The mainstream press is finally starting to catch on to just how powerful the new on-demand publishing tools are for independent writers, musicians, and artists. This story here about a 26-year old women named Amanda Hocking has been circling the web for the last two weeks and explains how she has used the Amazon Kindle platform as well as CreateSpace print on-demand to publish her books. She started publishing in April of 2010 and it is estimated that she has sold over 1 million copies to date. Not bad for 11 months.
You can check out her entire catalog of books here.
To learn how to build an on-demand business, pick up a copy of the book “Business in Minutes – How To Profit From the On-Demand Revolution” at CreateSpace, Amazon.com, or Barnes & Noble.com.
Wednesday
From Idea to Sale in Under Seven Days
One of the best features of on-demand is the quick speed to market. A few weeks ago, I had an idea for a new brand called Railroad Threads - a line of apparel for railroad enthusiasts - and within seven days I had made my first sale. Here is the story.
One evening, while drinking a few beers with a good friend of mine, we started discussing funny ideas for t-shirts related to the hobby of railfanning and railroading. (Talk about a niche market!) After about an hour or two of brainstorming, we had over 50 different ideas. I had originally thought about going to a silk screening company to have some samples made and attempt to sell them through an online store. However, there is no guarantee that my favorite design would be what other people would like.
So before spending several hundred dollars buying inventory, I decided to instead invest $12 in a domain name and open a store on Zazzle for free. Using Photoshop, the designs were created and uploaded to the Zazzle system. With all the products ready to go, I then created a basic website at http://www.railroadthreads.com/ with links to the products on Zazzle. I also created a Facebook page and Twitter account to help spread the word. The total time investment was about 4 days (or just over 30 hours) and $12. By day 6, I had already broken even on my investment.
This is the power of on-demand. Literally, in one long weekend, you can go from idea to full scale business. What are you waiting for?
To learn how to build your own on-demand business, pick up a copy of the book “Business in Minutes – How To Profit From the On-Demand Revolution” at Amazon.com
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One evening, while drinking a few beers with a good friend of mine, we started discussing funny ideas for t-shirts related to the hobby of railfanning and railroading. (Talk about a niche market!) After about an hour or two of brainstorming, we had over 50 different ideas. I had originally thought about going to a silk screening company to have some samples made and attempt to sell them through an online store. However, there is no guarantee that my favorite design would be what other people would like.
So before spending several hundred dollars buying inventory, I decided to instead invest $12 in a domain name and open a store on Zazzle for free. Using Photoshop, the designs were created and uploaded to the Zazzle system. With all the products ready to go, I then created a basic website at http://www.railroadthreads.com/ with links to the products on Zazzle. I also created a Facebook page and Twitter account to help spread the word. The total time investment was about 4 days (or just over 30 hours) and $12. By day 6, I had already broken even on my investment.
This is the power of on-demand. Literally, in one long weekend, you can go from idea to full scale business. What are you waiting for?
To learn how to build your own on-demand business, pick up a copy of the book “Business in Minutes – How To Profit From the On-Demand Revolution” at Amazon.com
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Tuesday
Best Selling Author Leaves Publisher to Go On-Demand
Seth Godin, one of the leading thought leaders on marketing as well as a best-selling author, announced on his blog that he will be leaving his publisher Portfolio and sell his work directly to his fans. His vision is to provide content to fans of his blog and his books through e-Books and self publishing. This is not his first foray into the on demand world. One of his books, Permission Marketing : Turning Strangers Into Friends And Friends Into Customers
, was sold through a self publishing venture just over a decade ago.
This is illustrating this growing trend for authors, musicians, filmmakers, and other content creators to move away from traditional distribution channels and move their work on-demand. The revolution continues...
To learn how to build an on-demand business, pick up a copy of the book “Business in Minutes – How To Profit From the On-Demand Revolution” at Amazon.com.
, was sold through a self publishing venture just over a decade ago.This is illustrating this growing trend for authors, musicians, filmmakers, and other content creators to move away from traditional distribution channels and move their work on-demand. The revolution continues...
To learn how to build an on-demand business, pick up a copy of the book “Business in Minutes – How To Profit From the On-Demand Revolution” at Amazon.com
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Monday
Business in Minutes Book Sale
For a very limited time - a limited quantity of the book "Business in Minutes" will be available at a very low price on eBay. It is so low you will have to visit eBay just to see it.
To learn how to build an on-demand business, pick up a copy of the book “Business in Minutes – How To Profit From the On-Demand Revolution” at CreateSpace, Amazon.com, or Barnes & Noble.com.
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To learn how to build an on-demand business, pick up a copy of the book “Business in Minutes – How To Profit From the On-Demand Revolution” at CreateSpace, Amazon.com, or Barnes & Noble.com.
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Thursday
On Demand and the Minimalist Business
One of the best parts of the on-demand revolution is that is takes some of the risk out of starting your own business. Your start up costs will be minimal and you can get off the ground and running in such a short period of time. While the book Business in Minutes How to Profit from the On-Demand Revolution
focuses on the nitty gritty X's and O's of getting your business off the ground, Far Beyond the Stars blogger Everett Bogue has written a wonderful book about the bigger picture of running a business. The book titled Minimalist Business discusses ideas about building a lifestyle business that has low overhead, is location independent, and pays its customers. While I am certainly not a minimilist (Everett explains in his blog how he has lived with as few as 50 possessions!), the ideas presented in his book are solid fundementals of where many future businesses are heading. Do most business really need offices or even desks or even a location? These are good ideas to think about and incorporate as you build your on-demand empire.
To learn how to build an on-demand business, pick up a copy of the book “Business in Minutes – How To Profit From the On-Demand Revolution” at CreateSpace, Amazon.com, or Barnes & Noble.com.
focuses on the nitty gritty X's and O's of getting your business off the ground, Far Beyond the Stars blogger Everett Bogue has written a wonderful book about the bigger picture of running a business. The book titled Minimalist Business discusses ideas about building a lifestyle business that has low overhead, is location independent, and pays its customers. While I am certainly not a minimilist (Everett explains in his blog how he has lived with as few as 50 possessions!), the ideas presented in his book are solid fundementals of where many future businesses are heading. Do most business really need offices or even desks or even a location? These are good ideas to think about and incorporate as you build your on-demand empire.To learn how to build an on-demand business, pick up a copy of the book “Business in Minutes – How To Profit From the On-Demand Revolution” at CreateSpace, Amazon.com, or Barnes & Noble.com.
Tuesday
Fast-Selling Hit Book, Business in Minutes, Released for Kindle Readers on Amazon.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 6, 2010
Fast-Selling Hit Book, Business in Minutes, Released for Kindle Readers on Amazon.com
On-Demand Business Book Now Available for On-the-Go Lifestyles
July 6, 2010 – Author Jim Spavins has launched the Kindle version of his insightful business book, Business in Minutes - The On-Demand Revolution and How to Profit From It, on Amazon.com. The ever-growing popularity of the Kindle reader provides instant access to a book filled with insightful advice for building on-demand businesses.
“Nothing is more ‘on-demand’ than the Kindle reader,” says author Jim Spavins. “It allows users to download and begin reading a new book in 60 seconds or less, and that’s a good fit for my book, Business in Minutes.”
Business in Minutes shows everyone how to create products and sell to the mass market without the need to purchase inventory, fill orders or even ship the product. On-demand service only manufactures products when a customer makes a purchase. Utilizing case studies, Business in Minutes teaches success by example and helps those with passion harness the power of the on-demand business model.
“I wrote this book because I wanted to give passionate people an alternative,” explains Spavins, “an alternative to forking over their life’s savings to gamble on their future. There are so many lucrative ways people can build a successful business with limited financial and time investments.”
Making Business in Minutes available on the Kindle allows readers to draw tips from the book wherever they are—on a lunch break, on the road, or in the comfort of their own home. With Kindle’s vast library - currently over 620,000 titles available - Kindle for PC, and Kindle for iPhone apps, more readers are relying on the Kindle than ever before.
To learn more about Jim Spavins and Business in Minutes, visit his website at http://businessinminutes.blogspot.com/ or find him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/BusinessinMinutes or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/BizinMinutes.
About Jim Spavins
Having built several successful on-demand businesses, Jim Spavins presents in his book Business in Minutes lessons learned and a practical step-by-step guide for enterprising content creators to get an on-demand business off the ground and running. Jim is currently the Managing Principal at Isthmus Ventures, based in Madison, Wisconsin, which specializes in businesses using on-demand services.
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Fast-Selling Hit Book, Business in Minutes, Released for Kindle Readers on Amazon.com
On-Demand Business Book Now Available for On-the-Go Lifestyles
July 6, 2010 – Author Jim Spavins has launched the Kindle version of his insightful business book, Business in Minutes - The On-Demand Revolution and How to Profit From It, on Amazon.com. The ever-growing popularity of the Kindle reader provides instant access to a book filled with insightful advice for building on-demand businesses.
“Nothing is more ‘on-demand’ than the Kindle reader,” says author Jim Spavins. “It allows users to download and begin reading a new book in 60 seconds or less, and that’s a good fit for my book, Business in Minutes.”
Business in Minutes shows everyone how to create products and sell to the mass market without the need to purchase inventory, fill orders or even ship the product. On-demand service only manufactures products when a customer makes a purchase. Utilizing case studies, Business in Minutes teaches success by example and helps those with passion harness the power of the on-demand business model.
“I wrote this book because I wanted to give passionate people an alternative,” explains Spavins, “an alternative to forking over their life’s savings to gamble on their future. There are so many lucrative ways people can build a successful business with limited financial and time investments.”
Making Business in Minutes available on the Kindle allows readers to draw tips from the book wherever they are—on a lunch break, on the road, or in the comfort of their own home. With Kindle’s vast library - currently over 620,000 titles available - Kindle for PC, and Kindle for iPhone apps, more readers are relying on the Kindle than ever before.
To learn more about Jim Spavins and Business in Minutes, visit his website at http://businessinminutes.blogspot.com/ or find him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/BusinessinMinutes or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/BizinMinutes.
About Jim Spavins
Having built several successful on-demand businesses, Jim Spavins presents in his book Business in Minutes lessons learned and a practical step-by-step guide for enterprising content creators to get an on-demand business off the ground and running. Jim is currently the Managing Principal at Isthmus Ventures, based in Madison, Wisconsin, which specializes in businesses using on-demand services.
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Thursday
Video Games for the On Demand Revolution
Self publishing is no longer just the domain of book authors and musicians. Even video game designers are getting into the gig. According to the magazine Inc. one of the hottest growth areas for start-up businesses in is self published video games. (Read the article here) There are numerous outlets where game designers can get there creation out to the public from Apple's iTunes store to Xbox Live. There is no time like the present to cash in on the on-demand revolution.
To learn how to build an on-demand business, pick up a copy of the book “Business in Minutes – How To Profit From the On-Demand Revolution” at CreateSpace, Amazon.com, or Barnes & Noble.com.
To learn how to build an on-demand business, pick up a copy of the book “Business in Minutes – How To Profit From the On-Demand Revolution” at CreateSpace, Amazon.com, or Barnes & Noble.com.
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In the book, each chapter shows an example business,