Marketing Novels

Edward Atkin on Writing

Book Marketing Tip of the Week: 10 December 2012

John Kremer’s Book Marketing Tip of the Week December 10, 2012 – Dewey Decimal Day, Gift of the Magi Birthday,  Human Rights Day, International Animal Rights Day, Green Monday, Mighty Mouse’s Birthday, Tree Sitting Day, Nobel Prize Ceremonies In this issue . . . – Book Promotion and Book Publicity Blog Posts – John Kremer’s […]

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Year of the Gadfly

Jennifer Miller: Innovative Ways to Market a Novel

Jennifer Miller’s debut novel, The Year of the Gadfly, was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. And, yet, even with great reviews from The Washington Post and Glamour, her book didn’t generate blockbuster sales. Her publisher even produced a book trailer featuring Brian Williams, Andrea Mitchell, Dan Rather, Christiane Amanpour, and Sam Donaldson reading from her […]

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Love the Work You Do

3 Steps to Doing the Work You Love and Loving the Work You Do

I have discovered that many book authors hate marketing books. That’s too bad, because it can be the most fulfilling part of the job — that interacting with potential customers, with people whose lives you can change, with readers who will respond in the most interesting ways. I have discovered that many book authors hate marketing […]

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Ebook Publishing: The Best Deal for Book Authors and Novelists?

Author’s Question: Does selling rights to a novel make sense anymore? Or should I simply publish ebook editions of my new novel? Publishing ebooks may well be the best answer for any book author, fiction or nonfiction. #ebooks Click To Tweet John’s Answer: Novelists are starting to realize that signing deals with major book publishers […]

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