Guest Expert: Phyllis Zimbler Miller Since I first wrote an article on this subject for BookBuzzr in August 2010, Facebook has made many changes. Regardless of the changes, creating a Facebook Page for your book or books can be a good promotional strategy. (Note: Previously, you needed to create a Facebook personal profile before you […]
10 Tips on Getting Publicity for Your Book
Guest Author: Iris Waichler Now you have a published book. What next? How do you get the much needed publicity to help the world know about you and your book so you can create buzz and increase sales? Here are some things I have learned about creating publicity to sell books. 1. Identify Potential Media […]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Publicity is FREE: 15 Commandments for Getting In on the Ride
Guest Expert: Carolyn Howard-Johnson An Excerpt from THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER: HOW TO DO WHAT YOUR PUBLISHER WON’T A huge retailer once said that advertising works, we just don’t know how, why, or where it works best. What we do know is that advertising’s less mysterious cousin, publicity, works even better. It is the more […]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Create a Facebook Page for Your Book
You Can Create a Facebook (Business) Page for Your Book Guest Expert: Phyllis Zimbler Miller Facebook has made a lot of changes since Phyllis shared this post. You can read her updated post on Creating Facebook Pages here. You are probably already on Facebook (along with 500 million people around the world at the current […]
Mid-Week Book Marketing Tips: 10 Ways to Market a Book on Facebook
Guest Expert: Breana Orland The face in Facebook has changed dramatically over the last five years. No longer is it a meeting ground for fresh-faced college students. Facebook has become a one-stop virtual home for friends, families and businesses to inform and learn about life outside the confines of the World Wide Web. This change […]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Book Authors Need a Dedicated Website for Their Books
Guest Expert: Phyllis Zimbler Miller Thanks to the online marketing opportunities made available by the Internet, authors with little or no marketing budgets can level the playing field with authors who have huge marketing budgets. Yet before authors can truly take advantage of online marketing opportunities, these authors need a home base that they can […]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Recommended Reading, Listening and Help for Writers – Part 2
From The Frugal Editor Guest Expert: Carolyn Howard-Johnson Last month in Recommended Reading, Listening and Help for Writers – Part 1 we discussed some of the people and sources for Editing, Grammar and Style, Websites, Craft and Custom Dictionaries. This week Carolyn has some more sources and people to share with you. Promotion 1001 Ways to […]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Effectively Using Twitter to Promote Your Book
Guest Expert: Phyllis Zimbler Miller One of the extra perks of having your book featured on BookBuzzr is that BookBuzzr community manager Freya tweets achievements and news about you and your book to over 10,000 followers. But if you yourself are not on Twitter, you’re losing out on optimizing the tweets about your book. Here’s […]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Recommended Reading, Listening and Help for Writers
From The Frugal Editor Guest Expert: Carolyn Howard-Johnson When we’re learning something new we may need a real, honest-to-goodness college- type reading list so that we’re aware of every aspect of the new subject we’re learning. It’s especially important for people entering into the publishing industry because there is much misunderstanding and so much new. […]
Announcing the Release of a Faster, Lighter BookBuzzr Book Widget
We’re pleased to announce the release of a faster, lighter BookBuzzr Book Widget. You will notice that the Book Widget loads with just one “Loading” message (earlier there were two messages.) The load time is also lesser. If you’re an existing author, you don’t need to do anything. Just take a look at your own […]
Book Marketing Mondays: Innovative Marketing Techniques Sells Books
The New Decade: Innovative Marketing Techniques Sells Books Guest Expert: Jo-Anne Vandermeulen The New Decade: Innovative Marketing Techniques will dictate which producer will meet their ultimate goal and sell their products. For you to conquer all obstacles you will need to: 1.) Accept the changes in today’s marketing cyber-world. 2.) Understand today’s consumer. Consider your […]