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Amazon 2020: Amazon Reviews, Author Connections, and More
Keri-Rae Barnum & Amy Collins
The new world of Amazon SO much changes at Amazon that the Author Learning Center hosted this AMAZON 2020 session to help you create a marketing and promotion plan for 2020 for your online sales at Amazon. This session covers: • What you can do with...
over 6 years ago
Marketing Plan
Finding Your Platform
Library Marketing for Authors
Keri-Rae Barnum
Discover the underdog market that pays you to display your books on their shelves. As an author, you may wonder if marketing your book to libraries is worth the effort. The answer is a resounding “YES!” Not only are libraries a viable source of book...
over 5 years ago
Distribution & Sales
Libraries
Self-Editing: The Macro and Micro Things to Polish to Make Your Work Shine
Jennifer Crosswhite
Book coach, editor, and bestselling author Jennifer Crosswhite will show you macro and micro editing techniques to look at your work with perspective so you can improve it and move forward in your publishing and writing journey. This session includes...
over 3 years ago
Basic Editing
Proofreading
Proposal Packages: The Secret Weapon to Ignite a Bidding War
Derek Taylor Kent
While many just write query letters, there's a whole other option that very few know about called the proposal package. Learn how Derek created a proposal package that got his book into a bidding war between Penguin, Random House, and Holt/Macmillan...
over 3 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Book Proposals
Top Five Qualities for Achieving Goals and Finding Success as an Author
Sheri Fink
Being a successful author these days requires more than just writing and selling books. Join best-selling children’s author Sheri Fink to discover the top five qualities for achieving goals and finding success as an author. Learn strategies to increase...
over 6 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Goal Setting and Process
Audience Development for Indie Authors and Publishers
Beth Kallman Werner
As much as you’d like it to be, your book is not for everyone. While some books may appeal to many types of readers, most books appeal to only select audiences. As an indie or self-published author, identifying and reaching your specific readers is key...
over 6 years ago
I have an Idea!
Identifying Your Audience
Blogging for Authors: Beginner Level
Erik Deckers
A blog can be a great complement to your author platform and provide a powerful way for you to engage your target readers. If you are interested in starting your own blog but aren't entirely sure how to do it, this session is for you! Professional blogger...
over 7 years ago
Blogging
Tips
Building an Author Platform and Leveraging it to Sell Books
Stephanie Feger
We’ve all heard of it, but understanding where to build it, how to leverage it, and the goal of it anyway isn’t quite so clear. Stephanie Feger, owner and chief strategist of the emPower PR Group, will inspire you to not just make the leap to build an...
over 4 years ago
Marketing Plan
Finding Your Platform
How to Nail Your Book Launch with the Right Pricing and Distribution
A.G. Billig
You can write the best book in the world, but unless you take the right steps, the readers won’t even know it exists. A book is a work of art, but once you decide to give it away in exchange for money, it becomes a product. The price you charge and the...
over 6 years ago
Distribution & Sales
Booksellers
7 Things that Make Hollywood Lose Interest in Your Book
Keith Ogorek
The demand by Hollywood for interesting ideas and stories has never been greater, and they love to find that content in books. Yet many times authors don’t incorporate some basic things that make Hollywood want to option a book and develop it for the...
over 4 years ago
Book to Screen
Adaptations
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