E-zines Books

Producing Successful Magazines, Newsletters and E-Zines by Carol Harris is a practical and accessible "how to" guide that is ideal for the non-specialist general reader wanting to venture into a commercial publishing activity. Currently the publisher and editor of "Effective Consulting" magazine, Harris teaches the reader how approach printed and electronic publications, helping the reader decide just what kind of publication is right for them, how to set up and run a magazine or newsletter, how to attract articles and paying advertisers, as well as how to interview and write articles. Of special note are the provision of additional contacts and resources for aspiring publishers. If you are contemplating publishing a magazine or newsletter, then begin by giving a careful reading to the informative advice to be found in Carol Harris' Producing Successful Magazines, Newsletters and E-Zines!

In all honesty I bought this book mainly because, much to my surprise, I found that my work is actually included...for Ms. Gill to stumble across my site, she really must've scoured the web. And you can see that from the rich variety of other examples included. Brava!

I just wish she sent me a copy for free! ;)

After you read the title, you expect exactly what the book delivers: excelent visual stimulation and the best magazine websites briefly analysed. Salon, Feed, Rolling Stone and all the best are there, both Internet-only mags and the printed ones with a cool version on the Web. Essential. It's impossible, even for the best and most experienced webdesign professional, do not like it. It's not the "complete guide" or something, but the 40/50 websites there are really THE ONES. A little over-priced, true, but you can consider yourself a lucky guy if you don't have the chance to put your hands on it: this book is one of those that once touched, it is immediatelly bought.

This book feels to me like a compilation of the simplest pieces of other books on the subject. I didn't get a real authoritarian feel here, which I think is necessary in a 'How To Make Money' book. With the way the world is now, anyone can claim themselves to be an expert, and here, I did not see anything other than regurgitation. If you are looking for a book on this subject, I would go with Carol Harris's book.

The book is wonderful for the busy business person who wants to get straight to the point on how to organize a profitable e-mag. I wanted to use an e-newsletter for marketing purposes for my small business. Because of this book, I have started a whole new subsidiary to my business. It has actually started to become an income stream, though minor, for my business. It more than pays for itself. I owe a large percentage of this success to "How To Publish A Profitable E-mag. If read from front to cover, it will take you less than 1 day to read. The author presents valuable resources and bullet point information. She also promotes other valuable resources that she doesn't even profit from. I find her book to be genuine and practical. I have used it as a blue print for our new business. She is very honest in mentioning the limitations in her book, but she points you to other books and periodicals that get further into the technical aspects of e-magazines. "How To Publish a Profitable E-mag" is definitely the first stop in publishing a profitable e-mag.

I bought this brief "How To" book and was rather impressed. It provides a sound methodology for writing and publishing e-books in an age where small self-publishers can theoretically compete with the large publishers, especially if the self-publishers are skilled at digitizing their publications for online sales. The references to key "virtual" partners were also invaluable. Finally, I liked the fact that I could read the entire book in an hour or so.