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	Discover 34 ways to make your publishing company more successful...

	SPAN’s mission, our only mission, is to provide benefits to you, our members. We strive to secure valuable benefits that educate, save you money, and help you to gain access to book distribution channels. The SPAN Benefits are divided into four main categories. Information & Networking Benefits Production, Shipping, & Distribution Benefits Marketing Benefits Lifestyle & Business Benefits Details, and phone numbers can be found in the members only area. They are also available in the 2006 Membership Directory and Benefits Guide. Join today to gain access to our member's only area and to recieve your copy of the SPAN Directory.

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	1. Find information-rich articles and columns to help you work smarter, plus PR and sales tactics to make you more profitable in the 24-page award-winning monthly newsletter, the *SPAN Connection*.
	2. Keep abreast of the latest marketing opportunities with SPAN’s quarterly e-zine.
	3. Pinpoint your colleagues by location, genre, or contact name in our Online Membership Directory .
	4. Capture the expert advice, proven strategies, and profit-making tips presented at the SPAN 2005 Conference by purchasing the CD/workbook set. CDs of past years’ Conferences are also available.
	5. Ask questions, get answers and expert advice, and join the small publishing community with your book industry colleagues in the SPAN Online Discussion Group.

Production, Shipping, & Distribution Benefits
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	6. Receive 25% off IdeaWeaver writing and creativity software. This Windows software helps you brainstorm and organize all your written content. IdeaWeaver is designed to give you a place to store and organize your ideas as you think of them.
	7. Choose from a variety of printing options with Four Colour Imports (and get a 5% discount on your first printing job) and Edwards Brothers, Inc. (and get $100 off your next or first printing job).
	8. Get huge discounts on shipping virtually anything. The freight savings—discounts of up to 64% from PartnerShip and Freight Management, Inc.—go straight to your bottom line.
	9. Additionally, save 10–20% with our FedEx ®small package shipping plan.
	10. Save $50 on Baker & Taylor’s Partner Package.
	11. Sign up for the Amazon.com Advantage Program and receive a waiver for your first year’s annual membership fee.
	12. Have Quality Books Inc., the nation’s top distributor to libraries, handle your books and receive $125 of free Co-Op through the company’s promotional programs.

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	13. Save $100 on Web site setup from American Author. If you are promoting a book in today’s market, you need a Web site!
	14. Purchase inexpensive book stickers from SPAN that read “Autographed Copy,” “Great Gift Idea,” or “Local Author” to separate your book from the herd.
	15. List your books for free on SPAN’s online bookstore to receive more visibility on the Internet.
	16. Receive discounted advertising rates from *The Bloomsbury Review, ForeWord Magazine, and the online Independent Bookstore*.
	17. Develop strategic marketing solutions using quality promotional products, discounted 10% for SPAN members, from Adventures in Advertising.
	18. Receive a 10% discount on public relations services from PR/PR.
	19. Get 10% off the essential tool for PR professionals and self-promoters, PartyLine, a gold mine of electronic information.
	20. Participate in the American Booksellers Association’s Book Sense program at a 50% discount. Bring your book to the attention of hundreds of independent booksellers across the U.S.
	21. Take advantage of discounted rates on display opportunities with Combined Book Exhibit and EBSCO Sample Issue & Book Program. Give your books the exposure they need both in the U.S. and abroad.
	22. Have yourself listed as an expert in your field in the Yearbook of Experts at a discounted rate.
	23. Improve your marketing, selling, PR, and more with discounts on products and services from industry pros Rick Frishman, Fern Reiss, and Brian Jud.

Lifestyle &
Business Benefits
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	24. Explore the two partnerships SPAN created to help you fight the cost of health care. Look into opportunities such as healthcare discount cards, Health Savings Accounts, and insurance that is right for you. Check out the options from Assurant Affinity and Alliance Health Card.
	25. Get the peace of mind and financial protection that comes from having publishers’ liability insurance. Check with Argo Insurance and ABA/Libris about their affordable rates.
	26. Increase your retail sales by at least 10% by taking Visa and MasterCard orders—even if you’re a new business or home-based—via your very own credit card merchant status from Electronic Transfer, Inc.
	27. Get a great price on *Publishers Weekly*. Now you can afford to subscribe to this important weekly magazine, the “bible” of the industry.
	28. Produce reports for everything from review copies to inventory, as well as billing statements and customized mailing lists with publishers’ business software. Savings of $95 to $100 off the usual price are available from Upper Access.
	29. Order your office supplies at a special reduced price from Penny Wise and save money on those publishing necessities.
	30. Planning a trip? Get discounts on Avis and Hertz car rentals by mentioning the discount number assigned to SPAN.