Mission Statement: Support the publishing, marketing and distribution of books, e-books, and more for Mt Shasta authors.
Intentions:
Co-create a new business paradigm through this process.
Accomplish our goals in full alignment with spirit.
Create a business that allows us to achieve our goals, and serve the larger global community and the Divine Plan.
Create greater prosperity for all, and clear all that is in the way of receiving that prosperity.
Grow in love, strength and wisdom through this process. Have joy be our work, and work be our joy.
Ideas:
1 – Create a website that includes links for author pages, books, blogs, video interviews with the authors, e-zine, sales page, etc.
2 – Focus on marketing as the most immediate need.
3 – Catalog – both online and paper – of our books. Costs to be covered by sales of space. Costs will include, printing, mailing, design and layout and overhead.
4 – Up-to-date mailing lists of bookstores, and other wholesale and retail customers pertinent to our products and services. Can be sold as adjunct product/service.
5 – Ongoing summer workshops, book signings, media interviews and teleconferences.
6 – Ongoing talks/workshops for authors to serve their marketing needs. e.g., presentations on how to sell, market yourself, your products, etc., social networking, publish on demand, distributers, radio and TV interviews.
7 – Services such as editing, translations, video ads, interviews or presentations, design work, cover art for those authors who need help with publishing.