Book marketing articles
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Never pay full price for a book!
- Are you an avid reader? Are you trying to instill a love of reading in your children?My whole family loves to read! Right before bedtime every night, every one of us can be found with our nose in a book!It would be very easy for us to spend a fortune every month on books. But, since we don't have a fortune to spend every month, over the years I've found several ways to get good books...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The perfect book and where to find it!
- If I was asked to describe the perfect book, one that's in high demand, moves off the shelves quickly, costs little or nothing to produce, involves the least amount of work possible, and offers multi-income streams, I'd say it included one, preferably more of the following features:It Must Be Quick To ProduceTime is money and the sooner your book is ready to sell, the sooner you'll m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Poetry chapbooks: ten tips for promotion
- There are several ways of publishing your chapbook. You can do it yourself with a printer and a heavy duty stapler; you can submit a manuscript to a literary entitiy that publishes chapbooks; or you can try a self publishing company. It is fairly easy to get your poetry bound in a chapbook, but the real challenge is trying to promote it.Since a poetry chapbook is usually fairly small, (betw...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fsbo author believes in bookswaps
- Hi Noel,I absolutely love your website, As an MS sufferer I intend to buy your book and get "Back onto my feet." My motto this year is, "Again Alive In 2005!"I have published a book also. It is not specifically about Multiple Sclerosis, although one of the characters in "FSBO" does have this "Dread Disease."I never have fully embraced the MS diagnosis I received about five yea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Oh no! a bad book review! have no fear...advice for dealing with the blues of a bad book review
- You've just been notified a review of your book has been posted. You're all excited and can't wait to see what has been written. You're clicking onto your book's page when...Oh no! They hated your book! This bad review is going to turn away customers from buying your book. Wait! This isn't the end of the world. Here's 3 tips to deal when you get a bad review.1. You can't please everyone!...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Spend a little time, get free books online
- There's just something so gratifying about owning your own books and creating an in-home library. Not only does book ownership provide you with hours, and hours of escape and enrichment, a well-stocked library is a great heirloom for future generations.What's not gratifying about the pursuit, however, is the ever-rising cost of books both paperback and hardcover. With prices for some novels...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dont sell your book, share it
- Most authors who aren't used to speaking before a group think, "I'd rather get a root canal than have to 'sell' my book." If you think about how great your book is, how you wrote it because you wanted to help or entertain your audience, you can change this fear to the idea of sharing your book.Sharing your book works great in person before other people, one-on-one, or Online.Five Ste...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Online book promotion beats traditional seven to one - part 2
- Think of Your Promotion Time and BudgetMost one or two-book authors don't have a large marketing budget. Marketing their speaking leaves them little time to write and promote their books. Marketing experts say do five things a day, six days a week, which sounds pretty doable. When I followed this advice and not much happened, I turned to the net. Always ask yourself "Is this time, money and...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Online book promotion beats traditional seven to one - part 1
- While traditional marketing can work for the book author or publisher, the return is dim for the huge effort it takes. You must promote 90% of the time to even get a milligram of attention. While you may have a success or two, most of your efforts will bring poor book sales.With online marketing, the author's message will reach hundreds of thousands in just a day because people love the fre...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Extend your books life with a sales letter
- Authors, publishers and business owners are great at getting their books written and launched. But after the initial one-year honeymoon, sales slow down. To counter this, make sure to let your audience know about your book's benefits and how it can help them in their lives. Keep your book alive and selling well for years when you write a sales letter.You can write your first sales letter in...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 reasons why people attend book signings
- This is the survey result of 325 people conducted by myself so I can improve at my own book signings. After completing the survey, I saw the wealth of insight it had given me. I felt it was important to share it with a wider audience. I also interspersed some personal experiences.The survey was conducted by Catherine in-person with people who attended book signings at area bookstores in Nor...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dont clone your book or business marketing
- Remember that the miracle of cloning sheep has its drawbacks. The main one--dying young.Don't let your business die young by following the herd. Instead, think of the natural ways you like to market.Here are some Marketing Ideas that Make Big Promises. And, when followed by investing a large amount of money and time, only a few will get the results they hope for.1. Make your b...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten ways of why and how to write your books sales letter - part 2
- Authors/publishers are great at getting their books written. But after the initial one-year honeymoon, sales slow down. To counter this make sure your print or ebook will keep on selling from the first day, the first year, even for life. Count on this being a two to three- year project to become well known.Write a short sales letter for each book.Whether you have a web site or not, y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten ways of why and how to write your books sales letter - part 1
- Authors/publishers are great at getting their books written. But after the initial one-year honeymoon, sales slow down. To counter this make sure your print or ebook will keep on selling from the first day, the first year, even for life. Count on this being a two to three- year project to become well known.Write a short sales letter for each book.Whether you have a web site or not, y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten basics on internet article writing to promote your book
- Whether you have already written articles and published them or not, you may want to check out the difference between writing for online ezines and web sites and writing for print media. While some writing concepts work for both, online writing needs a shorter, more focused approach.Follow these ten steps to write an article top Web sites and ezines will clamor for with a link back to where...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Raise your hand if youd consider giving up the rights to your book forever
- If Random House pulls up to your house with a U-haul filled with millions and wants to buy your book, maybe you'd consider giving up the rights forever. But, let's come back to the real world. In the real world, many authors find that the best way to launch a writing career is to essentially self-publish by using a print-on-demand (POD) publisher.The problem is that the POD buffet is filled...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you long to see your books published and selling from the major chains?
- To have your work accepted for hard copy publication is a thrilling achievement but to have it bomb at the bookstores is to see your reputation go down the tubes simultaneously.And so to avoid this unpleasant scenario, I have developed over the years a series of 160 vital steps; steps that not only get my books published and into the major chains but selling online and offline as bestseller...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Book events - make yours successful
- A book event (a book signing) is a popular way for authors to create awareness for their work. Most large publishing houses require authors to participate in a 10-city book tour, at the minimum. For self-published authors, it's a good idea to arrange as many events as your time and budget allows. But, no matter who's making the arrangements, there are five key ingredients to making the event a suc...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Faqs about book signings
- Since I self-published my first book, "101 Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills Instantly," in 1998 and began doing book signings shortly afterward, many people have asked:1. What do you get paid to do a book signing?It depends on where the book signing occurs. Most bookstores do not pay authors to do a book signing. Linda Ligon, Interweave Press, says that her authors are paid ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why writers dont do a book signing
- Whenever someone suggests you do a book signing and you do not want to, here are five reasons you can give them:1) It's not worth the time; there's not enough money in it.2) Speaking is where the money is.3) You have more important things to do.4) When you do a book-signing, maybe nobody will show up and you'll feel foolish sitting there all alone.5) There are ot...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Comments from a book reviewer
- For the past several years I have been reviewing books for my own site, Bookpleasures.com, as well as many other sites. I am also a regular contributor to the Canadian Book Review Annual. As editor of Bookpleasures.com, I would like to make a few comments about book reviewing and what to expect, particularly from Bookpleasures.com.Today, with the advent of the Internet, there has been a pro...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Book signing for experts
- Think of your book on the bookstore shelf trying to attract the attention of potential new owners. Crammed together with hundreds of other books, only the spine visible to the roving eyes of readers, your book needs a little help from its creator. So much effort has gone into publishing it; can you afford to abandon it just as it hits the bookstore shelves? Your book needs your help.Why not...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Book signing: fun and profit for writers and readers
- Have you ever walked into a bookstore when an author is scheduled to do a book signing and found no one in the audience? Do you shy away from autograph tables, perhaps fearing that someone may ask you to buy a book? Consider the other side of the equation. A book signing is an opportunity to learn about the author and what makes a person undertake the challenge of writing a book. If you're a reade...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Promote your books on talk shows and make more money
- Successful authors are convinced that radio interviews are the very best way to reach large audiences and publicize their books. Interviews give authors an opportunity to expound on the topic of their book and disclose personal feelings. While not actively selling, they entice listeners to want to learn more. If you are willing to speak about what you have written, you will certainly make more mon...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Make big profits from small booklets
- What is your excuse for not being published? "I don't know enough to fill a book." "I don't have time to write a whole book." "It's too hard to get an agent or publisher, and I don't want to self publish." None of these excuses apply to booklets. Anyone can write and publish an 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" booklet of 16 to 48 pages. Publishing a booklet is a good way to create an information product which will...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Increase book sales: when a sale is no longer just a sale
- Do you have books sitting in your garage that you haven'tsold yet and looking for ways to move them? Then you willwant to know about these five outrageous ideas that aren'tdifficult and can be just plain out fun. Dede Hall, author of The Starving Student's Cookbook hadvery poor sales for her books. Then one day an outrageouslylight bulb moment appeared. She added an inex...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Increase book sales: at book fairs, festivals and trade shows
- Play a bigger game with your book sales by expanding your audiences at local or nonlocal book fairs, festivals or trade shows. Can't afford a booth or table, rent a space on someone else's table and volunteer to be back for their book. In fact, rent a corner at various different tables in the same fair or show and triple your exposure. The place on the net to go to find out what's upcoming ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Secrets to selling books by mail
- This is intended for informational purposes only. Selling books by mail is one of the "ideal" spare-time business ventures that can be operated from your home, and with minimal investment. However, there's a lot you must know about this kind of business; a lot to learn, a lot to understand, and a lot of common sense required. The first thing you need to know is where to get books - ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why testimonials are number one in selling your book or service
- Even if your book or service is excellent, they won't sell well unless you give your potential customers a reason to buy. Testimonials work harder than other promotional words, so be sure to start early collecting them. Back Cover Testimonials Here, you will need three testimonials-- one from a celebrity or leader in your field, and the others the man or woman on the street--thrilled...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Interview with book and marketing coach-judy cullins - part 2
- To know what to do at the right time in book writing, publishing, or internet marketing, consult a coaching expert who has lived it all for 20 years--Judy Cullins. Part one of this article is available at http://www.bookcoaching.com/freearticles/article-127.shtml Q 6? You seem to be geared toward self-pub...
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