Book Marketing

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

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Speaking Opportunities for Book Authors

Here are a few examples of local speaking opportunities for book authors and speakers. Some organizations offer a speaking fee but many invite authors to speak in trade for book promotion. While you might not be able to arrange talks at the following local venues, you can explore similar opportunities in your local area and […]

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Slammed by Colleen

Colleen Hoover: A New York Times Bestselling Self-Publisher

Below is an excerpt from an interview with Colleen Hoover, a New York Times bestselling author who self-published several novels, including Slammed several years ago. I just wrote these books less than a year ago, so I never tried to get them traditionally published. In all honesty, I wrote them for fun and never thought […]

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Mama by Terry McMillan

The Mama Bestseller Video

When Terry McMillan’s first novel Mama was published in 1987, she wrote more than 3,000 letters to bookstores, colleges, chain stores, African-American groups, and other groups asking them to stock and/or promote her book. She offered to do readings wherever they would give her space. The response was so great that she ended up doing […]

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Content Marketing Facts

Content Marketing Can Boost Your Business Today

Facts and Statistics on Content Marketing Infographic Marketing Users are 30 times more likely to go over an infographic than read an article. Infographics are shared on social media three times more than other content. Infographics generate 45% more search volume than other types of content. Infographic Marketing: Users are 30 times more likely to […]

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