And those who do need book promotion opportunities, MediaBistro's article seems to rub in, are not going to get those book
publicity opportunities from the NBCC anytime soon.
You can also share your contact details for
publicity opportunities from your author dashboard.
Not exact matches
I am so grateful — for all these
opportunities, of course, but mostly for the kindness of other people: the reader who shoved a $ 50 Starbucks card into my pocket at a signing; the flight attendant who gently patted my arm; Dad's idea to make my favorite comfort food for dinner and Mom's faithful execution of pork loin, rice, and fried apples; Marvin and Brandon at Belk; Dan's shoulder; a call
from my sister; readers who pile into minvans and drive many miles just to talk, friends who understood why, with all this good
publicity, I would just need a good, long cry.
Book publicists should have the flexibility to depart
from their paper book
publicity plan, and even
from your contractual agreement, when a book
publicity opportunity arises.
If your book publicist doesn't see the PR
opportunities, then make sure she's responsive to the news hooks when you find them for her... and don't let book
publicity opportunities pass you by because you're too polite to ask for what you need
from your book publicist!
This is a unique
opportunity to illustrate just what the distinctions are in the investment that publishers have made in the marketplace with their sales forces, marketing efforts, relationships with
publicity and media contacts, which is where much of that other portion of the proceeds
from the sales of books is allocated.
While that provides quick — if not instant — gratification for authors who want to see their words reach book buyers as soon as possible, the mad dash
from the computer to the bookshelf does require the sacrifice of long lead - time book
publicity opportunities.
These are just a few of the journalists, editors, and literary agents you'll have the
opportunity to pitch and learn
from in the Expertizing ®
Publicity Forum (www.Expertizing.com/forum.htm) starting in November and January.
Book promotion and book
publicity campaigns always involve the online media, of course, but new book review
opportunities from major online media outlets such as MediaBistro gives book publicists an excuse to incorporate an online book promotion component into every book
publicity campaign.
You would have had Britney Spears (and your own instinct for book
publicity opportunities) to thank when your phone rang off the hook with requests
from the media for your insights and input... each of which was an
opportunity to tie your book into a media frenzy.
Every time an author can create a news story rather than become part of an article or segment that some other media decision maker is creating, that author has transformed book promotion
from a passive process into a proactive book
publicity opportunity.
Making Hay at Conferences I Love My Independent Bookstore Contest Thinking Seasonally: How to Sell Your Book Creatively Every Month of the Year July 4
Opportunity Lessons
from the Job Hunt BEA Blog Successful Email Management for Writers and Publishers The Boomerang
Publicity Effect BookExpo America (BEA): Maximizing Profits and Connections
Those benefits include: the availability of a civil sanction rather than a criminal prosecution; the
opportunity to work with the SFO to minimize negative
publicity; and the avoidance of an automatic bar
from involvement in public and private utilities contracts.
The
publicity you receive
from those few
opportunities, however, often makes up for the lack of response to your other emails.