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.
- Being a Successful Author — Magic or Work? by Sia McKye
- Blog Radio by Aaron Paul Lazar
- Blogging — Creating a Community for Your Book by Dog Ear Publishing
- Book Marketing 101 by Bobby Ozuna
- Book Marketing: Branding Yourself as an Author by John Marion Francis
- Book Marketing on the Internet: Sites for Writers by A.F. Stewart
- Book Marketing Tips From A.F. Stewart by A.F. Stewart
- Book Marketing: Writing Book Reviews by Pat Bertram
- Book Promotion: Blogging by Pat Bertram
- Book Promotion: Establishing an Online Persona by Pat Bertram
- The Book Promotion Puzzle by Pat Bertram
- Book Publicity for Authors — Getting the Most From Your Publicity Campaign by Dog Ear Publishing
- A Bookseller’s Perspective on How to Promote Your Book by Michelle Maycock
- Book Stores and Book Signings by Shirley Kennett
- Book Stores Are the Worst Place to Sell Your Books by Dog Ear Publishing
- Books Don’t Sell Themselves by Sia McKye
- A Cheapskate Guide to Creating a Publishing Company by Ken Coffman
- Contacting Famous People by D.B. Pacini
- Creating a Book Marketing Plan by Dog Ear Publishing
- Creating a Teaser Trailer for Your Book by Suzette Vaughn
- Different Ways of Marketing Your Book Online by Peter N. Jones
- The End of the Book Marketing Business as We Know It? by Claire Collins
- Getting Published: No Magic Wands or Treasure Maps by Sia McKye
- Guerilla Book Marketing by Dog Ear Publishing
- Help Other Writers be More Visible by Anne Lyken-Garner
- How I Did My Book Signing by Christine Husom
- How Much Time Should an Author Spend Tweeting, Facebook-ing and MySpace-ing? by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
- How to Advertise Yourself as an Author by A.F. Stewart
- How to Deal With Well-Meaning Friends and Readers by Laurie Foston
- How to Do a Blog Tour by Marshall Karp
- How to Set Up a Blog Tour and Why You Should by Alan Baxter
- Making the Most of MySpace by Jordan Dane
- The Magic of Social Networking by Pat Bertram
- Marketing the Old-Fashioned Way by Sherrie Hansen
- More Sites for Marketing Your Books Online by Pat Bertram
- The Most Important Word in Book Marketing by Pat Bertram
- Negative Reviews: Are They Really Negative? by Marshall Karp
- Never Be Afraid to Ask by Ian O’Neill
- Notes on Book Promotion by Pat Bertram
- One Introvert’s Guide to Reading at Book Signings by Mairead Walpole
- Promote Your Work? Why? by Edward Talbot
- Radio Interviews and How to Get Asked Back by Chuck Collins
- Selling Your Book to Readers — Part I by Dr. Seymour Garte
- Selling Your Book to Readers — Part II by Dr. Seymour Garte
- Setting Up Author Events and Book Signings by Dog Ear Publishing
- So You Want to Become a Published Author by Roger Dean Kiser
- Starting an E-Publishing Company by Joan De La Haye
- Submitting to Literary Magazines 101: Professionalism by Vince Gotera
- Think Outside the Book by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
- TK Kenyon Talks About Book Marketing for the Introvert by TK Kenyon
- Twitter: How to Use It To Promote You and Your Books by John Marion Francis
- What Blogging Platform Should You Use? by Pat Bertram
- What are You Doing to Promote Yourself? How Are you Creating Name Recognition? by Sia McKye
- When Is the Best Time to Start Promoting Your Book? by Pat Bertram
- Writer Cliff Burns Talks About Book Promotion by Cliff Burns and Pat Bertram
- Writing Columns and Branding — An Interview with Aaron Paul Lazar
- Writing Cover Copy and Book Bios by Dog Ear Publishing