{"id":5628,"date":"2011-08-01T14:00:41","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T08:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/?p=5628"},"modified":"2014-12-23T17:08:08","modified_gmt":"2014-12-23T11:38:08","slug":"thinking-outside-the-box-to-promote-your-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookbuzzr.com\/blog\/thinking-outside-the-box-to-promote-your-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking Outside the Box to Promote Your Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guest Expert: Phyllis Zimbler Miller<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Thanks to the ease of publishing books and eBooks today, there are now even larger numbers of books from which you want your own book to stand out.<\/p>\n

And thanks to the opportunities on the Internet you can achieve this goal. However, you need to think creatively \u201coutside the box\u201d to utilize elements that relate to your book in order to engage the attention of readers.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with children\u2019s books and move along the age continuum:<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have a children\u2019s picture book, you already have pictures that can be used on t-shirts, caps, cups, banners for book signings, etc.<\/p>\n

Then think about what else you can do with your book\u2019s character, stories, location, historical period, etc. to attract attention.<\/p>\n

Susan Chodakiewitz, author of the children\u2019s picture book \u201cToo Many Visitors for One Little House,\u201d is also a music composer. She created a mini-musical of the book\u2019s story and assembled an acting troupe to perform the mini-musical. Performances of \u201cToo Many Visitors\u201d have been given at libraries, schools, and stores such as The Gap.<\/p>\n

In addition, she created a dance video to teach children the dance performed in the show. Scroll down the home page of http:\/\/www.booksicals.com\/<\/a> to sample some of the exciting activities for this book.<\/p>\n

Now it may not seem as obvious for books for older audiences as to how to come up with engaging activities. But all it takes is a little thinking outside the box.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take the website of my business partner Yael K. Miller for her Middle Grade novel \u201cJack Strom and New Orleans Hoodoo.\u201d On her website www.HurricaneHoodoo.com<\/a> she could create a crossword puzzle based on New Orleans historical facts. Or she could create a matching word game, again using historical facts.<\/p>\n

And for adult novels? The novel \u201cThe Wicked Wives\u201d by criminal attorney Gus Pelagatti is based on a true sensational string of murders in Philadelphia in 1938 during the Depression. The author might develop a quiz about that time period or about the criminal prosecution laws at that time. Or even ask readers what their verdict would have been if they had been on the jury.<\/p>\n

Of course for nonfiction books there are all kinds of activities that can be connected with a book. These could include a fun survey to find out whether a reader fits the parameters of a special diet or awarding free eBook copies to everyone who leaves a comment on the book\u2019s review page.<\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s your turn to think outside the box to give your potential book fans engaging reasons for visiting your book\u2019s site. Once potential fans have interacted with your site, they should more likely buy\/read the book(s) that spurred the activities.<\/p>\n

And if you want to share any of your own \u201cthinking outside the box\u201d fun promotional activities along with your book\u2019s website URL, do so in the comments for this guest post.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Phyllis Zimbler Miller (@ZimblerMiller<\/a> on Twitter) is the co-founder of the marketing company Miller Mosaic, LLC. She is also a fiction and nonfiction author, and you can learn about her books at her Amazon author page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Balamurugan Natarajan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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