The High Cost of a Six-Figure Book Advance

If you want a six-figure book advance, you're going to have to earn it. For some authors, the time, money, and effort required aren't worth it.

Book Publishing Without Pain

Have you ever considered publishing a book? A 20-year veteran of the publishing industry gives 5 Fantastic Reasons to do it yourself, rather than invest years and tears waiting for a publishing house to accept your book.

Successful Book Marketing The Natural Way - Part 1

Success is natural, and if you use your natural resources, you too can create enough book sales to take that long, lost trip to the Caribbean, or buy a new car. Learn from these examples of natural book marketing and how to expand them.

Publicity for Buzz Marketing for Authors

Congratulations, you've written a book and even gotten it published! Now what do you do?

Best Sellers Aren't Written - They're Made - It's All About Promotion

Writing a book is becoming more and more of a trend these days. In fact, an estimated 5,000 mystery books were published last year in the United States alone, and that number is expected to grow. With so much competition, making the best-seller list is no easy task. So how is it that out of the thousands of mysteries published each year, some become best-sellers while others never get past the publisher’s front door? The answer is simple – promotion.

Ready, Set, Go Sell Your Book In The Real World!

We hear a lot these days about more books actually being sold 'outside' the traditional bookstore. Think about it. When was the last time you actually took time to linger and explore the bookshelves...

Promotion - Credibility Extras

For many of us, marketing our titles is one of the most tedious tasks of being an author. Even authors who published with large New York houses are expected to take part in marketing and promotion. M...

How to Grab the No.2 Spot on Amazon for Advance Book Sales

When my first book was published way back ten years ago, I thought that was it.I reckoned I’d never write another one. But I was wrong…

Book Signings Are Pure Gold

So you’ve written a book, had it published by a publisher and you are now facing the dreaded book signing or book launch. Your palms sweat at the thought of facing droves of people and actually having to talk to them. You are a writer, not a salesperson, right? Wrong! If you do not have the guts and determination to sell your own work, then why should anyone else do it for you? Book signings are your lifeline―your best friend―and they are pure gold.

Book Marketing 101

For beginning authors, book promotion is the key to success. Whether an author self-publishes or is published by a major house, most often that author needs to market her book herself if she wants there to be any chance at all of it being successful. What is a new author to do? Into this void comes a wonderful book....

What's Wrong with the Internet? It Must be Broken!

Marketing on the internet with the obstacles encountered during book promotions and solutions to get the book out to the world.

Never Pay Full Price for a Book!

Are you an avid reader? Are you trying to instill a love of reading in your children? My whole family loves to read! Right before bedtime every night, every one of us can be found with our nose in a...

Poetry Chapbooks: Ten Tips for Promotion

Poetry chapbooks are small books of poetry. They are great tools to help poets become established in the community, but promoting them can be somewhat difficult without a few leads.

Oh No! A Bad Book Review! Have No Fear...Advice For Dealing With The Blues Of A Bad Book Review

Feeling down about your bad book review? It's not the end, here's why!

Spend a Little Time, Get Free Books Online

The article explains how to get free books online.