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 your URL's.
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Archive for: May 2010
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 tour as well as expanded the global reach of book authors.
Here’s how a virtual book tour works:
Either on your own or by utilizing a virtual book tour company (I Read more [...]
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 online.
Social networking includes interacting or socializing with a number of people in a public chat-like setting except there is no live chat room. It retains the flavor of an email Read more [...]
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 of it and then another. - CHJ
So, you’ve landed a radio interview or a spot on a TV show. It’s so exciting that you’re tempted to sit on your laurels. Nope. Read more [...]
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-cover with the advent of e-Readers like the Kindle? Is a well-designed book-cover still an important factor Read more [...]
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 without a plan. Before you start using Facebook (or any other social network), think through your goals first. Are you using it primarily for business? Should you separate your business and personal identities? Read more [...]
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 exists online.
Whether you're marketing widgets or books, there are two types of marketing: push and pull. Push marketing is what we all know. That's where we Read more [...]
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 press to take interest in you and your book instead of all of the other authors out there? The answer is publicity!
What’s Your Hook?
The reason people are compelled Read more [...]
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 – Mental blocks will be unheard of. Never will you tire for what you’re passionate about. Mental juices will flow. The articles will ring true—with Read more [...]
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 more of your potential readers. You know, you don’t normally buy from people you don’t know, right? Well, neither do your potential readers. So below are five ways to increase your online exposure Read more [...]
