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How Authors Can Promote Books with Pinterest

How authors can promote books with Pinterest

The biggest buzz in social media right now is all about Pinterest. This site allows users to create visual boards by “pinning” images on the screen. Pinterest is currently drawing record amounts of traffic, and has a high appeal with a female audience. Here’s how to get started and promote your books with Pinterest. Get

How to Autograph Books: Book Signing Tips for New Authors

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Recently a new author asked me how she should handle autographing her books. It took me back to when I had published my first book, remembering how awkward it felt to sign copies. I also thought about my first business—a bookstore—where we flipped through used books in search of autographs (the equivalent of a literary

Authors: Give your books away to start word-of-mouth marketing

If you have authored a book I strongly recommend that you give your book away to as many people as you can–particularly people of influence. Not everyone likes the idea of parting with their books for free, but the majority of consumers buy books based on recommendations from media, peers, friends and family. Giving books

Why Free and Low-Cost Book Promotion Campaigns Generate More Sales for Authors

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I have always been a believer that authors should give their books away as much as possible. The goal is to get your books into as many readers’ hands as you can so that they tell their friends and talk about it online—which leads to more sales. Now that ebooks are starting to dominate the

How to Contact the Media (for Authors)

How to contact the media (for authors)

Go directly to the source by reaching out to reporters who cover your topic. If you’re an author of a business book, you should target reporters who cover business, a cookbook author should contact food writers, and an author of a sports guide should contact sports reporters. See how this works? Don’t waste your time—or