by Joel Friedlander | Apr 10, 2012 | Marketing, Self-Publishing
Have you spent any time on Goodreads, the big reader site? I’ve been building a platform there for a few months, but haven’t written about it yet. Goodreads is a great place to meet people who love books, and love to talk about them. Since most...
by Joel Friedlander | Apr 4, 2012 | Author Blogging 101, Marketing, Self-Publishing, Social Media
At some point in the mythic past, soon after blogging itself was invented, some enterprising web designer married the blog to a sidebar. Sidebars—the narrow vertical area next to the text of a blog, on one or both sides of the text column—seem to be...
by Judith Briles | Mar 29, 2012 | Marketing, Self-Publishing
by Judith Briles (@AuthorU) I just recently heard about the “book marketing extravaganza” Judith Briles is holding in Colorado this year as part of her Author U training program for authors who want to publish. Judith is an experienced and very successful...
by Joel Friedlander | Mar 27, 2012 | Marketing, Self-Publishing
by Jo Ann Kairys (@jkairys) Learning how to get a self-published book into bookstores might seem difficult, but it’s achievable with the right approach. As a newly published independent author, I certainly had a lot to learn about marketing my book. Getting into...
by Joel Friedlander | Mar 23, 2012 | Marketing, Self-Publishing
The growth of online book sales, web 2.0 technology and social media have given indie authors unparalleled opportunities to promote their books. One of the best innovations in online book marketing is the blog tour, or virtual book tour. In its briefest form, a blog...
