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Used book sales are quickly becoming one of the most popular ways for nonprofits to raise money for their organization. Friends of the Library groups have been doing this for some tim

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

e, but now groups such as Planned Parenthood and the American Association of University Women hold regular, successful book sales. Of course, behind every successful book sale is a solid marketing ca

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

Examples of combination products may in

paign.

Keys to planning the marketing strategy for your book sale:
• Create a webpage specifically for your own sale, preferably host it on your organization’s website.
• Market not just t

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

he sale, but also for donations.
• In this case, an inch deep and a mile wide is the best strategy – cover all possible markets, do not rely on one place to market your sale.
• Have a cause

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

If you a part of the Friends of the Library group, add what the funds will go toward (or have went toward in the past). If you are another nonprofit, what program will these funds help?

Places

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

Combination pro

to market your book sale: Book Sale Scout (http://www.booksalescout.com) – Book Sale Scout is the net’s only searchable book sale directory. It’s professional service and appearance matches your pro

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

essional needs perfectly. Basic sale listings are free and, for bigger sales, our paid advertisement options are the cheapest out there.

Craigslist (http://www.craigslist.org) – Don’t deny the power

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

of Craigslist to promote ANYTHING.

Freecycle (http://www.freecycle.org) – Freecycle is a great program that is run in a ton of local areas through an email mailing list. Basically you can post thin

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

s to give away or request free things. The moderation is pretty heavy on these lists, for good reason, but I talked with a few moderators who said a WANTED ad for used books would be permitted. This

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

is a good way to drum up some more books for your book sale. I think book sales underutilize this tool.

Submit a press release (http://www.prweb.com) – PRWeb offers free press releases, which would

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

e perfect for book sales. You’re probably not going to drum up any news stories from their free press releases, but it does help get notification of your sale out on the web.

AdWords (http://adwords

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

Following aspects would a

.google.com) – Promoting a book sale on Google, using their Cost-per-click system, may not be for every sale, but it definitely would be worthwhile for events with gross sales of $10,000 or more. The

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

e are only a few book sales currently promoting on AdWords and they are very large. For most sales, including the large ones, it is most wise to limit your campaign to a local area. Also, you’ll want

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

only to run your campaign on keywords that wouldn’t already bring up your sale webpage or notification.

Post at Upcoming (http://www.upcoming.org) Another free resource for posting and finding even

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

s (works best in urban centers).

- Post on the Amazon or other bookseller discussion boards – Booksellers love a good book sale and they are going to be the ones who really drop the money at your sa

t?

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

le and, perhaps more importantly, clear out much of your stock.

- Free classifieds – There are a variety of local newspapers who offer free classifieds, if space permits. In Washington, DC, the City

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

Paper does so. A great way to promote book sales in print (off the internet)

- Use organization newsletters and boards – This may be a no-brainer, but I definitely remember stumbling upon a book sal

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

e at my own public library, without even knowing it. Don’t forget to get the word out their in your organization’s newsletter, bulletin board, website, wherever!

- Hold your sale during a larger eve

.

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

t – This way is the best, because you do not need to do anything extra. If you plan your book sale during a town’s garage sale days or community fair, you automatically get indirect advertising for y

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

our sale from this event.

- Get creative! Now, the return on time invested begins to dwindle here, but start Googling things like "post an event" and your city. Or "community calendar" and your city

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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