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Effective Ways to Build a Readership and Sell More Books
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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