Best of the Web Book Marketing Tips for the Week of October 10, 2011

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We’ve collected some of the best book marketing Tweets from the past week, courtesy of bloggers, marketers, authors and others. The topics include building your platform now, using book displays, selling eBooks via Twitter, improving your SEO skills and much more. Happy marketing!

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* 12 Tasks Every Author Should Tackle Before Publishing a Book

There is so much you can do to get a head start before your book is available – build your platform, write a marketing plan, start a blog and much more:

http://authoritypublishing.com/book-marketing/12-tasks-every-author-should-complete-before-your-book-is-published/

* Increase the Odds of Impulse Purchases of Your Books by Using Book Displays

You want to get your books front and center of prospective buyers. Here’s how:

http://bookmarketingmaven.typepad.com/book_marketing_maven/2011/09/increase-the-odds-of-impulse-purchases-of-your-books.html

* How You Can Sell eBooks To Mobile Twitter Users

Have you tried using Twitter to make a book sale? It’s quite easy as you’ll see:

http://blog.marketingtipsforauthors.com/2011/06/how-you-can-sell-e-books-to-mobile.html

* How to Become a Better Marketer on Twitter

These resources will offer you myriad ways to get the most out of your Tweets:

http://www.copyblogger.com/twitter-for-marketing/

* 20+ Essential Resources for Improving Your SEO Skills

Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced, you’ll find some useful information to take your skills to the next level:

http://mashable.com/2011/10/09/seo-resources/

* Why You Need to Be Building Your Platform Now

Find and grow your audience – there is a lot you can do to develop a following before publishing your book:

http://michaelhyatt.com/why-you-need-to-be-building-your-platform-now.html