AuthorCraft

  by Porter Anderson (@Porter_Anderson), The Hot Sheet While editing a story for Publishing Perspectives on the long-running popularity of dystopian fiction, I came across one of the best examples IÔÇÖve seen of an authorÔÇÖs press kit. ItÔÇÖs something every author should consider having ready and available. Primarily intended for members of various news media, […]

by┬áChris Syme┬á ┬á ┬áas seen on Digital Book World A mind-boggling 78 percent of Americans have a social media profile. According to Statista, 2.72 billion people will be social media users worldwide by 2019. It is a given that authors can develop loyal audiences and sell more books with the help of social media. But […]

by Rob Eagar Author’s page┬á┬á┬á As seen on http://www.bookbusinessmag.com/author/robeagar/ Many publishers believe that building a Facebook audience is a wise way to market books. LetÔÇÖs run with that assumption for a minute. What if you succeeded in attracting a lot of Facebook fans? I mean really succeed, such amassing over 1,000,000 likes to your Facebook […]

Rodney Fife Founder, Publicist and Fan of Books As an author the demands on your time is great. You have to work your full-time job and then there are the demands of family life. Many times you have been unable to find the time to market your book. If you take these 5 simple steps […]

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Before their workshop at the NGV Art Book Fair in Melbourne, writing studio Penny Modra and Max Olijnyk from The Good Copy share some tips.┬á As seen in The Guardian. 1. Mistaking style issues for errors Should you use italics for movie titles? Do you put full stops inside or outside quotation marks? Is the […]

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By ┬áPenny Sansevieri writing on www.bookworks.com ÔÇô the Self Publishers Association Now more than ever, Goodreads is a fantastic tool to promote your book and interact with other readers. ┬áMany authors have jumped on the Goodreads bandwagon, so IÔÇÖve put together some tips to ensure that you are put your best foot forward by creating […]

By: Chris Syme ┬á- writing on www.digitalbookworld.com The chatter about Facebook ads in book marketing circles these days is all about building massive email lists and selling books. And although I am in that corner, I also believe that there are many entry-level advertising opportunities for authors with smaller platforms and budgets to grow their […]

Facebook: The WorldÔÇÖs Largest Bookstore? By: Jason Illian | April 5, 2016. ┬áRead the full article on Digital Book World A month or so ago, Facebook reported its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2015, and letÔÇÖs just say they crushed the ball. Knocked the cover off. Pointed to the bleachers and then hit it […]