BookBuzzr recently interviewed Fiona Ingram who is the author of the book ‘The Secret Of The Sacred Scarab’ which was nominated a Finalist in the Children’s/Juvenile Fiction section of the USA 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, as well as the USA National Best Books 2009 Awards. It was nominated a winner in the 2009 […]
A Delightful Email from Author Jim Musgrave
Today, we received an email from author Jim Musgrave who says, “Just a line or two to tell you that I sold four Kindle books and two paperback books in the first week I had them at BookBuzzr. That’s more marketing sales than I have ever had spending thousands of dollars on online campaigns and […]
BookBuzzr Interviews Bronwyn Schweigerdt – Author of ‘Free To Eat: The Proven Recipe For Permanent Weight Loss’
Bronwyn “Fiber-Girl” Schweigerdt is the most entertaining authority on nutrition that you’ve ever heard. Bronwyn has a Master’s degree in nutrition from Tufts University, is an author, columnist but most of all, an amazing speaker. She has literally helped thousands of people learn how to lose weight with her seminar and previous book: The UnDiet: […]
BookBuzzr Interviews Author Aggie Villanueva
Writing since the late 70′, Aggie Villanueva’s first novel, Chase the Wind, Thomas Nelson 1983, was published before she was 30 and her second, Rightfully Mine, from Thomas Nelson in 1986. Rightfully Mine has been republished. For more information/photos/trailers see rightfullymine. Villanueva freelanced throughout the 80s, also writing three craft columns and three software review […]
The Eighth (and Biggest) Book Marketing Mistake: Assuming Everyone Likes to Read
The following post is by Chetan Dhruve – Author of Why Your Boss is Programmed to be a Dictator If book-marketing mistakes were destructive bombs, this mistake would be the nuclear bomb. Yet, this mistake is so obvious in retrospect that it makes me want to scream. When my book first came out, I was […]
Book Marketing Mistake Number 7 – Not enough recommendations from mavens for the book
The Seven Book Marketing Mistakes That Authors Make (Part 8 of 8 ) A book is a complex product. It’s very hard for a reader to judge a book by its cover or even by flipping through a few pages. The default buying behavior is to buy based on recommendations. Most people buy based on […]
BookBuzzr Interviews Pamela Griffiths – Author of ‘Expressions of Life’
Pamela Griffiths describes herself as “As a poet living in Loxley Valley in Sheffield England, it is natural for me to write poetry about the local dialect and the local area where I live. I write my poetry to entertain people in verse.” “I have lived in Sheffield all my life and my roots are […]
Book Marketing Mistake Number 6 – Not creating the perception of demand
The Seven Book Marketing Mistakes That Authors Make (Part 7 of 8 ) Most people want to buy what everybody else is buying. Or read what everyone else is reading. Yet, the vast majority of books give out the perception that there is no demand for them. You visit the author’s Twitter page and find […]
Book Marketing Mistake Number 5 – Not repeating your story, book, name or core idea often enough
The Seven Book Marketing Mistakes That Authors Make (Part 6 of 8 ) Think about it. When was the last time you bought something on hearing about it the very first time? People are bombarded with messages everyday. Psychologists tell us that a person needs to see a particular message a minimum of 7 or […]
Book Marketing Mistake Number 4 – Being Stingy with Information About Your Book
The Seven Book Marketing Mistakes That Authors Make (Part 5 of 8 ) Let’s say you’re at a party and somebody asks you about your book. You reply by saying, “I’d tell you more, but I’d rather have you read my book and find out for yourself as my debut novel will take you very […]
Book Marketing Mistake Number 3 – Not Promoting the Personality Behind the Book
The Seven Book Marketing Mistakes That Authors Make (Part 4 of 8 ) A book is essentially a conversation between the author and the reader (with the author doing most of the talking.) If you have to spend 6 hours listening to somebody, would you not want to know a little more about the person? […]