Book Marketing Stories

Persistence: What You Have Control Over

When you are writing a book, you have lots of control over the content, style, and format of your book, but once you start to market, you lose a lot of control. You can’t force media to feature you. You can’t force bookstores to put your book on their shelves. You can’t force readers to […]

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Jeff Davidson: Author Interview Questions

Guest Post by Jeff Davidson So, you wrote a book! What can you be expected to answer, whether the questions come from a reporter, the marketing director from your publishing house, or anyone in between? Author Interview Question: How might your book make a difference in a reader’s life, career, etc.? Click To Tweet Here […]

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Social Media: Big Ain’t Us

Don’t put all your cards in one basket, especially not the social media basket. #socialmedia Click To Tweet Don’t put all your cards in one basket, especially not the social media basket. Social networks change their terms all the time. Facebook has. YouTube has. Pinterest has. Twitter has. You can’t always rely on social networks […]

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Everybody loves a bookstore.

Book Marketing Quote: Everybody Loves a Bookstore

What’s the thing that everybody loves and treasures the most? It’s a bookstore. — Jeff Kinney What’s the thing that everybody loves and treasures the most? It’s a bookstore. — Jeff Kinney Click To Tweet 1 3            

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