Book Marketing Stories

YouTube Star Gets #1 Amazon Bestseller

In less than a week, British YouTube star Zoella (Zoe Sugg) sold over 75,000 copies of her first novel, Girl Online. At one point, it hit #1 on all of Amazon. As of Thursday, it ranked #73 in Amazon.com, including #1 for teens, dating and sex; #2 for teens, contemporary romance; and #2 for teens, […]

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Jim Misko: How to Do a Statewide Book Tour for Your Novel

In this article my friend Jim Misko describes how he organized and carried out a statewide book tour for his new novel. Here’s how he titled this article: From Omaha to Ogallala: The Nebraska book tour of James A. Misko for his new novel As All My Fathers Were. Note: Jim sold 720 copies of […]

D H Lawrence on Passion

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say, and say it hot. — D.H. Lawrence Book Marketing Magic: http://www.bookmarket.com/novelmarketing.htm – How to market novels, children’s books, memoirs, and more. 15,000 Eyeballs Internet Marketing Program: http://www.bookmarket.com/15000eyeballs.htm – Ten lessons on how to get thousands of […]

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Dedication to 1001 Ways to Market Your Books by John Kremer

An Example of a Great Book Dedication

I had forgotten about this dedication until Valerie Gangas shared it on Twitter today. This dedication from @JohnKremer lives on the door of my refrigerator so I never forget why I write. #Solidadvice pic.twitter.com/cD4nu0FbjQ — Valerie Gangas (@ValerieGangas) November 9, 2014 It’s a well-written strong dedication (even if I do say so myself, having written […]