{"id":2520,"date":"2006-05-01T09:45:13","date_gmt":"2006-05-01T09:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/05\/books-books-2.html"},"modified":"2006-05-01T09:45:13","modified_gmt":"2006-05-01T09:45:13","slug":"books-books-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/05\/books-books-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Books! Books!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay, the bookstore is open<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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As I said a couple of days ago, shipping for orders of $30 or less will be Priority at no extra charge. For orders $30-50, Priority will be $5 extra, and for over $50, $10 extra. <\/p>\n

(The $30 mark is because I sell the Saints and Heroes books for a combined price of $32- and because of the extra weight, and I must put them in a box rather than an envelope…it adds up.)<\/p>\n

Please note that the rosary book, the Saints book and the Heroes book are all hardcover. <\/p>\n

Suggestions, if I may be so bold:<\/p>\n

First Communion: <\/strong>Loyola Kids Book of Saints; Loyola Kids Book of Heroes<\/em><\/p>\n

Confirmation: <\/strong>Prove Its; Here.Now.: A Catholic Guide to the Good Life<\/em><\/p>\n

New Catholic: <\/strong>Rosary book, How to Book of the Mass, Words We Pray<\/em><\/p>\n

Mother’s Day: <\/strong>A Catholic Woman’s Book of Days, De-Coding Mary Magdalene<\/em><\/p>\n

Graduation: <\/strong>Here. Now: A Catholic Guide to the Good Life<\/em><\/p>\n

Anyone else:  <\/strong>How to Get the Most out of the Eucharist<\/em> is for anyone who’s finding it difficult to pray during Mass for any number of reasons. The Power of the Cross, <\/em>for those dealing with suffering. To get a sense of what these books are about, you can go to their Amazon pages, read excerpts, and read what Michael has to say about them on his Amazon blog.<\/a> In addition, you can listen to podcasts that’s he’s done based on those books for Catholic radio station KVSS in Omaha.<\/a><\/p>\n

(And do be assured that paying via PayPal is secure – I do not <\/strong>see your credit card information.)<\/p>\n

Just a note on selling books via the blog, since I occasionally read snide remarks elsewhere about certain Catholic bloggers flacking their books through their blogs.<\/p>\n

Let me let you in on a secret: Catholic publishers don’t market books. <\/p>\n

Oh, for the first season the book is published they do – and even then, it depends on where your title falls on their priority list. Publishers release several books every season, and they prioritize which titles will get the most advertising dollars and push. And after that point, everyone<\/em>– A and B titles alike, get set aside by marketing in favor of the next season’s titles. <\/p>\n

Yes, there are exceptions, but most of my books, with the exception of the DVC books, have received the most minimal initial marketing push, and then fall into the backlist – they’re in the catalog, but that’s about it.<\/p>\n

So it’s up to us to keep the word out there, and the primary way I do this is through my blog – which I do not ask you to support financially, and which I pay to operate. <\/p>\n

So, there’s the deal. <\/p>\n

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Click here to order signed copies of the MM book, as well as anything else – lots of copies available!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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