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I'm a volunteer for a Hospice organization and do workshops on holistic stress reduction for caregivers. After my workshop today, the organizer told me that something I said prompted her to remember a book someone told her about. That book happened to be 29 Gifts. I hadn't heard of it until today.
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Blessings in Foreclosure?

Hi All
Today is my 16th day.
It's been a whirlwind of emotions recently as we learned a few weeks ago that out request for a Loan Modification was NOT approved. We have until the end of this month to vacate our home. During this ordeal, I have experienced emotions I didn't think were possible. I am leaning to find the blessings in all of this and some days seem easier than others. Actually, some hours seems easier than others. I am being prompted to say goodbye to the life I once knew. A… Continue

Posted on November 11, 2009 at 4:25pm — 9 Comments

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At 5:11pm on November 25, 2009, Elly Rose said…
At 10:56am on November 15, 2009, Wendy Jo said…
Hello Moon! There are a bunch of websites that offer self-publishing. If you do a google search of 'print on demand' or 'self-publishing', you will see them. I did my research and chose to go with www.Lulu.com . Their website and book creation wizards are easy to use and the book quality is fabulous. The downside to Lulu is that the only form of support they offer is online email submissions of your issue, then it takes months for them to get back to you. I have found that frustrating! I think they have grown faster than they can keep up.

With Lulu, you just upload you files (they accept many formats), create a book cover, set your price and publish. You own the copyright to your work. It is all pretty straight-forward.

Now, about making profits. Some times you can make a profit on each book and some times you can't. It depends on where you are selling it and if you can set your price right. For instance, my book is about the healing power of art and it is printed in full color because I included over 30 of my paintings in the book. Printing a color book is much more expensive to make so I have a hard time pricing it well. Whichever website you use to publish your book, they will make a profit on every book. If you want to sell it at local, independent bookstores on consignment, they typically take around 40% of the sale price. That makes it very difficult to make a profit because if you raise the price to cover that 40% , then you may be priced too high and no one will buy it. If you are writing a standard book with no color, it might be easier to make profits.

Feel free to ask other questions. I'm happy to share my experiences with this.
At 6:45am on November 14, 2009, Ruth said…
May the sun shine upon you and may you be showered with the blessings of knowing you are loved. As you've said, this is an opportunity for change. i hope that 29Gifts helps bring what you desire.
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At 6:24pm on November 11, 2009, Dawn said…
i love your profile pic and your screen name :-D here is another moon pic - my gift for you today. Hugs, Dawn

At 3:20pm on November 7, 2009, deb jolliff said…
Thanks for the great ideas!
At 2:50pm on October 28, 2009, Peter said…
Hi Polly,
Thanks so much for the gift of remembering the power of being in nature.
namaste
Peter
At 11:17am on October 28, 2009, Elly Rose said…
Thanks for the reminder. I love nature, but since we moved to a town last month I have not taken the time to find a place to commune, I will make that a priority now. I love the poem and the picture.
At 11:02am on October 28, 2009, Stacey S. said…
thank you ! you are so sweet!
At 6:46am on October 27, 2009, Elly Rose said…
Welcome to the Challenge. It will be an exciting experience. This community is so wonderful and the challenge stretches you. I will be looking for forward to reading your blogs.
Love and Light,
Elly Rose
 
 

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