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