How Self-Syndication Leads to Free Publicity

Syndicating your articles is one of the most profitable publicity-wise venues I can think of and I am surprised when I find authors do not think to do this. If they only realized the potential this has, they'd jump on the self-syndicating bandwagon in no time!

4 Steps To Finding Unlimited Niche Markets

Finding niche markets to profit from can be a daily struggle. Where will you find the next hungry market? Well with this 4 step plan you will never be stuck for ideas again!

As E-Book Author You Can Successfully Sell Your Expertise Online

E-book publishing do not differ much from printed book publishing; what makes the difference is the initial cost, which is much lower for e-books. There is no printing cost at all. You just convert your text into e-book format and you are ready to go.

Your Newly Published Book Marketing and Promotion

When and why should you, the author, take care of your own book marketing and promotion? What's the most common mistake new authors make? They start thinking of selling their book only after it's printed.

Plotting Success For A Book Signing

Finally, your book is published and your first book signing is soon. Now what? This article details some of the ways to have a successful book signing.

Promote Your Book Online with a Short Article (Updated)

So many authors spend a lot of time and money on promotion that doesn't work. It's time to do what authors do best - write a short article. Follow these ten steps to write an article top web sites will clamor for with a link back to where your book is sold.

What Makes One Book Outsell Another?

You don't have to leap high buildings to get your book selling well, just follow these eleven tips. Think beyond the box of traditional book selling and incorporate these ideas into your book marketing plan.

Paper For Your Publishing Project

Approximately 20% of the cost of your book is the paper. The type of paper you select can affect the price but more importantly it will affect the perception of its value to your customers. This article will give you a better idea how paper is classified in North America and should make talking with your printer a little easier.

7 Ways to Promote Your Nonfiction Book

One of the first questions you probably asked yourself before writing your nonfiction book was who are my readers? Once you have identified them, your next step is to find ways to tell them what the book is about; what problem it will solve; why it is funny, informative, or moving; who wrote it and why; and, most important, why they want to spend money to own it. What follows are seven proven ways to reach your readers with this information.

Promoting Your Book

How do I promote my book? What can I do to break down doors? This article is a tell all with a step-by-step plan.

Sales Tax - Go Figure

Frustrated author wends her way through the state tax offices.

Does Your Novel Have Commercial Appeal?

How to tell if your novel will be well-received by prospective agents and publishers based on its commercial appeal -- or lack thereof.

Market & Promote Your New Book By Writing Articles

There are ways new authors can increase their visibility and grow their credibility in order to boost the sales of their books. One clearly inexpensive way is by writing and publishing articles. The articles would pertain to a subject directly related to your book. In the past, getting articles published in newspapers, magazines, and trade journals, etc. was difficult and time consuming. If the article was accepted, it took weeks and months before it was published. Nowadays, because there are thousands of online publishers constantly craving for fresh content you can write an article in the morning and have it published in the afternoon.

Market & Promote Your New Book By Connecting To Your Target Audience

The key to the success of your book marketing strategy is connecting with your book’s target audience. Think back when you were writing your book. Who were you writing to? Who do you think will connect with it? Who do you think will want to read it? The answers to these questions will help you identify your book’s target audience. Any marketing strategy you design will focus on reaching the audience. Make sure you have clearly defined it.

Market & Promote Your New Book Through Media Outlets

Not having the large book marketing budgets like publishing companies, new authors must find cost efficient ways to promote their new books through media outlets. Print and electronic media (radio and television) are very expensive, both nationally and locally. But the exposure for new books through this type of advertising is hard to beat. New books of high profile authors get expensive print and electronic media advertising campaigns developed by publishers. These advertising campaigns use the author’s name to get media exposure for the new books. As a new, unknown author, you are not going to be given this type of media advertising for your new book. Can you do it yourself? No! Media advertising is expensive! The cost of these campaigns is more than new authors can afford. However, there are still inexpensive ways you can get the media exposure you need for your book.