Book Publicity - A Powerful Approach

Learn simple but powerful book publicity tips. There is absolutely no reason not to learn and not to succeed.

Sing Sing State Prison - One Day - One Lifetime

Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. is please to announce the publication of Sing Sing State Prison: One Day, One Lifetime, ISBN-10: 0-8059-7290-0, ISBN-13: 978-0-8059-7290-0, paperback, Publication Date: January 30, 2007.

Promote Your Books Locally

Using your local community is a great way to promote your books! First, visit some of the local shops in your area. Ask to speak with the manager and explain that you're a local author.

You Are The Expert

When you author a book on a particular subject, you become an expert on that subject. In marketing your books, you must accept this and proceed as an expert.

The Agenting Process Explained - Part 1

You have to find an agent or you won't get a publisher. Here are some secrets on How to Find a Mega Agent.

Writing Ebooks That Sell Fast

The differences between print books and ebooks are bountiful and minimal at the same time, which means that it's more of what you want to do that dictates the final product than what any set guidelines may be.

The Future of Publishing and Reading

A new Wave of opportunity for the writers and readers - E Books on the Internet.

Does Your Novel Have Commercial Appeal?

How to tell if your novel will be well-received by prospective agents and publishers based on its commercial appeal -- or lack thereof.

Market & Promote Your New Book Through The Internet

For a new author with a small book-marketing budget, the Internet is an inexpensive way to build relationships with readers and generate book sales. In addition, the effectiveness of Internet book marketing initiatives is more measurable than more expensive advertising. The Internet also gives you the opportunity to reach around the world for potential readers of your book.

Market & Promote Your New Book By Connecting To Your Target Audience

The key to the success of your book marketing strategy is connecting with your book’s target audience. Think back when you were writing your book. Who were you writing to? Who do you think will connect with it? Who do you think will want to read it? The answers to these questions will help you identify your book’s target audience. Any marketing strategy you design will focus on reaching the audience. Make sure you have clearly defined it.

Market & Promote Your New Book By Working With Your Publisher

Your publisher will initially have a marketing plan for your new book. But ultimately it is your responsibility to market and promote it. Don't solely rely on the publisher's efforts. Why not? Because there are many variables that can limit the publisher’s marketing plans.

Book Design - Images and Resolution For Print

So you've taken some lovely pictures with your digital camera and there is one area of an image that you would like cropped out and used for your book cover. Sadly the designer has said that it is too small so can't be used. What happened?

Book Design – Which Binding Should I Use?

Books are divided into two very general categories: hard cover and soft cover. Hard covers usually use a Smyth sewn binding and soft covers are typically perfect bound. There are two commonly used hard cover methods, casewrap and dust jacket. Novels usually have a dust jacket for an attractive colourful imprint on the bookstore shelf and the fabric covered cover underneath will usually use gilt lettering on the spine. Casewrap covers are full colour, glossy and don't usually come with jackets. This cover type is commonly used on text or coffee table books but lately is becoming more common on novels.

Cheap And Easy Book Marketing - A Self Publishers Quick Guide

It's one thing to write a book, but an entirely different thing to write one that's saleable, viable, and marketable. Assuming you're a self publisher or book publisher and you've already published your book, you need to immediately implement a strong, no-holds barred, book marketing and promotion strategy to sell your books fast. Your book selling, book marketing, and book promotion planning should begin before the manuscript is completed

Simple Book Marketing Tips That Will Make Your Self Published Books Sell Fast

Authors, self publishers and book publishers can be very unhappy when they see boxes of books delivered from the printer, loaded onto pallets in their garage and not have any idea on how they're going to sell them; don't let this happen to you -- be prepared. Self publishers need to have a good marketing plan to sell books and should be written prior to writing your book and in place a year prior to publishing your book.