Archive for April, 2007
How to Get Someone Else to Pay for Publishing Your Book
Article by Diane Eble. An excellent idea that, as the title says, will let you publish your book at someone else’s expense. But even better…
Tips for the Traveling Author
Article by Kathryn Lively. That’s “traveling” as in “traveling to distant locations to promote one’s book.”
Interviewing by Telephone
By Dana K. Cassell
Use your telephone to interview out-of-towners and those too busy to sit down for an in-person interview. I have a tape recorder connected to my phone at all times in order to capture my phone interviews in full.
Writing eBooks that Sell Fast
Article by Matt Ide. Excellent title, but be advised not to get your hopes up too high.
7 Ways to Promote Your Nonfiction Book
Article by Bobbi Linkemer. Nonfiction book promotion basics. Bookmark it for when you need it.
Pricing Information Products
Article by Cathy Stucker. Some good infoproduct pricing ideas and tips.
Self-Publishing Made Simple
Article by Butch Hamilton. Overview of an intriguing idea: publishing your stuff on an iPod.
Online Marketing for Authors
Article by Stephanie Chandler. A number of good general ideas and techniques that authors can implement to promote their books on the Internet.
How to Test if There’s a Market for Your Book Idea
Article by Diane Eble. I’m not exactly sold on Diane’s ideas on the matter — almost a sure bet that we’d be able to find someone interested in just about anything, no matter how small a niche. And with the Internet, I can practically guarantee given enough interest on my end, I can find enough someones to make it worth futzing around with minimally.
How to Make Money with Your Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Novels
Article by Jeremy Hoover. Intriguing self-publishing idea. And it won’t cost you much, if any, out of pocket to get started.
Why a Writer Needs People Skills (and How to Develop Them)
Article by Bobbi Linkemer. Pointers on the art of interviewing.
Make Big Profits from Small Booklets
Article by Cathy Stucker. Cathy doesn’t waste time. It’s not as if she needed more than a paragraph to get it through your coconut that…
Navigating the Amazon Sales Ranking
Article by Brent Sampson. Good article on deciphering Amazon’s sales ranking numbers.
How Fiction Authors Can Get Publicity
Article by Diane Eble. Interesting “think outside the box” way to develop and work publicity angles for promoting your fiction.
7 Strategies for Successful Blogging
Article by Sharon Hurley Hall. A few very good and easy to implement techniques to help build your blog’s readership.
Get the Word Out About Your Nonfiction Book
By Dana K. CassellÂ
One of the most effective ways to get the word out about your nonfiction book, and thereby increase sales, is to be quoted by reporters and columnists when they write about your book’s subject, and to appear on TV and radio talk shows as an “expert” when your subject is being discussed. Each time, you will be identified as the author of “Your Book” — publicity you probably couldn’t afford to pay for.
6 Reasons Why I’m a Fan of Literary Agents
Article by Rita Emmett. As a best selling author, Rita’s obvoiusly been there done that. So it would probably behoove us to pay attention to what she says.
How Publishers Decide to Publish a Book (or Not)
Article by Diane Eble. Really nice insider’s insight into what really goes into the book proposal process where the publisher is concerned.
Book Marketing Plan Basics
Article by Tara Coyt. Why you need a book marketing plan, what goes into it, when to put it together, and how to do it. All in just a few paragraphs.
Consider a Career in Proofreading
Article by Joe Bensam. Proofreading’s obviously a good gig for wordsmiths. If you can find one. But where?