Thanksgiving Office Update
Holiday office closing for Thanksgiving: We will be open from 9am-noon and 1-3:30pm Monday and Tuesday the 23-24, and be closed 25-29 (Wed.-Sun.) for Thanksgiving. From our family to yours, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

November 2009: V8#11: Marketing
Press Kit Element Checklist (choose what works best for your work): Sales Sheet – Tip Sheet Tear Sheet Press Release Author Bio Author Photo Supportive Material: excerpt, table of contents, etc. Endorsements Schedule of Appearances or select history Reviews Related Marketing Items: bookmark, postcard, pencils, notepads, chocolates, etc. Folder – if more than 2-5 pieces -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- This section is drawn from http://www.gregathcompany.com/marketing/index.html

November 2009: V8#11: Design
Too often, we get into the “just the facts” mind set when deciding what we should put in and what we can leave out of a book. Candid and “hammy” photos should be considered – as well as formal posed photographs. Captions should not feel forced. Add information as you see fit. Places also make a family what they are (or were). Don’t focus solely on the people. Dates are a good thing to have – and use, but don’t discount something because of a lack of one. Captions and photos both can be provided by – and credited – to the author, or other contributors. A go

November 2009, V8#11: Define
hard binding spotlight #4 /////////////////////////////// Inlay (back strip): A heavy but flexible paper strip used to stiffen the spine of a finished book. Joint:  The grooves that run top to bottom (head to tail) on the outside of the cover itself, front and back, along which the boards hinge when they open. Lining (super, mull, crash, and gauze): Material used to reinforce spines of library bound books.  This material is a part of the end paper system and provides the means for a firm connection between text block and cover, giving shape and fi

Nearly 50% off – order while available!
 New sale on older title – nearly 50% off: AD2037-$40.0 (Retail $79.95) The Genealogy of Thomas Barnes of Hartford, Connecticut (1615-2001) Volumes 1 & 2, by Frederic Wayne Barnes and Edna Cleo (Bauer) Barnes.  8½x11″, hardbound book set, 1,111+ pages, contains index, sources, biographical notes as well as vital records.  Index includes years of birth and death. This two volume set includes data on 8,591 descendants as well as the spouses and many parents of one of the forty (40) first settlers, Thomas Barnes of Hartford, CT.  The set covers fourteen (14) generations.  some a