Tag: marketing
member name: Steve Weber
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July 19, 2007 11:58 AM EDT --
Google is offering credits of up to $1,000 for trying out Google Print Ads, a new extension of Google AdWords that appear in U.S. newspapers.
In AdWords accounts, Google has added a "Print Ads" . . .
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May 30, 2007 02:45 PM EDT --
Book lovers still reeling from cutbacks at newspaper book sections have a new reason to be upset: Amazon.com is reducing space for book reviews too.
Amazon is cutting the number of book reviews displayed . . .
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July 05, 2007 04:53 PM EDT --
QUESTION: My book has just been launched and I'm trying to market it online. I've seen advertisements for "Amazon Bestseller Campaigns." Should I spend more than $1,000 on a bestseller . . .
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July 25, 2007 03:16 PM EDT --
QUESTION: I'm considering mailing review copies of my self-published novel to a mailing list of reviewers. Since this will cost quite a bit of money, I'm concerned whether I'm likely to actually . . .
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August 13, 2007 05:15 PM EDT --
QUESTION: I self-published my novel with Xlibris last year, and it won awards at two book festivals. I was able to sell many books directly to readers during public appearances. Now I'd like to get . . .
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August 07, 2007 11:27 AM EDT --
What's the burning ambition of every wannabe author? It's to tour the country, signing books for legions of fans at every Barnes & Noble, Borders, and independent bookstore from coast to . . .
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July 19, 2007 10:06 PM EDT --
Well, isn't this just classic: A Jane Austen fan submitted samples of her writing to publishers and agents, but got nothing but rejections and a bit of ill-informed commentary.
David Lassman typed . . .
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May 21, 2007 01:03 PM EDT --
Electronic books, or e-books, haven’t gotten much traction with consumers. People don’t enjoy reading extended passages of text on a computer screens, and there’s no popular e-book reader . . .
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July 22, 2007 02:23 PM EDT --
Positive reviews of your book on Amazon.com can boost its sales online and in brick-and-mortar stores. Bad reviews on Amazon, however, can have an even bigger impact, and the picture isn't pretty. . . .
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August 27, 2007 12:16 PM EDT --
QUESTION: I'm an author with a new book. Which Amazon features work best for promoting books? For instance, is becoming an Associate still worthwhile? What about the feature that lets readers look . . .
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June 19, 2007 11:58 AM EDT --
QUESTION: My book has a publication date of October 2007 and it's available now for pre-order on Amazon. I'm interested in getting early book reviews on Amazon.
I've contacted a few Amazon . . .
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July 27, 2007 12:57 PM EDT --
QUESTION: I'm looking for new ways to market my book. I published through Lulu Press and then did some nationwide radio interviews. I had some sales, but when I'm not marketing, the sales stop. . . .
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August 02, 2007 02:07 PM EDT --
Amazon.com will provide free advance copies of books, movies and music to customers who agree to post reviews of the new releases on the company's Web site.
The program, Amazon Vine, will permit negative . . .
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August 01, 2007 03:41 PM EDT --
Hello Gather friends, I'm conducting a little experiment. I've posted a free preview of my book Plug Your Book! (including my favorite sections) here on Lulu.com.
As you may know, my book discusses . . .
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June 09, 2007 02:14 PM EDT --
When Keith Donohue’s novel Stolen Child came out, the critics weren’t impressed, even though his publisher was Nan Talese at Doubleday. In fact, not a single major newspaper reviewed the book. . . .
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July 18, 2007 04:02 PM EDT --
It’s pretty simple and costs nothing for self-publishers to obtain a Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) before publication. Library of Congress numbers are helpful if you want to sell your . . .
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June 29, 2007 08:25 PM EDT --
There was no announcement, but MySpace now enables members to show a "Top 40 friends" list, doubling the previous limit. The default had been a Top 8 friends list, with a maximum of 20 friends . . .
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