Archive for February, 2009

need advise on publishing/marketing a fiction book?

I recently wrote a fiction book,and I like to find out the best marketing plan from here.
Type “publish book” in the search bar. This question gets asked and answered 15 times a day. You will find some really thought out, insightful answers if you just put forth a tiny bit of effort to [...]

Self Publishers Guide To The Best Cheap And Easy Book Marketing Tips

Whether you’ve just published a book or have a book that isn’t selling, now is the time to get to it; start marketing today! self publishers need to have a good marketing plan to sell books and should be written prior to writing your book and in place a year prior to publishing your book. [...]

Simple Book Marketing Tips

Authors, self publishers and book publishers can be very unhappy when they see boxes of books delivered from the printer, loaded onto pallets in their garage and not have any idea on how they’re going to sell them; don’t let this happen to you — be prepared. self publishers need to have a good marketing [...]

Best practices for marketing an audio book?

Can anyone point me towards some guidelines for marketing an audio book, including:
-format
-acceptable file size
-distribution channels
- etc?
Thanks for your help.
You might want to download a couple online and see how they are formatted. Try Simply Audiobooks (www.simplyaudiobooks.com) – they have a rental program, so its not too expensive to try a couple.
Most of my audio [...]

Book Marketing Tips For Self Publishers And Self Publishers-To-Be

If you’re already a self publisher or planning to be, you can market and promote your book on a shoestring budget – thousands have done it; be careful about your promotion and marketing dollars and don’t plunge into unknown waters — test, test, and test. It’s one thing to write a book, but an entirely [...]

Help finding websites on book marketing?

I have a collection of short stories being published (not just mine, there's a number of us). I have a few books, but would also like some more up-to-date web resources about effective marketing methods. It's hard to find them without someone trying to sell me something.
Thanks!
maybe you should check out 1to1media.com, they have tons [...]

Best Book Marketing Tips Help Self Publishers

In today’s publishing marketplace, the success of a book depends greatly on a strong marketing plan. This article will provide you with easy, free, and cheap book marketing, promotion and publicity tips to get you headed in the right direction. You can have the best book in the world, but if no one knows about [...]

Book Publishers Best Marketing Tips

Your book selling, book marketing, and book promotion planning should begin before the manuscript is completed. Assuming you’re a self publisher or book publisher and you’ve already published your book, you need to immediately implement a strong, no-holds barred, book marketing and promotion strategy to sell your books fast. You can have the best book [...]

Self-Publishing Book Production & Marketing Mistakes to Avoid

Once your book is written and you’ve determined that you will be self-publishing, there are a few serious errors you are going to want to steer clear of.
THINKING YOU DON’T NEED AN EDITOR
Even the best writer needs a second pair of impartial, well-trained eyes to look over their work before sending it out into the [...]

What are some marketing methods for promoting my nonfiction book?

My book is nonfiction and is probably considered a "how to" book. I need to come up with promotion and marketing ideas…things I'll do to get the book "out there" when it is published. I have come up with a few obvious ones: facebook, myspace, twitter, personal e-mails, word-of-mouth, and some local appearances. [...]