Monthly Archives: April 2016

Revisit Your Copyright Page

Revisit Your Copyright Page

Did you know that what you include, and don’t include, on your copyright page is revealing to book buyers? For libraries, the lack of specific data can be a book purchase deal breaker!
Your ISBNs, LCCN and CIP data are all posted on your copyright page.
Copyright year: usually the current year you publish in—BUT, if yours is between September and December, use the next year’s. Why? It gives your book a longer “new” life.
Disclaimers: some books …

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Author Writing, Book Marketing, Publishing Tips

Author Writing, Book Marketing, Publishing Tips

Pitching Tips … think “Formula” when it comes to the Media
Have you thought about creating your own fill-in-the-blank formula for pitching your and/or your book to the media. Designing to grab and hook a producer’s or reporter’s attention, they usually work … the hiccup is when a breaking news type of disaster is in play. Then, media will be directed toward whatever the event is.
Several years ago, AuthorU had Alex Carroll spoke at the AuthorU …

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