“Copyright is a right granted to CREATORS under law. Copyright in all artistic works is established from the moment of creation – the only qualification required is that the work must be original.

You own the copyright on anything you produce in South Africa. No one has the right to change your work in any way and claim it as his or her own. That is called “plagiarism” and is illegal.  Non-South Africans should Google for information in their respective countries.

When someone pays you to write a book for them – or produce a painting – the copyright remains with you. It is your primary right and you may do with it as you wish. The buyer purchases the right to own your work, never to change or copy it unless by prior wri

•    Suggestion: Send a dated registered copy of your original manuscript to yourself to assist in proving ownership, should the need ever arise.

Do you know how easily you can make money by selling Info-Singles (small reports on specific topics) of less than 15 pages in length? Not writing a book that sells at bookstores. Not self-publishing a manual through direct mail. Not creating a full-length information product. Not even writing a 50-75 page eBook. We’re talking about writing tiny, 7-15 page Info-Singles that sell like crazy.

Walk with Val Mitchell and myself for four months and we will show you how to start your own online business writing and selling small informational products.

Click HERE for more information.

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VAL WALDECK’S BOOKS NOMINATED FOR A GLOBAL eBOOK AWARDS
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – 11 July 2011 – Two of Val Waldeck’s books have been nominated for Global eBook Awards. Val’s “Kindle Publishing Made Easy” eGuide has been nominated in the Writing/Publishing – Non-Fiction category and her moving devotional “When The Storms Come” in the Christian eBook category.

“Kindle Publishing Made Easy” is the
Step-by-Step Guide To Turning Any Book
Or eBook Into A Kindle Edition and Publishing It With Amazon’s Popular Kindle Direct Publishing.

“When the Storms Come” is the account of one man’s faith in the midst of incredible trials, and his triumph over sin, sickness, and death. A 31-day Encouraging Devotional.

“Everyone is talking about eBooks,” said Dan Poynter, founder of the Global eBook Awards. “eBooks have reached the tipping point and are outselling books on paper in several categories. eBook are not replacing paper books; they are in addition to. The eReading devices such as the Kindle are increasing the amount of book reading.”

According to Joseph Dowdy, the Director of Awards, the category with the largest number of entries so far is Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Paranormal. The next largest number of entries is in Historical Literature, Autobiography/Memoirs, and Writing/Publishing Nonfiction.

The Awards have 79 categories in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, illustration, and multimedia. See http://awardsforebooks.com/categories/

The Global eBook winners will be honored at a star-studded ceremony on August 20 in Santa Barbara, California. USA.

The Writers’ Seminar with Val Waldeck and Dan Poynter is such an important and well-presented event, we have decided to extend the Early Bird discounted fee to March 5.

Cape Town has never heard this seminar before. It is brand new and a MUST for anyone who wants to get their book published NOW in South Africa and globally.

Dan has the very latest information on the global scene and you will be able to publish your book in nine different formats and have people buying and reading them on their cellphones, ipads, Kindles, etc., as soon as you get back to your computer!

I will be sharing how to publish your book IN CAPE TOWN in a matter of days and without breaking the bank or having Publishers spurn your efforts. Technology is moving so fast, you have to BE THERE!

More information and registration form available here:

http://wp.me/pScGt-8E

Booking is essential for catering and notes purposes.

Val

GET PUBLISHED NOW!

Writers’ Seminar

Register now!

Presented by Pilgrim Publications SA

Saturday, March 12, 2011
Dros Willowbridge
Willowbridge Lifestyle CentreShop 17,
c/o Oak & Charl Cronje Street, Tygervalley, Cape Town
Phone: 031 914 9701 or Val 083 273 4700

8.30 for 9.00 am to 12.30 pm

Cost:

R400 per delegate (includes light refreshments)

“Early Bird” Special of R350 if paid by February 28, 2011

Nearly 47% of books are sold in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. This presentation shows authors how to approach these markets with confidence. DAN POYNTER describes and quantifies the potential markets in each country and shares quick and easy ways to wring more value out of your work by producing it in different forms – printed books (pBooks), eBooks, Audiobooks, LARGE PRINT books and more. He puts you in touch with distributors and retailers internationally for each edition. Then he shows you how to promote your book inexpensively and easily from home. Listen and learn today and start selling books abroad tomorrow. The handout is packed with valuable resources.

DAN POYNTER is an author of more than 120 books, has been a publisher since 1969 and is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP). His seminars have been featured on CNN, his books have been pictured in The Wall Street Journal and his story has been told in US News & World Report. The media come to Dan because he is the leading authority on book publishing.

Dan knows and understands both international publishing and international authors and publishers.

Learn how to WRITE and PUBLISH your book locally. VAL WALDECK will be sharing practical tips and techniques that will help you start and finish your book. Touch your generation with the message burning in your heart and leave a legacy for the next generation. Learn about your publishing options in South Africa.

Val is the author of 12 paperback books and numerous eBooks available in local bookshops and on Amazon.com, including the original Faith Like Potatoes, What Do They Believe?, Rushing to Armageddon and When the Storms Come, Publish Your Books on Amazon.com, Publish For Amazon Kindle, How To Write eBooks That Sell and many more.

Download Registration Form here and email to vwaldeck@gmail.com