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What’s your best book marketing tip?
- What kinds of book promotion have worked for you?
- What book buzz did you create in 2007 that surprised even yourself when people started to buy more books?
- If a new author came to you and said, “Where do I start?” what would be the top 5 things you would tell him or her to definately do?
- How did you create a book marketing plan?
- What nuggets did you take away from a book marketing seminar that was an “ah ha” moment?
As Lisa has been marketing her books, attending seminars, brainstorming bookk marketing ideas and working with her nonprofit organization, she’s been collecting ideas to improve her book marketing, book promotion and publicity and book marketing business plan. And then she realized… it was over 400 pages of tips!
Speaking at writers conferences people told her…
- “You need to put all of that book marketing information in book!”
- “Your workshop on book marketing on a budget was worth the price of the whole conference alone!”
And so she got to thinking… I need to share this information! And as an editor of a magazine, an author, a book-seller and a publisher, I need to connect with more authors to do some co-op mailings, help one another, so we can all sell more books!
So, she needs your help! She started breaking up the information and is in the process of writing over 30 ebooks with over 50 tips each for all kinds of categories. But it shouldn’t all be about her (how dull!) She’d love your input too!
And… drum roll… if your tip or suggestion is used in the book, you’ll get a free copy! So email them to her now at lisa@youcansellmorebooks.com . She’ll take as many as you want to send!
Her first ebook should be out by Feb 1, 2008 with more to come soon.
Topics include:
- Creative Sales Techniques
- Ways to Work with Other Authors
- How to Use Promotional Materials
- Use Advertising and Exhibiting
- Sell More Books on Amazon
- Make Bookstore Owners Love You!
- Have a Web Site that Sells Books
- Have a Successful Book Signing
- Find Freelance Work
- Build and Use a Media List
- How Authors Can Work with NonprofitS
- How Authors Can Save Money
- How Authors Can Get Endorsements and Reviews
- How Authors Can Use an Ezine
- Creating Products and Packages
- Selling Books Through Social Networks
- Working with Book Clubs
- Tips for Self Publishers
- Tips for Authors About Virtual Tours
- Tips for Authors Doing Radio Interviews
- Podcasts for Authors
- Things to do in 20 Minutes to Sell More Books
- Things to Know Before You Write Your Book
- What You Should Know About Distribution
- Speaking Tips for Authors
- Resources for the Christian Author
- Understanding the Big Picture of Book Promotion
- Authors and Blogging
- Things to Ask Yourself Before Writing Your Book
- Tools and Resources for Author
- Internet Marketing Tips for Authors
- Customer Service Tips for Authors
So, get to brainstorming and feel free to send this page to any of your writers groups so they can make submissions too.
Looking forward to your submissions and some amazing ebooks of tips for authors so YOU CAN SELL MORE BOOKS!
I am a new author so I have had to learn everything on my own, I’m still learning lol. The one thing I have learned that really has worked the best is making new friends, meeting new people where ever I go and telling them that I’m a writer. They have always asked, “What do you write?” which leads to the conversation about my books. I hand them a card and ask them to check out my site. It usually works. Then I tell them (those who I see everyonce in a while) if they bring the book to me, I can sign it for them. I love signing my books and get excited when they bring them to me. Signed books are treasures and people treat them as such, I love seeing that.
I haven’t been to any seminars yet but I have joined many ezines to learn more. I read about book signings after I really had one. I turned out doing the things I was told to do which didn’t help because I was caught in a time where there were too many things going on in town and surrounding towns so the turn out was bad. Now I know that the date is just as important and will make sure there aren’t any other events going on at the same time stealing my readers away from me lol.
My marketing plan consists of all the reviews I have recieved so far, a poster to hang in stores advertising book signings which I left blank so I could hand write in the date and time for the stores who will host me. I did a sheet for the book’s synopsis which is short, a brief autobiagraphy, 2 bookmarks I made for the owner, my business card, and a magnet all with my cover on them.
If another beginning author came up to me, I would tell them to get reviews done before the book came out. It is so much harder afterwards and then you can’t get the big name reviewers like those magazines in the genre of the book. Then I would tell them to create a professional website, not one of those free webs. From there, I would tell them to begin telling people and ask their friends and family to help out either by passing on the word or by passing out flyers. They could also go to the post office and ask them to mail out flyers too, just be sure to pay for the postage.
When doing a booksigning, having a free gift will attract more people. If you like candy, add a sticker to the wrapper with the cover of the book and the website url. If they just take the candy, they will remember the site and the book, hopefully checking it out later.
That’s it from me. As I said, I am still learning.
Amber Rigby Grosjean
Lisa, what a great idea! Of course, you are always full of great ideas.
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