Social Media

Using Video to Sell Rights to a Memoir or a Novel

In 2007, to help make the sale of a new book project, Curtis Brown agent Elizabeth Sheinkman encouraged the author, Rupert Isaacson, to put a 5-minute video up on YouTube. Isaacson, author of The Horse Boy, a memoir telling about his upcoming trip to Mongolia with his autistic son, was planning on making a video […]

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John Kremer’s Book Marketing Tip of the Week: September 27, 2013

John Kremer’s Book Marketing Tip of the Week September 27, 2013 In this issue . . . – A Billboard for a Book – Blog Posts and Articles on Marketing Books – Quick Book Marketing Tips A Billboard for a Book Here’s a story from one of my newsletter readers: I took a swing for […]

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Mignon Fogarty: Why Book Authors Should Build Apps

Matt Gartland, founder of Winning Edits, has begun a new podcast series called AuthorMBA, where he interviews bestselling authors on their latest strategies. In this podcast, he interviews Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty about her popular podcast, bestselling books, and new Grammar Pop iPad app. One key tip from this podcast: Book authors should seriously consider […]

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Poetry Station

Marketing Poetry Books

Book Marketing Question: Marketing Poems I am an artist, but recently I have put together a collection of poems and am getting it published. It will be available on Amazon in about 3 months. I want your guidance in marketing my poetry book online because I am not very good at social media networks and […]

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