Self - published
authors and book publicity services go hand - in - hand.
Just because I want to get media interviews for my clients does» t mean that producers and editors and journalists sit by their smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops thinking about nothing except
my authors and their book publicity needs.
Not exact matches
While acknowledging a debt of inspiration to the British
author, he insists that it is «silly» to equate his work with the apologetic genius of Lewis,
and that such comparisons owe more to overenthusiastic
book cover
publicity than reality.
Multifaceted senior editor, copy editor, writer, designer, freelancer,
author and blogger with experience in newspapers,
book publishing,
publicity, marketing
and the Web.
Fauzia Burke is the founder
and president of FSB Associates, an online
publicity and marketing firm specializing in creating awareness for
books and authors.
Read the latest on
author marketing tips,
book promoting tricks,
and news about
book publicity in the modern age.
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book publicity and public relations firm for
authors, publishers,
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NY, Nashville, New Orleans About Blog JKS Communications is a
book marketing agency,
and full service literary
publicity firm that represents world class publishers,
authors and book sellers.
J Squared Public Relations is a cutting edge literary
publicity and marketing company that specializes in niche marketing campaigns for broadcast, print
and the internet, as well as innovative
book events,
and author publicity materials, including websites,
book trailers
and reels.
For it to have
book marketing value, it has to have a direct link to your
book or something in your
book (for example, the
author of a novel or children's
book telling Raggedy Ann's «real» story could create Raggedy Ann Day),
and you have to spread the word about the special day you've created (
publicity is a good option).
And, then the author steps in and coordinates his own packages, publicity, marketing or whatever services he desires to support his bo
And, then the
author steps in
and coordinates his own packages, publicity, marketing or whatever services he desires to support his bo
and coordinates his own packages,
publicity, marketing or whatever services he desires to support his
book.
Some of the challenges faced by self - published
authors include an unspoken stigma attached to self - pubbed
books, getting reviews
and publicity,
and ultimately, distribution.
Book publicity also includes the planning of
author events
and appearances at bookstores, festivals,
and various speaking venues.
Jennifer Fusco is the
author of Market or Die, a marketing
book for writers,
and the owner of a
publicity services company.
And authors: don't wait for your book publicists to see the connection between book publicity and what's in the ne
And authors: don't wait for your
book publicists to see the connection between
book publicity and what's in the ne
and what's in the news.
But, just as
book publicists (
and authors and publishers who are conducting
book publicity campaigns) give away
books to
book reviewers (
and producers, editors, journalists,
and bloggers) to garner
book promotion opportunities, it makes sense to directly give
books away to your intended readers via
book giveaway or contest.
If you are an
author and you are looking to get some free
publicity for your
book fill out our
author interview.
Author photos: In an hourlong portrait session, get professional author photos for use in publicity and on your
Author photos: In an hourlong portrait session, get professional
author photos for use in publicity and on your
author photos for use in
publicity and on your
book.
One of the best things an
author can do to market their
book and generate
publicity for it, particularly if it is self - published, is to tie the
book into something in the news.
Publishing expert Alan Rinzler explained in an interview at Forbes, «By definition, the old model of the
author platform was the writer's public visibility
and reputation that the publisher's
publicity department used to promote
and sell the
book... We insisted on a stellar track record in
book sales
and appearances on radio
and TV.
The
Book Publisher's Handbook by Eric Kampmann The Self - Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print,
and Sell Your Own
Book by Dan Poynter The Complete Guide to Self - Publishing by Tom
and Marilyn Ross 1001 Ways to Market Your
Books by John Kremer Business
and Legal Forms for
Authors and Self - Publishers by Tad Crawford Getting It Printed by Mark Beach
and Eric Kenly Beyond the Bookstore by Brian Jud Publishing for Profit by Thomas Woll Red Hot Internet
Publicity by Penny Sansevieri
JKS Communications is a full - service literary
publicity and book marketing firm that represents some of the finest publishers,
authors and books around the world.
So many
authors — even
book publicity veterans — feel that, if the scheduled radio interview doesn't take place, it's an act of the gods,
and they drop the whole thing.
Below is only a sampling of services we offer, as our
author publicity and book marketing campaigns are always tailored to an
author and book.
In other words, your
book publicist should be eager to leverage the news event as a
book publicity opportunity for you, as an
author and as an expert.
Any
author, no matter how well published, needs an independent
publicity team in his or her corner,
and the
book wizards of JKS Communications are the best.
Book publicity campaigns also involve book publicists, or authors (or their publishers) who are promoting themselves, looking for news hooks and opportunities to speak in the media (or write op - eds pieces, articles, or blogs) about what's unfolding all around
Book publicity campaigns also involve
book publicists, or authors (or their publishers) who are promoting themselves, looking for news hooks and opportunities to speak in the media (or write op - eds pieces, articles, or blogs) about what's unfolding all around
book publicists, or
authors (or their publishers) who are promoting themselves, looking for news hooks
and opportunities to speak in the media (or write op - eds pieces, articles, or blogs) about what's unfolding all around us.
But, after seeing the
book publicity opportunities recently garnered by Gary L. Stewart,
author of the new
book, The Most Dangerous Animal of All: Searching for My Father...
and Finding the Zodiac Killer, this
book publicist has to wonder about that.
Below is a sampling of recent placements secured by FSB Associates through our
book publicity and author branding campaigns.
Most independent
authors are hesitant — or unable — to spend big money on
book marketing
and publicity.
Reblogged this on
Author Don Massenzio
and commented: Check out this great post from the How to eBook blog on creating a
book publicity tip sheet.
Traditionally,
book publicity encompasses outreach to media such as radio, television, newspapers, magazines,
and — in the last decade or so — major blogs, websites, podcasts,
and «influencers,» including publishing industry leaders, celebrity
book lovers,
and tastemakers in the effort to secure review or feature coverage for a
book and author.
Publishers Simon & Schuster has already experienced success with its
book and author videos posted on YouTube that generate more than a million views each month,
and the company is intending to replicate the
publicity on other sites such as Roku
and Blinkx.
Although so far crowdfunding has proven more successful in funding films
and music, rather than
book projects, it could provide an answer to
authors» funding
and publicity conundrums.
In a recent interview MediaShower interview, Ms. Miller shares advice about online
book promotion
and author publicity.
--(Briefly) started a
book recommendation site with a fellow author — Launched a movie review blog with a friend (still going)-- Launched a t - shirt company with a couple other friends (sucked a bunch of time and never amount to much of anything)-- Found a publicity company for indie authors called Book Review 22 (the second best vent
book recommendation site with a fellow
author — Launched a movie review blog with a friend (still going)-- Launched a t - shirt company with a couple other friends (sucked a bunch of time
and never amount to much of anything)-- Found a
publicity company for indie
authors called
Book Review 22 (the second best vent
Book Review 22 (the second best venture)
AME is the first
book marketing
and publicity firm to use Internet promotion to its full impact through The Virtual
Author Tour ™, which strategically harnesses social networking sites, Twitter, blogs, book videos, and relevant sites in order to push an author's message into the online community at sites related to the book's topic and thereby position the author in his or her m
Author Tour ™, which strategically harnesses social networking sites, Twitter, blogs,
book videos,
and relevant sites in order to push an
author's message into the online community at sites related to the book's topic and thereby position the author in his or her m
author's message into the online community at sites related to the
book's topic
and thereby position the
author in his or her m
author in his or her market.
Our diverse experience in
book publishing includes editorial, marketing,
publicity, legal
and rights, which we use to help build
authors one step at a time.
And this
book publicist, too, has noticed that few
authors make the round of broadcast media shows as part of their
book publicity campaigns.
Many
authors and publishers still define marketing a
book as expensive advertising,
publicity campaigns, booksigning tours,
and retailer co-op arrangements.
Creating podcasts that will allow the
author to speak on the topic of interest to the target audience
and answer their questions gathered from the event can also be valuable
book publicity tools.
Their publishers are really not «publishers,» at least in the sense that they have the infrastructure to create
and support a quality
book and its
author or that they have their internal team — from editing to some semblance of
book design
and publishing marketing
and publicity and that they are accountable in the critical accountability departments of actual
book sales
and responsibility.
Author Bio Fauzia Burke is the Founder
and President of FSB Associates, a digital
publicity and marketing firm specializing in creating awareness for
books and authors.
Here's a gift that's perfect for small business owners, a nonprofit that needs
publicity,
authors who want to sell more
books, or anyone who wants to self - promote on a shoestring budget
and without an expensive publicist.
Unlike other
book publicity strategies, such as participating in media interviews
and writing articles (that byline you as their
author and include a link to your
book web site), Twitter doesn't have a beginning, middle,
and ending.
To sell
books,
authors use social media networks as marketing tools for building brand equity
and getting free
book publicity by sharing online conversations, posts,
book excerpts, links, videos, photographs
and text files with family, friends, fans
and professionals.
The cost will vary from one
author to another,
and it will depend on the specifics of your
book publicity campaign.
As I said, I think all
book publicists —
and every
author and publisher who's involved in a
book promotion campaign — should be using social networking to extend their
book publicity reach.
Her
book publicity course offers a perfect mix of practical tools, creative ideas
and unfailing encouragement
and support to help
authors learn to make the most of each
and every opportunity to get their
books known.
Book discovery is the whole purpose of book publicity and brand building: when authors and their books receive media attention, build their brand, and expand their online footprints, then they can differentiate themselves from competing authors and books (and videos, blogs, and the like), and they can persuade potential readers to purchase their bo
Book discovery is the whole purpose of
book publicity and brand building: when authors and their books receive media attention, build their brand, and expand their online footprints, then they can differentiate themselves from competing authors and books (and videos, blogs, and the like), and they can persuade potential readers to purchase their bo
book publicity and brand building: when
authors and their
books receive media attention, build their brand,
and expand their online footprints, then they can differentiate themselves from competing
authors and books (
and videos, blogs,
and the like),
and they can persuade potential readers to purchase their
books.