Book Marketing Stories

Walker Evans on observing

Book Author Advice: Stare. Pry. Listen. Eavesdrop

Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long. — Walker Evans, photographer Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long. — Walker Evans, photographer Click […]

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Wall Street Journal's Tech News Briefing Podcast on Facebook's TV app

Facebook’s Brand New TV App

The Wall Street Journal‘s Tech News Briefing podcast announced today that Facebook is launching a new TV app that allows you to launch and watch your videos via set-top boxes, Apple TV, Fire TV, and web-ready TVs. The news? Facebook wants to own video! Facebook says it’s a video-first platform. Facebook wants you to consume […]

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Walt Disney on Dreams

Self-Publishing Tip: It Takes People to Make a Dream a Reality

You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world … but it requires people to make the dream a reality. — Walt Disney This is great self-publishing advice or book marketing advice from Walt Disney. You can never self-publish alone (even though that’s what the word means). You can’t sell […]

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George Washington Carver on uncommon things

George Washington Carver: A Book Marketing Tip

When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. — George Washington Carver, inventor and botanist Do you want to be a successful book marketer? Try marketing in an uncommon way. Do you want to be a successful self-publisher? Try self-publishing in an uncommon way. […]

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