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I  began researching book marketing almost from the time I wrote the first word of my first novel. I read about using bookmarks as business cards and giveaways, sending out press releases, setting up booksignings, but I learned very little about marketing books on the internet. Many of the sites I went to for information about promoting a book free on the internet were simply ads for books about promoting free on the internet. This blog is intended to be a notebook detailing what I discover as I research the topic, including lists of sites for promoting books, articles about blogging, and tips on how to use social networking sites to promote without getting branded as a marketing floozy. Feel free to offer advice.

1. Amazon Sales Tracking App by Dave Wooldridge
2. Being a Successful Author — Magic or Work? by Sia McKye
3. Blog Radio by Aaron Paul Lazar
4. Blogging – Creating a Community for Your Book by Dog Ear Publishng
5. Book Marketing 101 by Bobby Ozuna
6. Book Marketing: Branding Yourself As an Author by John Marion Francis
7. Book Marketing Ideas by Jim Magwood
8. Book Marketing on the Internet: Sites for Writers By A.F. Stewart
9. Book Marketing Tips From A.F. Stewart by A.F. Stewart
10. Book Marketing: Writing Book Reviews by Pat Bertram
11. Book Promotion: Blogging by Pat Bertram
12. Book Promotion: Establishing an Online Persona by Pat Bertram
13. The Book Promotion Puzzle by Pat Bertram
14. Book Publicity for Authors — Getting the Most From Your Publicity Campaign by Dog Ear Publishing
15. A Bookseller’s Perspective on How to Promote Your Book by Michelle Maycock.
16. Book Stores and Book Signings by Shirley Kennett
17. Book Stores Are the Worst Place to Sell Your Books by Dog Ear Publishing
18. Books Don’t Sell Themselves by Sia McKye
19. A Cheapskate Guide to Creating a Publishing Company by Ken Coffman
20. Contacting Famous People by D.B. Pacini
21. Creating a Book Marketing Plan by Dog Ear Publishing
22. Creating a Teaser Trailer for Your Book by Suzette Vaughn
23. Different Ways to Market Your Book Online by Peter N. Jones
24. The End of the Book Marketing Business as We Know It? by Claire Collins
25. Getting Published: No Magic Wands or Treasure Maps by Sia McKye
26. Guerilla Book Marketing by Dog Ear Publishing
27. Help Other Writers be More Visible by Anne Lyken-Garner
28. How I Did My Book Signing by Christine Husom
29. How Much Time Should an Author Spend Tweeting, Facebook-ing, and MySpacing? by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
30. How to Annoy Readers  (Or How Not to Promote Your Book) by Olivia Cunning
31. How to Advertise Yourself as an Author by A.F. Stewart
32. How to Deal with Well-Meaning Friends and Readers by Laurie Foston
33. How to Do a Blog Tour by Marshall Karp
34. How to Set Up a Blog Tour and Why You Should by Alan Baxter
35. The Magic of Social Networking by Pat Bertram
36. Making the Most of MySpace by Jordan Dane
37. Marketing the Old-Fashioned Way by Sherrie Hansen
38. More Sites for Marketing Your Books Online by Pat Bertram
39. The Most Important Word in Book Marketing by Pat Bertram
40. Negative Reviews: Are They Really Negative? by Marshall Karp
41. Never Be Afraid to Ask by Ian O’Neill
42. Notes on Book Promotion by Pat Bertram
43. One Introvert’s Guide to Reading at Book Signings by Mairead Walpole
44. Promote Yourself by Promoting Fellow Authors by Barbara Grovner (B. Grovner)
45. Promote Your Work? Why? by Edward Talbot
46. Publicize Your Book!! Marketing Plan By Elicia Clegg
47. Radio Interviews and How to Get Asked Back by Chuck Collins
48. Selling Your Books to Readers — Part I by Dr. Seymour Garte
49. Selling Your Books to Readers — Part II by Dr. Seymour Garte
50. Setting Up Author Events and Book Signings by Dog Ear Publishing
51. So You Want to Become a Published Author by Roger Dean Kiser
52. Starting an E-Publishing Company by Joan De La Haye
53. Submitting to Literary Magazines 101: Professionalism by Vince Gotera
54. Think Outside the Book by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
55. TK Kenyon Talks About Book Marketing for the Introvert by TK Kenyon
56. Twitter: How to Use It to Promote You and Your Books by John Marion Francis
57. What Blogging Platform Should You Use by Pat Bertram
58. What Are You Doing to Promote Yourself? How Are You Creating Name Recognition? by Sia McKye
59. When Is the Best Time to Start Promoting Your Book? by Pat Bertram
60. Writer Cliff Burns Talks About Book Promotion by Cliff Burns and Pat Bertram
61. Writing Columns and Branding — An Interview with Aaron Paul Lazar
62. Writing Cover Copy and Book Bios by Dog Ear Publishing