How Self-Syndication Leads to Free Publicity

Syndicating your articles is one of the most profitable publicity-wise venues I can think of and I am surprised when I find authors do not think to do this. If they only realized the potential this has, they'd jump on the self-syndicating bandwagon in no time!

How To Make Your Book A Best Seller

So how do books become best sellers? Usually hyped out of this world by the publisher, if he thinks he has a good seller on his hands. But we're not talking publishers. We are going to talk about you. I have seen books which were amazing and sold zilch. Why not? No hype.

The Top 7 Ways Authors Mess Up Their Book Marketing

Strategy and marketing skills make the difference between having cases of unsold books sitting in your garage and creating a media empire. If you don't know what to do with your book once it is written, it will be pretty difficult for you to sell many copies.

Writers Writing Ezine Articles, Blogs or Authoring E-Books on the Internet

Should you write articles for ezine online newsletters or write on blogs to attract readers to your eBooks? If you are an author and you primarily use the internet to sell your words then perhaps you have considered all the various strategies to attract readers, buyers of your works or those who wish to pay you to write words?

Boosting Book Sales Through Discussions and Forums

Discussion Groups can be a gold mine for generating interest in your book. Search discussion group sites Yahoo Groups and Google Groups for groups that are relevant to the topic of your book. You can also search for discussion groups by subject matter. Type in the search engines +discussion +groups +mothers +young +children, for example.

Act Like a Best-selling Author Part 2 - The First Step to Finding Your Market

For self-publishing authors, finding your market is essential before you publish your book.

Creative Ebook Writing - Write a List Outline on Your Chosen Topic and Create an Ebook

Are you struggling with the process of developing an ebook? You can get started using any article you've previously written, or even one someone else wrote, and use it as a foundation for your ebook. I'll show you how.

Think Like a Best-Selling Author- Part 1 Create the Buzz

Book Marketing should begin 60 days before your book's release date. The best advice is to market your book everyday. You could have a really fabulous book, but if know one knows about it then you won't create a buzz. Without a buzz it makes it just that much harder to sell your book once it is released.

6 Free Book Marketing Techniques Guaranteed to Get You Book Sales

6 book marketing techniques that will help you to make book sales.

Cheap and Effective Ways to Promote Your Books

Cheap and effective ways to promote your books. Author shares ideas.

Promoting Your Book

How do I promote my book? What can I do to break down doors? This article is a tell all with a step-by-step plan.

Tips for the Traveling Author

Once you have decided to attend a convention, it is important to be prepared for whatever role you plan to play there. Whether you are attending as a featured author or panelist, a vendor of your own books, or are just going to soak up the atmosphere and take notes, applying some helpful travel tips can make your trip much more enjoyable. Here are just a few ways to reduce headaches and lighten your load as a traveling author.

Getting Your Book Published is Only Half the Battle

Seeing your book in print is not nearly enough anymore. You have to get out there and sell it.

Market & Promote Your New Book In Bookstores

Even though books are being sold in all types of retail outlets, bookstores are still an essential part of the book marketing strategy of new authors. There are an estimated 63,000 new titles released each year in the market. And there are also backlist titles still vying for shelf space. Books are sold in mass merchandise stores, grocery stores, toy stores, sporting goods stores and other places. However, over 50% of books are still sold in bookstores, making it essential to get your books on bookstore shelves.

Market & Promote Your New Book Through Media Outlets

Not having the large book marketing budgets like publishing companies, new authors must find cost efficient ways to promote their new books through media outlets. Print and electronic media (radio and television) are very expensive, both nationally and locally. But the exposure for new books through this type of advertising is hard to beat. New books of high profile authors get expensive print and electronic media advertising campaigns developed by publishers. These advertising campaigns use the author’s name to get media exposure for the new books. As a new, unknown author, you are not going to be given this type of media advertising for your new book. Can you do it yourself? No! Media advertising is expensive! The cost of these campaigns is more than new authors can afford. However, there are still inexpensive ways you can get the media exposure you need for your book.