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Design and Maintenance of Accounting Manuals, 2004 Supplement: A Blueprint for Running an Effective and Efficient Department

cover of Design and Maintenance of Accounting Manuals, 2004 Supplement: A Blueprint for Running an Effective and Efficient Departmentauthor: Steven M. Bragg
Harry L. Brown
asin: 0471464708
binding: Paperback
list price: $65.00 USD
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There are 37 revised or new accounting procedures and 28 accounting forms and reports in the 2004 Supplement. Here is a sample of some key additions:

  • A revised procedure and form for routing incoming cash receipts through the mailroom.
  • A new procedure for processing credit card payments through an Internet site.
  • New procedures for verifying that all shipments have been invoiced and correctly priced.
  • A new customer credit application form.  read more »

The Guerilla Guide to the Music Business

cover of The Guerilla Guide to the Music Businessauthor: Sarah Davies
Dave Laing
asin: 0826417914
binding: Paperback
list price: $29.95 USD
amazon price: $22.76 USD


Through interviews with industry experts in the US and the UK, The Guerilla Guide gives priceless tips on every aspect of gigging – from rehearsals to foreign tours. It takes you through the process of recording, from home-made demos to releasing your own finished product and radio promotion. The Guerilla Guide to the Music Business also explains what managers, publishers, PR people, accountants, and lawyers can do for you, and when and why you will need their services.  read more »

How to Pitch and Promote Your Songs

cover of How to Pitch and Promote Your Songsauthor: Fred Koller
asin: 1880559633
binding: Paperback
list price: $18.95 USD
amazon price: $18.95


Recording pioneers would hardly recognize the music industry today. While new acts rise and fall, technology such as CD burners and Internet file sharing programs ignite battles over copyrights and royalties. One aspect of music that has not changed, however, is the industry's insatiable appetite for new songs. To help songwriters capitalize on this demand for songs and understand the many changes and pitfalls within the industry, a veteran songwriter now shares his success secrets.  read more »

How to Make It in the New Music Business: Lessons, Tips and Inspiration from Music's Biggest and Best

cover of How to Make It in the New Music Business: Lessons, Tips and Inspiration from Music's Biggest and Bestauthor: Robert Wolff
asin: 0823079546
binding: Paperback
list price: $19.95 USD
amazon price: $14.96 USD


How to Make It in the New Music Business leads both novice and professional musicians into today's digital world, helping them to take complete control over all aspects of their music, from writing and performing to recording and selling.  read more »

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

cover of On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfictionauthor: William Knowlton Zinsser
asin: 0062735233
binding: Paperback
list price: $14.00 USD
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Based on a course William Zinsser taught at Yale and his long experience as a writer, editor and teacher, On Writing Well has been praised by journalists, teachers, writers, students, and grateful users since its publication in 1976.Read by Zinsser with warmth, humor, and encouragement, On Writing Well shows how to apply the author's four principles of writing: Clarity; Simplicity; Brevity; and Humanity. He stresses the importance of reading your writing aloud to hear how it sounds and illustrates the difference between good and bad nouns, and good and bad verbs.  read more »

Building Relationships (Live Audio Seminar Recording)

cover of Building Relationships (Live Audio Seminar Recording)author: Steve Chandler
asin: 1881840026
binding: Audio Cassette
list price: $59.95 USD
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Humankind is a network of relationships, and Building Relationships is a powerful and innovative seminar which opens new avenues for creating stronger personal and professional relations. Only by creatively and deliberately building loyal relationships can individuals succeed. This seminar is designed to help you unlock the creative abilities within you by mastering "creative listening" and making the shift from trading to giving.

This Business of Music Marketing and Promotion, Revised and Updated Edition

cover of This Business of Music Marketing and Promotion, Revised and Updated Editionauthor: Tad Lathrop
asin: 0823077292
binding: Hardcover
list price: $24.95 USD
amazon price: $16.47 USD


The maxim in the music industry has always been "You can't make it on talent alone," and with This Business of Music Marketing & Promotion, you don't have to. In language that is simple and direct, author Tad Lathrop details promotional skills, publicity plans, royalty guidelines, and more, all supported by real-world examples. He shows how the Web and other technological developments have revolutionized not only how music is made, but how it is marketed and promoted.  read more »

How to Make and Sell Your Own Recording (5th Edition)

cover of How to Make and Sell Your Own Recording (5th Edition)author: Diane Sward Rapaport
Loreena McKennitt
asin: 0139239472
binding: Paperback
list price: $33.00 USD
amazon price: $33.00


This is the fifth edition and twentieth anniversary of this groundbreaking book, which is referred to by many in the music industry as the ultimate musician's "bible." The book features a foreword written by internationally renowned recording artist Loreena McKennitt, who, with the guidance of Ms. Rapaport's book, started her own Quinlan Road label in 1985.  read more »