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15 Tips for Authors to Create Successful Book Signings
Forty years ago, when I had my first book signing, I just showed up at the bookstore. All I knew was that there would be a table that I would sit at and books to sign. Oh, I invited friends to come … but it was up to the bookstore to let their customers know. And they did.
No one … NO ONE … prepared me or offered …
Author Tips for Creating Your Book’s Copyright Page
Does your book have a Copyright page? It’s a must have and is always placed in the “front matter” of your book.
And, not a week goes by, when I don’t get an email from an author asking: What should I have on my copyright page?
It’s an essential question, and the answer is: your publishing essentials including copyright year, who owns the copyright, publisher, contact information for it, how …
It’s Booktober for Authors…Are your books collecting Cobwebs?
Are you guilty of saying … thinking: I can’t market my book. Or I don’t want to market my book. I just want to write. My response: Get … over … it … NOW!
You must market your books—your product. Oh please, please, PLEASE, get over your resistance. Get … Over … It.
The reality is, YES … you can! You, the fabulous book writer that you are can be …
Get Ready to Rock Your Book Sales
Summer is lapsing. Fall is here, which kicks off a variety of “hot” sale opportunities to coattail on. From Columbus Day to Halloween to Black whatever to Thanksgiving to Hanukkah to Christmas to fill in the ________. It’s book-selling time. What are your plans?
Before you think about the ice and cold of winter, how about heating up your book? What atmosphere can you create around your book? A previous …
Do you have any idea what a “blockchain” is … and why you should care?
Get ready to learn lots about the crypto currency world and how authors can use it in a variety of ways. With host Judith Briles The Book Shepherd on the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is Daniel Hall. Daniel is a co-author of One Coin, Two Coin, What Coin, BitCoin.
Takeaways include:
· What is an NFT?
· Why authors should explore NFTs and crypto currency.
· How …
Throughout the month of June, AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing Host Dr. Judith Briles will be the solo voice on a variety of topics. This week’s is about the power of blogging—why you should and how to be successful.
How to set up a blogging strategy that works for you—not someone else’s.
How to shout out your blog once you create it.
How to pull new blog ideas together in a nano-second.
How to make money via blogging.
Blogging takes …
Throughout the month of June, AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing Host Dr. Judith Briles will be the solo voice on a variety of topics. This week’s is about the power of using and implementing a crowdfunding campaign for your book—or any project that is in your wheelhouse.
Crowdfunding moneys can be used to print your book.
Crowdfunding moneys can be used to push out a marketing and publicity campaign.
Crowdfunding moneys can be used to spin o# a …
Turning Your Book into a Goldmine for You and Schools
Jane Wood, author of Schools: A Niche Market for Authors joins Dr. Judith Briles for a lively and informative hour of how to get your books into schools; who to contact; strategies to get schools to buy your books for all classrooms; along with tips to engage students from the get-go.
You will take away:
What the most important criteria is when trying to market books to schools.
How …
How to Turn a Children’s Book into a VideoBook
Imagine creating a book that children who are visually impaired can “hear” and “read”. If you are a children’s author, it’s time to discover the power of Imagination VideoBooks.
Richard Rieman, CEO of Imagination Videobooks, creates the ultimate book for kids who are blind or partially blind. He joins AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing host Dr. Judith Briles for a fun, informative, and inspiring hour. Get ready to …
Integrating PR and Marketing is an essential element in today’s book marketing landscape. Joining Judith Briles for this episode is 30 year plus PR veteran Brian Feinblum and creator of the Book Marketing Buzz blog.
Your takeaways include:
10 essential strategies and tips to market a book successfully.
Savvy tips for finding a media person or group to pitch to.
What really works for authors, and what doesn’t.
Crucial question for all authors: what do you bring to the table?
Why …
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