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Author Preston Ely is a real estate investor, serial entrepreneur, life coach, musician and philanthropist who was acclaimed by Fast Company as one of the 100 most influential people online. His company was recently recognized as one of the fastest growing private companies in America by Inc Magazine. His "No BS" approach to life and business has garnered him a following of over 200,000 newsletter subscribers, and he's helped many on their paths to financial freedom.

Preston’s book, “How to Get Rich in Real Estate,” has helped his readers quit their jobs, be their own boss and live their dreams. He shares with us today his journey as an author bringing his own dream to life, and how self-publishing has helped him along the way.

Q:  Tell us a little about your book.
A:  I got my start in real estate investing almost 20 years ago. Within a year, I quit my job, got rich, and found freedom flipping houses. I’ve been on a mission to help others do the same.

If you go to your local bookstore into the "real estate investing" section, you’ll find anywhere from 500 to 1,000 books there. They all have one thing in common, they all suck. They are long, boring, complicated, confusing, and impracticable. They're packed full of useless fluff just for the sake of making the book look big so they can charge you $20.

I wanted to write a book that was short, to the point, fun to read, simple, easy to understand and AWESOME. That’s how “How to Get Rich in Real Estate” came to life.

Q:  How did your publishing relationship with Vervante begin?
A:  We shopped around. No one, and I mean NO ONE comes close to what Vervante has to offer. Incredible quality of service, impeccable quality of products, and the lowest prices in the industry! Plus, they hook right up to our shopping cart, so everything is automatic.

Q:  Any problems / frustrations along the way? 
A:  It took a little bit of tweaking to get the book cover and contents just right, but Vervante got us proof copies quickly so we could see for ourselves what needed to be fixed!

Q:  What do you wish that someone had told you BEFORE you began the publishing process?
A:  That it’s actually pretty simple! Many people are daunted by the process, but all you need to do contact Vervante and they’ll help you every step of the way!

Q:  What resources at Vervante did you find to be valuable?
A:  The Vervante author dashboard is particularly helpful. We can log in at any time to see our inventory levels, review our orders, and manage everything in their convenient, user-friendly system. Plus, the customer service has been unbelievable. It’s actually a rarity these days to get prompt, friendly service, but that’s exactly what Vervante gives with every communication!

Q:  How has your book been received?
The feedback has been astounding. People absolutely love the book. And we’re very grateful for Vervante for making it possible.

To learn more about Preston Ely and Real Estate Mogul go to www.realestatemogul.com. And you can check out his book "How to Get Rich in Real Estate" by clicking HERE. If you enjoyed this article, and would like to be featured in a future Vervante author interview, please email us at [email protected].

Have you been an author in a collaborative book project? You know, those books where multiple authors each contribute a chapter or section to a book with a shared theme. These have been around for years and can be great business-builders for everyone involved. In fact, these have become so popular that many self-publishing companies are offering “special” packages for printing. Unfortunately, these specials come with minimum order requirements that end up with authors left with boxes of books taking up space in their garage and no idea what to do with them.

Here at Vervante, we love collaborative books! And we always want to make sure your publishing experience is both productive and profitable. So we're set it up to make it easy for every author to order as many copies they need, whenever they need them, from their own individual author accounts. No minimum orders required. Here’s how it works:

1. One author sends us the book files and cover art to create the book in our system.
2. We then add the finished book to that author’s account.
3. Next, the rest of the contributing authors create their own free Vervante accounts, then send us an email with their username and title of the book.
4. We add the book to their account, giving them to ability to log in and order how many they need, when they need it.
5. Each author is only charged the price of printing the book plus actual postage. Just the same as we do with all of our customers, for all of our products!

The same goes for information products. Or any other product you co-create with others as well. No matter what you’re creating, or how many authors are contributing to it, we know that flexibility and profitability are important to you. This is why we continue to offer customized solutions like these to ensure your publishing experience is exceptional. 

We are excited to introduce you to our new partner, promotional branding company Prodigy Promos, who we know will soon be on your go-to list for creating promotional products that will amaze your audience AND help you keep more money in your pocket.

Many of our clients here at Vervante like to include branded items with books or other products we produce for them. Things like t-shirts, hats, pens or swag bags. What excites us about this new partnership with Prodigy Promos is that we can give you direct access to Prodigy’s stress-busting, money-saving, business-boosting advantages:

• Successful, established promotional and marketing experts: In business for more than 10 years, their mission is to help you build your brand so that you can build your business.
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• Can handle orders large and small: Prodigy is able to provide a high level of quality control, better pricing and incredibly fast turnaround times for high volume, custom projects.
• Exceptional customer service: Expert team of in-house designers keeps your project under one roof, assuring quick turnaround time, efficiency and money saved.

Best yet? This announcement comes at the perfect time for the holiday season. As a valued Vervante customer, you’ve got direct access to Prodigy’s expert team – check out their site by clicking HERE or give them a call at 888-234-1349, or email at [email protected]. They’ll help you design your next fabulous t-shirt, hat or holiday gift just in time to show your clients, customers or employees how great you know they are.

Questions? Ideas? Ready to get creative? We want to know. Email us at [email protected] and we’ll help bring your vision to life.