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Merchandise for Authors is a really valuable resource... giving excellent advice.

Dr Alison Baverstock, Associate Professor of Publishing, Kingston University, author of How to Market Books

Creating your own merchandise can bring in income and engage your readers as well as giving you the creative edge at literary events and festivals. In this book you’ll find:

5 things merchandise should do for you
6 steps of new product development (NPD)
How to think beyond bookmarks and coffee mugs
Case studies and interviews with real authors
Details of good suppliers to get you started.

Watch the book trailer below.

This short book packs a big punch! I thought I would get a few decent ideas and came away with dozens of ways to monetize my books further with merchandise. Thumbs up!

Amazon reviewer

I got excited reading this. It opened my mind up for tons of ideas and provided great tips about bringing those ideas into reality. The resources Melissa introduced are totally new to me, and they helped me to think outside what I expected for book-related products. Get it and open your mind to new ideas and business opportunities.

Linda W. Yezak, author of Christian Romance

The Creative Penn PodcastFeatured on Joanna Penn’s The Creative Penn podcast: click here to hear the full session or read a transcript.

A brilliant and amazing hour FULL of ideas that can be implemented right now. we learned so much in such a short time. We walked away rubbing our hands together ready to jump in and change how we merchandise. Inkslingers’ Den

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