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started by Bjerre Cantrell on 25 Nov 13
started by Bjerre Cantrell on 25 Nov 13
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started by Bjerre Cantrell on 25 Nov 13
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Therefore youre published! Congratulations! Now if youre like the majority of authors you may well be asking yourself, now what? There are so many ways-to market your self, so many actually its sometimes hard to know which you should chose. Now without getting into all your choices, lets examine some simple things you can do to surround your self with experts and enough knowledge so you never have to wonder: Im published, now what?
1) Find the right books to bury yourself in.
2) There are always a lot of marketing alternatives and if youre not sure which one to selected heres a tip: if it appears to good to be true it probably is. Keep away from hype because hype rarely takes care of. Ask for recommendations, communicate with other authors.
3) You will find a lot of information on the web if youre willing to do some research. Whether youre searching for promotional a few ideas or individuals to help you promote your book you should see what you will get and definitely Google them first.
4) Find somebody you trust to talk you through the process. Whether you hire someone or met someone within your writing group, find someone you could bounce some ideas off of who knows a and understands current book marketing trends.
5) Dont are now living in a vacuum. Move out and meet other published authors. Discover more on our favorite related paper - Click here: http://nickvassilev.com review. Head to authors conventions, check-out the local PMA listings (Publishers Marketing Association) and consider joining them on the national-level. Also SPAN (Small Press Association of The United States) is still another excellent company to participate. These two sites offer a regular publication with guidelines, articles, and advice columns.
6) Do some on line network via publishing and book advertising boards, here are several for one to get going with:
Pub-forum http://www.pub-forum.net
Publish-L http://www.publish-l.com
Smallpub-civil http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/smallpub-civil
Ind-E-Pubs covers ebooks http://www.ind-e-pubs.com
POD marketers http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/pod_publishers
7) Sign up for some great publishing newsletters, theres a lot of information out there and a lot of it is loaded in some of the best newsletters youll ever read:
John Poynters Parapublishing Tips: http://www.parapublishing.com
Readers and Writers http://www.writersreaders.com/
David Kremer: http://www.bookmarket.com
Brian Jud: http://www.bookmarketing.com
Book Marketing Expert: http://www.amarketingexpert.com
8) Get your book reviewed: maybe this sounds like a no-brainer but youd be amazed just how many writers forget this step but its important and heres why: people like what other people like. What someone else says about your book is really a thousand times more efficient than whatever you could say. Do evaluations sell books? Well, yes in my opinion they do and in case your book is up on Amazon or various other online website and no ones discussing it heres why: a possible new reader might not be motivated to buy. Readers seldom buy books.
9) Outline several objectives and hit-the promotional road: keep it simple and keep it realistic. Long, complicated, and involved marketing plans aren't only difficult to stick to, theyre probably gonna cost you a deal.