Blog Tours What is a blog tour Very much like a book tour but it is conducted over a period of time on blogs with a Q&A format that allows interaction with the author Components of a blog tour Bio of author Q&A Author giveaway Author Contest Award Nominations There are over a thousand book ..
Press Releases Announcements about release of book Endorsements Award nominations Appearances First paragraph should include, who, what, where, and why Can be used for viral marketing as well as media coverage Press Kits Press kits are also known as media kits Major media rate a potential guest from a scale of 0 to 10. No ..
Book Reviews Third party reviews of your book Take between 4 to 12 weeks Types of Reviews Newspapers Magazines Online outlets – Armchair Reviews, Midwest Book Review Paid reviews – Kirkus Review Types of Media Interviews Print –Newspaper –Magazine –Wire Service Radio Television Online Media interviews are third party endorsements Logos and interviews can be ..
What Is Public Relations Public Relations is way to penetrate the public’s consciousness with your book. Public Relations allows you to reach a target audience and stand out from other authors in your genre. It cannot guarantee sales. It takes time. It is as hard if not harder than writing the book A typical public ..
Authors know that a major television or radio interview can be critical to the success of their public relations campaign. A successful media appearance can translate to new followers on social media and more importantly sales. Yet a major mistake that many authors make when doing a television or radio interview is to neglect to ..
The book world is seeing an explosion in books coming out each year as self-publishing has changed the book world forever. No longer do a few publishing houses control who gets published and who doesn’t. More and more people are achieving their dream of being an author and yet the challenge for authors whether self-published ..
Vampires. Witches. The Apocalypse. Young adult fiction has been long known as a rapidly growing publishing category and with an increasing number of young adult publications, it can be hard to get your work noticed. Here are some tips on how young adult fiction writers can get their work noticed: 1. As an author, make ..
A big congratulations to our client, Dr. Rhonda Joy Vansant, author of Education As It Could Be, who is now a contributor for education with the Huffington Post. You can read her first article, Truths About Education That Parents Need To Know. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-rhonda-joy-edwards-vansant/education-reform_b_2630834.html
Barnes & Noble announced that they will be closing 30% of their brick and mortar stores over the next ten years. They will be putting a greater emphasis on e-books and online sales. Barnes & Noble’s announcement represents a trend in the book world, readers are buying books online leading to the decline of brick ..
Barnes & Noble announced today that will be shutting 30% of their stores during the next ten years. They are doing it for two reasons: 1. More consumers are purchasing books from online retailers 2. The increasing popularity of e-books. This means publishers and authors are going to have to rethink some of their marketing ..
