When we started Freado 3 years ago, we saw the book market as one single, homogeneous mass of people. Of course, we did use the industry standard way of dividing our audience by book genre and even via demographics. And this has worked reasonably well with hundreds of thousands of visitors to Freado and […]
BookBuzzr Interviews Author Pavarti Tyler on Google Hangouts
We recently had the opportunity to interview author and book marketing expert Pavarti Tyler on Google Hangouts. In addition to learning more about Pavarti’s books, we covered a number of topics related to book marketing and promotion on various platforms including Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter and Amazon. Check out the interview below. Or if you are […]
5 Questions with Best Selling Author Rachel Thompson
Rachel Thompson (aka RachelintheOC) is a bestselling author and social media/author marketing consultant. Her three books, A Walk In The Snark, The Mancode: Exposed and Broken Pieces are all #1 Kindle bestsellers! Midwest Book Review and two Amazon Top 10 Hall of Fame reviewers all gave Broken Pieces five stars. When not writing, she helps […]
The BookBuzzr Flipper Now Works Easily on WordPress
We’ve often heard from authors that they needed the BookBuzzr Flipper to work on WordPress. And while we thought it to be quite easy, we discovered from talking to authors that some of them found it to be challenging. We’ve now created two different variations based on your specific needs. If you’re blog is hosted […]
5 BookBuzzr Widget Installations to Inspire You
The new BookBuzzr blog widget has been favorably received by authors. Key features of the new version include the ability for readers to preview the excerpt without leaving the author’s website, custom sizes (from versions that fit on your blog sidebar to those that can act as a stand alone book website) and 10 different […]
5 Questions with Best Selling Author Vicki Tyley
1. Can you tell us a little about yourself and your journey as a writer? I was born and raised in New Zealand, moving to Western Australia with a single suitcase when I was nineteen years old. Since then, I’ve packed a lot into my life, working hard in predominantly accounting, IT and management roles, […]
Announcing the New BookBuzzr Flipper
The new BookBuzzr Flipper has just been released. The video below gives you a quick tour … The following are the key features of this new release: 1. Retain your visitors on your site: The full screen view opens on your blog or website itself. The earlier version would open up a new tab or […]
5 Questions with Orangeberry Book Tours Founder Pandora Poikilos
1. Can you tell us a little about your personal background and how you became an author? I was 13 when my first article was published in a local newspaper. I was beyond excited and realised that this was my calling. I wanted to be a journalist. Over the next few years, I had several […]
A Newbie Guide to Creating a Facebook Fan Page
This guide shows you how to setup a Facebook fan page (aka a Public Profile). This is a very basic guide and is meant for authors who are just getting started with Facebook marketing. This guide is relevant to you even if you are not a BookBuzzr author. Note: 1. A Facebook page is different […]
Directory of Facebook Fan Pages of Romance Authors
This directory is intended to help Romance authors find other authors in their genre and network with them on Facebook. If you are a Romance author and you have not been featured on this page, please let us know in the comments section we’ll be happy to add you in. Please provide name and […]
Another Example of a Successful Book Giveaway on Freado
We’d written earlier about doing book giveaways on Freado here and here. On Freado, readers win points and use those points to win books through an online auction. Sometimes the bidding reaches a fever pitch with plenty of bids and counter bids. When a reader finally gets the book of her choice, she is much […]