12-Step Pre-Test Niche Publishing

by Gordon Burgett

Overview

Niche publishing is the safest, highest-paying, and fastest form of publishing. It's also an ideal way to empire-build. Even better, it's possible--advisable--to pre-test the book before researching and writing. So Gordon Burgett, a niche publisher for almost 30 years and author of Niche Publishing: Publish Profitably Every Time, explains in 12 easy-to-replicate steps, how a beginner or a veteran can see if potential buyers like the title, contents, and promises enough to make every new niche venture wise and very profitable.

Gordon Burgett has published 41 books and 1,700+ freelance articles and has given 2,000+ paid presentations, most about publishing, writing, and empire building. Niche-related items by Burgett include How to Get Your Book Published in Minutes and Marketed Worldwide in Days, How to Create an Unforgettable Gift: A High School Graduation Book, How to Test Your Niche Publishing Market First (audio CD and ebook), How to Get Your Niche Article in Print 75% of the time (report), and 101 Niche Marketing Topics (report).

There is a process that any niche marketer can use to pre-test books or information dissemination products. That process is explained in this book: 12-Step Pre-Test Niche Publishing Guide.

Gordon's models test for a minimum return from the book of $100,000 gross, $50,000 net. This step-by-step guide to conduct the test is less than $10.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148373476
Publisher:	Communication Unlimited
Publication date:	09/30/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	243 KB

About the Author

Gordon Burgett currently speaks nationwide about three topics, “How to Publish Your Own Book in 30 Days or Less,” “Niche Publishing,” and “How to Plan a Great Second Life,” offering keynotes, break-out sessions, and workshops at conventions, retreats, and colleges or universities.

Gordon's most recently published book is How to Get Your Book Published Free in Minutes and Marketed Worldwide in Days.

Burgett’s Niche Publishing: Publishing Profitably Every Time! was recently updated and republished. Three of Gordon's other books were also revised, updated, and reprinted. These were How to Plan a Great Second Life, the Travel Writer's Guide, and Sell and Resell Your Magazine Article. The last, Gordon originally published with Writer’s Digest Books.

Burgett has published 1,700+ articles and 46 books, plus offered over 2,000 professional paid presentations.

Gordon has owned and directed a publishing company, Communication Unlimited, since 1982. It originally specialized in (and continues to offer) books, reports, and audio CDs about writing, empire-building, and niche publishing. For five years C.U. published dental and medical books. For the past five years its education imprint has published key education books for superintendents, principals, and K-12 teachers, including What Every Superintendent and Principal Needs to Know, Teachers Change Lives 24/7, The Perfect School, Finding Middle Ground in K-12 Education: Balancing Best Practices and the Law, The Kid in Purple Pants, and The Art of School Boarding.

Burgett earned four academic degrees: B.A., University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (Latin American Studies), M.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison (Luso-Brazilian Studies), M.F.T., Thunderbird Graduate School (Foreign Trade), and an M.A.,Northern Illinois University (History). He was twice a university dean, taught history, created a city recreation program in Illinois, directed CARE (and Peace Corps) programs in Colombia and Ecuador (including the Land Directorship of the HOPE ship medical/dental program in Guayaquil), twice studied in Brazil, played professional baseball, and led a gold hunt up the Paushi Yaco (Upper Amazon) River in Ecuador.

He survived to write newsletters, articles, books, and a blog.