:1. Know why you are writing a book. Are you writing your memoirs for the family, are you writing a community cookbook, are you writing a book of regional interest or are...

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7 Secrets to Explode your eBook Sales! - Part 2

by: Bluedolphin CrowSecret #2: Creating your Marketing Timeline for Success!Aho!You can increase your sales and free time by creating your own marketing timeline. Marketing timelines are essential for all Internet businesses. They provide not only organization but a truly well defined goal sheet as well.To understand your timeline is to understand your business. Can you really know where you are going if you don't have a goal? I think not! Can you really tell how well you are doing if you are not logging your results? I think not again! Can you...

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5 Steps To Help Fail-Proof Your Growing Service Business

by: Debbie JenkinsBusiness startup and failure rates are scary...In The USA...- Every Year Over 1 MillionPeople Start A Business- By The End Of The First Year 40%Of Them Will Be Out Of Business- Within 5 Years More Than 80%(800,000) Of These BusinessesWill Have Failed(Source: The eMyth Revisited, Michal E Gerber,US Department of Commerce)In The UK...- 2003 Saw 423,100 New BusinessesIn England & Wales Startup- Over Half of All New FirmsFail In The First 3 Years- At Least 211,550 Of TheseBusinesses Will Have FailedBefore The End Of 2006(Source:...

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5 Reasons Why You Can't Create Your Own eProducts

by: Dan B. CauthronWhat is there that prevents you from creating and marketing your own exclusive information eproducts?Chances are, it could be one or more of the self-defeating reasons that we commonly hear from those who contact us seeking advice. Several of those reasons are addressed here. We intend to debunk the validity of each and every one.Reason #1 - I Can't.Can't isn't even a word! It's a contraction of the words can not. Those are the two most self-defeating words in the English language, or any other language that they may be translated...

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