Marketing Novels

Self-Publishing Hall of Fame: Derek Walcott

Derek Walcott, Nobel-Prize winning poet and playwright, wrote his first poem at the age of 14. Before the age of 20, he self-published his first poetry collection and also produced his first play. Walcott was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his reimagining of The Odyssey (Omeros), his books of plays (including his most […]

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Facebook Book Marketing Q&A: Good Stuff Here!

Here are a few of the book marketing questions (with my answers) that I got today after posting the following on my personal Facebook timeline: If you had a chance to ask a 33-year book marketing veteran anything about getting more traffic, leads, book sales, or conversions for your business, what’s the #1 question you’d ask […]

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Brand Your Topic with Paypal!

You can now set up a business or personal Paypal link for people to send you money. Here’s mine (with my Book Marketing brand): http://PayPal.Me/BookMarketing. It’s a quick and easy way to set up any payment options. For instance, if I want people to send me $25 to pay for something, I just add /25 […]

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Seth Godin: 5 Book Marketing Tips for Book Authors

Guest Post by Seth Godin (with comments from John Kremer) I get a fair number of notes from well respected, intelligent people who are embarking on their first nonfiction book project. They tend to ask very similar questions, so I thought I’d go ahead and put down my five big ideas in one place to […]