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A Rubric for Transition Among Cultures

20/4/2022

To Assist and Inform Cross-culture Transition Progress

Rachel E. Timmons, Ed.D

Used to great success by organizations, missions, and students around the world and more recently applied to transitions caused by health issues, the Reacculturation Cross-culture Transition Rubric is now available as a published book. Includes worksheets, guidance notes, and a comprehensive list of additional resources.

“An absolute treasure. Every person about to experience repatriation should receive a copy.”

Tina L. Quick

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Life in Motion - Now in Spanish

26/3/2022

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Vida en Movimiento

Crecer a través de las Transiciones

La vida está llena de transiciones. A veces suceden en un lugar geográfico. Pasamos de la niñez a la edad adulta, de la soltería al matrimonio, de la salud a la enfermedad crónica. Otras veces se dan cuando nos trasladamos de un lugar a otro. En Vida en Movimiento, vemos cómo desde que Adán y Eva tuvieron que abandonar el Jardín del Edén, los humanos han tenido que lidiar con la realidad de hacer transiciones geográficas. Sorprendentemente, descubrimos que las personas que hicieron tales transiciones en la antigüedad respondieron de manera muy similar a como lo hacemos hoy. A través de sus historias, obtenemos información sobre las etapas normales de transición, cómo respondemos a menudo durante cada etapa y cómo podemos crecer a través de todas las transiciones con fuerza y esperanza.

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Springtime Books Direct

11/3/2022

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Summertime's sister imprint, Springtime Books, are delighted to announce that buyers in the US and Canada can now purchase books directly from them powered by Aerio from IngramSpark. Click the image to see their collection of fantastic books.

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Book Marketing Ideas from Summertime Publishing

24/2/2022

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All publishers big and small expect authors to do more of their own marketing these days. This means developing a strong online presence with an appealing author site to draw in the crowds and regular engagement with potential readers through blogging and social networking. Here are ideas to get the message out.

Expat Bookshop

List your book on the Expat Bookshop the only online bookshop dedicated to expat-related titles.

The Expat Bookshop offers:

A dedicated page with cover image, a selection of reviews (supplied by you), backlinks to websites of your choice (your blog, for example) and buying links to a range of international booksellers (eg Amazon, Barnes and Noble) where the book is listed.
A link to the ‘look inside’ feature on Amazon (if available).
A listing on our bookshelf (alphabetically and by genre) with a direct link to your dedicated book page.
Your book to appear in our list of recommended reads for at least one month.
Two posts published about your book supplied by you (such as press release, reviews or articles/blog posts) and displayed prominently for at least one month.
Promotion on social media.

Click here for more information.

Establish a strong online presence

Publish an author website (preferably with a blog too).
Add a Facebook page and/or Twitter profile. Facebook and Twitter are still the social networking sites that count for authors and using them effectively can make a big difference to your online profile. Whatever social media platform you use, post and engage regularly.
Give LinkedIn a try. After all you’re a professional author.

To help you establish your online presence, check out author2author.

Join Amazon Author Central

Add your profile and claim your book. This increases your Amazon credibility as an author.

Join Goodreads as an author

Create your author profile and add your book.
Add your book to relevant listopia topics. This helps readers find books for particular subjects.
Engage with potential readers by joining groups.
Consider running a giveaway (for a fee)

Reviews

Try to get as many good reviews as possible because reviews sell books and for book reviews, Amazon is king, particularly Amazon verified purchase reviews.

Tips from the Pros

Here’s some excellent marketing tips from Smith Publicity and BookBub, two of the best in the business:

Paying for Marketing

Try some Facebook and/or Amazon ads – they don’t have to cost much and can be effective at reaching the right audience if targeted properly.

Depending on your budget, there are a number of organisations out there who can help with your book publicity – from a couple of hundred pounds to a few thousand. Here’s a link to some at different price points:

Online Expat Resources

Many online sites are on the lookout for new and original content. You could drop them a line. They might be interested in reviewing the book, interviewing you and/or asking you to guest post for them. Here are some:

Also, check out the TCK Resources pages on the Expat Bookshop.

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Perking the Pansies Back on Top

30/1/2022

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Perking the Pansies, Jack Scott’s bitter-sweet tragi-comedy recalling the first year of a British gay couple living in a Muslim land was published just over ten years ago by Summertime Publishing. And now made it back in the top ten on Amazon. Congratulations, Jack!

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Book Marketing Ideas from Summertime Publishing

Expat Bookshop

Establish a strong online presence

Join Amazon Author Central

Join Goodreads as an author

Reviews

Tips from the Pros

Paying for Marketing

Online Expat Resources

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