52 Ways to Sell More Books! [Paperback]

Penny C. Sansevieri (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2012

If you're ready to get your book the attention it deserves, 52 Ways to Sell More Books! will put you on the fast track to success. Packed with handy insights, insider tips, and marketing wisdom, 52 Ways to Sell More Books! is a powerful guide that will not only show you how to save money, but also help you gain the exposure you need to rise above the noise. Should you do book events? Spend all of your time on social media? Go for a radio tour? 52 Ways to Sell More Books! breaks this down with handy worksheets and a series of questions that will enable you to zero in on your market. 52 Ways to Sell More Books! is the only guide you'll need for ... leveraging local media to ramp up your celebrity status and sell more books, jump-starting your book sales and online promotion, getting on radio and TV ... today! getting book reviews, secrets of social media success, securing free publicity on Amazon, effective book signings, zeroing in on your target market, 3 unique ways to build your book promotion network, 5 tips to build your own website sales machine, 3 overlooked venues that can really help you sell books, enticing your friends & family to buy an autographed copy of your book, 5 other formats for your book to attract more readers and fans, getting your book on Kindle and other e-readers -- hassle free, and fresh insights into blogs and e-zines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 186 pages
• Publisher: Wheatmark (February 15, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1604947187
• ISBN-13: 978-1604947182
• Product Dimensions: 0.4 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #934,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Penny C. Sansevieri

Penny is a book marketing and media relations specialist. She coaches authors on projects, manuscripts and marketing plans and instructs a variety of courses on publishing and promotion. Her company, Author Marketing Experts, Inc, specializes in non-traditional promotion for exceptional results. Her own book: No More Rejections. Get Published Today! was released in July of 2005 to rave reviews. To learn more about her upcoming events, books or promotional services, log onto her web site at www.amarketingexpert.com. To subscribe to her free ezine, send a blank email to: [e-mail]

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Must have for budding writers, really... July 12, 2012

By George Shadow

Format:Paperback

Title: 52 Ways to Sell More Books
Authors: Penny C. Sansevieri
Reviewer: George Shadow
Summary:
Of course, the title is what the book is all about: fifty-two ways to sell more books! Nevertheless, this interesting book's title does not do service to the brimming wealth of knowledge its author has packed into its many pages, believe me! If you are an author or a wanabee writer, then this handbook should be your holy grail, literally! Strategy titles like SECRETS OF WRITING A BOOK THAT SELLS, CRAFT AN EXCEPTIONAL ELEVATOR PITCH, MAXIMIZING MEDIA LEADS, SALES ADVICE FOR NEW PUBLISHERS, and even 20 WAYS TO DRIVE MORE TRAFFIC TO YOUR WEBSITES AND BLOGS, are the major engines of book sales and marketing industries across the world today. And there is no reason why any upcoming author, either self-published or not, but especially self-published, should not avail himself or herself of this wonderful opportunity to delve into a major work from a leading name in the industry today.
Social/Historical Context:
A concise marketing handbook for authors, this book delves into the many aspects of book marketing and publicity from the viewpoints of many of the leading figures in the industry today.
Writing Style:
The book is a compilation, so to speak. A sought of contributory piece coupled by the author. Here, many notable figures wrote pieces concerning their field and the author then organized it. This approach is a novel one, especially when the topic is as broad as book marketing and publicity.
My Thoughts:
If you're a writer or publisher, go get this...it makes your life a lot easier...!

George Shadow is the author of THE BLACK BOOK.

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly organized and little that's new March 4, 2013

By DDR

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Someone I respect finds the author's columns useful, so I figured the book would be a good bet. I was wrong. It's disorganized (I thought my kindle had opened it in the middle, since the author is going on about principles clearly discussed at some point previously) seems to assume you've already read earlier books in a series, and doesn't have anything new to say about marketing your novel. Or at least, I have yet to find things in its pages that haven't been better explained elsewhere in other sources.

4.0 out of 5 stars You WIll Sell More Books! July 15, 2012

By Martha Bryce

Format:Paperback

Writing a book is like giving birth to a child. It takes a long time, enormous effort, pain, sensitivity and commitment but it's really only a first step. Next comes the hard part and you're in it for the long haul. Raising a child takes 20 years but fortunately marketing and selling a book won't take nearly as long, especially if you read Penny Sansevieri's book, 52 Ways to Sell More Books. I think that this lady is a dynamo and that the hints, tips and direction she gives would help you sell ice to Eskimos. Sansevieri is well versed in traditional ways to market a book but she also teaches you how to promote it in so many innovative ways, from face to face, one on one, blogging, social media, using traditional media and making your book stand out from its competition (which she also tells you how to identify). Want to sell your book? Of course you do - you didn't write it to sit on your own bookshelf and give away to dinner guests. Follow Sansevieri's advice and you will sell your books!

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Tips. July 3, 2012

By Janet McNulty

Format:Paperback

This is a very insightful and helpful book if you are self-published and are looking for a way to promote your books. Chocked full of information, the author presents so many different ways to promote a book that you do not need to do them all. Choose the ones that work for you and then ease into the others.

I found this book very insightful and helpful. As an author myself, I will be incorporating some of the tips in this book for my own books. If you are an independent author, you will find this book helpful Give it a try. It could pay off in the end.

4.0 out of 5 stars 52 Great Tips July 1, 2012

By Sandra Breuer

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

If you have self-published a book, or want to, Penny Sansevieri seems like the person who knows how to get people to actually buy it. (Funny, but books don't just sell themselves. You have to make it happen.) If there's any author who can't use 52 good tips about how to get people to buy their book, I don't know who it would be. Practical tips, especially for this Internet/social networking age.