Mid-America Speakers moving Wednesday, Dec 2 2009 

 Mid-America Speakers will be moving from their current domain (www.midamericaspeakers.com) to www.gregathcompany.com/midamericaspeakers in 2010.

Mid-America SpeakersPlease update any links, bookmarks, or listings.

They will still provide the same high-quality service and membership options. This service should be of interest to both speakers and groups who need speakers.

New November Catalog Listing Wrap-up Tuesday, Dec 1 2009 

The Gregath Publishing Company is pleased send you this review of new genealogy/history listings from November below. 

Visit www.gregathcompany.com/catalog/catadd.html for general history, children, and scrapbook resources.

Rutherford County, Tennessee Newspaper Abstracts Volume 5 (4-16-1929 to 6-4-1929). 8½x11″, softbound book. AD2346-$13.00

Rutherford County, Tennessee Newspaper Abstracts Volume 3 (1-4-1929 to 2-26-1929). 8½x11″, softbound book. AD2344-$15.00

Rutherford County, Tennessee Newspaper Abstracts Volume 4 (3-1-1929 to 4-12-1929). 8½x11″, softbound book. AD2345-$13.00

Maury County, TN Newspaper Abstracts, Volume  1 (3-12-1869 to 5-6-1870). 8.5×11″, softbound book. AD2342-$13.00

Maury County, TN Newspaper Abstracts, Volume  2 (5-13-1870 to 12-9-1870). 8.5×11″, softbound book. AD2343-$13.00

Lincoln County Tennessee Deeds, Volume  1 (1810-1812).  8½x11″, softbound book. AD2340-$18.00

Lincoln County Tennessee Deeds, Volume  2 (1812-1862).  8½x11″, softbound book. AD2341-$18.00

Perquimans County North Carolina Deeds, Volume 1 (1681 – 1715).  8½x11″, softbound book. AD2338-$18.00

Perquimans County North Carolina Deeds, Volume 2 (1715 – 1729).  8½x11″, softbound book.  AD2339-$18.00Graves County Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts, 8.5×11″, softbound books: AD2333-$13.00 Volume 98 (11-16-1918 to 12-31-1918)

Graves County Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts, 8.5×11″, softbound books: AD2331-$13.00 Volume 96 (8-19-1918 to 10-2-1918) 

Graves County Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts, 8.5×11″, softbound books: AD2332-$13.00 Volume 97 (10-3-1918 to 11-15-1918)

Graves County Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts, 8.5×11″, softbound books: AD2329-$13.00 Volume 94 (6-14-1918 to 7-16-1918)

Graves County Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts, 8.5×11″, softbound books: AD2330-$13.00 Volume 95 (7-17-1918 to 8-17-1918) 

Graves County Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts, 8.5×11″, softbound books: AD2327-$13.00 Volume 92 (3-28-1918 to 5-8-1918)  

Graves County Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts, 8.5×11″, softbound books: AD2328-$13.00 Volume 93 (5-9-1918 to 6-13-1918)

Graves County Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts, 8.5×11″, softbound books: AD2325-$13.00 Volume 90 ((1-7-1918 to 2-19-1918)  

Graves County Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts, 8.5×11″, softbound books: AD2326-$13.00 Volume 91 (2-20-1918 to 3-27-1918)

Chariton County, Missouri: 4969 Deaths Reported in & Chronological Index To Selected Articles From The Brunswicker (includes 1382 Marriages), Volume 1, by Kenneth E. Weant, 2009. 8.5×11″, softbound book, covers October 14, 1847 to December 28, 1889. AD2324-$28.00

 

Perquimans County North Carolina Will Books Volume 3 – 1711-1800 (McM-Ro).  8½x11″, softbound book. AD2336-$18.00

Perquimans County North Carolina Will Books Volume 4 – 1711-1800 (Sa-Wy).  8½x11″, softbound book. AD2337-$18.00

Bertie County North Carolina Deed Books Volume 5 – 1730-1734, 8½x11″, softbound book, indexed. AD2335-$18.00

Christian County Kentucky Will Books Volume 7 (1825-1827), 8.5×11″, softbound book. AD2334-$18.00

All orders are subject to standard shipping and handling: $10 for first title/item and $2 each additional. Orders of “G” or “R” books sent Priority USPS unless otherwise noted or requested. “AD” orders not guaranteed a carrier or class. Local pick ups are always free of s&h, by arrangement.

November 2009: V8#11: Marketing Tuesday, Nov 3 2009 

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

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Nearly 50% off – order while available! Monday, Nov 2 2009 

 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 allied surnames frequently appearing in this work include Andrews, Bronson, Coburn, Dickinson, Foote, Root, Scoville, Strong, Thompson, Tuttle, Woodruff and more.

The author’s are selling them for less than the cost to publish. Order now before they run out.

October 2009, V8#10: Marketing Tuesday, Sep 29 2009 

Another great thing about click & ship with USPS is that you have tracking numbers that can be emailed directly to the customer – at no extra charge.

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September 2009, V8#9: Marketing Tuesday, Sep 15 2009 

Do you think your project(s) can benefit from more information? Consider putting together a press/media kit. These can be sent to all media outlets, as part of a proposal to book stores, to those you are approaching for a book-related event, to bulk sale targets (such as a school system for children’s books), etc. Don’t prepare a press kit and reproduce it faithfully throughout your book promotion. If you get bad reaction to something, drop it or update it. If you keep getting the same questions, try to address them in future kits.

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August 2009, V8#8: Marketing Wednesday, Aug 5 2009 

Small cards can be great small promotional pieces – even if they are never meant to be mailed via USPS. Great for cover-flat items, book marks, oversized business, trading, rolodex, book plates, and more. Cards fill a variety of uses including gaming cards, flash cards. place cards, trading cards, and more.

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Retreat update and special extention Friday, Jul 17 2009 

Retreat 2009 is a go!

Reminder: Retreat on the lake 2009 early registration deadline is about to pass by. July 15, 2009 is when the $25.00 savings is supposed to run out. However, if you get your payment in, or postmarked by July 22, you can still take advantage of the savings – just write “Blog Special” somewhere on your registration and payment of $180.00. Full price is $205.00.

July 2009: V8#7: Marketing Friday, Jul 3 2009 

The USPS now has three different “shoebox” sizes of priority boxes for your convenience. This works extremely well for small format books, as the small box costs less to ship.

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June 2009, V8#6: Computer Friday, May 29 2009 

Can I do webpages easily myself?

Webpages can be done easily with Microsoft Word, but that’s only half the battle. For a basic billboard/order page, just use a free FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program you can download for free.  Build your page like any other document. When saving, choose “save as” a web page – usually named index (check your ISP for naming requirements). Next, FTP your MS Word built file to your online address (URL-Universal Resource Locator). For a nice author site, you’ll want your own domain i.e. yourname.com or yourbook.com, as well as an easy to navigate site that contains several informational pages.

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