Best of the Web Book Marketing Tips for the Week of August 13, 2012

by: Paula

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Let’s look back at some useful book marketing Tweets from the past week, courtesy of bloggers, marketers, authors and others. The topics include building your Pinterest following with Facebook, learning from self-publishing marketing mistakes, growing your audience with Amazon, and much more. Happy marketing!

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* The Ultimate Guide to Social Media for Writers

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If you aren’t even sure how to get started with social media, this blog post will walk you through your options and guide your strategy:

http://robertleebrewer.blogspot.ca/2012/03/ultimate-guide-to-social-media-for.html

* How Amazon Grew My Audience By More Than 24,000 Readers in Three Days

Giving away a free book via the Kindle Direct Publishing Program at Amazon.com can provide a great boost for your book:

http://www.copyblogger.com/amazon-content-marketing/

* Learn the Lessons From These Self-Publishing Marketing Mistakes

Why Christmas-themed books aren’t necessarily a good idea, how laziness can thwart your goals, and more learned from the trenches:

http://selfpublishingteam.com/selfpub-story-fails-lessons-learned/

* Book Editing: The Top Ten Tips

This is a collection of ideas from a group of editors regarding the most important things writers should know about book editing:

http://bubblecow.co/book-editing-top-ten-tips/

* 5 Ways to Build a Pinterest Following With Facebook

Many people don’t realize they can integrate their Facebook and Pinterest marketing. Here’s how:

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/build-a-pinterest-following-with-facebook/

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