Stress-free Marketing: Practical Advice for the Newly Published Author [Paperback]

Renea Winchester (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2011

From award-winning author, Renea Winchester, comes Stress-free Marketing: Practical Advice for the Newly Published Author, a book written especially for first-time authors who need help marketing their titles to readers and bookstores. Stress-free Marketing offers practical advice for new authors and seasoned veterans. From understanding Facebook, to the importance of personal relationships, no author should release a title without first reading Stress-free Marketing Practical Advice for the Newly Published Author.

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From the Author

Stressed?
Confused?
Uncertain where to turn?

Take a peek inside and learn how to sell your book.

From the Back Cover

Dear Scribe,

I have been in your shoes. I have felt the elation of becoming a "published author" transform into concern as I wondered how to approach readers. During my book tour I discovered something unsettling...the number of talented authors whose basements are filled with unsold books. After interviewing these authors I realized that emerging authors need someone to guide them through the marketing process.

I want to be that person.

Marketing your book isn't difficult. However, books require more than an ISBN and a catchy title. In order to sell your book, you the author, must understand the business part of the publishing world and how to locate readers. Let me show you how to place your book in the hands of readers.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 194 pages
• Publisher: Make Your Mark Publishing LLC (November 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0983966001
• ISBN-13: 978-0983966005
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,981,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stress-free Marketing: Practical Advice for the Newly Published author is Winchester's latest release. After meeting authors who were struggling with sales, Winchester realized that many authors have trouble selling their books because they don't know how to identify a niche market, or because they have self-published their work without including the necessary identifiers booksellers need in order to shelve their work.

Renea Winchester is an award winning writer whose passion for relationships is evident in her first release, In The Garden With Billy: Lessons About Life, Love & Tomatoes. Her message: "If you take time to develop relationships your life will be richly blessed."

Nominated for the prestigious Southern Independent Bookseller Alliance, and the Georgia Author of the Year award, she is available for interviews, book club discussions, corporate functions and book signings.

She is currently working on In the Kitchen With Billy.

Contact Renea directly at www.reneawinchester.com

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Stress free Marketing A perfect 10 September 1, 2012

By Elvin Hayes

Format:Paperback

I was amazed at Renea's desire to truly help the novice author, this book gives you confidence to take the next step once you finish your manuscript or if you're ready to publish. If your book does not sell it's because you didn't apply the blueprint that is perfectly laid out for you. If you've ever read a book and still wasn't sure what step to take next once you've finished reading, this one will pleasantly surprise you. I felt very knowledgeable speaking with the publisher who was clueless about (PCN) and getting my book into libraries.I recommend this for anyone considering writing a book or anyone that you know that's in the process, this will be the smartest investment pertaining to their upcoming endeavor. This book is worth its weight in gold. Thanks Renea, you rock!
Elvin Hayes
www.elvin-hayes.com

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Stress Free Marketing a dream come true!!! August 30, 2012

By musicluva

Format:Paperback

I was beginning to think it really wasn't possible. After all, we're creative types, right? We write. We dream. We create. We don't typically think of marketing ideas and remain stress free at the same time. Thinking about marketing does, on occasion, make me break out in hives.

Renea Winchester was kind enough to speak to the Writers Alliance of Georgia this week about her new book, "Stress-Free Marketing". Her presentation was insightful, helpful, and we breathed a collective sigh of relief after hearing what she had to say.

Renea is on a mission to reach new and emerging authors before they fall into the traps that authors are often unaware of. She lays out the business side of writing in an easy to understand way while providing great marketing ideas that can jump-start a brainstorming session for your own project.

I recommend every writer and every author (even those with agents) read this book. "Stress Free Marketing" may just keep a few creative little lambs from getting sheered while giving teeth to your marketing plan.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Author Renea Winchester Proves "Stress-Free Marketing" Is Not Oxymoron November 28, 2011

By Jolina Petersheim

Format:Paperback

Saddened by numerous writers whose basements were flooded with unsold, self-published books, Winchester wanted to write a book that not only answered the questions facing inexperienced authors, but to answer these questions in a way that was informative yet easy to understand. Stress-Free Marketing accomplishes just that. With marketing advice so practical it should be commonsense such as, "The first step is to get out from behind the computer, unplug from Facebook and get into [book]stores," to a precise breakdown of publishing acronyms like LCCN (Library of Congress Catalog Number), which allows libraries to identify books in their systems, Stress-Free Marketing is an entertaining instruction manual that places the power of book sales back into hardworking authors' hands.

"Every author has a choice when faced with rejection: give up, or continue pressing forward," Stress-Free Marketing says. "Only those who continue to press are rewarded with publication." Winchester does not hold back when sharing her own struggle to break into the strongbox of the publishing industry. After sending independent booksellers e-mails including blurbs for her book, a synopsis, website links, and a PDF of the book's cover, Winchester believed that her professional stance would incite their response.

Rather than being setback when nothing happened, Winchester surged forward and -- while armed with business attire and a warm smile -- personally visited each buyer of these local bookstores. It only took two minutes for Winchester to convey her determination to make her book a success, and after following up this face-to-face interaction with a "snail mail" thank you note that included pertinent book information including the ISBN number and retail price, each bookseller eventually responded and now keeps her book in stock.

Renea Winchester's candid suggestion when faced with a bad book review, "Don't call your mother in search of sympathy. What's done is done. Instead, grab a container of double chocolate chip ice cream and a large spoon. Enter the closet and lock yourself inside," is just the kind of kick-in-the-pants advice a fledgling author needs, yet the closing chapter of the book asks the reader to repeat:

I am ready.

I am ready to invest time developing a marketing plan.

I am ready to incorporate ideas and create a niche market and platform.

I am ready to introduce myself to strangers then cultivate and nurture these newfound friendships.

I am ready to step into the unknown with courage and confidence.

I am ready to be the next fresh new voice of the publishing world.

I am ready.

Through the suggestions and encouragement provided in Winchester's Stress-Free Marketing: Practical Advice for the Newly Published Author, I feel like I am ready to climb another rung on the ladder of writing success.

Now, writer, the question is: Are you?