Book Marketing Stories

John Paul DeJoria on Persistence

Knock and Knock Again

I learned sales and marketing from knocking on a hundred doors a day. You quickly discover that you’ll get 99 slammed in your face before you make a sale. — John Paul DeJoria, quoted in The Education of Millionaires by Michael Ellsberg While John Paul DeJoria knocked on doors to sell hair care products, as […]

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A Mother's Love by Agatha Christie

The Best Holiday Hashtags Around the Year

Here are a few of the best holiday hashtags for holidays around the year (other than the winter holidays). Martin Luther King Day #Hashtags #IHaveADream #MartinLutherKing #MLK #MLKDay #MLKJr #MLKQuote Martin Luther King Day #Hashtags #IHaveADream #MLK #MLKDay #MartinLutherKing #MLKQuote #MLKJr Click To Tweet Groundhog Day #Hashtags #Gday #GroundHogDay #HappyGday #HappyGroundHogDay #SixMoreWeeksOfWinter Valentines Day, February […]

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A Book Can Be a Star

A Book Can Be a Star, A Living Fire

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe. — Madeleine L’Engle, children’s book author Is your book a living fire to lighten the darkness? Does your book lead out into the expanding universe? Is your book a star? If not, why not? A book, […]

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Cicero: A Room Without Books

A room without books is like a body without a soul. — Cicero Do you love reading as much as I do? Read books. Fill your home with books! Create a home with soul! A room without books is like a body without a soul. — Cicero … Do you love reading as much as […]

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