There are hundreds of ways to promote a book or eBook, but in answering the question, I will focus on the basics, and proven ways to attract potential book buyers’ attention.
Via http://www.justpublishingadvice.com/whats-the-best-way-to-promote-my-self-published-book/
Self-publishing may be an inexpensive way to publish a book, but without thorough proofread and editing, it can turn out to be an embarrassing disaster.
While there is just no escaping the absolute necessity of having an independent pair of eyes at least proofread your book before publishing, you can save yourself a lot of money and embarrassment by doing some of the work yourself.
However, our brains are programmed in an odd way that can make it difficult to find errors in our own writing. So here are a few ways I have found that work effectively. This is not to say that you will achieve perfection, but I guarantee you will be very surprised by the number of errors you do find.
Joanna Penn teaches a lot of authors about book marketing and many start the workshops with dread, knowing they have to learn this stuff, but not really wanting to do it. Her aim is always to change their mindset to one of happily incorporating marketing into their daily lifestyle, and generally, by the end of the day, most authors are much happier! In today’s article, Bryan Cohen talks about his own marketing change of heart…
Via http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2014/03/09/love-book-marketing/
After nine years of rejection from publishers, Eimear McBride’s debut, A Girl is a Half Formed Thing, won the 2014 Bailey’s Prize on Wednesday. But the Irish writer won’t be the last to laugh in the face of those publishing houses who won’t take a punt on an experimental or challenging novel.
From Gertude Stein and William Burroughs to recent rags-to-riches writers such as JK Rowling and Cassandra Clare, there have been brutal rejection letters to accompany most bestselling novels. Here are extracts from some of them…
Cutting-edge British literary fiction risks being undermined by its growing reliance on a handful of powerful book prizes, a leading literary agent has warned. But the associated costs of entering the biggest awards mean independent publishers willing to take risks on “difficult” works without obvious marketing potential are being shut out of contention.
Not so long before Christmas, we brought news of the Costa Book Awards shortlist for 2016, some twenty titles for each of the five categories that will ultimately vie for the overall Costa Book of the Year 2016. Now that moment edges ever closer as we reveal those five vital category winners, unveiled only moments ago by the Costa Book Awards judging panel, chaired this year by historian and author Kate Williams.
https://www.waterstones.com/category/in-the-media/book-awards/the-costa-book-awards
US legend Bob Dylan performs on stage during the 21st edition of the Vieilles Charrues music festival on July 22, 2012 in Carhaix-Plouguer, western France. AFP PHOTO / FRED TANNEAU (Photo credit should read FRED TANNEAU/AFP/GettyImages)
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