The Thrifty Author's Guide to Launching Your Books Without Losing Your Mind (Thrifty Author's Guides) [Paperback]

Gail Martin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2010 | Series: Thrifty Author's Guides

Approximately 200,000 400,000 books are published each year just in the U.S. When my first book was published, I promised myself that, no matter how everything turned out, I was going to do everything possible to make my books successful. Ive learned a lot as my series has progressed. Ive seen some techniques work beyond my wildest imagination, while a few fizzled. Now, I want to share those insights with you so that your new book has the best chance for success. This book shares my secrets for successful book tours, attention-getting internet promotions, exciting websites and dynamic media interviews. Youll also discover tips I gathered from some of my author friends, who have learned the hard way what worked and what didnt. So dive in with enthusiasm. Experiment, remix and recombine my suggestions. Find an approach that works for you. Just get out there and live your dream!

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About the Author

Gail Z. Martin is an author, entrepreneur and educator. Gail specializes in helping coaches, consultants, authors, small businesses and solo professionals get marketing results. Her teleseminars share powerful marketing techniques for growing businesses and her nonfiction articles have been featured in over 40 regional and national magazines. She is also the host of the Shared Dreams Marketing Podcast and the Ghost in the Machine Author Podcast. Gail has been a frequent presenter for organizations that include Microsoft Partner Edge Network, MarketingProfs, PR Newswire, eWomenNetwork, WriteWellU.com, 911MarketingHelp.com, SmartWomensCafe.com and the University of North Carolina - Charlotte. She presents lively programs on social media, PR and marketing for audiences across North America and to international audiences via webcasts and teleseminars. In addition to her marketing career, Gail is the author of the bestselling Chronicles of the Necromancer fantasy-adventure series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 124 pages
• Publisher: Comfort Publishing (March 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1935361066
• ISBN-13: 978-1935361060
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,589,356 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gail Z. Martin is the author of The Summoner, The Blood King, Dark Haven and Dark Lady's Chosen in The Chronicles of The Necromancer series. The Sworn: Book One in The Fallen Kings Cycle debuted in early 2011. Book Two, The Dread, comes out in February 2012.

Gail also writes the Thrifty Author's Guide series (Launching Your Book Without Losing Your Mind, Selling and Promoting Your Book Online) on book promotion for authors.

She also writes The 30 Day Results Guide series on Internet marketing: 30 Days to Social Media Success and 30 Days to Online Marketing and PR.

For book updates, tour information and contact details, visit www.ChroniclesOfTheNecromancer.com. Gail is also the host of the Ghost in the Machine Fantasy Podcast (www.GhostInTheMachinePodcast.com), and you can find her on Facebook as Gail Martin and as The Winter Kingdoms and on Twitter @GailZMartin. She co-hosts the Disquieting Visions blog on paranormal fiction at www.DisquietingVisions.com.

You can find Gail's non-fiction web site at www.GailMartinMarketing.com, and visit her SharedDreamsPodcat.com and blog at BigDreamsAndHardWork.com

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Little book with a big purpose., March 25, 2011

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Danita C. Draughn (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Thrifty Author's Guide to Launching Your Books Without Losing Your Mind (Thrifty Author's Guides) (Paperback)

My first reaction to the book was that it was much to small to include any useful information. Once I started reading I realized the book was jammed pack with good information for the up and coming author.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A valuable contribution, June 27, 2010

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Robert Goodman (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Thrifty Author's Guide to Launching Your Books Without Losing Your Mind (Thrifty Author's Guides) (Paperback)

I just finished reading a review copy of "Launching Your Book without Losing Your Mind," by Gail Z. Martin.

What a pleasant experience that was! Martin has given us an excellent overview of the book launching process. She writes with the author (and perhaps the self publisher) in mind and provides an easy-to-read summary of what a book launch involves. Martin covers the complexities of the process in a frank but encouraging manner. Beginning and experienced authors alike will find this book more than informative.

One of the really useful features of the book is the list of "assignments" at the back of each short chapter. Authors who follow the steps Martin outlines will be well prepared to stage a successful book launch.

"Launching Your Book without Losing Your Mind" is also a needed "wake-up call" for authors who think their work is done once the book is written. It says many of the things I tell my clients when they are planning their book's future, and it includes a number of points that I don't believe I've ever seen in any similar book. For example, when she discusses spin-off products based on the cover, such as posters and tee shirts, Martin reminds us to be sure we have the right to create such derivative products.

Perhaps the next edition will include mention of the Writer's Guild, the Independent Book Publishers Association, and other author and publisher support organizations. The current edition is a valuable resource in spite of their omission. Writers and self publishers will find "Launching Your Book without Losing Your Mind" to be a valuable and useful resource.

5.0 out of 5 stars Launching Your Books is a Treasure Trove for Authors!, October 31, 2010

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Elinor Stutz "Smooth Sale LLC" (Petaluma CA) - See all my reviews
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Gail Z. Martin's book, The Thrifty Author's Guide: Launching Your Book Without Losing Your Mind, is truly a treasure trove of information that every author should read. If I were teaching in a classroom setting, I would make it required reading for every aspiring author. Ms. Martin opens with letting the author know it is their responsibility to get the book marketed and sold. I wish I read this sage advice years ago. The reader then finds insight on the required marketing plan and a logical and orderly layout for the beginning to advanced steps for launching their book. The guide begins with six months prior to launch all the way through the time period of six months after the launch. Every reader is bound to gleefully capture information previously not known for marketing and selling books. I read The Thrifty Author's Guide cover to cover and am still in the process of implementing every step myself. The content value is infinite!

- Elinor Stutz, CEO of Smooth Sale, LLC and Author of

HIRED! How to Use Sales Techniques to Sell Yourself On Interviews

and

Nice Girls DO Get the Sale: Relationship Building That Gets Results