Friday October 24, 2008—mark this date on your calendar. This is when my NEW 6-week online Book Promotion course starts. If your book sales are lagging—if you want to increase sales by Christmas and start the New Year out with higher sales—then sign up NOW. Space is limited. Your credit card will not be charged until the day I send your first lesson (Friday, October 24).
Learn more at: http://www.matilijapress.com/course_bookpromotion.htm
FREE Book Offer
If you’ve been wanting my book, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book, but you couldn’t put out the money? First of all, if you want to succeed in the publishing arena, this is an investment. And that’s why I’m offering a special for my blog readers through December 25, 2008. Order my book, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book for $19.95 before Christmas and you’ll receive The Author’s Workbook and Over 75 Good Ideas for Promoting Your Book FREE. But you’ll only get the free books if you email me after placing the order and let me know you are a blog reader. If I do not get the email from you, I won’t know to send the free books. PLFry620@yahoo.com. If I have to send the free books in a separate package, you will pay the extra shipping charges. Order The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book here:
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Make Plans Now for Spring Promotional Opportunities
Did you know that organizers are already planning book festivals and writers conferences held in the spring and summer? Some coordinators are even putting the finishing touches on their fall 2009 events. If you want to attend such events next year, start now scoping them out.
Use your favorite search engine. Type in “writers conference” or “book festival” and the city/state. Whether you want to attend events close to home or take advantage of those in areas you’ll be visiting, it’s wise to locate the possibilities and compare the important elements. For example, how many visitors does the book festival generally attract and how much do they want for a booth? If the foot traffic is minimal (or not available) and the cost high ($400 to $900), keep looking. Likewise, make sure that a writers conference has the elements you seek—agent meetings, workshops related to publishing protocol, well-known professional presenters and/or high profile authors. Match the conference or the book festival to your particular needs and desires. Compare prices against value. And be sure to take into consideration the location. Will you have to pay travel expenses or is it local or in an area where you can stay with friends?
Share Your Successful Book Promotion Activities
For most of you, book sales are slowing down. This is no reason to stop promoting. In fact, this is a good reason for stepping up your promotional activities. Get creative and try something new. Climb into the head of your customers and try to give them what they want/need. We’d all like some help with promotion. Do you have an idea that is working for you? Have you discovered a way to increase your book sales? How about sharing it with us. Just leave a comment at this blog site. And don’t forget to take steps to improve your sales figures. Sign up today for my brand new Book Promotion Workshop. http://www.matilijapress.com/course_bookpromotion.htm