Getting Started on Book Promotion

AUTHOR CENTRAL
Amazon has made it easy for authors to keep track of book sales on that site. Just go to www.authorcentral.amazon.com and join up. You’ll be able to blog, include a video, and find other ways to use the Amazon system to market and sell more books. And Author Central provides reports on Amazon sales worldwide.

EBOOKS AND eREADERS – STILL GROWING
A few years ago, before the advent of the Kindle, the Nook, the iPad and a whole host of other ebook readers, ebooks were not very widely read. Unlike printed books, ebooks could not go with you to the park or the beach. You wouldn’t be able to take your book with you to read in the waiting room or on the train. But now, things have changed. Ebook readers go with you anywhere you go, just like a printed book. They’re lightweight, easy on the eyes, and even more convenient than printed books when that book is long and heavy. Some people even read them on their smart phones. And for authors, the news gets even better: Ebooks are selling! They’re inexpensive; the royalties are high, and there are no shipping or printing charges. This means that even ebooks from unknown authors can compete with ebooks from the big publishing houses. It’s all good. To find out why Amazon now publishes over 900,000 ebooks and growing, visit www.llumina.com/kindle.htm.

TEN TIPS FOR PROMOTING YOUR BOOK
The book sales ( and royalties) for one of our authors were very high, and I wondered what she was doing to promote her book that was working so well. She responded with a list of ten tips on books promotion. Maybe they could help you too:

#1 Have a table at Local Book Festivals, seek to be one of the featured authors.
#2 Set-up at Local Festivals that relate to your book.
#3 Social Networking Sites – Facebook, Twitter, etc.
#4 Create Blogs – that relate to your book.
#5 Create a Flyer – that explains your book and distribute it everywhere.
#6 Book Presentations – speak about your book (local libraries are a great place to start)
#7 Local Radio / TV Interviews – speak about your book
#8 Purchase Business Cards – distribute them everywhere.
#9 Purchase ads on Facebook, Magazines, etc.
#10 Send Press Releases to your local papers – Write about your book.