Capitalize On Contacts To Maximize Sales Momentum

Developing a support system of your peers makes complete sense. Networking with other authors and small publishers provides mental stimulation, emotional comfort, and a source for getting your questions answered. Find a writing group or publishing association in your area, or organize one if none exists. The collective promotional ideas will amaze you. You may also find someone willing to serve as an informal mentor, guiding you toward greater heights in this exciting venture.

Creative Print Angles To Sell More Books

For self-publishers and authors with budgets tighter than shrink-to-fit jeans, there are several intriguing ways to stir the publicity pot. None yield more dramatic results than print.

Book Marketing Secrets for Trade-published Authors

Your book is published; the family's still celebrating. Why do you get that sinking sensation that nothing is really happening? Face facts: If you're not a household word, your publisher will typically allocate scant time and a minuscule budget to your title. (And if you're self-publishing, PR is a huge component in the overall scheme of things.) It's the age of celebrity books. Lamenting that situation won't change things; getting involved will. Your personal efforts can dramatically impact book sales!

Book Titles that Make Big Bucks

Here’s how a great title helped to sell 300,000 books while a poorly chosen title for the same book sold only 1500 copies.

7 Vital Book Promotion Tips

As a literary publicist I often am asked about publicity tips, tricks, and the magic behind my work. It’s not magic. All you need to know are the basics and from there you will be able to create an effective book promotion.

How to Self Publish and Promote Your Own Book

Writing is a god given gift through which we can touch the lives of others. Self Publishing and Promoting our own books is a means by which we can become a part of the lives of others...

Successful Book Marketing The Natural Way - Part 2

Success is natural, and if you use your natural resources, you too can create enough book sales to take that long, lost trip to the Caribbean, or buy a new car. Learn from these examples of natural book marketing and how to expand them.

Publicity for Buzz Marketing for Authors

Congratulations, you've written a book and even gotten it published! Now what do you do?

How to Schedule a Book Signing

How would you like to sell more copies of your book? Would you like to read excerpts from your book to a captivated audience? Book signings are the cornerstone of an author's post-publication foundation. But how do you set them up?

Is There a Book Hiding Inside You?

Have you always wanted to write? Are there ideas churning in your mind waiting for just the right time to get them down on paper? Do you have a unique perspective on a subject or problem facing many people? You may very well have the makings of a book hiding in your soul. Now is the time to find out simple it is to get it out and into the minds and hearts of readers eager to read what you have to say.

The Bible Of Self Publishing

Norm Goldman, Editor of Bookpleasures.com and Sketchandtravel.com reviews Dan Poynter`s, The Self-Publishing Manual: How To Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book.

Ready, Set, Go Sell Your Book In The Real World!

We hear a lot these days about more books actually being sold 'outside' the traditional bookstore. Think about it. When was the last time you actually took time to linger and explore the bookshelves...

A Quick Guide to ISBNs for Self-Publishers

A Quick Guide to ISBNs for Self-Publishers ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number. It is a code assigned to every published book that uniquely identifies it in the marketplace. ISBNs make...

Promotion - Credibility Extras

For many of us, marketing our titles is one of the most tedious tasks of being an author. Even authors who published with large New York houses are expected to take part in marketing and promotion. M...

Plain Speaking - 4 Secrets For Getting Your Book Purchased

What's the point of writing a brilliant book if you don't entice people to even open it? Make sre your cover copy is compelling!