Reading Time: 2 minutes A bride faking her own kidnapping! What a story and what an opportunity to hang your star on this topic. (for story info see: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7708829/) What? It didn’t occur to you? Well maybe it should have. Barbara D’Angelis who coincidentally has a book out this week got right in there with her pitch and so…
Publishing: Welcome to Baghdad
Reading Time: 3 minutes To say publishing has changed would be an understatement. Publishing has gone from being a warm and creative place to sort of akin to venturing into Baghdad on a bad night. It’s not for the faint of heart. But if you’re in it, you’re in it and it’s tough to get out. Not that any…
The Business of Publishing (yes, it's a business)
Reading Time: 5 minutes Congratulations, you’re published! But what exactly does it mean to be “published”? Besides the fact that your work is finally in print and your college alumni has asked to interview you for their newsletter it also means fame and fortune, right? Well, ok, maybe not on the level of J. K. Rowling, but at the…
Networking Gold!
Reading Time: 3 minutes The following article is excerpted from our Book Marketing Expert Newsletter. It’s delivered free every two weeks into your inbox. To get your own subscription send a blank email to: subscribe@amarketingexpert.com NETWORKING GOLD Whether you’re trying to find an editor for your book, or a producer to pitch your story to, sometimes it’s all about…
Is Your Book Making Money?
Reading Time: 2 minutes The following article is excerpted from our Book Marketing Expert Newsletter. It’s delivered free every two weeks into your inbox. To get your own subscription send a blank email to: subscribe@amarketingexpert.com Maximizing Your Book’s Earning Potential If you’re going to put out tons of effort writing a book, you should also invest the extra time…
Secrets of Promoting Your Book on Amazon!
Reading Time: 6 minutes THE BOOK MARKETING EXPERT NEWSLETTER! A newsletter all about SUCCESSFUL publishing and POWERFUL promotion. April 7, 2005 Issue #94 Penny C. Sansevieri, Editor mailto:penny@amarketingexpert.com ———————————————————— Welcome to a new issue of THE BOOK MARKETING EXPERT NEWSLETTER You are receiving this newsletter compliments of Author Marketing Experts, Inc. To opt out, please scroll down to the…
Publicity from Thirty-Thousand Feet
Reading Time: 2 minutes We all know that marketing a book is a process. But sometimes the process takes longer than we’d anticipated. That’s why it’s nice every now and again to hop aboard the publicity jet and get a look-see at what you’ve been doing from the thirty-thousand foot level. Why? Well, first off this birds-eye view will…
Welcome to my Blog!
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hello and welcome to the Author Marketing Experts Blog! In this forum we’ll be talking about some of the most exciting new books being released through small presses and print-on-demand (POD) which is really taking the publishing world by storm and revolutionizing the industry. I’ll also be sharing some marketing ideas and some super savvy…
