Diary 26: Promoting Health Books

I have been promoting my 3 health books in a very unconventional way.

First, I only leave some books at selected a few organic shop and FRIM’s book store. Why don’t you place your books at the established book stores? Those working with book stores and distribution agents know that the traders want a margin up to 60%. It simply means that the book price has to be raised to a level that those in the trade are making the necessary profit.

Making money from promoting book is however not my major concern. I write health books to helps others.

I just want to disseminate the health information at a reasonable price, affordable to the majority of the population. For these reasons, the price of my 3 health books range RM19 to RM25 per copy, postage inclusive for Malaysian address. As long as I can cover the printing cost, it is good enough.

For these reasons, it is better for me to promote the books myself. What I do is to explain to those potential readers the reasons for writing the health books and why they should read my books. From experience, most of them who are willing to listen would obtain a copy at a discounted price of between RM10 and RM20 per copy.

What is the promotion result? I would say, the promotion is fine and I manage to cover the printing cost. This enables me to print more updated versions of the health books.

As you are aware, I am also promoting the health books in this blog. The contents of health book entitled Eating for Good Health (2nd edition 2009) are found in this blog for FREE READING.
If you wish to own a hard copy of any of my health books (in English, Malay and Chinese), just let me know at samarata2007@gmail.com

May all of us enjoy a healthy Chinese New Year!