In tough economic times, self-help books do well in the publishing world. Publisher's Weekly is running an article in this week's issue with that news.
Makes sense to me.
When you feel like your life is going to explode, isn't it healthier to try to figure out how to stop it first?
If you can use a pick-me-up, maybe we can help here at BIKE WITH JACKIE. Here's a list of books I've often referred to during my tough times. If you have any referrals of your own that you'd share with the rest of us, or if you have a book that you regularly rely on, would you let us know? Post your comments below.
In the next month or two, I'll begin posting book reviews from the books I've collected--and continue to collect--over the years. It's quite a library.
But, please, let us hear what works for you. In down times, we all can use some good advice.
All my best,
Jackie
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
American-made self-help books selling in Brazil
http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-self26-2008jul26,0,2920383.story
Click on the above link to learn about the nature of self-help in Brazil--it's a boom market for authors.
"The self-help and spirituality market continues to boom in the U.S. -- in 2007, it pulled in more than $600 million in U.S. revenue, according to Simba Information, a Connecticut-based market research firm. But only certain American self-help books do well in the international market," the article states. Who knows why it's growing in Brazil, but it is and publishers are going to try to capitalize on this, for sure.
The article went on to quote Mark Tauber, vice president and deputy publisher of HarperOne, a spirituality and self-help division of Harper Collins who says success abroad remains a case-by-case possibility.
"It's not a universal thing for self-help to work abroad," Tauber says in the article. "A lot of these books do find a very big international audience -- some of it has to do with where authors have advocates or disciples."
Los Angeles-based author Steven Carter, who just cashed a $60,000 royalty check for a self-help book he wrote several years ago must have a few.
I thought the article was interesting and may be of interest to any of my readers here with a self-help book ready to be written. I know I have mine to complete.
All my best,
Jackie
Click on the above link to learn about the nature of self-help in Brazil--it's a boom market for authors.
"The self-help and spirituality market continues to boom in the U.S. -- in 2007, it pulled in more than $600 million in U.S. revenue, according to Simba Information, a Connecticut-based market research firm. But only certain American self-help books do well in the international market," the article states. Who knows why it's growing in Brazil, but it is and publishers are going to try to capitalize on this, for sure.
The article went on to quote Mark Tauber, vice president and deputy publisher of HarperOne, a spirituality and self-help division of Harper Collins who says success abroad remains a case-by-case possibility.
"It's not a universal thing for self-help to work abroad," Tauber says in the article. "A lot of these books do find a very big international audience -- some of it has to do with where authors have advocates or disciples."
Los Angeles-based author Steven Carter, who just cashed a $60,000 royalty check for a self-help book he wrote several years ago must have a few.
I thought the article was interesting and may be of interest to any of my readers here with a self-help book ready to be written. I know I have mine to complete.
All my best,
Jackie
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