Book Marketing Stories

Melanie Phillips: An Accidental Success

The following story is a guest blog post from Melanie Phillips, author of Love by Prescription. Two years ago I responded to an advertisement about getting something published and, though my intention was to publish a brief factual pharmaceutical article, somehow the publisher on the end of the phone talked me into sending a page of […]

Social Media and Book Authors: Stats and Tips

Here are some social media facts and statistics originally shared by Danny Brown of Jugnoo. Danny is the author of The Parables of Business. The following facts focus on eight social networking activities. Use these facts to help you decide which social networks you are going to focus on and which ones you will only […]

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Public Libraries: The Ability to Travel Through Time and Space

Public libraries are a great source of information, education, entertainment, and inspiration for those who may not be able to afford a computer, an Internet connection, books, CDs, or DVDs. It would be a shame to see them disappear. Source: Cartoonist Rob Rogers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: http://blogs.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/opinion/rob-rogers-cartoons/30863-library-card 1

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Question: Marketing Children’s Books and Poetry Books

Author’s Question: My wife and I have several children’s books and poetry books out to the public and for sale as paperbacks at Amazon.com. We also have ebooks on Booktango.com, BookRix.com, and Smashwords.com as well as audiobooks on Meeqi.com and AXC.com. We market constantly and have contacted several newspapers asking them to carry the releases […]