Writer's Tips

• For aspiring authors who attend the seminar, offer them writer's tips. The main focus of this book seminar idea is to get amateur writers published. The tips you offer should cover everything they'll need to know about breaking into the book publishing industry. Give them advice on how to be a better writer in regards to putting their thoughts in writing and avoiding writer's block. Also, talk to the aspiring writer's about how to pitch their manuscripts and the importance of proofreading their materials.
  
  

Door Prizes

• Give attendees of the seminar a chance to win door prizes in a raffle. Ideas for door prizes can include free books, wireless e-book reading devices, gift certificates to book stores, backpacks, book covers and reading lamps. Seek out sponsors to donate the items that you'll give away. You can also recoup the cost of the items by selling the raffle tickets. If attendees have to pay a fee to attend the seminar, one raffle ticket can be included with their admission purchase.
  
  

Author Q&A Session

• You can spotlight authors at your book seminar during a question-and-answer session. This gives attendees an opportunity to pick an author’s brain. Attendees can ask the authors about their inspirations for writing their books, their favorite authors and books and advice on how to break into the publishing industry. As a way to safeguard from running out of time, have attendees submit questions before the session and pick a select number of questions.
  
  

Scene Re-enactments

• For a book seminar idea that will make the pages of the books come to life, feature live scene re-enactments. Recreate scenes from the books that will be featured at the seminar using actors, props and backgrounds. You can use a narrator to read passages from the books while the scenes are acted out, or have the actors recite lines from a script that you've written. Create stages for the re-enactments to be performed.
  
  

Book Sales

• Published writers can use book seminars to sell copies of their latest releases. Designate a marketplace section at the seminar. Each published author must rent space in the marketplace section. The published authors can also sign copies of their books and interact with purchasers. In addition to their books, published authors can also use the marketplace to sell other merchandise, including T-Shirts and audio and visual tapes.