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Have you created a book trailer?
Do you think a book trailer is an effective way to get in touch with your readers and reach them more than other traditional methods?
Has anyone created a book trailer to aid with launching their book? If so, what program did you use to create it?
Read more…DO YOU AGREE THAT TRADITIONALLY PUBLISHED AUTHORS SHOULD BE PROMOTIONALY SELF-RELIANT
Have you experienced the issue?
Read more…book signings
I have a young girlfriend who published a sci book and she joined with about eight other authors of sci fi books and they arrange book fairs in various towns around and she has been pretty successful at selling her books there, but not on Amazon.
Read more…WHAT WOULD YOU PAY FOR OUT-SOURCED MARKETING?
Don't answer "I'm broke". Pretend your Lotto # was finally selected.
Read more…HAVE YOU CRAFTED YOUR PUBLICITY MATERIAL?
Suggested Q&A's. One-sheeters explaining your concepts. Etc. If not, why not?
Read more…Authors' co-operatives
There was a person who posted on WAE talking about authors' co-operatives. Unfortunately I don't remember who it was. I do remember asking her to say more about it, and she did, but now I can't find that posting.
Does anyone here know how author coope
Read more…Self publish first book for Kindle... Is this a good idea?
I struggle with building my platform when I don't have a product to promote. I'm considering publishing for the Kindle. Can someone answer how this effects looking for a traditional publisher for print and audio?
Read more…HOW DO WE USE TRAGEDIES FOR PROMOTION?
Now's the time that the media can't find enough psychologists, grief counselors, sociologists, etc. Assuming you have the credential, how do you put yourself out there without feeling a little ghoulish?
Read more…QUESTIONS? Precede answers.
Like everyone else, I'm a perpetual student when it comes to marketing, which is what makes it fun. I've learned a few things along the way and so have all of is. Here's an invite to present specific questions for which you might receive useful answe
Read more…WOULD YOU BE AUDACIOUS TO GET GET PUBLICITY?
Michael Moore rented an ice cream truck to drive around the Capital building reading the Patriot Act through a loud speaker, and he escorted a lot of ill people who could afford health care to Cuba, where they were treated for free.
Read more…Do we need our own website in order to promote our book?
You want to sell your book. To do that, you need traffic that leads directly to your Amazon or B & N or other salespage. How will you get that? One way is if the tags you chose for your book are just so strong that search engine traffic will lead dir
Read more…CAN YOU BE A SPOKESPERSON?
Maybe some of us should and can expand our thinking. Instead of just think about the book, maybe think about its primary subject and purpose, and how you can maybe be a spokesperson about that. That way you and the subject are the story and the book
Read more…Do endorsements make a difference, and should they make a difference?
Do you think it's an important part of book promotion and marketing to get endorsements from well-known and accomplished people? Do you think that the system of how authors get endorsements guarantees an authentic endorsement of a book?
Read more…DO YOU THINK BOOK PROMOTION SHOULD BE THE PUBLISHER'S JOB?
AND THAT IT'S UNREASONABLE TO PUT IT ON THE AUTHOR'S BACK?
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