Monthly Archives: September 2013

It’s Book Award Season for Authors … Which One Is for You?

It’s Book Award Season for Authors … Which One Is for You?

2013-2014 … Which Book Awards Are for You?         

As fall opens, authors start thinking book marketing and business again … your email may be loading up with a variety of solicitations to enter book awards. Do you … or don’t you? Are they worth the entry fee? Which do you submit to? And what do you do if your book is recognized … besides telling all your friends?
Book Awards … Some Have Deadlines Soon … Including …

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CrowdingFunding 101 for Authors and Top 10 Tweets for Week of September 26th

CrowdingFunding 101 for Authors and Top 10 Tweets for Week of September 26th

It’s the first official week of fall and today is National Johnny Appleseed Day … think fall apple pies, cobblers and just a crisp crunch the next time you munch an apple. Thanks to nurseyman Appleseed, he introduced and planted trees throughout Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia. With apples falling, it’s time to fall into your book planning.
 
Today, Your Guide to Book Publishing will focus on CrowdFunding 101 for Authors. Judith Briles …

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Celebrate and Promote Independent Author Month

Celebrate and Promote Independent Author Month

Are you a Facebook user? And an author?  Get ready to do a happy dance if you are. It’s Independent Author Promotion Month—tell the global community about you, your book and create buzz and sales! The  information and links below were adapted from a blog created by Cate Russell-Cole and are being shared with her kind permission.  And remember, you promote your book year round … not just for one month.
 
There are many… here’s a …

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Top Twitter Tweets for Authors Week of Sept 12, 2013

Top Twitter Tweets for Authors Week of Sept 12, 2013

 There is torrential rain in Colorado this week—flooding everywhere; lives lost – where some desperately need it, it’s too, too much all at once! The sun is most welcome anytime …

Today, Your Guide to Book Publishing will focus on all things that makes books into masterpieces, both on the exterior and interior. Stephanie Barko joins Judith Briles—all things with book publicity … this leads up to Stephanie’s Live Event presentation on the 21st in …

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Do You Have a Ghost Town Homepage? Change it to Connect and Convert Visitors on Your Site

Do You Have a Ghost Town Homepage? Change it to Connect and Convert Visitors on Your Site

Does your website work? Bring in the number of visitors you want? Produce the results that you as an author need for both you and your book? It may be time to do a makeover. Heather Lutze is the widely acclaimed speaker, trainer, and consultant who literally wrote the book on search engine marketing. Two books, in fact—The Findability Formula: The Easy, Non-Technical Approach to Search Engine Marketing and the brand new Thumbonomics: The Essential Business …

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Author Smarts: Getting Your Book into Airport Bookstores

Author Smarts: Getting Your Book into Airport Bookstores

Do you want your book in the airport?   
If you do, you need to know that Hudson News (NJ based) or The Paradies Shops (GA based) are the only players for airport book sales.

 Pitch it to headquarters—it’s all about the book … has to be designed and written well. The book hook is critical. Offer a special “Cooperative Rate”—i.e., you offer a special reduction on the first order only that amounts to a $2 credit …

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