Book Marketing Blog Carnival – December 10, 2008

Welcome to the December 10, 2008 edition of the book marketing carnival.

Marketing and Online Marketing

Melissa Cassera presents Preparing for a Publicity Campaign posted at Cassera Communications Blog.

Joanna Penn presents Book Trailers: 11 steps to make your own posted at From Idea to Book, saying, “11 steps to making your free book trailer”

Peter Jones presents Marketing Your Writing and Books Online posted at Bauu Institute and Press.

Kathleen Gaga presents Why Teleseminars Fail posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, “Teleseminar are fast becoming one the best ways to grow a business. However, without knowing some of the pitfalls of hosting one you can have things go terribly wrong. Find out the most common mistakes people make in order that you can avoid doing the same.”

Kathleen Gaga presents Teleseminars – One of the Best Ways to Build Your Business and Your Revenues posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, “Holding live workshops and seminars are a good way to build a business. However due to current economic trends, the traditional methods of holding and conducting workshops make it very difficult to execute and get participation. In addition, the costs involved in getting a venue, audio visual aids and providing refreshments for the participants make it quite expensive and there are many factors that could prevent the event from being successful and profitable.

Learn why teleseminars are one of the best ways to build your business.”

Reviews

GrrlScientist presents Alex And Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Uncovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence — and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, “a review of the memoir by Irene Pepperberg. This book tells the fascinating story of the author’s 30 year relationship with the famous African grey parrot, Alex. This powerful and educational memoir will forever change the way you view animals, particularly birds, and how they think.”

GrrlScientist presents Dry Storeroom No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, “I am one of the rare lucky people in the world because I have worked as a research scientist in a natural history museum, so I can tell you that this book brilliantly captures what this experience is like.”

GrrlScientist presents The Hungry Scientist Handbook: Electric Birthday Cakes, Edible Origami, and Other DIY Projects for Techies, Tinkerers, and Foodies posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, “by Patrick Buckley and Lily Binns, this is an entertaining and informative romp through twenty “kitchen science” projects [book review].”

Writing and Publishing

Selling Books presents Why Should You Write Your Life Story? by Patrika Vaughn, posted at Selling Books, saying, “Writing your life story and committing it to print is a wonderful journey that allows you to share your life experiences with family, friends and the world.”

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