Sell More Books With an E-mail Newsletter

NOTE: Because many words in this article are likely to trigger sp^m filters, we've disguised them with symbols (e.g. sp^m). This will ensure a higher delivery rate if you use this article in your e-zine. If you're selling your book online, you're practically guaranteed to increase sales by publishing an... Read More

Buzz-Based Book Marketing

Once upon a time, people went to bookstores when they wanted to buy a book. Or at least, that was the theory. Actually, non-bookstore channels have been a big part of book sales for decades-at least since people like Joe Karbo ("The Lazy Man's Way to Riches") back in the... Read More

Sell Your Book At Book Fairs, Festivals & Trade Shows

Play a bigger game with your book sales by expanding your audiences at local or nonlocal book fairs, festivals or trade shows. Can't afford a booth or table, rent a space on someone else's table and volunteer to be back for their book. In fact, rent a corner at various... Read More

Sell Your Book with Pennies

Imagine you share a huge penny jar with each of your potential readers. Every interaction with a reader either adds or subtracts pennies from the jar. When readers need your info (non-fiction) or entertainment (fiction), they will trade the jar for your book, but only if... Read More

Increase Book Sales: When a Book is No Longer Just a Book for Sale

Do you have books sitting in your garage that you haven't sold yet and looking for ways to move them? Then you will want to know about these five outrageous ideas that aren't difficult and can be just plain out fun. Dede Hall, author of The Starving Student's Cookbook had... Read More

Seven Really Truly Unique Ways to Sell More Books

These marketing tips aren't for the weak at heart. Use discretion and know where the ego and self-promotion boundary stands for you. 1. Use a fold over business card. Place your book information inside the fold. The title on the bottom side of the fold so it is seen first... Read More

Top Ten Ways to Promote Your Books Through Flyers

A flyer is an excellent, inexpensive way to promote your book. What makes one flyer so much better than another? Use these top10 tips to make your flyer stand out from the crowd. 1. Include a colored picture of your front cover. People want to see what your book... Read More

Make your Book Stand Out From the Crowd: Know your Audience

Most authors say, "Everyone will want my book, and when I take it to Oprah, it will sell millions, and I'll make millions, too." Not exactly true. If you are writing a book you need to know your specific audience. This gives your book its unique selling point. Writing for... Read More

Sell More Books With Your Sparkling Introduction

Why write an introduction? Nobody reads it anyway. Up until now, this opinion has had clout. But now, with a shorter introduction of one to two pages, and through the five essentials below, your introduction will become the fourth sales tool for your book. When people read your clear, concise... Read More

Three Powerful Tips on Selecting a Book Topic that Sells

The topic of your book or eBook counts-big time. Which would you buy-The Art of Kissing or The Art of Courtship? The kissing book sold over 60,500 while the other sold only 17,500 copies. Before you choose your topic pay attention to your audience. What do they want and need?... Read More

In The News:


Expect F-150 push in Texas as Ford moves to regional marketing
Dallas Morning News, TX - 20 hours ago
Regional marketing largely shifts decisions on advertising, special deals and even some incentives from Ford Motor Co. headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., ...

Wall Street Journal

Comics feeling a bit put out
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 6 hours ago
... the comic-book dealers out of Comic-Con and move to a separate venue,” he said. David Glanzer, Comic-Con's director of marketing and public relations, ...
Comics, Superhero Flicks Whip Up a Cultural Superstorm Wired News
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Candlewick Revamps Sales and Marketing, Launches Templar Imprint
Publishers Weekly, NY - Jul 25, 2008
Starting in spring ’09, Candlewick will launch its first book imprint in conjunction with British publisher Templar. The two houses have worked together for ...

Wall Street Journal

Stephen King Enlists
Wall Street Journal - 19 hours ago
... "N.," into bite-size video vignettes underscores how eager publishers are to come up with new marketing techniques at a time when book sales are flat or ...

iUniverse Author Gordon Page Featured in Monthly Podcast
PR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - Jul 25, 2008
iUniverse, the leading book marketing, editorial services, and supported self-publishing company, is featuring author Gordon Page and his iUniverse title ...

PC World

Kindle sells itself—or its devotees will Mary Schmich
Chicago Tribune, United States - Jul 25, 2008
I'm happy with my book life. I like being able to fiddle with a page in anticipation of the page to come. I like the way a book's weight shifts from right ...
Take that Kindle, Sony opens e-book reader to outside publishers CNET News
Sony is taking a new step to help its ebook reader dominate ... Seattle Post Intelligencer
Sony Opens Up Its Reader E-Gear
The Tech Herald - Core77.comall 216 news articles

More comic books going to the movies
Austin American-Statesman, TX - 22 hours ago
And some of it is just good — sometimes relentless — marketing by studios. Basing a movie on a comic "broadens the marketing approach to bookstores, ...

The Age

Shooting from the lip
The Age, Australia - 9 hours ago
Instead, the Lauder company offered her a chance to relocate to New York with a job as vice president of creative marketing for its Prescriptives brand - a ...

The new world of book marketing
Christian Science Monitor, MA - Jul 7, 2008
By Marjorie Kehe | July 7, 2008 edition If you’re looking for evidence that there’s now than one way to sell a book, look no further than today’s piece in ...
Ex-Prosecutor’s Book Accuses Bush of Murder New York Times
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Shire Books: a specialist publisher of offbeat and obscure books
Times Online, UK - Jul 25, 2008
Its marketing and distribution have been updated, turning more to shops and the internet, and its books have been given facelifts. ...
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