Section 1 -- Before You Write
Mistake #1 Believing You Can't Write a Book
Mistake #2 Writing a Book for the Wrong Reason
Mistake #3 No Real Understanding of Your Target Market
Mistake #4 Expecting Instant Success
Mistake #5 No Understanding of the Various Publishing Models
Mistake #6 Lack of Perception of Perceived Value in Information Marketing
Mistake #7 Trying to do Too Many Products at the Same Time
Section 2 -- The Business of Your Book
Mistake #8 Overproducing on an Initial Book Launch to Lower Per Unit Cost
Mistake #9 Not Understanding the Lifetime Value of a Reader
Mistake #10 You Don’t Know Your Numbers
Mistake #11 Not Knowing How Bookstores Really Work
Mistake #12 Trying to Wear Too Many Hats
Mistake #13 Not Understanding the Differences Between a Distributor and a Wholesaler and a Fulfillment House
Mistake #14 Not Using a Literary Agent When You Need One and Using One When You Don’t
Mistake #15 Not Understanding Your “Rights”
Mistake #16 Failure to Register Your Copyright
Mistake #17 Expecting Other People to Do It for You
Mistake #18 No Commitment to Continual Learning
Mistake #19 No Continuity Revenue
Section 3 -- Writing Your Book
Mistake #20 Writing a Crappy Book
Mistake #21 Poor Book Title
Mistake #22 Bad Cover Design
Mistake #23 Writing a Book that is Not Easily Consumable
Mistake #24 Poor Interior Layout
Mistake #25 No Name Capture Mechanisms Built Into Your Book
Mistake #26 No Branding
Mistake #27 Doing an Ebook Only
Mistake #28 Forgetting to Put Disclosures/Disclaimers in Your Book
Section 4 -- Marketing Your Book Before It’s Written
Mistake #29 Failure to Develop a Book Proposal/Book Business Plan
Mistake #30 No List Building Efforts in Advance of Book Publication
Mistake #31 No On-going Communication with the Lists You're Building
Mistake #32 No On-going Commitment to Marketing
Mistake #33 Not Using Social Media Properly
Mistake #34 Lack of a Press Kit
Mistake #35 Lack of a Blog
Mistake #36 Not Attending Live Events to Network
Mistake #37 Not Owning Some Key Web Properties
Mistake #38 No Understanding of How One Achieves Bestseller Status
Mistake #39 You Can Write a Book but You Can’t Write Sales Copy
Section 5 -- Marketing Your Book After It’s Written
Mistake #40 Not Using Public Speaking to Build Your Platform
Mistake #41 Becoming a Media Diva
Mistake #42 Not Being Ready for the “Big Stage”
Mistake #43 Underestimating the Power of Radio
Mistake #44 Not Leveraging the Full Power of Amazon
Mistake #45 Not Getting the Most Out of Book Signings
Mistake #46 Incomplete Profile Pages in Your Distribution Channels
Mistake #47 Underestimating the Value of Book Reviews
Mistake #48 Not Capturing the Browsing Buyer
Mistake #49 No Use of Video in Your Marketing Efforts
Mistake #50 Afraid to Give Books Away