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I originally published the article back in 2008 and have updated it a few times, most recently on june, 2012. Marketing is essentially a communication between parties about what they stand to gain from making a deal. We love helping authors dreams of becoming published a reality. Ive developed over 150 author and publisher websites in the last 20 years, and.
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