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Easy Book Marketing

May 1, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  21 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Ever been overwhelmed by marketing your book? Perhaps you’re short on extra cash to spend on marketing. Well, I have some book marketing ideas for you! This post is based on an old series of posts I …

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Harry Potter

Harry Potter Covers the World

April 7, 2015 //  by Michelle Ule//  27 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Sitting in for Wendy Lawton, who is out of the office today.

A friend of mine loves Harry Potter books.

Actually, with her degree in English, Leah loves all good literature.

(No jokes.)

She’s a bibliophile–she loves …

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Restart a Stalled Writing Career

July 8, 2014 //  by Wendy Lawton//  49 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Five years ago I blogged about the much-dreaded stalled writing career. The market has become even tougher since then so I want to revisit this. Today I’m going to give you some tips for getting back on …

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More on Marketing

September 13, 2013 //  by Rachel Kent//  23 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

As I mentioned last Friday, publishing houses set up marketing plans for each book they publish. The books are assigned a budget and all of this financial planning goes back to the publishing committee meeting that the …

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I Don’t Get It. . .

April 30, 2013 //  by Wendy Lawton//  86 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

 

Are there any four words repeated more often at writers’ get-togethers than the phrase, “I don’t get it. . .” followed by one of the perplexing mysteries of the publishing universe? Let’s face it, there’s much …

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Soapbox: The Importance of Your Book Proposal

July 31, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  58 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Last week I wrote about what constituted a “perfect” pitch— you can find that post here— and promised that this week we’d dig deeper into proposals. I’m not going to talk about the nuts and bolts …

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Published Author Seeks Readers

March 16, 2012 //  by Wendy Lawton//  19 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Part 2 of 2: Going At It Backwards

So what’s backward about getting your book published and then seeking to find your reader? Isn’t that what we supposed to do– focus on the content and then when …

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You Mean I Have to Sell It, Too?

September 12, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  28 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA

Picture this: You have written a can’t-put-it-down book. You know this because the book netted you one of the best agents in the business. That agent enthusiastically presented it

…

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Interest Group Marketing

May 19, 2011 //  by Rachel Kent//  11 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Does your book involve a topic that certain groups of people might be interested in? For example, two Books & Such clients have novellas releasing in a collection …

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Marketing: Newsletter Ideas

May 18, 2011 //  by Rachel Kent//  3 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Many of you have author newsletters, which are great, but if you can take newsletter marketing to the next “circle of influence,” you can reach that many more …

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