Books
We recommend that all new inventors read some books about inventing before they go out and spend their hard earned money. Below is a list of books that are recommended for your reading pleasure.
These books may be purchased through the United Inventors Association. Right now we recommend the following 14 books as your initial resources.
You may also purchase these books from Amazon.com web site or chapters.indigo.ca web site.
1. Bringing Your Product To Market
Don Debelak walks you through each step in getting your product from the drawing board to the marketplace - without losing your shirt. Learn about distribution channels, market strategy and more in this Entrepreneur Magazine Library book.
2. How to Finance Your Invention or Great Idea
Written by Jack Lander. Don't let your dream fade and die because you lack money. Patenting and prototyping can be killer expenses. But money is available to sponsor your invention. This book shows you how to find and engage investors of both money and services. Highly endorsed by the experts.
3. How To License Your Million $ Idea
Written by Harvey Reese, a successful new product developer who has licensed more than 100 of his own ideas, reveals his system for creating commercially profitable ideas, and his secrets for turning them into lucrative licensing agreements. Not only will you find nuts and bolts information on the licensing process, you'll also learn how to formulate an idea and -- more important -- motivate yourself to get out there and make it work for you.
4. How To Market A Product For Under $500
Before you spend your first dime on advertising your invention, learn how to obtain thousands of dollars worth of free publicity, which is actually much more effective than paid advertising. Locate prospective licensees, and create hundreds of inquiries from people who will want to buy your invention when it is on the market.
5. How To Write A Business Plan
Written by Mike McKeever.
- put together a winning proposal
- make financial projections
- find sources of financing
- avoid costly mistakes
Includes fill-in-the-blank financial forms.
6. Inventing For Dummies
Written by Pamela Riddle Bird, Ph.D. 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 and marketing your new invention on a global basis. Discover how to: Conduct a patent search; Maintain your intellectual property rights; Build a prototype product; Determine production costs; Obtain financing; Develop a unique brand; Market your invention--work with distributors, wholesalers and buyers to reach the ultimate consumer and License your product to another company for a royalty.
7. The Inventor's Master Plan
It is the third book in a trilogy of how-to solutions for independent inventors. Published by a national non-profit inventors organization in conjunction with a national inventors magazine, this 104-page book provides comprehensive, step-by-step guidance through the six essential phases of invention development and commercialization: invention definition, evaluation, patent search, prototype, patent application, and marketing/licensing.
8. License Your Invention
Written by Attorney Richard Stim. Take your great idea to market with a solid legal agreement.
9. Patent Searching Made Easy
Written by David Hitchcock. How to do patent searches on the internet and in the library. Find out if your idea has been patented. Learn to use Online Patent Search Services. Search Patent & Trademark Depository Libraries.
10. Patent It Yourself
David Pressman, is a practicing patent attorney, a former patent examiner, and the author of Patent It Yourself. His book is easy to understand and can save thousands of dollars by writing your own patent application, or by writing much of it, and having a patent agent or attorney edit and write the claims section.
11. The Patent Drawing Book
The Patent Drawing Book by Jack Lo and David Pressman, (author of Patent It Yourself) leads you step by step through preparing your own Even if you haven't taken a course in school, you can make your own patent drawings by following these simple examples.
12. The Toy and Game Inventor's Handbook
Written by Richard Levy and Ronald Weingartner. It is a step-by-step guide to selling, licensing and profiting from a new toy idea. Offers a comprehensive and practical look at the toy industry and is loaded with eye-opening information that every toy and game inventor needs to know.
13. Stand Alone Inventor
During his career as an independent inventor and entrepreneur, the author, Bob Merrick, has invented, developed and marketed more than ten products, four of which have each earned him more than a million dollars. If you are the kind of person who wants to do it yourself, this book will show you how to finance, protect, and market your invention.
14. Will It Sell
Written by James E. White. How to determine if your invention is profitably marketable before wasting money on a patent.
