Dan Poynter TOPICS: Publishing FEE CATEGORY:* 2.5k to 5.0k TRAVELS FROM: California Video Profile Request This Speaker

Dan Poynter: Profile

Dan Poynter is the "name" speaker who will produce a greater turnout for your event

Dan Poynter, author of:

• "Is There a Book Inside You?"
• "The Self-Publishing Manual"
• "Publishing Contracts on Disk"
• . . . and many more.

Topics include the latest trends in:

• Publishing
• Marketing
• Promoting
• Distributing
With speeches, seminars and keynotes.

Dan Poynter is the author of 70 books and the grandfather to thousands more. He has also produced 45 special reports, 500 magazine articles and 6 audio tapes--most on book marketing. A consultant to the book publishing industry, he was recently presented with the Benjamin Franklin Person of the Year Award in recognition of his work in helping publishers sell more books. Dan is a past vice-president of the Publishers Marketing Association and a past director of COSMEP.
Valuable publishing presentations have been provided to:

• Arizona Book Publishing Conference
• Publishers Marketing Association's Publishing University
• Colorado Independent Publishers
• Marin Small Publishers Assn.
• National Forensic Conference
• Saddleback College
• Florida Speakers Assn.
• Barnaby Conrad's S.B. Writers Conference
• Pasadena City College
• Multicultural Publishers Conf.
• Cal State Fresno Writers Conference
• Learning Annex
• Maui Writers Conference
• American College of Legal Medicine
• And many more



Dan Poynter's seminars have been featured on CNN, his books have been pictured in The Wall Street Journal, and his story has been told in U.S. News & World Report. The media comes to him because he is the leading authority on book marketing.

Dan emotionally charges audiences. His enthusiasm for his topic is infectious. His examples and anecdotes cause people to come up with breakthrough marketing ideas during his presentations. Participants are always so charged up, they fly home!



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Often described as "Mr. Publishing" Dan Poynter shows publishers how to sell more books using some surprisingly simple marketing concepts. Since 1969, he has personally experienced every facet of book publishing. His unique, pioneering approach to book selling is detailed in his acclaimed book The Self-Publishing Manual, now in a revised eighth edition. These days, he is criss-crossing the country sharing his customized message that to thrive in this decade, publishers must out-think and out-innovate the market. Dan teaches attendees how to plan their marketing before they publish and where to reach new, non-traditional book markets.

* Please note that while this speaker's specific fee falls within the range posted at the top of this page (for Continental U.S. based events), fees are subject to change without notice. Also note that most celebrity keynotes begin in the $25,000 and up range (most list "Contact for Fee Schedule"). For current fee information or international event fees, please contact your Speakers Platform representative.