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Play a bigger game with your book sales by expanding your audiences at local or nonlocal book fairs, festivals or trade shows. Can't afford a booth or table, rent a space on someone else’s table and volunteer to be back for their book. In fa

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

ct, rent a corner at various different tables in the same fair or show and triple your exposure.

The place on the net to go to find out what’s upcoming in your area, or an area you want to travel to, is at the Library of Congress’ website:

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

Examples of combination products may in

target="_new" href="http://www.loc.gov.loc/cfbook/bookfair.html">http://www.loc.gov.loc/cfbook/bookfair.html. When you visit, the listings are in alphabetical order or by state. You will find shows for other countries, including Canada,

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

ustralia, and the United Kingdom. International events, including Canada, listings available. Travel for a month, write it off for your taxes, and include several different fairs and shows while you there.

Since I live in Virginia and trave

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

l frequently to Washington State, I plan my travel and schedule around these two areas to start.

Virginia

Fall for the Book | Fairfax | Sept http://www.fallforthebook.org/

Hollins U

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

Combination pro

niversity Annual Literary Festival | Roanoke | Mar http://www.hollins.edu/news-events/litfest/litfest.htm

LAUGHS: Loudon's Annual Unforgettable Gigantic Hilari

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

us Storyfest http://www.laughsfestival.org/ | Sterling | June

Newport News Celebrates the Book | Newport News | Oct h

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

ttp://www.newport-news.va.us/library/

Virginia Book Festival http://www.vabook.org/ | Charlottsville | Mar

Virginia Storytelling Alliance Gathering | Glen Allen | Mar

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

ref="http://vasa.communitypoint.org/archives/events/vasa_gathering_2004_call.html">http://vasa.communitypoint.org/archives/events/vasa_gathering_2004_call.html

Washington

Bellingham Storytelling Festival | Bellingham | Nov 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

" href="http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~rvohs/storyfestival2001.html">http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~rvohs/storyfestival2001.html

Bumbershoot http://www.bumbershoot.org/ | Seattle | Sept

Forest Sto

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

rytelling Festival | Port Angeles | Sept http://www.dancingleaves.com/storypeople/forestfestival/index.html

Northwest Bookfest | Seattle | Oct/Nov

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

Following aspects would a

http://www.nwbookfest.org/

If you prefer to view the list by date, visit: http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/bkevents.html

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

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The National Book Festival, Washington DC, an extremely large event, held every October on The Mall. For more information: http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/natl.bk.fest.

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

html.

Take a few minutes, visit the Library of Congress’ web site, and find the ones that fit into your schedule and location. Get bold and stand out, do book signings at Wine Festivals too (no matter what your topic).

You can even conta

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

ct table renters in other locations and offer a commission for selling the books and you don't even need to be there. Look for people with integrity and give them a complimentary copy of your book. Write a "dedication" to them in the front.

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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

For other possibilities to expand your book sales, visit your local and state government web sites for events, libraries, school district events, business organizations, civic or private clubs, bookstores at museums (private or public). Also

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

, consider the arts and craft festivals and fun fairs.

Nonfiction Author Natalie Goldberg used to write instant poetry at booths at New Mexico area carnivals -- including the school carnivals.

If you are a technical writer look for Technolog

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

y fairs and exhibits. Business Expos are the place to be if you are business writer. Are you a children’s author, ask to sell your books at Parent Day events at the local schools. Christmas shows are great for children books too. Did you wr

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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

te a historical book? Include all the history events on your tour for 2004.

Well, we shared some new places to find events to sell your books at in 2004. Don't stop here, be creative, and try anything at least once, if it is financially con

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ducive. Stretch your imagination and your opportunities and watch your book sales soar. Most important -- have fun doing it. In addition, don't forget to write a book about it!

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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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