Inspirational Stories

Conrad Hilton on Success

Conrad Hilton: Success Is Connected to Action

Success seems to be connected to action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit. — Conrad Hilton If you want success in marketing your books, keep moving. Don’t quit. That’s the way to success. — John Kremer If you want success in marketing your books, keep moving. Don’t quit. That’s the […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- .

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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 […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- .

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Neil Ostroff on Marketing Books Via the Internet

The following is excerpted from a blog post by Neil Ostroff (http://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/profiles/blogs/is-marketing-worth-it) . . . With the internet, the exhaustive task of promoting is now accessible to even the most introverted writer. No longer must writers sit in nearly empty bookstores peddling their signed wares or go out on long book tours just to get […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- .

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Arland Gilbert: Miracles Can Happen

When we accept tough jobs as a challenge and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen. — Arland Gilbert When we accept tough jobs as a challenge and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen. — Arland Gilbert Click To Tweet About John KremerJohn Kremer is author of 1001 […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- .

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