Book Promotion Tips - 9 Sure-fire Strategies

1. Know your competition. How can you make your book better than what's already out there unless you are aware of your rivals? Look in the Subject Guide to Books in Print in a major library to determine what other books are available on your topic. Then stop at a good independent bookstore and ask the owner or manager what three books on the subject he or she would recommend. Buy them. Study them. Don't emulate them! Find a way to make yours more...

Attract More Buyers to Your Book: Use Metaphors

Surprise your potential buyers. Give them chocolate frosting! Now in the information age we expect to read short, concise pieces. Yet, we can, if we play a little, add more of our original ideas to our books if we use metaphor.

Book Talks: What to Say and How to Say It

Organizations, service clubs, and community groups are always looking for speakers. Better yet, an author who is willing to speak about his or her latest book. But talented authors aren't necessarily talented speakers. What can you say about your book? How can you say it? These tips will help you to give a successful book talk.

The High Cost of a Six-Figure Book Advance

If you want a six-figure book advance, you're going to have to earn it. For some authors, the time, money, and effort required aren't worth it.

8 Easy Online Ways to Market Your Book For Free

Save money and market your book for free with these 8 easy tips.

How to Schedule a Book Signing

How would you like to sell more copies of your book? Would you like to read excerpts from your book to a captivated audience? Book signings are the cornerstone of an author's post-publication foundation. But how do you set them up?

Media Events for Book Promotion

Steps to plan, schedule, and secure a media event. While this article is specific to book promotion, it's valuable as a brief guide for any type of media event promotion.

The Bible Of Self Publishing

Norm Goldman, Editor of Bookpleasures.com and Sketchandtravel.com reviews Dan Poynter`s, The Self-Publishing Manual: How To Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book.

The Lecture Experience: Part I

During the past year or so, I have done nearly a hundred talks about my book, “LADIES: A Conjecture of Personalities.” It’s about the First Ladies – the OLD First Ladies, Martha through Mamie. Since ...

Discover 3 Easy Ways to Promote Your Articles

Are you using these methods to promote your articles? If not, you are missing out on some easy ways to get more traffic. Ways that require no additional work on your part once they are set up. 1....

How To Promote A Book

Nowadays it’s no longer a matter of whether or not an author should promote his or her book, but how aggressively one should go about it. The sad truth is that publishers often fail to promote ...

Are You Ready For The Publishing Revolution?

Writing has traditionally been considered a solitary craft. You wrote you article or book in seclusion. You submitted it to an editor or publisher and prayed it would be published. Along comes the I...

How to Grab the No.2 Spot on Amazon for Advance Book Sales

When my first book was published way back ten years ago, I thought that was it.I reckoned I’d never write another one. But I was wrong…

A First Time Author's Publicity Kit Materials

Tips for first time's authors who have been requested to send a publicity kit.

19 Ways to Secure Non-Returnable Book Sales and Sell More Books

Don't rely on bookstore sales alone to maximize your book selling opportunities. If you want to sell hundreds of thousands of copies, you must explore non-traditional markets as well.