A number of readers have expressed surprise about how I manage to blog in addition to holding down a full -
time book publicity job.
We are a full -
time book publicity company, and we work very hard on behalf of our clients during the day.
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.
Not exact matches
Although the incident comes at the height of the busiest
time of the year for cruise
bookings, a period known as Wave Season, travel agents weren't bracing for a downturn in business Monday, in part because the incident had yet to get major
publicity, said Mike Driscoll of Cruiseweek, an industry newsletter.
Others have suggested that instead of building a platform and pursuing
publicity opportunities, I should rely on God's
timing and leave
book sales to him.
For a limited
time, the Healthy Back Institute is running a very unique promotion and has decided to GIVE AWAY a certain number of FREE hard copies of their best - selling
book, The 7 - Day Back Pain Cure, as a one -
time special promotion to get extra
publicity.
It's really that every comic -
book movie becomes part of the endless cycle of long - lead trickle
publicity: the announcement of the filmmaker; casting rumors; casting confirmations; first look at costume designs; first set photos; rumors about plot elements; confirmations of plot elements; first teaser trailer; etc. etc. so that by the
time the movie itself actually appears we are sick to death of the thing.
And, although there are many low - cost and no - cost ways to get
publicity and to market your work, unless you are able to pay someone to find these ways for you, you will need to spend
time doing the research, trial - and - error, and trying again that it will take to discover ways that might work best for you in marketing and promoting your
book.
A notable children's
book Smith
Publicity promoted is the New York
Times best seller by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, Hide!!!
If you decide a
publicity campaign is right for your
book, make sure you have the necessary lead
time (and money, if you plan to hire a
book publicist).
--(Briefly) started a
book recommendation site with a fellow author — Launched a movie review blog with a friend (still going)-- Launched a t - shirt company with a couple other friends (sucked a bunch of time and never amount to much of anything)-- Found a publicity company for indie authors called Book Review 22 (the second best vent
book recommendation site with a fellow author — Launched a movie review blog with a friend (still going)-- Launched a t - shirt company with a couple other friends (sucked a bunch of
time and never amount to much of anything)-- Found a
publicity company for indie authors called
Book Review 22 (the second best vent
Book Review 22 (the second best venture)
Then they focus all their
publicity on the
books that look like they're going to hit the big -
time.)
Our diverse experience in
book publishing includes editorial, marketing,
publicity, legal and rights, which we use to help build authors one step at a
time.
How would you know how much
time and money you should invest in advance
book publicity?
If you want people to read your
book and you don't want to be curled up in the fetal position during release week, take some
time to review your options for
book publicity and then sort out which ones appeal to you.
Can you allot too much lead
time and too much of your resources to advance
book publicity?
* Why not have an experienced
publicity team writing press releases for you... positioning and promoting you and your
book, getting you big -
time reviews and interviews?
As a result, the
book publicity plan they create at the end of the four - week course is one that will work for their
book, and one they can implement in the
time they have available for this type of work.
Literary Agent Undercover is only for authors who understand the benefits of traditional publishing: no financial risk because someone else is paying for the privilege of publishing your
book; a higher quality product thanks to a top - notch editor and cover designer; more profit due to better sales, distribution, and
publicity; subsidiary rights opportunities like merchandising, translations, TV, feature film, etc; increased credibility and more
book reviews; and the ability to spend more
time writing, promoting, and doing what you love.
And, the rest of the
time, you'll engage in
book publicity activities that may lead to slightly delayed gratification.
Campaigns for
books that are already released take more of a
publicity team's
time, and therefore may cost more.
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As a first
time author, I was struggling with getting
publicity for my
book, Reclaiming My Soul from the Lost and Found.
Now it's
time to articulate your plans for selling your
book by including the marketing and
publicity plan that will grab the attention of an agent or editor.
Spending too much
time on advance
book promotion is probably as bad of a decision as spending no
time on advance
book publicity.
The reason you need a
book publicist is because, if you conduct your own
book publicity campaign, and you do all of your own
book marketing, then you'll have no
time to write
books.
Virtual
Book Tour - Similar to a publicity tour, but focuses on publicizing through the internet by means of ads on the websites visited by the target audience and often times through book giveaw
Book Tour - Similar to a
publicity tour, but focuses on publicizing through the internet by means of ads on the websites visited by the target audience and often
times through
book giveaw
book giveaways.
As a first
time author, I was struggling with getting
publicity for my
book, Reclaiming...
Remember,
book publicity is not only free, it's 10
times more valuable than advertising, so follow these steps to make sure you're prepared to take advantage of every opportunity you can generate with the press.
He writes that releases of audiobook editions of titles «is almost always simultaneous with the publication of the printed
book, which means that the audiobook benefits from
publicity at the
time of print publication, but it also reduces the
time available for audio production.»
Whether it's a flat fee for the «
book publicity project upon launch»; a monthly retainer arrangement; or one is hired for a variety of projects — from the initial
book publishing date to ongoing projects related to the
book over a period of
time, a good publicist can do wonders... but they can't guarantee anything.
As her publisher ramps out the
publicity for her new
book, they released a picture of her new
book cover and the fans reacted to it, big
time.
However, that's no reason to be discouraged; building up your author brand, upping your understanding of the publishing industry, and investing in good
book publicity will help tip you into the black over
time.
If you take the proper precauthions, then you'll know that, when it comes
time to launch your
book publicity campaign, you'll have a
book to promote.
But, although it's interesting to see how Skype virtual
book tours can be integrated into
book promotion campaigns, I'm guessing that world - famous authors will be in a far better position to take advantage of the
book publicity opportunity than the rest of us... now, and for a long, long
time to come.
Here's a quote I found in The Miami Herald from author / wrestler Shawn Michaels: ``... it was sort of ironic that every other
book gets a ton of
publicity when it comes out, and this one didn't, but I really didn't have the
time to publicize it.»
Now is the
time to come up with these ideas and start getting the word out with your
book marketing and
book publicity strategies.
By the
time I contacted Smith
Publicity, I was exhausted and stressed from years of researching and writing my
book, The Fifth Decade, Is It Just My Life or Is It Perimenopause, from finding a literary agent and then a publisher, and finally choosing a PR firm.
Maybe it's
time to think about expanding your
book publicity campaign to include something a bit out of the ordinary.
I chose Smith
Publicity because they, alone, took the
time to research my credentials and my
book before we signed a contract.
Timing is everything — and no less in
book marketing and
book publicity than in any other endeavor.
That's why, despite the fact that traditional
book reviewers should probably have changed their submission requirements long ago, when the technological changes in
book publishing shortened the
book production schedule so much, it's still impossible for
book publicists (and for authors who are conducting
book publicity campaigns) to bypass the rules and garner traditional
book reviews without having at least three months» lead
time.
I am indebted to Smith
Publicity for helping me promote my
book and gain exposure beyond what I could ever have imagined as a first
time, self - published author.
Since 1997, Smith
Publicity has promoted thousands of
books / ebooks from every genre from New York
Times best sellers to first
time, self - published authors.
«Having worked in the
book publishing industry for some
time, I must confess that I am truly impressed with the team at Smith
Publicity.
Creating that all - important
book publicity media list you'll use to promote your
book on an ongoing basis takes
time and effort, but it's not hard to do.
Once upon a
time, full service
book publicity firms had only to send
books and press kits out to the media, wait awhile, follow up with phone calls, and
book interviews (or get word about reviews).
My effectiveness at
book publicity presumes that I have two phone lines and that they both work, all the
time.
From many years ago — when we became the very first
book marketing company to secure a full page feature story about a self - published novel in The New York
Times, to the ever - evolving
book publicity strategies we continually develop for self - published authors — we have earned the reputation as the premier
book marketing agency for self - published
books.
In this issue: Article: Is Summer a Bad
Time to Start a
Book Publicity Campaign?