Independent Inventor's Handbook - Paperback

Independent Inventor's Handbook - Paperback
Independent Inventor's Handbook - Paperback
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Have a million-dollar idea? Make it real. From a sketch on a napkin to the finished product, Everyday Edisons creator Louis Foreman and patent attorney Jill Gilbert Welytok show step-by-step how to be a prosperous inventor: how to harness your imagination and follow the systematic process of problem solving that's required to convert a raw concept into a profitable business venture. Includes a glossary of terms, a sample NDA (nondisclosure agreement), and how to perform a basic patent search and read a sample patent. Author: Louis Foreman, Jill Gilbert Welytok Publisher: Workman Publishing Published: 08/01/2009 Pages: 258 Binding Type: Paperback Weight: 0.88lbs Size: 9.02h x 7.02w x 0.64d ISBN: 9780761149477 Review Citation(s): Library Journal 11/15/2009 pg. 72

How do you actually turn a million-dollar idea into a million dollars? From scribble-on-the-napkin to product-on-the market, The Independent Inventor's Handbook explains everything a potential inventor needs to know and the tools he or she needs to use to take a raw concept and turn it into reality. Written by Louis J. Foreman, creator of the PBS series Everyday Edisons and a holder of multiple patents, together with patent attorney Jill Gilbert Welytok, here's a book that speaks directly to the inventive American—the entrepreneur, the tinkerer, the dreamer, the basement scientist, the stay-at-home mom who figures out how to do it better. (over one million of them file patents each year.) Here is everything a future inventor needs: Understanding the difference between a good idea and a marketable idea. Why investing too much money at the outset can sink you. The downside of design patents, and how best to file an application for a utility patent. Surveys, online test runs, and other strategies for market research on a tight budget. Plus the effective pitch (hint: never say your target audience is "everyone"), questions to ask a prospective manufacturer, 14 licensing land mines to avoid, "looks-like" versus "works-like" prototypes, Ten Things Not to Tell a Venture Capitalist, and how to protect your invention once it's on the market. Appendices include a glossary of legal, manufacturing, and marketing terms, a sample nondisclosure agreement, and a patent application, deconstructed.

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The Independent Invent...
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Reviewed in the USA on 2009-07-12T17:00:00

The Independent Inventor's Handbook was not only surprisingly entertaining but also has a wealth of valuable advice and information that an inventor could ever ask for. This book details some interesting tidbits from celebrity inventions to how the Blackberry got its name. I was very impressed with the depth of information on what it takes to get an idea to fruition. Any inventor looking for some help with making their ideas reality, will certainly find it in this handbook.

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The Independent Invent...
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Reviewed in the USA on 2009-07-12T17:00:00

The Independent Inventor's Handbook was not only surprisingly entertaining but also has a wealth of valuable advice and information that an inventor could ever ask for. This book details some interesting tidbits from celebrity inventions to how the Blackberry got its name. I was very impressed with the depth of information on what it takes to get an idea to fruition. Any inventor looking for some help with making their ideas reality, will certainly find it in this handbook.

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Perhaps, in a way, I a...
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Reviewed in the USA on 2009-09-16T17:00:00

Perhaps, in a way, I am not the ideal person to read and review this book. I come to it with the background of a person who (perhaps like everyone else in the world) has had one or two ideas for inventions in their life, but is not particularly an inventor. I wouldn't say that this is the sort of book you sit down to just read for fun. This is definitely more of an informational book that you open up and reference when you have the need for it. That said, I have no problem particularly with the writing style or the way it's presented -- it's just that it's written for informative purposes, not for entertainment. I'd like to emphasize that I do find the book interesting; it is quite interesting from an informative standpoint. I think that -- had I an invention that I was actually serious about designing and marketing -- this book would be an extremely useful find for me. I would highly recommend it for anybody who actually does invent stuff! -- Mrs. Hall

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Perhaps, in a way, I a...
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Reviewed in the USA on 2009-09-16T17:00:00

Perhaps, in a way, I am not the ideal person to read and review this book. I come to it with the background of a person who (perhaps like everyone else in the world) has had one or two ideas for inventions in their life, but is not particularly an inventor. I wouldn't say that this is the sort of book you sit down to just read for fun. This is definitely more of an informational book that you open up and reference when you have the need for it. That said, I have no problem particularly with the writing style or the way it's presented -- it's just that it's written for informative purposes, not for entertainment. I'd like to emphasize that I do find the book interesting; it is quite interesting from an informative standpoint. I think that -- had I an invention that I was actually serious about designing and marketing -- this book would be an extremely useful find for me. I would highly recommend it for anybody who actually does invent stuff! -- Mrs. Hall

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I think that if you ar...
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Reviewed in the USA on 2009-08-12T17:00:00

I think that if you are seriously thinking about inventing, this book will help point you in the right direction for specialized assistance. There are lots of resources and the book ties in with a website and TV program for everyday inventors. (I have checked into neither of these, but they are metioned in the book.) If you're just interested with the notion of inventing--it could help you decide to go for it or forget about it. It is very repetitive in sections and the layout is actually quite cumbersome and distracting.

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I think that if you ar...
(3)
Reviewed in the USA on 2009-08-12T17:00:00

I think that if you are seriously thinking about inventing, this book will help point you in the right direction for specialized assistance. There are lots of resources and the book ties in with a website and TV program for everyday inventors. (I have checked into neither of these, but they are metioned in the book.) If you're just interested with the notion of inventing--it could help you decide to go for it or forget about it. It is very repetitive in sections and the layout is actually quite cumbersome and distracting.

debavp . Review provider: walmart.com

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