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If you're already a self publisher or planning to be, you can market and promote your book on a shoestring budget - thousands have done it; be careful about your promotion and marketing dollars and don't

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

plunge into unknown waters -- test, test, and test. It's one thing to write a book, but an entirely different thing to write one that's saleable, viable, and marketable. In today's publishing environmen

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

, a book's success depends greatly on the right marketing plan.

Using press releases for marketing or promoting your book or book's website has become increasingly popular as publishers discover the pow

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

erful benefits of using press releases. Send out at least 10 press releases to the print and broadcast media in your area every month. When picked up by wire services, a press release can easily end up g

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

nerating hundreds of mentions for your book.

Your book press release should not be written as you would a sales letter or flier, it should be written for the editor and tell about your book in a factual

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

way, no opinion or glowing remarks. Send out the same press release to the editor of your local daily newspaper every week until you are called for an interview or are written up. Mail a press release t

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

at least 1000 print and broadcast contacts just prior to publishing your title and again and again after you publish; you can never send too many.

Don't underestimate the value of a good press release

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

for making book sales. Using press releases can be a very effective marketing tool if used properly.

Be your own publicist and send a press release along with a review copy of your book to publications

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

n your book's genre and to book review magazines. Women buy more books then men; see how you can fit your book into the women's' market. If your book fits a specialty market, find a store that fits the g

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

enre and offer to leave books on consignment; many publishers have sold thousands of books this way.

It's important to publish a website that focuses on your title; you'll be able to refer editors and c

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

stomers and all interested parties to your book information with the click of a mouse. Offer to trade writing a monthly column in a trade publication in your books' genre, in trade for display ads on the

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

same page. Give away one of your books in a charity raffle at a local function to get more exposure for your book.

I've seen publishers lose a lot of money paying for expensive display ads, so beware if

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

you do this; I don't advise it in the beginning -- get your feet wet first so you know what you're doing. Make sure not to overlook the Internet; get yourself interviewed or profiled for sites both abou

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

writing, publishing and about the topics covered in your book. Print and online publications provide longevity to your marketing campaign in terms of having something tangible for people to reference on

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

going.

Create an online contest and list it in online contest directories to drive traffic to your website. Make sure your sales letter or flier is first class; this is your formal presentation of your

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

itle to the prospective buyer. Your sales letter or flier should include an eye-grabbing headline, the benefits to the buyer, the book features, book sales information and testimonials.

I've not found t

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

hat book signings sell many books for publishers and are often a waste of time; better to spend it elsewhere. Place free ads periodically for your book's website on Craigs List in different categories to

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

drive even more traffic to your website. When you get a nice write up or feature about you and/or your book, have it laminated and set it up on an easel at trade shows. Market your book to your number on

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

e market first, and then go after the secondary markets.

The success of any book marketing effort depends on a good book and just plain hard work; its been done many times before and you can do it too.

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ake sure to test, test, and test some more before you lay out large sums of money. With these book marketing tips you'll be well on your way to conquering the world of self publishing and book publishing

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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