Monthly Archives: November 2008

7 Profitable Things You Get to Do When You Write Your Book

Are you tired of waiting for your bottom line to change? Don’t wait any longer; take your profit line into your own hands. Join the list of authors who finally wrote their book and profited from doing so? Would you like to receive a growing monthly income from a book you wrote? Where would you…

Create a Web Site That Sells!

I spent the entire month of August last year restructuring our web site. As a result, sales have tripled — not an easy thing to achieve in our highly competitive field. Let me explain: www.acappela.com is a site of resources and services for writers. As you know, there are probably thousands of such sites up,…

What Do Authors Do During School Visits?

One good way to develop a school program is by watching what other author/illustrators do. Call the media specialists at schools in your area to see if they are hosting a visit, and ask if you can join the audience. You will discover that many authors/illustrators talk about their experience (their creating/publishing “journey”) – how…

Book Publishing – Three Ways to Get the Most Out of Writing Conferences

Writing conferences come in all shapes and sizes. Depending on the area, venue, and people’s budgets (both attendees and sponsors), an event may have a few hundred or a few dozen people show up. The Essence of Motown Conference, which I attended for the first time this year, was another victim of the Michigan economy-less…

Book Marketing Blog Carnival – November 26, 2008

Welcome to the November 26, 2008 edition of the book marketing carnival. Marketing and Online Marketing Brian Terry presents 5 Hot Tips For A Big Selling Squeeze Page posted at Big Selling Website Design, saying, “Less is more—”Non multum sed multa” That’s true even more on the Net where the attention span and the patience…

Author Library Events – Top Tips for Success

“I’ve recently been invited to speak at a library. Could you give me some help on what to expect and how to make the most of this opportunity?” Glad to help. Ask for an honorarium fee. If they do not have a budget for this ask about a “friends of the library” group that may…

Authors Blog For Free on Amazon

If you are the author of a book, ebook or audio product available on Amazon.com, you can have a blog on the Amazon site through Amazon Connect. Amazon Connect can bring more people to your product page where they can learn about and buy your book, it can inform customers about your upcoming events and…

The ABCs of Author School Visits

As soon as my first book was published, I began visiting classrooms, schools, and libraries to talk to young readers about writing. I’m a former teacher and a mom, and my colleagues – as well as my children’s teachers – invited me to speak to their students and library patrons. At first, these visits were…

Future Trends of Publishing

To add to the problem, some bookstores are returning books before the 90-day window, waiting a week and then ordering more books. Now they have another 90 days to pay for the books and whatever they don’t sell they can return without losing a dime, according to the broadcast. More evidence that the publishing industry’s consignment model no longer works. Add to that decreasing book sales and you have a formula for disaster.

Book Marketing Blog Carnival – November 12, 2008

Welcome to the November 12, 2008 edition of the book marketing blog carnival. This is the third edition of our carnival, and we once again have some great blog posts to share with you.Do you blog about subjects of interest to authors and publishers? Be sure to submit your best posts for our next book…