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The Rule of Five in Book Promotions

Book Marketing Tips: The Rule of Five

In my experience, the major error that new book authors make is that they stop too soon in promoting their books. Other things begin to pull for their attention and, soon, their book promotion efforts fall by the wayside. I’m going to give you a basic rule — a rule that forbids excuses, a rule […]

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Mama by Terry McMillan

Author Promotion: How Terry McMillan Got Her Bestselling Start

When Terry McMillan’s first novel Mama was published in 1987, her publisher only sent out press releases and review copies — their standard low-level effort for first-time authors. So Terry took the promotion into her own hands. She wrote more than 3,000 letters to bookstores, colleges, chain stores, African-American groups, and other groups asking them […]

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ThingLink: 5 Simple Rules for Happiness

I just found out about ThingLink today. It’s a free/paid service to allow you to create links and other interactive elements on any image you can upload. Check out this image I just created on ThingLink. Just place your cursor on the image and see it come alive with links. Start by signing up for […]

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American Borders by Carla King

Nina Amir: Can You Describe Your Book Market?

Guest Post by Nina Amir Before sharing an excerpt from Nina Amir’s new book, The Author Training Manual (Develop Markets, Craft Books That Sell, Become the Author Publishers Want, and Self-Publish Effectively), I’d like to review it briefly. Nina’s abbreviation for The Author Training Manual is a good description of the value of her book. […]

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