In this post, we offer up dozens
of book marketing ideas that you can steal for your own promotional efforts.
-LSB-...] Indie Authors: 17 Book Marketing Tips to Sell More Books Penny Sansevieri of Author Marketing Experts has a fantastic list
of book marketing ideas here.
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Not exact matches
Richard Nixon tried unsuccessfully to pass a form
of basic income during his presidency, and economist and free
market proponent Milton Friedman advocated the
idea in his 1962
book «Capitalism and Freedom.»
You have to have an
idea that doesn't exist on the
market and would add value, a
book that's worth the immensity
of labor that will go into creating it and promoting it.
«Some
of the most significant
ideas come about when someone sees a problem in a new way — often by combining disparate elements that initially seemed unrelated,» writes
marketing and strategy consultant Dorie Clark in her 2015
book, «Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough
Idea and Build a Following Around It.»
When I came up with the
idea for my first
book, 101 Ways to
Market Your Business, I spoke to a number
of people in
marketing about it.
An excellent
book with how - to information and
ideas on how to tweet successfully is Unmarketing: Stop
Marketing, Start Engaging by Scott Stratten, president of the marketing firm Unm
Marketing, Start Engaging by Scott Stratten, president
of the
marketing firm Unm
marketing firm Unmarketing.
You might know Seth Godin as a sort
of marketing legend, the author
of books such as Unleashing the Ideavirus, «the most popular e-
book ever published,» according to his
marketing materials (I have no
idea how I'd check that), and Purple Cow, «the best - selling
marketing book of the decade» (similar caveat).
[00:08] Introduction [02:50] Tony introduces Ray Dalio [05:30] Ray's upbringing and early life [06:00] The first stock he bought [07:00] Getting hooked on the
market [07:30] Why he wants to share his secrets now [08:15] The three stages
of life [08:45] Finding joy in helping others achieve success [09:15] Creating principles in life [09:45] Why his new
book is a recipe
book [10:45] The two things you need to be successful [11:10] You have to stress test your
ideas [11:50] The power
of making mistakes [14:00] Public humiliation in 1982 [15:30] The most painful experience became the most powerful [15:50] Learning to ask: «How do I know I'm right?»
I chose Brian and Dharmesh, founders
of HubSpot, to write the first
book in the series because they are social media
marketing pioneers and have tons
of amazing
ideas for companies to get found online.
This
book will give you dozens
of new and fresh green
ideas about how to not only
market your business responsibility, but beat the pants off your competitors.»
Guerrilla
Marketing Goes Green: Winning Strategies to Improve Your Profits and Your Planet is a
book that may redefine a lot
of peoples
ideas about how business works.
Marilyn Mills, Madison, MS «I purchased this
book via the internet, and I found out that it is full
of useful information which a new inventor or even an average guy with an
idea which he seeks to possibly
market.
The New Rules
of Social Media
book series includes titles that expand on the
ideas of my bestseller The New Rules
of Marketing & PR with books that provide valuable insights and detail on different aspects of social media m
Marketing & PR with
books that provide valuable insights and detail on different aspects
of social media
marketingmarketing.
This
book will give you dozens
of new and fresh green
ideas about how to not only
market your business responsibility, but break new ground in solving the world's most pressing problems — AND beat the pants off your competitors.
Not merely a collection
of good
ideas, this
book spells out the 67 timeless principles and practices used by the world's most successful men and women — proven principles and strategies that can be adapted for your own life, whether you want to be the best salesperson in your company, become a leading architect, score top grades in school, lose weight, buy your dream home, make millions, or just get back in the job
market.
The Definitive
Book on B2B Sales and
Marketing Solutions is full of ideas and related solutions to fuel your lead generation, content marketing, and sales - focused
Marketing Solutions is full
of ideas and related solutions to fuel your lead generation, content
marketing, and sales - focused
marketing, and sales - focused programs.
I've gone further into the
idea of hot stocks and the
market's love
of speculation than in the
book.
The
book is about what I believe is the only way to get rich in the stock
market through three core
ideas and some
of the same stock
market basics we talk about on the blog.
Look, there are GREAT
ideas in here about how
marketing really can and should work so that it benefits and helps people rather than annoys and angers them, but so many
of the examples and applications are obsolete, it almost makes the
book obsolete....
Mark Earls is the author
of a new
book, Copy, Copy, Copy: How to do smarter
marketing by using other people's
ideas
This
book will teach you how to take control
of your career by focusing on three
ideas: your assets, your aspirations and values, and
market realities.
Walk The Talk offers
books and resources on leadership development program
ideas, habits
of highly effective leaders, effective team leaders, business You don't have to be smart to make money in the stock
market, just think differently.
His list
of recommended
books is divided into a marvelously original set
of categories: God, Greek Roots, Homesick Souls (conversion tales à la C. S. Lewis), the American
Idea, Shakespeare,
Markets, Tyrants, the Nature
of Things, and American Fiction.
Guest blogging is a smart
book marketing tactic because it puts your
ideas in front
of readers you might not otherwise reach while it generates links to your site that help your site's SEO.
This week's Question
of the Week: What are some
marketing ideas you might be able to pull from other
markets that could help you sell more
books?
We have so many
ideas left over that we made a bonus collection
of them if you sign up on our Author
Marketing email list (about once a month we send you a roundup of tips and suggestions for marketing yourself and your book) and we'll probably make a part two of this post somet
Marketing email list (about once a month we send you a roundup
of tips and suggestions for
marketing yourself and your book) and we'll probably make a part two of this post somet
marketing yourself and your
book) and we'll probably make a part two
of this post sometime soon.
I'm sure I'll think
of more
ideas before I launch, but making sure my also - boughts are optimized will be one
of my major
book marketing strategies.
KoffeeKlacht Gals — I will admit that self - publishing a
book is a bit more
of a challenge but again, after I've done it and seen success and have more
ideas how to
market, the pros outweight the cons.
We agree that self - publishing (1) can be a means
of getting your words in print, (2) it will let you can control your tome's contents and design, (3) if you can
market well, by self - publishing you can sidestep the big - house foot - dragging, (4) when your
book is complementary to your greater purpose
of displaying your expertise (as, for example, using your
book to secure related speaking engagements), or (5) when self - publishing is the best (and perhaps only) way to get your words and
ideas past the older, established houses so potential readers and buyers have a chance to see and decide about the merits
of your independent offering.
«We felt that there are a lot
of authors with really great
book ideas that deserve a
market that just are not getting picked up by traditional publishers.»
I even have some
marketing background, so the
idea of promoting my own
books does not terrify me.
As much as you can, I recommend that you plan your
book marketing ahead
of time — and this includes any specific dates that tie into bigger topics like cancer awareness months, if that's your topic, or fire prevention week — you get the
idea.
While Kindle takes up a big share
of the ebook
market, it's a good
idea to have your
book up in other stores as well, especially Apple iBooks.
You'll want to check out our
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marketing tools section for more
ideas or grab a copy
of Buzz: Your Super Stick
Book Marketing Plan to help you sell more bo
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Marketing Plan to help you sell more
books.
Frances Caballo presents 3 Basic Rules
of Social Media Plus 5 Best Practices posted at Social Media Just for Writers, saying, «Dan Zarrella, author
of The Science
of Marketing, said in his book, «I've long been interested in the idea that engaging in conversation is the single most important function of social media marketin
Marketing, said in his
book, «I've long been interested in the
idea that engaging in conversation is the single most important function
of social media
marketingmarketing.»
I'm in the process
of launching a 7 -
book series
of thrillers and have been inundated with choices, scams,
marketing ideas — it was making me dizzy.
I have taken a lot
of courses and read a lot
of blog posts on the subject, but this
book appears to cover most if not all
of the
book marketing topic, is written well, and has provided me with many new
ideas.
If I make a statement regarding the receptivity
of the
market to your
book idea, I'm not asking for a debate («But mine is so much better than Harry Potter!»)
Not so long ago
book marketing guru John Kremer said he was looking for more
ideas for the new edition
of his
book «1,001 Ways to
Market Your
Books.»
He has a niche site
idea using affiliate
marketing that is based on the content from one
of his
books.
It's easy for an experienced self - publisher to dismiss the
idea of co-publishing as a risky profit - suck, but for authors — some elderly ones for example — who are never going to engage with social media or effectively promote or even produce) their work in these digital times, a co-publisher might not be a bad option, especially if their
book has some
market potential.
«So basically the
idea of a blog tour is you find a certain number
of review blogs or blogs in your niche
market who will do interviews or a review or things like that about your
book so that their readers can be exposed to what you're doing.»
You'll also receive regular email updates, packed full
of book marketing strategies, author brand building
ideas and even some technology tips (minus the geek - speak!).
Biz site is full
of ideas on how to
market your
book.
Before you print a
book or do any kind
of book marketing, you need to have a strong
idea of who your ideal readers are — you should know their: age, interests, what media they are exposed to, who they are influenced by, etc..
Amazon has a potentially industry - changing
idea on its hands here with Kindle Scout, as the system provides a way to give
books a stamp
of approval that can cut out the noise and sheer volume
of self - published titles out there, and yet it manages to provide a better deal to authors than most big publishing house deals, including a 5 - year term on publishing rights granted to Kindle Press, a $ 1,500 advance, 50 % royalties paid on e-book sales, built - in Amazon.com
marketing and what Amazon terms «easy rights reversion.»