- Sterling ValentineI want to encourage the authors and publishers
on this Book Marketing Network to work together to help each other to sell more books.
I am sure that I am speaking for many others
on The Book Marketing Network when I say that we wholeheartedly appreciate you taking the time to do this interview and for sharing your success story with us all.
Q) Finally, from my time here
on The Book Marketing Network, I have gathered that most of the members on this site are indie authors, such as yourself.
Niel Ostroff, author of the novels Silent Invasion and Drop Out, has just written a blog post
on The Book Marketing Network where he describes the effects of just one tweet from Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing.
As you will read from my recent blogs
on the book marketing network, there are new obstacles coming up which brings into focus just how much competition there is in the book marketplace.
I want to encourage the authors and publishers
on this Book Marketing Network to work together to help each other to sell more books.
Please check out my latest edition of What I Am Reading - my blog / book review here
on The Book Marketing Network.
On the Book Marketing Network website, John Penberthy related the story of how he received almost $ 40,000 from selling foreign rights for his self - published book, To Bee or Not to Bee: After self - publishing my book, To Bee or Not to... Continue reading →
Not exact matches
After reading Lupkin's case study
on a
network marketing company that grew over seventy - million in sales with his approach, Carter knew it was time for the pair to co-author a
book.
So much advice out there focuses
on using online social
networking in your
marketing plans; but in your
book you really emphasize the importance of blending online with offline — can you share some tips to do this effectively?
As an author, Neal is best known for his definitive
book on social media strategy creation, implementation, and optimization «Maximize Your Social: A One - Stop Guide to Building a Social Media Strategy for
Marketing and Business Success» (Wiley) but has also published two other award - winning and critically acclaimed social media
books:» Maximizing LinkedIn for Sales and Social Media
Marketing» and «Windmill
Networking: Maximizing LinkedIn.»
The
book is about saving time and focussing
on the important aspects of
marketing and
networking, in particular finding influencers who can give you the step up you need.
I feel, however, that is probably best suited to the person who has already self - published and is adept / experienced at the
marketing and branding and all the other strategies such as social
networking that goes into making a
book visible to the public and
on the Internet.
He talks about using
book trailers of course, as well as great tips for
marketing, especially
on how to use social media properly, including tips for specific social
networks.
Affiliate
marketing allows you, the author, to set up a
network of hundreds of highly motivated booksellers who will promote your
book for free and to sell your
book on a commission basis.
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Books Author Platform
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«The pilot offers access to these brand names and more, with the benefit of insight
on what has performed best in the consumer
market and what will generate the most circulation for Cloud libraries... Macmillan can benefit from our community of engaged collection development librarians who talk up great
books — old and new — across social
networks.»
She's been featured as a successful leader next to Tom Ziglar and Michael Hyatt;
on Fox Business
Network, affiliates of ABC, NBC and CBS, at the ALLI conference, in the IBPA magazine,
on Author
Marketing Club, The Author Hangout, Kindlepreneur,
Book Marketing Mentors, Examiner, She Knows, She Writes, The Writer's Life, Literary Titan and many more.
He is a former talk radio show host
on the Clear Channel
network and produces and hosts two television shows that he developed as part of his
marketing plan, directly from his
books.
From a fragile
network of brick - and - mortar direct
market retailers and the often fickle tastes of hardcore, social media - savvy fans, to online piracy and the tantalizing possibilities of the iPad, comic
books have been out
on the bleeding edge of the digital transition for years.
Thank you for the red ribbon: — RRB - Hope you can join us in congratulating fellow indie and member of the
Book Marketing Network, Martin Murphy
on having his novella featured
on the Sunday Showcase of Indies Unlimited.
An acquisition editor considering your
book on marketing would be very happy to learn of your strong business
network.
As a
book marketing specialist, I am the first to impress
on authors the new and powerful
marketing avenues open to all authors
on the Internet - from websites and
book trailers to social
networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Self - Publishing and the Importance of Social
Networking In addition to the marketing support provided by Westwind Communications, self - published authors can help to generate more interest by understanding how social networking - both on and offline - can be used to place their book in the public eye and to ensure that it reaches a wider r
Networking In addition to the
marketing support provided by Westwind Communications, self - published authors can help to generate more interest by understanding how social
networking - both on and offline - can be used to place their book in the public eye and to ensure that it reaches a wider r
networking - both
on and offline - can be used to place their
book in the public eye and to ensure that it reaches a wider readership.
This article focuses
on just four elements of platform that are critical to an author's success in
marketing a
book: Issues in the
book, Endorsements & Reviews for the
book, Social
Networking by the author and the author's Email List.
Stephanie works with a
network of co-agents in 25 countries around the world who
market our
books to publishers in their territories, and she attends the major international
book fairs
on our behalf, including Frankfurt and London.
Imagine doing
book marketing on SnapChat (a social
network targeting teenagers) when your target audience is retirees.
She's been featured
on Fox Business
Network, affiliates of ABC, NBC and CBS, Author
Marketing Club, The Author Hangout, Kindlepreneur,
Book Marketing Mentors, Examiner, She Knows, She Writes, The Writer's Life, Literary Titan and many more.
Also, you can join the WritePubChat community
on Slack to
network with other writers and discuss writing, publishing and
book marketing.
If you're not part of any groups
on Facebook, G +, LinkedIn, and Goodreads, you're missing out
on golden opportunities for
networking and well as indirect
book marketing — not only with other authors, but with readers,
book bloggers, and
book reviewers — influencers — as well.
Your
book marketing and promotion success will depend
on your own
networking efforts, even if you're cruising
on an advance from a big NY publisher.
If you can sell five thousand
books or more
on your own, you can prove there's a
market for your
book and you know how to reach it, whether it's through the media, social
networking, back - of - the - room sales, whatever.
Traditionally published authors who are used to relying
on their publishers» distribution
networks think that there is not much an author can do when it comes to
marketing his
books.
But if you like connecting with people one -
on - one and have
networks that will help you line - up at least 20 online
book appearances, then plan and manage your own tour and use the money you've saved
on a different
book marketing tactic that you need special skills to execute (creating a killer
book trailer, for example).
I know John Kremer, founder and owner of The
Book Marketing Network, also is an expert
on getting indie authors»
books noticed.
Services I provide might include: building a platform, training how to build an audience or social
network, consulting
on how to
market the
book as a tool to build their business, or informing them of publishing courses, conferences or organizations that can help further their experience as an author.
And The
Markets, a daylong conference
on the eve of Frankfurt
Book Fair, will present an array of speakers and
networking opportunities with industry players in the comfort of the Business Club in Hall 4.
But when it comes to
marketing and promoting, it seems we've taken one paradigm — the old school «traditional publisher buys your
book, publisher
markets your
book, you sink or swim
on their efforts» — and are now insisting that everyone must follow the new paradigm — where we are all platform building, paradigm shifting, self publishing,
networking machines.
The
marketing advice most indie - authors are given is twofold: establish an internet presence in forums and
on social
networking sites, and solicit
book bloggers to review their
book.
John is the founder of the Institute
on Book Publishing Innovations as well as The Book Marketing Network social network for book authors and publishers (http://www.thebookmarketingnetwork.c
Book Publishing Innovations as well as The
Book Marketing Network social network for book authors and publishers (http://www.thebookmarketingnetwork.c
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Network social
network for book authors and publishers (http://www.thebookmarketingnetwor
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book authors and publishers (http://www.thebookmarketingnetwork.c
book authors and publishers (http://www.thebookmarketingnetwork.com).
In the last five years Amazon have, in addition to dominating online bookselling, bought a
book social
network, a major print -
on - demand supplier, a complete end - to - end self - publishing system, pretty much the entire used
books marketplace, the biggest audiobook distributor, the best iPhone ereader, and designed, built and delivered the only truly mass -
market dedicated ereading device, with a proprietary format that sets them up to be the iTunes of eBooks.
Marketing tactics such as blogging, social
networking, guest posting
on other blogs, virtual
book tours, online
book reviews, videos, and joint ventures can all be used in promoting Kindle ebooks.
Authors: How to Choose the Best Social Media Platform for
Marketing Your
Book via Social Media Today — While every writer needs to utilize social media
networks to promote his / her work, sometimes it's best to focus your self - promotion energy
on a few
networks instead of jumping into all of them.
There's lots of helpful content
on this site about how to use social
networks for
book marketing, including a recent guest post about Facebook, an article
on the three Facebook options (profile, Page, group), and a good Twitter primer.
She's been featured
on Fox Business
Network, affiliates of ABC, NBC and CBS, Author
Marketing Club, The Author Hangout, Kindlepreneur,
Book Marketing Mentors, Examiner, She Knows, She Writes, The Writer's Life and many more.
There are other things you can do: write guest posts or articles for website and blogs, be a guest
on podcasts or vlogs, do your own audio or video content, teach online classes, organize in - person events or signings, participate
on private message boards, be a guest at
book clubs, and reach out personally to people in your
network through a personal email (which is always underestimated and undervalued as a
marketing and promotion tool).
There are successful self - published authors who DO NOT blog / twitter / facebook or do
book blog tours (this is counter-intuitive to the mantra that social
networking is vitally important to indie authors, but it is still true; the appeal of the
book and the power of Amazon's
marketing machine have a lot of influence
on sales).
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-LSB-...] Before we get started
on the writing part of all this, let's discuss
marketing, because you don't have a writing career if you don't
market your work, regardless of how you are published (even if your
book isn't even out yet); you can still be
networking (ugh, i hate that word — let's go more with building relationships), and building your author platform.
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