Topic: Marketing Books

Savvy Secrets to Build Your eMail List

Savvy Secrets to Build Your eMail List

Savvy Secrets for Authors to Soar eMail List

Get ready to discover strategies and tips to building an email list on your website that creates super fans and trust. Back again is bestselling author and content marketing expert Derek Doepker who paves the way for authors to build their sales.
During this hour, you will discover:

The “why” of starting a strategy to build your email list.
Why it’s smart to weed out email lists.
How authors sabotage their emailing …

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Children’s Book Reviews & Book Awards the Story Monster Way

Children’s Book Reviews & Book Awards the Story Monster Way

Discover Story Monster Ink … a Friend to Children’s Authors
If you are an author of children’s book and would LOVE to get an insider’s tips on book marketing with a unique tweak for connecting with the children’s marketplace, this is the podcast for you. Discover the power of kids’ books through the eyes and wisdom of Story Monsters Ink CEO, Linda Radke. Lots of tips and a step by step reveal about how books are …

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Stop the Book Insanity … Or Why I Don’t Want to Market My Book

Stop the Book Insanity … Or Why I Don’t Want to Market My Book

Stop the Book Insanity …
Authors sometimes don’t want to hear what works in creating a successful book campaign—campaigns that include the creation, the marketing and the sales of a book … they would rather keep doing the same thing … the thing that has produced no results. Which is usually sitting on their tush. Or if they did try “something” and it didn’t work, that they then choose to sit on their tush because …

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New Year Hot Idea: 15 Ways to Make Your Book a Classic

New Year Hot Idea: 15 Ways to Make Your Book a Classic

Adapted from the multi-award-winning Frugal Book Promoter

By Carolyn Howard-Johnson

In the world of publishing as in life, persistence counts. Of course, there is no way to keep a book at the top of the charts forever, but if you keep reviving it, you might hold a classic in your hands. Or your marketing efforts for one book may propel your next one to greater heights.
I can’t tell you how often I’ve seen authors who measure their success …

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The Authors’ Fall Tea Is Coming – Are You In?

The Authors’ Fall Tea Is Coming – Are You In?

 
Hello to our favorite people: Authors! … are you interested in being featured at the Annual Author’s Tea on Saturday afternoon, Oct 28th ?—

The Annual Authors’ Fall Holiday Tea will be held on:
Saturday, October 28th   from 1 – 4 p.m.
 
Author Judith Briles will be the host this year in her home within the Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club in Colorado. We know it’s Bronco time and there’s a game the next day, so there is no football …

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Learn How to Write an Author Press Release Quickly and Easily!

Learn How to Write an Author Press Release Quickly and Easily!

When it comes to gathering publicity for yourself and your book, I have two big questions for you:

Do you sometimes feel absolutely clueless as to what goes in a press release … and for that matter, why you should care?
Do you know what’s the difference between authors who write timely, helpful press releases for their books and other news events, and authors who don’t?

And drumroll … how about these answers: 

Thousands of dollars in free publicity.
Top …

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Essential Question for ALL Authors: Who’s in Your Mind When You Write?

Essential Question for ALL Authors: Who’s in Your Mind When You Write?

It was interesting to hear many authors stumble when asked three simple questions:

Who is your book for … really for?
What’s your target market?
Can you summarize your book in less than 30 seconds? Better yet, how about 15 seconds?

And too many couldn’t respond with clarity, or quickly. Oh, they loved the idea and the art of writing.
But, really, “You want me to tell you who is supposed to be reading, buying my book? Me?”
Why yes, …

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7 Tips to Get Book Endorsements

7 Tips to Get Book Endorsements

Endorsements …
Should You or Shouldn’t You and How Do
You Get Them?
One of the most common questions authors ask is: should I get endorsements for my book? The answer is yes. The real question is: where should I put them?
 Ahhh, that opens up another window. Maybe on the cover. Maybe on the back cover. Maybe on a flap or dust jacket if your book has that type of cover. Maybe in the opening pages …

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Soar Your Author Success with AuthorU’s Weekly Podcasts  

Soar Your Author Success with AuthorU’s Weekly Podcasts   

Within AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, you will discover a myriad of tips, tricks, how-tos that will leap your book, author and publishing success factors significantly. Each show is fresh and topical–52 of them a year—information that authors at all stages of publishing are seeking. Whether it’s creation, production, or marketing strategies—you will discover and learn what the latest is to support your success.

 Have you subscribed to the weekly AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing radio …

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4 Reasons Why Social Media Must Be In Your Book Marketing Plans

4 Reasons Why Social Media Must Be In Your Book Marketing Plans

Here’s a quick question for all authors: Do you think that the world … your book buyer will find you by putting the topic you write about in any search engine and you pop up at the top of the list? Think again.  A better question is to ask: Do you  think that you can tackle book and author presence without social media? Don’t be a delusional author. Social media must be in your book marketing plans …

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