Book Marketing Blog Carnival – January28, 2009
Welcome to the January 28, 2009 edition of the book marketing blog carnival.
Marketing and Online Marketing
Erika Collin presents 100 Tips, Tools and Resources to Take Your Book Club to the Next Level posted at Learn-gasm.
Brian Terry presents “Live” Direct Response Website Design Tactics posted at Big Selling Website Design.
Susan Tatum presents 5 Things You Should [...]
How to Sell Your Self-Published Book
Even before you publish your book, you need to think about how you will sell it. Here are a few of the best ways to promote and sell your self-published book.
Send books to thought leaders and influencers. Pre-publication copies (manuscripts or galleys) may be sent to famous or influential people, along with a request for [...]
How to Self Publish Your First Cookbook
Here’s how one man made millions of dollars from publishing a cookbook…
Cookbooks always sell. They’re always number one sellers. People buy hundreds of cookbooks. It seems like anybody who comes out with a cookbook sells it. Before he wrote his book, he had not known much about the cookbook market, has just read something that [...]
Copyright and Fair Use
One of the most misunderstood aspects of copyright law is the concept of “fair use.” Some people believe that fair use allows anyone to use up to a certain number of words from a copyrighted work (such as 120) or not more than a percentage (such as 10%) of the entire work. However, the law [...]
Book Marketing Blog Carnival – January 14, 2009
Welcome to the January 14, 2009 edition of the book marketing carnival.
Marketing and Online Marketing
Susan Tatum presents Simplify Your Marketing – Take Aim | Technology Marketing by Tatum Marketing posted at Technology Marketing by Tatum Marketing.
Michele Paiva presents Balletsa’s Book Blog posted at Balletsa’s Book Blog, saying, “This blog will help authors to market [...]
Sell More Books by Developing and Leveraging Relationships
Relationships with other people and organizations that cater to your target market can be incredibly valuable in promoting your book. Here are some steps to developing and leveraging relationships:
1. Identify the places that your prospects turn for information about your topic.
Search the internet to compile a list of the top websites, blogs, ezines, magazines, newsletters, [...]
What If You Have Stage Fright?
If you are nervous about speaking in public, you are not alone – lots of people HATE to stand up and speak in front of a group of people, especially strangers. In some surveys, people have indicated that they would rather get cancer than speak in public!
If you are worried about public speaking, start small. [...]