How to Blog a Book teaches you how to create a blogged book with a well-honed and uniquely angled subject and targeted posts--and how to build the audience necessary to convince agents and publishers to make your blog into a book.
Inside you'll find:

• Basic information on how to set up your blog and the essential plug-ins and other options necessary to get the most out of each post
• Steps for writing a book easily from scratch using blog posts
• Advice on how to write blog posts
• Tips on gaining visibility and promoting your work both online and off
• Tools for driving traffic to your blog
• Information on how to monetize an existing blog into a book or other types of products
• Profiles with authors who received blog-to-book deals

Author Nina Amir explains how writing a book in cyberspace allows you to get your book written easily, while promoting it and building an author's platform. It's a fun, effective way to start writing, publishing, and promoting a book, one post at a time.

“Recycling your blog posts into a book may provide the easiest way to write a book, and How to Blog a Book provides the plan for producing both the blog and a book that agents, publishers and readers will notice.” Dan Poynter, The Self-Publishing Manual and How to Write Nonfiction, www.parapublishing.com

“If you’ve been thinking about writing a book, Nina Amir removes the barriers to getting it done and provides you with a formula for making it easy. Who doesn’t love easy? This book should give birth to a lot of new books, and if you read it, one of those books could be YOURS!" Stephanie Chandler, author of The Writer's Guide to Building an Online Platform, www.authoritypublishing.com

 
“Blogging is a great way to create content for a book. Now Nina has put together a road map for getting a book out of your blog posts. Check out How to Blog a Book. It covers all the stops along the way to your destination as a published author.” John Kremer, author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Book, www.bookmarket.com

"Anyone serious about business and who wishes to build their brand, should pay serious consideration to the advice Nina Amir shares in her book.  The resources, statistics, ideas and possibilities shared provide convincing evidence of the importance to get the book and follow her advice step by step." Elinor Stutz, Speaker, International Best-Selling Author of Nice Girls DO Get The Sale:  Relationship Building That Gets Results and HIRED! How to use Sales Techniques to Sell Yourself on Interviews, www.smoothsale.net 

"Today writers have to think outside the box when it comes to getting their book ideas published. Blogging a book offers a unique way not only to attract readers but to catch the eyes of acquisition editors--just what every aspiring author wants and needs to sell books." Jill Lublin, co-author of Guerilla Publicity and author of Get Noticed, Get Referrals and Networking Magic, www.jilllubin.com

“Nina Amir’s new book is a book writing and promotion revelation. She shows you how to finish your manuscript at the same time you build a platform. Every writer will benefit from reading this slender, savvy volume.” Rick Frishman, bestselling author, publisher, and speaker, www.rickfrishman.com 

"Lots of people talk about blogging a book, but few understand the process as well as Nina Amir. How to Blog a Book explains the  Why's and How's of blogging a book from a big picture point of  view that will help both newcomers and experienced authors  profit from this proven route to getting published." Roger C. Parker, best-selling nonfiction author and coach who blogs at
www.PublishedandProfitable.com

“Bloggers want credibility. Bloggers want their good ‘stuff’ to be available to readers on and off line. Nina tells us how to bridge that gap in How to Blog a Book. In short, Nina takes blogging to the next level.” Bill Belew, 60+ million page views, author, speaker, consultantwww.thetrafficprofessor.com

 "Turning your blog posts into a book is a terrific way to write your book and build your audience at the same time. Nina Amir will guide you through every step with practical advice based on real-world experience.” Dana Lynn Smith, author of the Savvy Book Marketer series of marketing guides for authors, www.savvybookmarketer.com 

 “There's a lot more involved in creating a book out of a blog than just gathering up a bunch of posts and hitting "publish." Nina Amir leads you step-by-step through all the consideration. Say good-bye to "what should I write about?" and say hello to "I'm a published author." Shel Horowitz, book shepherd and award-winning author of eight books including Guerrilla Marketing Goes Green and Grassroots Marketing for Authors and Publishers, www.frugalmarketing.com

 "I believe that blogging can change your life. I also believe that writing a book is one of the achievements you will be most proud of. Combining the two can therefore be a brilliant way to get the project moving. Nina's book will help you organize the process so you can put all your time and energy into writing and building a community." Joanna Penn, author and blogger at The Creative Penn www.thecreativepenn.com

"Nina demonstrates a simplified writing process that supports both the final manuscript production and an author's long-term marketing goals." Bradley Flora, Executive Director, www.SPANnet.org

"If you are just starting out as a blogger or if you already have 15,000 posts online, Nina Amir's How To Blog a Book, has the plan for you. You can't go wrong with this book. Written to provide you with the easiest path from screen to page, How To Blog a Book, gets you there while helping you to dodge many pitfalls and common frustrations. Read it and learn." Shane Birley, co-author of Blogging for Dummies, www.shanesworld.ca

"At the turn of 20th century everyone began to realize they needed a blog. Now, today, those same people are realizing they need a book, too. Why not do both at the same time? Nina helps you understand how to easily write a book and build a platform."  Jim F. Kukral, author of Business Around a Lifestyle and 5 other titles, www.digitalbooklaunch.com

"The old saying, Kill two birds with one stone, is the perfect metaphor for what Nina teaches in this valuable book. Blog with the intention of turning the accumulated material into a complete trade book is a brilliant concept."  Jeff Herman, Literary agent, www.jeffherman.com