Book Signings Are Pure Gold

So you’ve written a book, had it published by a publisher and you are now facing the dreaded book signing or book launch. Your palms sweat at the thought of facing droves of people and actually having to talk to them. You are a writer, not a salesperson, right? Wrong! If you do not have the guts and determination to sell your own work, then why should anyone else do it for you? Book signings are your lifeline―your best friend―and they are pure gold.

Colour and Book Covers - What You Should Know if You're Self-Publishing

A basic understanding of colour and the differences between the colours you see on your screen and those employed to print a book, could save you money and prevent disappointment.

Plain Speaking - 4 Secrets For Getting Your Book Purchased

What's the point of writing a brilliant book if you don't entice people to even open it? Make sre your cover copy is compelling!

The Bible Of Self Publishing

Norm Goldman, Editor of Bookpleasures.com and Sketchandtravel.com reviews Dan Poynter`s, The Self-Publishing Manual: How To Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book.

Get Rich Writing Fiction

But if you want to write to get rich, even that's not enough. Nah, the time to think about your reader is before you write the book, not after.

Looking to Sell Your Book for a Good Price?

Are you interested in eventually selling your book to a large publisher at a good price? A DOI strategy is an inexpensive way to boost the market value of your book, because the big guys talk DOI.

8 Easy Online Ways to Market Your Book For Free

Save money and market your book for free with these 8 easy tips.

Marketing Your Book on Radio

Think you an sit back, relax, and wait for royalties now that your book is in print? Well, think again. As many authors have discovered, publishers don't have the money to push every book. It's up to the author to boost sales, and many are choosing radio. Why?

How to Get Your Book Reviewed

Learn how to capture a publishers attention, and have a better chance of getting published.

Book Titles that Make Big Bucks

Here’s how a great title helped to sell 300,000 books while a poorly chosen title for the same book sold only 1500 copies.

Editorial Checklist

The following editorial checklist will help you evaluate your finished nonfiction manuscript and pinpoint any potentially weak areas. It will assist you in coming across professionally rather than smacking of amateurism.

Book Promotion Tips - 9 Sure-fire Strategies

1. Know your competition. How can you make your book better than what's already out there unless you are aware of your rivals? Look in the Subject Guide to Books in Print in a major library to determine what other books are available on your topic. Then stop at a good independent bookstore and ask the owner or manager what three books on the subject he or she would recommend. Buy them. Study them. Don't emulate them! Find a way to make yours more...

Getting Newspaper Coverage Off the Book Pages

Did you know there are 1,730 newspapers published daily in the United States? They have a combined circulation of nearly 62 million people. And reviews are only one way of using them.

Guarantee More Book Business

Want to increase sales for your books, audio, or video programs? Looking for a vehicle to increase your direct marketing results? Guarantees may well be your answer. Offering a guarantee relieves apprehension on the part of potential purchasers. It lets them know that if they are dissatisfied, they have recourse. Interestingly enough, if you've created a sound product, very few people will take advantage of this.