Book Marketing Stories

William Lighten: On Learning, Earning, and Returning

You want to spend the first third of your life learning, the second third earning, and the last third returning—giving back through philanthropy. — William Lighten, Wall Street executive Spend the 1st 3rd of your life learning, the 2nd 3d earning + the last 3rd returning—giving back. Click To Tweet 2

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Oprah Winfrey: On What You Believe

You don’t become what you want. You become what you believe. — Oprah Winfrey on success If you want to sell your books, you must truly believe in your books. What do they offer to others? Entertainment? Information? Education? Inspiration? Enlightenment? (more book marketing advice below the quote) You can give away your book if […]

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Book Marketing Q&A: Marketing Without an Author Platform

Author Marketing Tip: Find someone who loves you (a teenager, a neighbor, a friend, an acquaintance) and hire them to help you book some interviews if you cannot book those interviews yourself. Then have fun doing those interviews or those speaking engagements. Book Marketing Question I know 80% of books are sold by word of […]

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Stephen King: On Writing

Here are a few wonderful quotations from master storyteller Stephen King on writing and horror presented as a tip-o-graphic. Enjoy these writing quotes. If the stuff that you’re writing is not for yourself, it won’t work. — Stephen King Alone. Yes, that’s the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue. Murder doesn’t […]