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  • Effective Ways to Build a Readership and Sell More Books

    Arthur Doweyko
    Arthur Doweyko
    Arthur Doweyko, award-winning author and scientist, explains the difference between writing a book and actually selling a book. It can be hard for authors who have finally finished a manuscript to consider tackling a major marketing project. However...
    • over 7 years ago
    • Marketing Plan
    • Building a Fan Base
  • Phillip Done on Debbie Reynolds’ Endorsement of His Book, The Ornament Box - podcast

    Phillip Done
    Phillip Done
    Author Phillip Done had the unique privilege of writing a celebrity biography, The Charms of Miss O'Hara , about the life of Hollywood screen star Ann Rutherford. He interviewed many of her friends and colleagues in the process including screen legend...
    • over 8 years ago
    • Contests and Endorsements
    • Endorsements
  • 3 Tips for Learning to Write Faster

    Erik Deckers
    Erik Deckers
    Today’s market is saturated with content, and it’s important that authors have an extensive writing portfolio. This will demonstrate experience and a large range that agents and publishers will appreciate. Plus, it helps build a platform and a brand...
    • over 7 years ago
    • Managing Your Writing Life
    • Education and Craft
  • Derek Taylor Kent on the Benefits of Creating His Pen Name, “Derek the Ghost” - video

    Derek Taylor Kent
    Derek Taylor Kent
    Author Derek Taylor Kent writes the books for his award-winning, popular middle-grade series, Scary School , using the pen name "Derek the Ghost." This eleven-year-old character lives at the school and narrates the stories, writing about all of the...
    • over 8 years ago
    • Preparation
    • Using a Pen Name
  • Using the Google Display Network to Drive Book Sales - recorded webinar

    Jason Schmetzer
    Jason Schmetzer
    You’ve seen Google Display Network (GDN) advertising before: it’s the banner ads that appear on websites across the Internet. It is the tool that shows you ads for products you may be interested in while on websites that don’t sell those products. ...
    • over 8 years ago
    • Advertising
    • Internet
  • Derek Taylor Kent on the Benefits of Creating His Pen Name, “Derek the Ghost” - podcast

    Derek Taylor Kent
    Derek Taylor Kent
    Author Derek Taylor Kent writes the books for his award-winning, popular middle-grade series, Scary School , using the pen name "Derek the Ghost." This eleven-year-old character lives at the school and narrates the stories, writing about all of the...
    • over 8 years ago
    • Preparation
    • Using a Pen Name
  • The Importance of In-Person Events for Faith-Based Authors in Building a Platform

    Katherine Hudencial
    Katherine Hudencial
    As a Senior Marketing Manager with W Publishing Group, a commercial nonfiction imprint of Thomas Nelson, Katherine Hudencial supports a variety of marketing initiatives for her author clients including in-person events such as book signings, speaking...
    • over 2 years ago
    • Events
    • Speaking Engagements
  • Simon & Schuster Presents: A Book Club Matinee featuring bestselling author Lisa Genova - video

    Lisa Genova
    Lisa Genova
    Watch exclusive footage of Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still Alice , in conversation with Leigh Haber, Books Editor at O , the Oprah Magazine, a part of Simon & Schuster’s Book Club Matinee at New York City’s historic Ed Sullivan Theater. ...
    • over 8 years ago
    • Fiction
    • Finding Your Voice
  • Author Appeal in the Virtual World

    Steve Piacente
    Steve Piacente
    Whatever future is headed our way, it will not be a return to the past. Face-to-face book events will not return anytime soon. Authors need to know how to present themselves and their work in a virtual environment, be it Zoom, WebEx or another platform...
    • over 5 years ago
    • Events
    • Speaking Engagements
  • The Importance of Social Media and In-Person Events When Marketing Books for Children

    Rob Harrell
    Rob Harrell
    Marketing and selling children's books can challenging since the purchasers of the books aren't necessarily the target readers. There are two key channels where critically acclaimed children's author Rob Harrell thinks these authors should focus — social...
    • over 2 years ago
    • Marketing Plan
    • Building a Fan Base
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