Book Marketing Stories
When in Doubt, Go to the Library!
When in doubt, go to the library! Now, that’s good advice for anyone: readers, writers, book lovers, book haters, those who don’t care about books one way or the other, and you! Check it out at the library! I Love My Library! Do you love yours? Librarians rule! They are the best people for people […]
Book Marketing Tip: Zig Ziglar on Success
Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be. If we do our best, we are a success. Success is the […]
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry on Building a Ship
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather the wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea. — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry And, if you want to sell books, don’t drum up humdrum followers. Teach your fans to yearn for […]
David Sedaris on Words Still Warm from Being Read
Their house had real hardcover books in it, and you often saw them lying open on the sofa, the words still warm from being read. — David Sedaris Now that’s what a real home has: lots of books, often open, often read, often treasured. — John Kremer That’s what a real home has: lots of […]