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Not exact matches
Benjamin Franklin began publishing the journal Poor Richard's Almanack to promote his print business back in 1732, Michelin
launched the Michelin Guide back in 1900, and Jell - O began offering free
copies of the Jell - O Recipe
Book back in 1901.
Meanwhile, as you may have heard, she released a
book (and
launched a nonprofit) called Lean In early this year — a «sort
of manifesto» for women's ambition that's stood atop bestseller lists and has sold a million
copies since it dropped in March.
An advanced electronic
copy (PDF annd Mobi)
of the typeset manuscript
of whatever
book will be
launched.
I picked up a
copy of «Telling it as it is» at the
book launch on April 3, 2018 in Victoria Island and I started reading it in the car as my driver navigated out
of the venue.
Over 8, 000
copies of the
book «Law on Prevention and Detection
of Crimes by the Police in Nigeria» written by the immediate past Inspector General
of Police, Dr. Solomon Arase (rtd) were sold out at the
launching of the
book at the Congress Hall
of Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja on Tuesday.
Atlus ships Legacy
of Ys:
Books 1 & 2 for 34.99, and all
launch copies come with a free soundtrack.
Come
book launch time, send them
copies of your
book, and ask for reviews and / or endorsements.
(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds
of listings on the Vault, and as a result
of doing so, won't see one thin dime
of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf
of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any
of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out
of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share
of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its
launch on 2/11
of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more
copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools
of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part
of the Rise
of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published
book competitions, and I read the * entire *
book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per
book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour
of my time spent reading and commenting In spite
of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage
of my fellow authors.
Offer an advance review
copy (ARC)
of your
book at least two to three weeks before your
launch.
* Why not give yourself a chance to become a legitimate bestseller (like a NY Times bestseller) instead
of killing yourself and possibly embarrassing yourself... trying to become an Amazon bestseller in your category which isn't going to impress anyone anyway (by the way, you pretty much need a 50,000
copy first print run and a well coordinated
book launch to have a chance at becoming a NY Times bestseller).
6) Price Well —
launch the first
book of your new series at 99cents; get some early reviews on there by handing out review
copies before
launch; buy some ads for the first couple weeks at that 99cent price point.
You can have a «physical»
book launch with a printed
copy of your
book, or / and an online
launch date with live video or chat.
NetGalley, perhaps best known for providing digital review
copies of books to critics, librarians, booksellers, and educators, announces today (October 11) a new country - specific site for the UK, to
launch October 25.
In December, shortly after the official «
launch»
of the
book, he sold over 500
copies.
Having the author present to sign
copies usually ensures plenty
of sales on the day and it helps if you can offer a discounted price for
books bought at the
launch.
It looks as if the person sending the email has been collecting email addresses for years in anticipation
of this huge event (their
book launch) and they've
copied in every single person in their contact list including their veterinarian, dentist and the guy who emailed a quote about fixing their roof.
When a school in Idaho caved to parent pressure and removed Sherman Alexie's Absolutely True Diary
of a Part - Time Indian from the curriculum, two concerned citizens
launched a crowdfunding campaign to purchase 350 free
copies of the
book, which were distributed with the help
of Reclaimed
Books and high schooler Brady Kissel; the publisher, Hachette, gave an additional 350
copies of the
book to the cause.
After hearing the news, Sara Baker and Jennifer Lott from the neighboring state
of Washington
launched a fundraising drive to purchase 350
copies of the
book, raising nearly around $ 3,000 to do so.
I'm also aware that Amazon has started to crack down on ANY kind
of book launch that focuses on boosting sales rank (which can be conflated with «rank manipulation»)-- which means using BookBub or even your own email list to sell
copies is becoming dangerous for legit authors (more on that here).
If I can give away a thousand
copies of my
book [to his mail list] and I give them a reason to go download it and review it I can probably get a couple hundred reviews in the first couple days
of my
launch».
One
of our clients, Michael Bungay Stanier, has sold over 200,000
copies of his
book The Coaching Habit since it
launched early in 2016, landing on the Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestseller lists along the way.
The four
books that follow the trials and tribulations
of star - crossed lovers Bella and Edward — a human and a vampire — sold more than 100 million
copies and
launched a successful film franchise.
Offer big
launch rewards, ie if they buy 10
copies of your
book they earn some great prize.
The second best time is to pitch after you've
launched the
book so you can use any stats you have as leverage (hit Amazon bestseller ranking; sold X amount
of copies; received influencer endorsements).
According to the statement, «Since KDP
launched on Amazon.co.uk, 61 KDP authors have sold over 50,000
copies of their
books; 12 authors have sold in excess
of 100,000
copies.
That was the first time ever that I'd sold over 100
copies of my
books without any main event: a big promotion,
book launch or participating in a
book event.
Along with at least three other writers, I will read a brief excerpt not heard at the
book launch, answer questions about how to become an independent author, and sell
copies of An Extraordinary Life: Josephine E. Jones.
Along with at least three other writers, I will read a brief excerpt not heard at the
book launch, answer questions about how to become an independent author, and sell
copies of
Guy Kawasaki
launched his hit self - publishing
book APE by giving away away thousands upon thousands
of advance review
copies.
Giving members a free
copy give you the chance to accumulate tons
of book reviews right at the
launch, meaning you will have a leg - up in climbing the rankings on Amazon or whatever channel you're using.
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Murray told PW the notion to
launch a publishing company began a year ago when her agent, Lisa Dawson, self - published some
of Murray's fiction as an e-
book novel and the
book sold about 15,000
copies with almost no promotion.
Goodreads gives you two smart places to add images to burnish your author presence: your Author Profile where you can add pictures and videos
of yourself doing authorly things like reading, engaging with
book clubs, signing
copies, raising your glass at a
launch party, etc., and the actual
book page where you can upload complementary product pictures as long as they aren't additional
book covers.
If you're looking to pick up more
book launch tips, download a free
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book launch checklist.
Some
of the best resources are Tim Grahl's «Your First 1000
Copies,» Chandler Bolt's «
Book Launch,» and Mark Coker's «Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success.»
How can one optimize your teachings with an existing (or soon to
launch) sales page whereby folks go in and download the eBook and also get a free
copy of my CreateSpace
book as well as receive a code that allows them to access software were they can create their own menu?
As
of now, I have dozens
of new release promotions planned during the
launch (a horror
book out around Halloween) and about four - hundred people reading advance
copies to leave reviews around the
launch.
I mentioned in passing that the first
book of my historical series for people who think
of themselves as young adults will be
launched in March but that I was going to give them each a
copy for free.
The virtual
book party was an all - day event (noon until 8 pm), following a format I
copied from a similar event hosted by Normandie Fischer for the
launch of her novel, Sailing Out
of Darkness.
After my first
book published in 1999, I acknowledged Wynne at the trilogy
launch and sent him a
copy of the
book.
28 five - star reviews on Amazon, 260 + people already signed up for the
launch party, and readers snagging
copies of the
book at the introductory price right and left.
Tim Grahl is the author
of Your First 1000
Copies: A Step by Step Guide to marketing your
book as well as the Book Launch Blueprint, and the founder of Out: think, a firm that helps authors make money with online marketing to
book as well as the
Book Launch Blueprint, and the founder of Out: think, a firm that helps authors make money with online marketing to
Book Launch Blueprint, and the founder
of Out: think, a firm that helps authors make money with online marketing tools.
The
book after
launch has sold a lot
of copies and received some sizable promotion from Amazon, which is why I had no trouble turning to Amazon again when I had another series ready to publish to offer it to Kindle Scout first.
For self - publishing authors, we could do a flawless
book launch and sell thousands
of copies, but if the readers aren't happy, negative reviews will build up on our Amazon page and make the
book increasing difficult to sell (although, I've seen loads
of books with lots
of negative
book reviews that continue to sell well.
The future
of the
book lies in its aura not in its
copies, and that's why I'm
launching Open Bookmarks.
Even Amazon has entered the bundling game with the
launch of the Kindle Matchbook, which allows you to buy the Kindle edition
of a
book at a reduced price after purchasing the print
copy.
In what is potentially exciting news for anyone with a library split between the digital and physical realms, Amazon has
launched the Kindle MatchBook service, which aims to provide Kindle ebook
copies of your old
books.
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In fact, if people are interested, at thecreativepenn.com/firstnovel I actually have all the posts from 2009, when I first did NaNoWriMo through to 2011 when I put out that first
book, through all the editing process, through a structural edit, line edits, proofreading,
launch — pain — through to when I got a New York agent and then sold like 100,000
copies of something.