Book Marketing

Book Marketing tips, ideas, resources, and success stories.

Oprah Winfrey on Belief

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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Booking Interviews

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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How to Build Your Speaking Career

How to Build Your Speaking Career, Generate Word of Mouth, and Sell More Books

In this 42-minute audio, you will learn how to build your speaking career as an author as well as how to generate word-of-mouth so you can sell more books. Learn where you should start as a speaking author. Learn how to build word of mouth for your books. Learn how to get interviews to build […]

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George R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones, on Reading: I have lived a thousand lives and I've loved a thousand loves. I've walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. Because I read. #readers #reading

George R.R. Martin: On Reading

I have lived a thousand lives and I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. Because I read. — George R.R. Martin, author, Game of Thrones fantasy series I have lived a thousand lives and I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds and seen the […]

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