Adorno, Foucault and the Critique of the West

Adorno, Foucault and the Critique of the West
Author: Deborah Cook
Publisher: Verso Books
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2018-11-27
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 178873081X

The alliance of critical theory between Frankfurt and Paris Adorno, Foucault and the Critique of the West argues that critical theory continues to offer valuable resources for critique and contestation during this turbulent period. To assess these resources, it examines the work of two of the twentieth century's more prominent social theorists: Theodor W. Adorno and Michel Foucault. Although Adorno was situated squarely in the Marxist tradition that Foucault would occasionally challenge, Deborah Cook demonstrates that their critiques of our current predicament are complementary in important respects. Among other things, these critiques converge in their focus on the historical conditions-economic in Adorno and political in Foucault-that gave rise to the racist and authoritarian tendencies that continue to blight the West. Cook also shows that, when Adorno and Foucault plumb the economic and political forces that have shaped our identities, they offer remarkably similar answers to the perennial question: What is to be done?

How to Publish and Promote Online

How to Publish and Promote Online
Author: M.J. Rose
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1429979909

Everything you need to know about profitable online publishing and promotion From Stephen King to authors who haven't become household names quite yet, authors are increasingly turning to the Internet as a way of taking charge of their own publishing destiny. The opportunities are vast, but also confusing: Should you publish an e-book, a conventional print book, a Print On Demand book, a CD-ROM, or all of the above? What do you need to know to create an e-book? How do you set up a website, and how can you actually get people to visit that website? Where can you sell your books on the web? And how can you use the Internet to generate massive free publicity? M. J. Rose and Angela Adair-Hoy provide the answers to all of these questions and more. When she self-published her first novel, Lip Service, as an e-book, M. J. Rose became a "cyber pioneer" (PW Daily) and attracted so much publicity that she sold the rights to a major book club and a New York publisher. As the co-owner of a highly successful e-book publisher, Booklocker, and the publisher of Writers Weekly, an e-magazine featuring markets for freelance writers, Angela Adair-Hoy also learned all of the possibilities that online publishing could offer. Using their own experiences-combined with insiders' tips from other authors on the web-they published an e-book, The Secrets of Our Success, that became the underground bible for online authors and publishers. Now thoroughly revised and expanded, this book is an indispensable guide to navigating the publishing jungle from you own personal computer.

How to Blog a Book Revised and Expanded Edition

How to Blog a Book Revised and Expanded Edition
Author: Nina Amir
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2015-05-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1599638924

Transform Your Blog into a Book! The world of blogging changes rapidly, but it remains one of the most efficient ways to share your work with an eager audience. In fact, you can purposefully hone your blog content into a uniquely positioned book--one that agents and publishers will want to acquire or that you can self-publish successfully. How to Blog a Book Revised and Expanded Edition is a completely updated guide to writing and publishing a saleable book based on a blog. Expert author and blogger Nina Amir guides you through the process of developing targeted blog content that increases your chances of attracting a publisher and maximizing your visibility and authority as an author. In this revised edition you'll find: • The latest information on how to set up, maintain, and optimize a blog • Steps for writing a book easily using blog posts • Advice for crafting effective, compelling blog posts • Tips on gaining visibility and promoting your work both online and off • Current tools for driving traffic to your blog • Strategies for monetizing your existing blog content as a book or other products • Profiles of bloggers who received blog-to-book deals and four new "blogged-book" success stories Whether you're a seasoned blogger or have never blogged before, How to Blog a Book Revised and Expanded Edition offers a fun, effective way to write, publish, and promote your book, one post at a time.

Publish. Promote. Profit.

Publish. Promote. Profit.
Author: Kosberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2018-07-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781946978868

In 2008, Rob Kosberg faced the biggest business test of his life. Like many others he had to start over after the financial crisis and build a business in the worst economy of our generation. He did this with his own bestselling book and has gone on to help thousands of other authors to replicate his success. In Publish. Promote. Profit. he tells you exactly how they are doing it. How some clients are earning over $100,000 per month with their books, getting booked on massive stages, getting press and media on demand and becoming the hunted in their industries. Publish. Promote. Profit. explains the current self-publishing environment and covers the ins and outs of what it means to be an author, expert and thought leader in your field. Far beyond "how to self publish" or "book marketing" Publish. Promote. Profit. explains how to create compelling content quickly and become a true bestselling author even if you have no list, no following and no platform. It contains many real life examples and case studies of the successful systems his authors are using to attract an endless flow of leads, clients, speaking opportunities and media. Praise for Rob Kosberg and Publish. Promote. Profit. I first met Rob and Best Seller Publishing 3 years ago when I was looking for a publisher and marketing expert for my book anthology series, "Put a Shark in your Tank." Rob became a friend, trusted adviser and later a partner with me on our new book series. The strategies and tactics Rob teaches in this book are truly cutting edge and what's working right now with him and his clients, including me. Rob outlines the strategies necessary to not just have great content but to get your content into the hands of your ideal client and build yourself a platform and legacy with it. In this book Rob shows you how to go from hunting for clients to being The Hunted. I am thrilled to see this content get into the hands of those with a message that the world needs to hear. As I was once told I now tell you. It's time to leave the shadows and make an impact with your message. Here's to building your legacy. - KEVIN HARRINGTON Inventor of the Infomercial and original Shark on ABC's Shark Tank Rob has a system that works, he takes a personal interest in his authors and to me it is a one stop shop that was a savings of time, energy and money and also helped move this project forward in a very efficient way. My thanks go out to Rob and BSP because they did help make my book a BEST SELLER. - DELANO LEWIS Former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, Best Selling Author of It All Begins With Self Section One: Publish S'mores Anyone? (Laying the Foundation of a great book) Lions, Tigers, and Bears? No-Titles, Subtitles, and Contents: Now That's Scary The Problem with Writing Is the Writing Section Two: Promote Rocket Man (or Woman) Book Launch Success The 800-Pound Gorilla Launch Party - How to Launch Your Book to Success Section Three: Profit Fiesta (Birthday) Time - How To Really Make A Profit With Your Book Options, Options, and More Options - Examples of Clients Successes The Power of Speaking - How To Use Your Book To Get Speaking Engagements Media Fame, Shall We? - How To Use Your Book To Get Media The Lifeblood of Business - Generate Leads With Your Book

The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published

The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published
Author: Arielle Eckstut
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2010-11-04
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 076116085X

Now updated for 2015! The best, most comprehensive guide for writers is now revised and updated, with new sections on ebooks, self-publishing, crowd-funding through Kickstarter, blogging, increasing visibility via online marketing, micropublishing, the power of social media and author websites, and more—making The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published more vital than ever for anyone who wants to mine that great idea and turn it into a successfully published book. Written by experts with twenty-five books between them as well as many years’ experience as a literary agent (Eckstut) and a book doctor (Sterry), this nuts-and-bolts guide demystifies every step of the publishing process: how to come up with a blockbuster title, create a selling proposal, find the right agent, understand a book contract, and develop marketing and publicity savvy. Includes interviews with hundreds of publishing insiders and authors, including Seth Godin, Neil Gaiman, Amy Bloom, Margaret Atwood, Leonard Lopate, plus agents, editors, and booksellers; sidebars featuring real-life publishing success stories; sample proposals, query letters, and an entirely updated resources and publishers directory.

Smashwords Book Marketing Guide (2018 Edition)

Smashwords Book Marketing Guide (2018 Edition)
Author: Mark Coker
Publisher: Mark Coker
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2018-02-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1452300038

This free book marketing primer provides authors easy-to-implement advice on how to market their books at Smashwords and major ebook retailers. It starts with an overview of how Smashwords helps promote your book, and then provides 41 simple do-it-yourself marketing tips. The book is useful to all authors, even those who don't yet publish on Smashwords. Updated August 23, 2013.

How to Advertise

How to Advertise
Author: Kenneth Roman
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2005-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780312340216

The classic guide to effective advertising--updated with new chapters on generating creative ideas, integrated communications, internet advertising, and the digital world, plus more than 200 fresh advertising examples and case histories. A comprehensive tool for advertisers, agencies, and students, How to Advertise is a complete, practical guide to what works in advertising, what doesn't--and why. The first section covers what to say and where to say it, including updated chapters on brands and strategies, research, campaigns, media strategies and tactics, and target marketing. The second deals with getting the message out--in TV, magazines, newspapers, radio, outdoor, direct marketing, brochures, websites, sales pieces, promotion, and publicity. There are guidelines for legal, regulatory, and public responsibility issues, plus a chapter on how to work with an agency, a glossary of more than 300 industry terms and definitions, and an appreciation of David Ogilvy and the purpose of advertising. More than an advertising guide, How to Advertise shows how to build brands and businesses.

Guerrilla Publishing

Guerrilla Publishing
Author: Derek Murphy
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2017-01-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9781542722414

TRAIN THE INTERNET TO SELL BOOKS FOR YOU Book marketing doesn't need to be an exhausting hamster wheel of promotion and publicity. Put your book sales on autopilot... so you can focus on writing your next bestseller. FAST AND EFFECTIVE BOOK MARKETING This book is a crash course on some of the more creative book marketing strategies I've discovered in my first year of publishing fiction. It will provide simple, actionable, measurable steps to publishing a high quality book quickly, doing only as much marketing as is necessary to launch your book like a rock star, and keep it selling enough to support you while you write another. I only mention the things I actually use, that I know work, and ignore options that don't get results. We'll discuss paid advertising, release strategies, pricing and pre-orders, book giveaways, how to target your audience, viral exposure and press coverage, marketing hacks, and how to reach your first $1000 on Kindle. LAUNCH BIG EVEN IF YOU'RE STARTING SMALL Guerrilla is a style of warfare intended to surprise and harass enemies. It can also mean using unconventional and usually inexpensive means to generate interest or raise concern among the public. That's basically how I'll use it: book marketing strategies from the trenches to help you win the publishing war. However, instead of "surprise and harass" I will focus on "surprise and delight." First you need to show up and get in front of the right people. Then you need to surprise and delight them. You need to be remarkable enough to be noticed. Few authors are using these strategies (yet) so it's relatively easy to outrank your competition, get more visibility and reach new readers.

The Problem with Women... As Men

The Problem with Women... As Men
Author: Charles J. Orlando
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-11-06
Genre: Etiquette for men
ISBN: 9781439205143

The Problem with Women... is Men offers a humorous, blunt, tell-all examination of men, their issues, their refusal to change, and how they can be "trained" into better, Evolved Men.