Welcome to the July 14, 2010 edition of book marketing carnival.
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Marketing and Online Marketing
Don Harold presents Book Marketing Tips and Articles for Authors | Bookwhirl.com posted at Self-pulishing Resources.
Robert Smith presents 21 Ways to Get Publicity and Increase Sales posted at Selling Books.
Katie Sorene presents How seven travel eBooks generated 1000′s of tweets, 100′s of online articles and 10,000 eBook downloads in just two weeks | Travel Blog – Tripbase posted at Travel Blog – Tripbase, saying, “The case study of seven travel eBooks with some valuable lessons for marketing eBooks online. This was a not-for-profit project but the principles are still very much relevant to selling eBooks for profit.”
Sarah Bolme presents What is Your ROI? posted at Marketing Christian Books.
Phyllis Zimbler Miller presents Make It Easy For Book Clubs to Discuss Your Book posted at Selling Books.
Ryan_Taft presents Build Your Tribe Like Chad Ocho Cinco posted at Catalyst Marketers, saying, “Writing is about spreading ideas. Authors create content and then use publishers & distributors to help spread their content. Now, more than any other time in history, authors have access to cost-effective tools that can help them promote their own content. Chad Ocho Cinco of the Cincinnati Bengals uses online tools to connect with, and engage his followers. Authors can do the same. Check out the post to learn more.”
Other
Jennifer Silverman presents 86 Beautiful Book Covers posted at You the Designer, saying, “From the page: “Let’s be honest; as designers, we almost definitely will judge books by their covers. When they’re all we have to go on when we’re deciding what to buy at the bookstore, who can blame us – or any book shopper, for that matter?” Creative examples of book covers to encourage the book industry to be more creative with the packaging process.”
Reviews
Missy Frye presents Book Review: The Mailbox by Marybeth Whalen posted at Incurable Disease of Writing, saying, “Centered around the real and mysterious landmark on the coast of North Carolina, The Mailbox is a rich blend of folklore, faith, and the beauty of second chances.”
Missy Frye presents Book Review: The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow posted at Incurable Disease of Writing, saying, “IDW contributor, Eliza Fayle, says, ‘If you were born around 1963, you will totally get every word in this book. For the rest of you, it is an incredible telling of the psychology of female friendships.’”
Incurable Disease of Writing presents Book Review: Husbands May Come and Go but Friends are Forever by Judith Marshall posted at Incurable Disease of Writing, saying, “Sonny Solomon reviews Judith Marshall’s debut novel Husbands May Come and Go but Friends are Forever.”
Writing and Publishing
Missy Frye presents Books: Writing In a New Convertible with the Top Down by Sheila Bender & Christi Killien posted at Incurable Disease of Writing, saying, “A book to inspire and guide authors. Available to read entirely for free on Libertary.”
Kathy Stinson presents Spring Gardens posted at Turning the Pages: Kathy Stinson’s Blog.
Eliza Fayle presents Turning a Someday into a Today posted at Silver and Grace.
Joel Friedlander presents What Does Distribution Really Mean for Self-Publishers? — The Book Designer posted at Joel Friedlander, saying, “A look at the distribution problem that self-publishers face”
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