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Welcome to Quantum Publishing

Quantum Publishing is dedicated to every person on the planet who has ever dreamed about writing, creating and producing their own book, song or movie!

As a self-published author of two books so far, I decided to start writing about the experience, and highlight some things which may not be so obvious to anyone just getting started with the process of writing and getting your work published.

I’m focusing on the self-publishing side of things first, then will add more content related to the actual process of writing in future posts.

This sticky post is my about page, if you’re wondering why that is missing…;)

For this site, I’ve pulled content – all written by me -  from various places both on and off the internet, to give you some great content to get started with.

Please take some time to read through these posts, articles and videos I found to be very helpful.

You’ll find articles on book production, music and song production, and video production.

Learn everything about book, CD and DVD production here…;)

Cheers and get started writing now!

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Self-Help Books – Helping People or Scamming People?

The self help segment of the publishing industry is huge!

According to an article from Press Release newswire, it is a $9.6 Billion industry in the US alone, compared to total book sales of somewhere between $26 and $34 billion in the US.  The discrepancy is due to a growing self-publishing community, whose revenues don’t get included in standard industry reports.

That means self help books account for almost half of all book sales, so I guess it’s not a bad segment to fall into after all…

As part of preparing to release the book, I’ve been doing quite a bit of research on the self help industry trends and marketing programs.  I’ve found a couple of videos which are both alarming and intriguing:

Is Self Help a Scam???

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Is Self Help Success Repeatable?

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The interviews highlight the trouble with self help…it requires someone else to do the work.

You can write a great book and touch millions of people, but the science is difficult to prove, or more importantly, repeat.  This was the impetus for writing my book.  I’ve done 5 years of research to back up my statements and philosophy.

Self help does boil down to one thing; Self.

Only you can change or improve yourself, but I have found in my own studies that certain authors or speakers draw me in more quickly than others.  It’s good to have a number of different schools of thought on the subject of self development.

This allows each of us to find our own individual path that inspires and resonates within…

I look forward to your thoughts and feedback, so please leave a comment below.

Write On!

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