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book marketing

Book Promotion Video Shows Cover Design Tricks

March 10, 2010

Here’s a fun way to let the world in on your upcoming book. The video is a look at the work required to create a book cover
Blameless, but Gail Carriger, debuts in April.
del.icio.us Tags: blamelss,gail carriger,book cover marketing,book promoiton video,online promotion

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Microsoft Gives Us Another Step Toward Paperless Books

March 5, 2010

From EnGadget Microsoft’s Courier ‘digital journal’: exclusive pictures and details

We’ve been dying to know more about Microsoft’s Courier tablet / e-book device ever since we first caught wind of it last September, and while our entreaties to Mr. Ballmer went unanswered, we just learned some very interesting information from an extremely trusted source. We’re told [...]

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Numbers An Author Should Know

March 4, 2010

We know that bookstores, publishers and old media are in trouble.
But not authors. There are more outlets begging for content than ever before. If you know a subject well enough to create a book, you are going to do just fine.. if you cater to the exploding global audience.

JESS3 / The State of The Internet [...]

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The Magic Bullet For Getting Publicity

February 19, 2010

One question that comes up over and over in the hundreds of interviews I did last year.
“How can a author get known when nobody knows about them?”

I thought you might like to know the answer.. quite simply, it’s the one thing that successful best selling authors do that most others miss…
I use this story [...]

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Manage Your EBooks To Reach More Readers

February 19, 2010

More than a decade ago, while working in the computer hardware industry, I saw some data on the trajectory of screen resolution and capacities for the future.
Many pundits were saying that screens as good as paper were coming very soon, but one smart futurist showed us a graph of memory and processor capacities, the number [...]

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Is This the Worst Business Letter Ever?

February 17, 2010

I know I’ve said it before.. calling a inane letter or email the worst ever.. so I won’t proclaim that here.
Then again, this one is certainly a candidate:
Hi, Warren.
GuiltyInc has been talking with your company intermittently about helping address your company’s vague requirements.  I am currently planning a trip to your area in March. Is [...]

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Calling All Aspiring Authors

February 12, 2010

Last night was the launch of the International Association of Aspiring Authors.
The program was kicked of with a webinar with publishing industry trainers and I was included to talk about social media and book marketing.
You can view or listen to the presentation here
Are you aspiring to be an author? Start with the FREE [...]

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Get More Buzz For Your Book With Google Buzz

February 12, 2010

There are so many social media tools, sites and systems coming online that an author might think about a wait and see approach
Please don’t fall in this trap.
The world is moving so fast that you really need to budget some time to catch a wave as soon as possible. You will need to manage your [...]

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Elizabeth Potts Weinstein Is Annoying

February 8, 2010

I just heard that the search term “elizabeth potts weinstein is annoying” can get you to the always entertaining Elizabeth Potts Weinstein blog site.
According to her web site, Elizabeth is:
My full name is Elizabeth Potts Weinstein, and I empower solo entrepreneurs to live their truth in their businesses & lives. I’m also a mom, attorney, [...]

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How to be a Superhuman Author

February 8, 2010

Today, more than ever, it’s important for authors to share lots of fresh content with their readers.
Blog posts, articles, information products, presentations. How do you get it all done?
My output has gone up by 3x since I started adding told like Evernote. Here’s a fun video showing how elephants in the clouds help you [...]

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