Kind Attention: We have optimized our sites (fReado, BookBuzzr) for search engines in order to index the contents. So update the links that are in the old format. Old URL’s will continue to work … but over time we will phase it out. For example URL http://www.freado.com/player/bookplayer.php?contentid=4792&authorid=3771&preview=1 has been updated to http://www.freado.com/read/4792/the-finger-of-god. So please update […]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Virtual Book Tours Offer Global Reach to Book Authors
Guest Expert: Phyllis Zimbler Miller Thanks to the Internet a book author no longer has to travel from one city to the next cramming in as many book signings and media interviews as possible in the shortest amount of time. Virtual books tours, Internet radio shows, and teleseminars have taken the place of the physical […]
Book Marketing Mondays: The Power of Social Networking For Authors
By Yvonne Perry Recently, I was asked, “What is the best tool for helping authors promote their books online?” Had you asked me that one year ago, I would have said blogging, and while that is still somewhat true, I have to admit that social networking is the best tool for helping authors promote their books […]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Your Stepping Stones to Credibility
TV and Radio: Your Stepping Stones to Credibility An Excerpt from The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won’t Guest Expert: Carolyn Howard-Johnson Building your on-air repertoire is like building a cinder block wall. You’re the mason; you use your first appearance as a foundation to mortar another hefty block on top […]
Mid-Week Book Marketing Tips: Interview with Book Marketing Expert – John Kremer
John Kremer is a book marketing veteran and the author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Book. His website offers plenty of free book-marketing tips. We’re pleased to interview John Kremer for the BookBuzzr blog today. BookBuzzr: On your website – http://www.bookmarket.com – you have an entire section devoted to explaining the importance of having a good book-cover. How important is a […]
Book Marketing Mondays: Top 10 Mistakes Authors Make When Promoting a Book on Facebook
Guest Expert: Dana Lynn Smith Facebook can be a terrific way to promote your book and yourself, but you may be wasting your time (or worse) if you don’t learn how to use it effectively. Below are ten common mistakes authors make on Facebook, along with tips on how to avoid them. 1. Diving in […]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Why Inbound Marketing Makes Sense
The Push and Pull of Marketing: Why Inbound Marketing Makes Sense Guest Expert: Penny C. Sansevieri If you’ve been promoting online for any length of time, you know that, when used correctly, social media can be a really effective way to promote your book. The term “inbound marketing” is actually referring to the pull-marketing that […]
Mid-Week Book Marketing Tips: Never Give Up, and Always Get Your Name Out
Publicity Tips for Authors By Pam Lontos So you have finished your masterpiece, you’ve found your press; you’ve lined up a distributor, and then what? Where do you start? How do you differentiate yourself and your book from all of the others available via online booksellers or on bookstore shelves? How do you get the […]
Book Marketing Mondays: How to Become a Blogging Expert Overnight
Guest Expert: Jo-Anne Vandermeulen With age comes wisdom…but, not when we’re talking about blogging. It doesn’t take years to become an expert blogger. You can *conquer all obstacles* and become a professional as early as…tomorrow. Yes, I said tomorrow. To become a blogging expert, all you need to do is: – Define Your Niche […]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: 5 non aggressive ways to increase the online exposure for your book
Guest Expert: Teresa Morrow During the time you are writing your book, you can begin to coordinate ways to increase the online exposure for your book. By starting the process while you are writing the book, it gives your potential readers to get to know you and for you to find, gain and connect with […]
Mid-Week Book Marketing Tips: 10 Marketing Excuses That Can Kill Your Book and Career
Carolyn Howard-Johnson, our guest blogger today, has won eight awards for her first novel ‘This is the Place’, and her book of creative nonfiction, ‘Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered’, has won three. Her fiction, nonfiction and poems have appeared in national magazines, anthologies and review journals. Howard-Johnson is the recipient of the California Legislature’s Woman […]