Regardless of whether you do this via social media or through email marketing or
at author events, the best way to build your audience is by engaging.
There are a variety of different
author events in which you can participate in order to introduce your book to a new audience.
Book publicity also includes the planning
of author events and appearances at bookstores, festivals, and various speaking venues.
Last month, I had the pleasure of running four indie
author events with 65 different authors in total.
On top of that,
local author events at your library or bookstore allow you to give something back to the community (your book) while still earning a profit from sales.
I learned a great deal and may even write a book on hosting
indie author events to share my acquired knowledge.
Why don't we have coupons, discounts, contests, advance ordering, moderated forums,
online author events for indies?
I've
attended author events such as book launches or writer's conferences, but I haven't attended any reader events, much less a Christian reader event.
These stores can be our best friends as indie authors because they are more open to letting us
hold author events there and, as noted above, to selling our books.
They've made it almost impossible to get indie books into the stores or to hold
author events there.
Adding author events to your book marketing arsenal is a great way to build your local fan base and plant seeds for future sales and long - term support.
Particularly, email marketing... In -
person author events provide a unique opportunity to get more email subscribers — but only if you take some time to prepare for the event.
That's going to change the way we think of the common book club, as well
as author events.
I use my ereader about 30 % of the time, maybe more now, but I still read a lot of print books that I get from the library or
from author events.
If you're looking for a first date with a difference, check the programme of
regular author events and art exhibitions — there's sure to be something that suits both your tastes.
By putting together
regional author events, we make sure that our bestsellers and our freshman authors are able to share the stage.
-LSB-...] author events are getting more competitive.
She hosts
several author events each week, offers discounts to book groups, and makes sure there is always a plate of cookies in the children's section.
I would like to add that we have had several clients we have booked
extraordinary author events for that have had success written all over them!
If author events, including readings and book signings, are part of your book marketing plan, you will want to keep enough copies on hand for those occasions.
But, in the age of e-books, what do you think would be the best way for publishers to
handle author events?
Skilled in providing ongoing support to
author event programs I also offer established competence in collaborating, interacting and negotiating deals with various publishers.
I doubt I'll be buying many physical books now except for those I pick up
at author events.
Online author events are a fantastic and inexpensive way to meet readers, interact with other authors and have fun!
At
live author events, the author page can actually be a photograph of the author and the fan together.
There are probably other great opportunities for live
indie author events that are escaping me at the moment.
Pay attention to the type
of author events the specific store hosts and pitch a similar event to promote your book.
These are some lessons I learned for nontraditional signings and
author events where you're not necessarily the main attraction.»
Our store offered some great ammenities,
like author events, a very knowledgable staff who all loved books, and great customer service.
On Saturday, October 10, many U.K. bookshops also held «Big Bookshop Parties,»
featuring author events and free refreshments for customers.
Bernadette Marie is also the CEO of
Illumination Author Events and Services offering smaller intimate author / reader events as well as author services.
I was fortunate enough to host a collaborative
author event here and on Facebook called March to a Bestseller.
Multiple industry research studies demonstrate that this is occurring, and publishers themselves have noticed increased Amazon sales
during author events at bricks - and - mortar bookstores.
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