{"id":5225,"date":"2011-06-21T20:00:53","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T14:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/?p=5225"},"modified":"2011-07-08T12:36:52","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T07:06:52","slug":"the-bookbuzzr-gold-rush-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/the-bookbuzzr-gold-rush-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"The BookBuzzr Gold Rush Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update: <\/strong> Congratulations to our BookBuzzr Grand Prize<\/a> Winner – Amanda Taylor (@a_k_taylor<\/a>)<\/strong> on winning a basket of book marketing goodies worth over $2000 from experts across the publishing industry.<\/p>\n

A special thank you to all who participated and made the contest such fun. We enjoyed running this contest for all you authors out there and look forward to bringing a much bigger one to you next year!<\/p>\n

Last but not the the least – Thank you to all our prize sponsors, it been great working with you over the years! :)<\/p>\n

Our Daily Prize Winners: <\/strong><\/p>\n

24th June: Matthew E. Morgan (@matthewemorgan<\/a>)
\n25th June: Ericka Lutz (@elutz<\/a>)
\n26th June: Richard Denning (@RichardDenning<\/a>)
\n27th June: K. M. Weiland (@KMWeiland<\/a>)
\n28th June: Kate Boardman (@coffeewithkate<\/a>)
\n29th June: Heather Taylor (@sooobsessed<\/a>)
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\n<\/br>
\n(Announcing the BookBuzzr Grand Contest with over $2,000 in Prizes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

We’re pleased to announce the BookBuzzr Grand Contest with over $2,000 in Prizes. These prizes are perfect for authors who are looking for an edge in marketing. There are daily prizes starting 24th June<\/strong>, Friday and culminating in the grand prize that will be given away on the 30th of June 2011<\/strong>. Entering is easy. Simply go to The BookBuzzr Grand Contest page<\/strong><\/a> and tweet a simple message.<\/p>\n

The Grand Prize which will be given away to one lucky author is particularly useful and features the following prizes:<\/p>\n

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  1. 6-month free BookBuzzr Author Pro subscription<\/a> – $54<\/li>\n
  2. YouTube Marketing for Authors<\/a>
    \nShelley Hitz –\u00a0    Self Publishing Coach<\/a><\/span> – $17<\/li>\n
  3. Miller Mosaic Social Media How-to Videos (Twitter, Facebook Page, LinkedIn)<\/a>
    \nPhyllis Zimbler Miller –\u00a0    Miller Mosaic, LLC<\/a><\/span> – $97<\/li>\n
  4. How to Sell More Books on Amazon (e-book)<\/a>
    \nDana Lynn Smith –\u00a0    The Savvy Book Marketer<\/a><\/span> – $12<\/li>\n
  5. The Frugal Book Promoter and The Frugal Editor (e-copies)<\/a>
    \nCarolyn Howard-Johnson –\u00a0    HowToDoItFrugally.com<\/a><\/span> – $20<\/li>\n
  6. Conducting Effective Twitter Contests (PDF)<\/a>
    \nTony Eldridge –\u00a0    Marketing Tips For Authors<\/a><\/span> – $19<\/li>\n
  7. PPS Book Title Promotion, PPS Facebook Business Page Creation and Premium Promotional Tips for Writers – ebook<\/a>
    \nJo-Anne Vandermeulen & Brian Knight –\u00a0    Premium Promotional Services<\/a><\/span> – $140<\/li>\n
  8. eBook (formatted for Smashwords and Amazon KDP) and Cover Design (including 100 iStockPhoto credits)<\/a>
    \nClaudia Jackson –\u00a0    Telemachus Press<\/a><\/span> – $1,150<\/li>\n
  9. A 30 minute phone consultation for a custom Recipe of Thought<\/a>
    \nTom Evans –\u00a0    Tmesis Ltd<\/a><\/span> – $120<\/li>\n
  10. A Free Hour-Long Phone Consultation for Authors<\/a>
    \nLaurel Marshfield –\u00a0    Blue Horizon Communications<\/a><\/span> – $150<\/li>\n
  11. Free copy of A Self-Publisher’s Companion<\/a>
    \nJoel Friedlander –\u00a0    Marin Bookworks<\/a><\/span> – $14.95<\/li>\n
  12. Multimedia online course: How to publish your ebook on Kindle, iPad, Nook and more<\/a>
    \nJoanna Penn –\u00a0    The Creative Penn<\/a><\/span> – $39.99<\/li>\n
  13. The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, 5th Edition<\/a>
    \nSue Collier –\u00a0    Self-Publishing Resources<\/a><\/span> – $24.99<\/li>\n
  14. Free one-hour book publicity & promotion telephone coaching session<\/a>
    \nSandra Beckwith –\u00a0    Build Book Buzz<\/a><\/span> – Priceless<\/li>\n
  15. The Indie Author Guide<\/a>
    \nApril Hamilton –\u00a0    Publetariat.com<\/a><\/span> – $19.99<\/li>\n
  16. Professional assessment of book proposal<\/a>
    \nGary Smailes –\u00a0    BubbleCow<\/a><\/span> – $200<\/li>\n
  17. Online Book Marketing: The Least Expensive, Most Effective Ways to Create Book Buzz<\/a>
    \nLorraine Phillips –     360 Books, LLC<\/a><\/span> – $21.95<\/li>\n
  18. #Book Title Tweet: 140 Bite-sized Ideas for Creating Compelling Article, Book, and Event Titles<\/a>
    \nRoger Parker –     Published & Profitable<\/a><\/span> – $19.95<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Again, to enter the BookBuzzr Grand Contest and win these prizes, simply go to The BookBuzzr Grand Contest page<\/strong><\/a> and tweet the message exactly as described over there.<\/p>\n

    Good Luck and Happy Book Marketing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Update: Congratulations to our BookBuzzr Grand Prize Winner – Amanda Taylor (@a_k_taylor) on winning a basket of book marketing goodies worth over $2000 from experts across the publishing industry. A special thank you to all who participated and made the contest such fun. We enjoyed running this contest for all you authors out there and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[9,3,18,219,513,501],"class_list":["post-5225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book-marketing","category-bookbuzzr","tag-authors","tag-book-marketing","tag-book-promotion","tag-contest","tag-free-prizes","tag-grand-contest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}