By Florence Osmund (@FlorenceOsmund) As most successful novelists can tell you, book reviews are an important part of marketing and selling your books. The prospect of seeking out book reviews can, however, be a bit overwhelming. Today Florence Osmund is sharing her...
There’s been a lot of talk about paid book reviews since the New York Times ran an article by David Streitfeld this weekend about Todd Rutherford (a.k.a. “The Publishing Guru”) and the business he started selling reviews to authors. When he got...
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...
Maybe you already know how to make a PDF book from your word processor. But that version likely won’t look a whole lot like the finished, printed book. The PDF version of your book has become a key component in the entire book production workflow. At different...
About a month ago I asked a small group of authors, marketers and bloggers if they would endorse my new book, A Self-Publisher’s Companion. I had in mind a number of uses for these testimonials, if I was lucky enough to get them. At that time, I said that I...