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In this brilliant podcast, Kirk and I discuss ebooks and the future of digital media, as well as various forms of social media opportunities for authors.

YouTube can be a great social media opportunity for authors.

Not exact matches

Some practical points: If you're just starting out, some opportunities that make a lot of sense for platform - building include: writing guest posts for popular bloggers who share a similar audience, writing a regular column for a newspaper or online magazine, seeking out speaking gigs (paid or unpaid), participating in conferences (for networking opportunities as well as exposure to new, inspiring ideas), using social media to share your message, and requesting interviews with popular authors / speakers / leaders to feature on your blog.

«We care about these findings in part because we fundamentally believe that social media platforms afford exciting opportunities for civic voice and participation,» says Weinstein, the study's lead author.

«This is a great reference and how to guide for any author who is looking to navigate the perils and opportunities of today's social media outlets!»

An author's social media header image — such as on Twitter and Facebook — offer a great branding opportunity for preorder books.

In addition to ghostwriting, editing and script coverage services for authors, I offer media relations consulting on topics such as how to attract and maximize PR opportunities, how to give stellar interviews, what to wear to a photo shoot, and how to use social media platforms effectively.

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 us.

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Sure there are social media platforms like Goodreads, Wattpad, Facebook groups etc. and then there are the «real» opportunities that are so much harder to facilitate and organize (and pay for e.g. expense vs profit) like community or regional events and networks as you point out above, but I feel really strongly that the most important thing for an author to do in order to build a loyal paying (italics) fanbase / readership is to produce good quality works that are publicized properly and to spend time interacting with those of your readers who you know buy your books because they came to you in the first place.

If you're an author who hasn't booked interviews before, or even if you are an author who has experience in doing media interviews, here are some tips for getting even more interview opportunities:

BookDaily is currently accepting author biographies, interviews, book trailers and related media in furthering enhancing the reader's experience and providing an opportunity for authors to feature their works.

Writers and authors alike ought to be scoping out opportunities for guest posting, contributing to magazines and anthologies, as well as keeping up their social media.

So what's a book publicist, or an eBook author, to do when they want to find eBook promotion opportunities and they can't find them in the usual places that were so friendly to traditional authors who needed media visibility for their traditional books?

2) How to quickly build an online following that want to buy your book 3) Quick ways to get the word out about your book 4) What it takes to get the media to notice you 5) Public Speaking opportunities for authors - PAID?

It comes down to this: We how to secure valuable media coverage to create sales, build personal brands, and create a myriad of opportunities for authors.

I think we can both agree that there a real opportunities to sell books online, even on social media, but most authors don't possess the marketing skills or understanding to leverage social media for book marketing success.

The opportunities included byline articles placed in relevant online media publications, radio and podcast interviews for the authors, book reviews, and placement of books excerpts in major online media, such as Fortune.

Their notorious appreciation for social media can be seen as an opportunity to get to new readers or other authors.

Social media is ideal for authors and if you aren't yet leveraging the top networks, you are missing out on big opportunities.

The social media networks provide powerful marketing opportunities for authors.

We want authors to consider self - marketing very seriously since the traditional opportunities for promoting books with in print review media and readings in independent book stores can no longer produce the kind of results they once did.

But since most eBook publishing involves authors whose chances of landing traditional media coverage is necessarily limited (for now, anyway), it's good to know that eBook promotion doesn't mean fewer book publicity opportunities.

It's really nothing new, but the development of social media, blogging and author - owned websites now affords the opportunity for writers and readers to connect directly, and globally, at any time.»

There are huge opportunities to be had for authors to both increase readerships and make money from potential advances and on - going royalties in foreign territories (not to mention publishing in different formats, TV and Film, media rights, permissions and so on).

After an author spends time and money to write and produce a book, a smart investment is to prepare for any media opportunity by investing in author - specific media relations training, tailored to the author's book.

With offices in New Jersey and Toronto, the firm provides a wide array of book marketing and social media services to spark book sales and create additional opportunities for authors.

And through social media and authors who blog and video, the internet has greatly expanded opportunities for young adults to connect with authors they admire and get more details on stories with which they connect (paging John Green).

It results in extremely limited review opportunities for self - pubbed authors, especially in traditional media outlets like newspapers and magazines, and a culture of benign neglect by traditionally - pubbed authors who — oops!

Web 2.0 and social media offer so many opportunities for authors that didn't exist ten years ago, or even five years ago in some cases.

A little over a week ago we held a poll on our Outskirts Press blog asking our authors if they were interested in a new option we were considering, called the «Featured Book of the Week» option, which would give our authors an opportunity to increase the exposure for their book by basically sending out an Amazon announcement to all our published authors and social media channels.

Marketing team secures online exposure, book reviews, author interviews and guest post opportunities for online media.

Every media outlet on planet Earth would have competed for an opportunity to interview its author.

Which other media outlets are in trouble and, therefore, are reducing their book promotion opportunities for authors and publishers and book publicists?

On last night's Guerrilla Marketing Association call, Annie Jennings and Sara Jennings, from Annie Jennings PR, described the program they have developed to help authors find new readers for their books, enhance their media presence, and develop more speaking opportunities.

About the Event: This one - day conference - within - a-conference from the thought leaders at Tools of Change and Publishers Weekly is designed specifically for professional authors, content creators, agents, and independent author service providers who want to move beyond «Social Media 101» to a more robust dialogue about the opportunities in today's rapidly shifting landscape.

The first phase of The Writing Platform website will be launched on 12th February 2013 at O'Reilly Media's Tools of Change Author (R) evolution Day in New York where Kate Pullinger will be speaking about opportunities for writers in the digital age.

TOC Author (R) evolution Day (ARD): «This one - day conference - within - a-conference from the thought leaders at Tools of Change and Publishers Weekly is designed specifically for professional authors, content creators, agents, and independent author service providers who want to move beyond «Social Media 101» to a more robust dialogue about the opportunities in today's rapidly shifting landscape.&Author (R) evolution Day (ARD): «This one - day conference - within - a-conference from the thought leaders at Tools of Change and Publishers Weekly is designed specifically for professional authors, content creators, agents, and independent author service providers who want to move beyond «Social Media 101» to a more robust dialogue about the opportunities in today's rapidly shifting landscape.&author service providers who want to move beyond «Social Media 101» to a more robust dialogue about the opportunities in today's rapidly shifting landscape.»

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I am a freelance writer, author, blogger, public speaker, and consultant.I am always ready for the next opportunity, whether it be publication in another book, freelance writing work, sponsored posts, social media / blogging consultation, or speaking engagements.