A Simple Guide to Marketing Your Book: What an Author and Publisher Can Do to Sell More Books (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Book Marketing is the task of identifying who would find value in reviewing, reselling and buying your book..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review

This book is 100% meat and potatoes. Jam packed full of valuable information that will help you sell more books. -- Bobbie Hurst, Book Publicist

This powerful volume packs temendous punch page after page. -- Mary Westheimer, President BookZone

This refreshingly succinct handbook is the easiest way to organize your book marketing campaign. -- Jerrold Jenkins, President, Jenkins Group

Product Description

A concise step-by-step guide to marketing your book. Complete with all the resources and references you need, including: defining and locating your target audience, the best places to distribute your book and creating a demand using publicity and promotion. Includes a section on the Internet.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Wise Owl Books & Music (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963469940
• ISBN-13: 978-0963469946
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #624,278 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too sparse, January 18, 2002

By A Customer

This is really nothing more than a directory. It is useful but the bottom line is that this is just an overpriced list of phone numbers and websites.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bottom Line Essential Information, January 29, 2001

By	Kirk VandenBerghe "kirkvan" (Tulalip, WA) - See all my reviews

Most new authors are shocked when they discover that they have to play a very active part in marketing their book. Sure, the major publishing houses provide massive marketing muscle for titles from their A-List authors. It's a fact that the vast majority of marketing funds are allocated to best-selling authors. For the rest of us, "A Simple Guide to Marketing Your Book" contains street-wise tips from someone who knows what he's talking about. There's no fluff or filler; just condensed and practical information to help us get the job done.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple Ideas to get you started, October 9, 2001

By	Vicki M. Taylor "author and reader" (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you haven't read anything else about marketing your book, then this is a good place to start. I've included it in my box of resources and I recommend it to my writing group.