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The Insider’s Guide:
Building Your Distribution Model




                   barefoot basics.com
                        ROCHELLE STONE
Your success as an AUTHOR is limited
only to your actions and imagination.

         - Know your audience.
       - Deliver quality content.
            - Invest yourself.
    - Set your goals and milestones.
          - Market accordingly.




                        barefoot basics.com
                               ROCHELLE STONE
Step #1 –
         Define Your Vision

  - Define your book production goals
      - Define your marketing plan
- Define your business development goals




                        barefoot basics.com
                              ROCHELLE STONE
Step #2 –
Traditional Book Distribution

    - What is a Distributor?
   - What role do they play?




                    barefoot basics.com
                          ROCHELLE STONE
Step #3 –
How to Secure a Distribution
        Agreement

      - Invest in quality
     - Build your profile
       - Your proposal

     Demonstrate YOU are in
   the business of selling books!


                       barefoot basics.com
                                ROCHELLE STONE
Step #4 –
Sell More Books

- Pre-launch sales
 - Crowd-funding
- Corporate Sales
   - Event Sales




             barefoot basics.com
                     ROCHELLE STONE
Step #5 –
Create Your Sales Document

        - Synopsis
           - Bio
     - Table of Contents
       - Book Specs
- Summary Marketing & PR Plan




                  barefoot basics.com
                        ROCHELLE STONE
Step #6 –
 Build Your Book Distribution Plan

- Know when and how your audience will
             buy your book.
    - Identify your key sales tools.
      - Marketing sells books.




                       barefoot basics.com
                             ROCHELLE STONE

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Barefoot Basics - Build Your Distribution Model

  • 1. The Insider’s Guide: Building Your Distribution Model barefoot basics.com ROCHELLE STONE
  • 2. Your success as an AUTHOR is limited only to your actions and imagination. - Know your audience. - Deliver quality content. - Invest yourself. - Set your goals and milestones. - Market accordingly. barefoot basics.com ROCHELLE STONE
  • 3. Step #1 – Define Your Vision - Define your book production goals - Define your marketing plan - Define your business development goals barefoot basics.com ROCHELLE STONE
  • 4. Step #2 – Traditional Book Distribution - What is a Distributor? - What role do they play? barefoot basics.com ROCHELLE STONE
  • 5. Step #3 – How to Secure a Distribution Agreement - Invest in quality - Build your profile - Your proposal Demonstrate YOU are in the business of selling books! barefoot basics.com ROCHELLE STONE
  • 6. Step #4 – Sell More Books - Pre-launch sales - Crowd-funding - Corporate Sales - Event Sales barefoot basics.com ROCHELLE STONE
  • 7. Step #5 – Create Your Sales Document - Synopsis - Bio - Table of Contents - Book Specs - Summary Marketing & PR Plan barefoot basics.com ROCHELLE STONE
  • 8. Step #6 – Build Your Book Distribution Plan - Know when and how your audience will buy your book. - Identify your key sales tools. - Marketing sells books. barefoot basics.com ROCHELLE STONE