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How to Sell $40,000 in Foreign Rights by John Penberthy

On the Book Marketing Network website, John Penberthy related the story of how he received almost $40,000 from selling foreign rights for his self-published book, To Bee or Not to Bee: After self-publishing my book, To Bee or Not to Bee, I got a website made (http://ToBeeBook.com) which included a 60-second trailer. Then I identified […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- .

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Book Rights Question: How Do I Sell Mass-Market Paperback Rights to a Thriller?

Book Marketing Question: How do I sell mass-market paperback rights to my new thriller, The List? — Martha Carr, author of The List John’s Book Marketing Answer: There are two basic answers to this question: 1. Sell the right directly to one of the major mass-market publishers of thrillers. You can easily find out who the […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- .

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The Book Publishing Industry on the Rocks?

Guest Post by Jeff Davidson The book publishing industry, as we have long known it, is beginning to implode. A book that sells as few as 3,500 copies in a week can land on the bestseller list. Once, such sales figures wouldn’t cause a ripple. Curiously, the best literary agents receive 200 or more book […]

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John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- .

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Jeff Davidson on Authors

Jeff Davidson: 10 Tips for Becoming a Successful Mainstream Author

Guest Post by Jeff Davidson 1. The success of a book is 10% content and 90% marketing. Unless the publishing house is behind your book, forget it. 2. The book publishing industry is agent driven. Agents sell the best books for the most money, with some few exceptions. Authors representing themselves hardly ever match this. 3. The […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- .

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