Inventing For Dummies
by Pamela Riddle Bird
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Author: Pamela Riddle BirdForeword: Forrest M. Bird
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-05-07
ISBN: 0764542311
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: For Dummies
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Book Review: PERFECT!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is incredible for beginners! It lays out from beginning to end, concept to production, what you need to do and watch out for as someone with an idea. It gives great websites and resources for every type of contact, organization, form...whatever it recommends. For example, it tells you to seek advice from a market research consultant before investing your money and then gives you a website to find these consultants. It even tells you to file this $10 idea protection form with the IPO if you are not ready to start on the very expensive, time-consuming patent application process. It tells what steps to take before that and why. And they are right! My friend is 2 years into her invention process and made the same mistakes this author claimed would happen. This cost her a lot of money and could have been avoided had she read this book first. I absolutely love this book for someone who has no idea how to begin. It's reassuring too. "If it's such a good idea then why hasn't someone else thought of it?" Read this book to find out why. And please don't quote me on my example above because I flagged that page for when I get to that part of my process, but for now I was vaguely recalling what type of consultant the author recommended just to make my point of how helpful this book is. Buy it and read it cover to cover!
Summary of Inventing For Dummies
Full coverage of the ins and outs of inventing for profitProtect your idea, develop a product - and start your business!
Did you have a great idea? Did you do anything about it? Did someone else? Inventing For Dummies is the smart and easy way to turn your big idea into big money. This non-intimidating guide covers every aspect of the invention process - from developing your idea, to patenting it, to building a prototype, to starting your own business.
The Dummies Way
* Explanations in plain English
* "Get in, get out" information
* Icons and other navigational aids
* Tear-out cheat sheet
* Top ten lists
* A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
* Conduct a patent search
* Maintain your intellectual property rights
* Build a prototype product
* Determine production costs
* Develop a unique brand
* License your product to another company
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