Book Marketing Tips
Proven Advice from Book Marketing Experts and Authors
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Writing your book is only the beginning. Then starts the book marketing. However, many authors are not fully prepared for marketing their book effectively. First of all, it starts with a plan. I have to admit that sometimes I get "trigger happy" with a marketing idea. Instead of "ready, aim, fire" - I sometimes jump to "fire, fire, fire."
And I have a feeling that I'm not alone.
However, one of my first book marketing tips for you is to take time to establish a plan and strategy for your book marketing efforts. Then, begin taking massive action. Even if you can only take one small action step each day, stay in continuous action until you begin seeing results!
I share 21 of my best tips here: Marketing Your Book On Amazon.
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Why Does An Author Need to Have a Blog?
by D’vorah Lansky, M.Ed. I’d like to thank Shelley for graciously hosting me, as a guest blogger, in celebration of the launch of my newest...
Four Simple Ways You Can Help Your Favorite Author
There are four simple ways you can help your favorite author. 1.) Like their Amazon Page 2.) Share Their Amazon Page 3.) Post a Review 4.) Agree With...
Patience & Persistence
My number one marketing tip is patience & persistence. As a first time self-published author, I am constantly looking for better ways to promote my book,...
Being Generous
One of my favorite marketing tools is simple generosity. That is one of the main reasons that I enjoy eBooks - they make it so easy to be generous! Being...
Contests and word of mouth
I would say my number one marketing tip goes hand in hand with social media. Use Facebook and Twitter to get the contests out there (as well as making...
FRACTURE The Secret Enemy Saga by Virginia McKevitt
Hi Shelley, Thank you for the opportunity to talk about my book marketing strategies. First of all, I am new at this game, so reading what other authors...
YOU Are Your Best Book Marketing Tool
My first book was picked up by a large publishing house and I naively thought my book would be marketed and promoted widely. Instead, I was the one contacting...
Tips from the Trail
From my experience, I recommend finding a POD, Independent, Alternative Publisher, or whatever that publisher’s name is that will be printed on the spine...
My Most Successful Book Marketing Strategy
I have tried several different things for marketing my eBook online. My most successful strategy thus far is my book launch. I think one of the reasons...
Strategize to sell yourself
Strategy involves a number of aspects, but the first one is to have a clear goal. At first sight, this is simple: sell your book(s), but is it so simple?...
Marketing Tip: Choose A Publisher That Delivers
This is a warning based on my extensive experience. I have published two books. The first went as promised by the self-publisher. They did the marketing...
Table of Relationship Building
This is From My Master Writing Class Series! Today I want to talk to you about relationship building. The Relationship Life Cycle The Tools of Relationship...
My Number One Book Marketing Tip--Major Publishers Don't Have One, By Wayne Kronz
On the surface, this title doesn't even make sense. Certainly Doubleday, Thomas Nelson, and Harvard Business Publishing know everything there is to know...
My try at Book Marketing Tips
Well, I can´t give any tips that haven´t been given before but I certainly will try. To write a book is really not all that difficult, may it be Fiction...
Some Things I've Done to Sell More Books
First, let me say that I am not a professional marketing person and have not written a marketing book. Instead, I'd like to share a few things I've done...
Tip for Low Profile Authors
Sell Your Books in Stores that Don't Sell Books!
I know, it sounds a bit strange. Everyone knows that the proper place to sell books is in a bookstore, right? The problem with brick and mortar bookstores...
How Important Are Online Book Reviews for Authors?
Get Answers in My Colleague, Dana Lynn Smith's, Book How To Get Your Book Reviewed As an author, we know that reviews are important. Both online...
Author Platforms: Strengthen Your Planks, Market Your Book
An “author platform” is everything about you that helps sell your book. Even a few key elements, referred to as “planks,” can improve your chance of success....
Start At Book Conception
Your marketing starts the second you decide on a title and have your book cover made. Build a landing page featuring your book cover and what it's about....
What Is The Best Way To Connect With Readers?
Recently I received a question asking the best way to connect with readers. Okay, to be honest I get this question a lot and the answer is always 'There...
Book Sales Getting Musty?
Adapted from the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally.com ( www.budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo ) In the world of publishing as in life, persistence counts....
Time Management Tips: Authors and Writers Can Fit it All In; Writing, Marketing, Family, Whatever!
Over and over again I hear authors muttering, or just plain grousing, about book marketing. How can they write, which is what they love and want to make...
3 Tips To Make Your Book Release Rock
HAVE FUN! Actually, that is my biggest book marketing tip and it's not even one of my 3 tips. But, honestly, if you are having fun it's like a pie that's...
Relationship Marketing With Greeting Cards
I'd like to thank Shelley for hosting me today, as part of my 21-day virtual book tour! Shelley and I developed a friendship out of networking and sharing...
Linkedin Book Marketing: 3 Strategies to Boost your Book and Business Sales
What social media do your use for book marketing? One best way to boost your book or business sales is through Linkedin. Since I left traditional book...
What Is A Book Launch And Why Do I Need One?
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A book launch is just one way of introducing a new book into the public market. The goal is to let as many people as possible know about your book at the...
Be Original and Win Loyalty
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In the publishing and writing field, you have to be original in literary output only then you can think of winning the loyalty of the readers which is...
10,000 Love Songs
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There may be 10,000 songs out there about love, probably more, but they each are unique. Some love songs have a way of assuaging our grief, bringing us...
You Can Successfully Market Your Book - Without A Publisher
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One of the biggest problems that self-published authors face, is the challenge of marketing their book. Many of us tend to shy away from marketing all...
Increase Your Income with E-mail Marketing
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I am a firm believer that e-mail marketing is the number 1 way to increase your book sales. Having a dedicated following has made a huge difference in...
Practice Makes Perfect
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John Kremer is constantly quoted for saying, “You should do something every day for three to years to market each of your books.” For a new author (and...
Christmas Book Sale
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I’m totally excited to announce Self-Publishing-Coach.com’s first ever Christmas Book Sale . Not only is this the first Christmas sale that we’ve hosted,...
Using StumbleUpon for Book Marketing - Increase Exposure for Your Blog, Website and Books!
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Do you know how to use StumbleUpon to drive traffic to your blog, website and book promotions? It was kind of confusing for me at first as well. In this...
Read Marketing Your Book on Amazon
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If you are a first time author read Marketing Your Book on Amazon by Shelley Hitz. It combined loads of information in one place that has taken me a long...
Know Me - Know My Work: Garner Trust and a Sale is Eminent!
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Every author knows that it's much easier to write a book and get it published than it is to market the book for potential readers and purchasers. The most...
The Foundation of Marketing
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I want to start with a confession: I hate marketing. Well, what I thought marketing was. I don’t know if you have ever been roped into a sales job or not....
Think Outside the Bookstore
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Major changes in the publishing industry have made it clear that we must be more creative about the way we market books. Traditional publishers only offered...
Book Categories Can Doom Sales or Make Amazon Your Personal Publicist
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When talking about my book, Amazon Categories Create Best Sellers: But That’s Not All They Do, I often get two responses, which is what prompted me to...
Book Marketing Tips - It Takes TIME
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As the quote in the picture describes so well, book marketing takes time. Do you feel like giving up? Book marketing expert, John Kremer, recommends...
Do More Than Is Expected
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Our customers are not just names on a computer screen. My number one tip is to give someone more than they were expecting. It goes without saying, but...
Consumer Reports Best Baby Products
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For DIY publicity, I had great success with creating a tip sheet instead of a press release, and sending it to my media list through Constant Contact....
Brand Marketing
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One of the best book marketing tips that I can give is to not neglect your author brand. Your brand is how you and your work are identified, and a good...
Marketing "Gretel's Story"
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The initial inspiration for my book Gretel's Story: Finding the Way Home (CreateSpace, 2011) came from my own life experience. Like Hansel and Gretel in...
Promote Locally : Book Cards and Word of Mouth
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We writers can get so involved with finding ways to connect globally with readers that we sometimes forget to promote ourselves on our own turf. Even if...
The Work Begins When You Look At Your First Copy
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When you receive that great looking first copy of your book, enjoy the moment, for what follows for the self-published author is a daunting task. As...
My Book Marketing Tip - Divide and Conquer
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As a self-confessed independent, I find it very difficult to ask for help. But when I was faced with boxes of my book, Seashells in the Desert, that needed...
Is there an alternative to DRM? My Idea and Experiment...
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An Unusual Business Model... Every now and then, my husband and I stop in at one particular bakery in town. The smell of fresh-baked bread wafts out...
What Now? The Importance of Book Reviews
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Congratulations! You've written a book! All those hours of writing and editing and sweating (and possibly crying) have produced an actual book. Now that...
My Book Marketing Tip: Focus on what works best for you!
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Amanda Hocking, the Wunder Kind of self-publishing, is supposed to have worked her magic via Twitter: at least, that is the rumour. She does have a nice-looking...
What is a Virtual Book or Blog Tour?
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I wanted to share this article with you from my friend and colleague, D'vorah Lansky. D'vorah is an online book marketing expert who has written a wonderful...
How To Sell Books Through School and Library Author Appearances
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As authors, part of our goal is to sell books, and as children’s book authors, selling books through school visits is a wonderful way to do this, though...
Win a Free Copy for Review
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Book Marketing Tips: Win a Free Copy for Review Basically, sell yourself as an already successful product. Instead of asking random blog reviewers to...
Reviews Establish Reader Trust
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There are so many facets to successful book marketing, but landing book reviews always plays a huge part in my marketing plan even before publication....
Be Social on Social Media to Attract Potential Fans to Your Books
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Attracting prospective fans to your books does indeed take work. It would be wonderful if the target markets for our books would somehow miraculously...
5 Keys to a Successful Book Giveaway Promotion
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Book giveaways are a great way to get your book in front of thousands of potential readers. If you've never participated in one before, here's a quick...
