Creating a Handout for Your Book Talk: Smart Speaking, Smart Selling

A handout, or several handouts, can make your book talk clear. Handouts may also serve as sell pieces and prompt attendees to buy your book later. This articles tells how to write handouts that support - and sell - your book.

Publishing Your Own Book? Get a Website Now!

I'm sure you want to promote your book on the web. What you may not realize is the time it takes to build traffic for your site. You need to get your website started right away.

Book Marketing: How to Get in Touch with Your Readers

One of the biggest problems with traditional book marketing is that when someone buys your book, you have no way of contacting your readers. There's no way to build that relationship that is so important in marketing and generating word of mouth. Here are a few suggestions for overcoming this problem.

How Not To Get Published - How To Win the WWOTYA - 4, The Length

The length of a novel has to depend on the story, not on the writer's whim; still less on the publisher's. The length of a text is the right one if nobody wonders about it.

Can Authors Really Earn A Living Writing Through Self Publishing?

Is is still possible for writers to publish themselves and earn a living doing it?

Why a Literary Agent is So Important to Your Success

Literary agents are your ticket to writing success. Here's what they know and what they can do for you.

Bargain Book Section - a Great Place to Look For Presents

Bargain books used to be a resigned for specialty stores dealing with that genre only. However, with in the past ten to fifteen years the majority of bookstores have become superstores that have a wide variety of books available for the average reader

Attract Publishers With Your Talent

The slushpiles in publishers’ offices are higher than ever before, worse than that, they are getting taller by the day, and if you hope to avoid them, you have to grab the publisher's or agent’s attention, with the sheer force of your talent. Try these tips to help you on your way...

The Most Important Word in Any Author's Vocabulary

It's tough to move 10,000 copies from the back of a cave. Too many authors – especially self-published ones – work their butts off writing and producing their books, and then do nothing with them! Sadly, writing and producing the book is the EASY part. The key is, building your platform so you can move those darn boxes out of your garage!

Effective Book Marketing Through a Website

You've just published your book, and now it's time to promote it. There are many resources available to guide you in the best ways to do this, and they all say part of it is to have a website - but they don't tell you what to do with the site to make it work for you. The goal is to get the most exposure with the least effort on your part - here's how to do it.

The Amazon Addiction

Come on, ‘fess up. You do it. A fan/friend/third cousin on your mother’s side of the family just e-mailed to let you know that your latest book is up on Amazon even though it isn’t going to be released for another six months. And so it begins — the Amazon Addiction.

Can Book Giveaways Hurt Sales?

Some authors condone the practice on the premise that a book in the hands of a reader may encourage that reader to buy more books. Especially if the book is part of a series, the reader may wish to collect the entire set. Using a book as the proverbial carrot, too, may guide readers to the author's website, where they may find titles appealing enough to purchase. Also, an author seen as being so generous may develop a following in a faithful readership that will benefit them in the long run.

How to Get Your Book Rejected, Part Three

In a large publishing house like Bantam or Kensington, literally thousands of manuscripts are sent annually by aspiring and established authors seeking publication. For the small press pub or eBook publisher, there could be hundreds of queries and submissions sent each year or, depending upon popularity, each month. Having to wade through all this prose, whether in hard copy or onscreen, can put great strain on the eyes. When you think of how quickly these editors need to fill publication schedules, that is a lot of work to read non-stop.

Preparing Your Manuscript for Publishers – Ten Top Tips

You have finally finished writing your book, it might have taken you a year to complete, or several years come to that, so what do you do now? Polish it, that's what! Make sure it is in the best possible condition before you send it out. Try these are ten top tips to help you on your way...