Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Mary Foley Wishes Happy Birthday to Do It Marketing


In a funny, but informative video, entrepreneur Mary Foley wishes David Newman's Do It! Marketing book a happy birthday. The one year birthday of the book celebrates 10,000 copies sold and a lot of time on top Amazon lists.

If you buy Do It! Marketing via the following link http://doitmarketing.com/book-bonus, you'll get $747 in book bonuses.

Alas, as is usual in these campaigns, the bonuses are mainly overpriced. I wish people would give a serious value to their bonuses based on what they actually sell it for, not based on what they wished it would sell for.

For example, one book sells for $5.77 new on Amazon but is listed as a $27.00 value under the bonuses. The thing is that this particular bonus is an actual paperback book (but probably an ebook when given away like this).

Most bonuses given away in these campaigns are short PDF reports valued at $27 to $47 (when they are actually given away all the time in other campaigns and not even sold).

One exception is Scott Ginsberg who is giving away ebook versions of 13 books (a $175 value, which might actually be the total value of the 13 paperback books).

Personally, I'd be much more likely to buy a book under these bestseller campaigns if the bonus givers actually listed the true selling price of their giveaways rather than some pie-in-the-sky value in name only.

For more on book marketing, ebook promotions, Internet marketing, social media, and self-publishing, go to http://www.bookmarketingbestsellers.com.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Guy Vincent: How to Crowdfund Your Next Book



How to Crowdfund Your Next Book. Ryan Handley interviews Guy Vincent, CEO of Publishizer, on how to crowdfund your book via preorders and patron publishing.

Guy answers the following questions:
What is crowdfunding and how does it work?

How is crowdfunding a book different from self-publishing and traditional publishing?

How do you know if crowdfunding your book will work for you?
As for Publishizer, here are their terms: It's free to launch a campaign. You keep all rights and royalties. If successful, we keep 5% of the funds raised through the preorders campaign, and PayPal charges a 2.9% fee + $0.30 per transaction. If your campaign is unsuccessful, all readers are refunded in full, with
no fees.


For more on book marketing, ebook promotions, Internet marketing, social media, and self-publishing, go to http://www.bookmarketingbestsellers.com.

Camel Jacket Chat: What You Need to Know to Become a Best-Selling Author

Are you thinking about writing a book? Do you know where to begin? What is self-publishing? How do you get listed on Amazon? You will after this show. In this Camel Jacket Chat, Carmen Rojas interviews author Charlotte Pierce.

For more on book marketing, ebook promotions, Internet marketing, social media, and self-publishing, go to http://www.bookmarketingbestsellers.com

Monday, June 09, 2014

Video: The Writing Show 1 - Traditional vs. Self Publishing


There is more than one way to get published, and the tricky part is not only deciding on which path to go down, but also making that path work for you. The panel includes Carin Siegfried, a Charlotte editorial consultant; former Random House editor Betsy Thorpe; Agatha Award winner Susan Boyer of Greenville (Lowcountry Boil); and Pam Stone, who self-published I Love Me a Turkey Butt Sammich.



For more on book marketing, ebook promotions, Internet marketing, social media, and self-publishing, go to http://www.bookmarketingbestsellers.com.

Self-Publishing Podcast: Cover Design with Author and Artist Jason Gurley



Today The self-publishing podcast hosted by Johnny Truant, David Wright, and Sean Platt interviewed author and artist Jason Gurley.

These days, Jason is working hard on his writing (his new book Eleanor is available for pre-order now), but we've salivated over his book cover designs for a while now. Alas, he's stopped taking commissions just in time for us to miss out. Bummer! But we got the next best thing: we got Jason on the show to talk about what you can do yourself in terms of covers, what makes a good cover, and what you need to keep in mind when hiring a cover artist.

This was a great show, and it gave Dave an inferiority complex. Learn something and give Dave a heart attack... what's not to love?

For more on book marketing, ebook promotions, Internet marketing, social media, and self-publishing, go to http://www.bookmarketingbestsellers.com

Sunday, June 08, 2014

Video: Self-Publishing 102 with Boyd Hambleton

Photographer Boyd Hambleton answers questions about self-publishing. Photography books published via Blurb.com is a vanity project. You won't make a lot of money per book.

My question: Will you love the squeaky background noise?

For more on book marketing, ebook promotions, Internet marketing, social media, and self-publishing, go to http://www.bookmarketingbestsellers.com

Video: Self-Publishing 101 with Boyd Hambleton

A quick guide to self-publishing for the photographer via Blurb.com. Very amateur video, but still fun to watch. But, warning, naughty photos are featured in his books.

For more on book marketing, ebook promotions, Internet marketing, social media, and self-publishing, go to http://www.bookmarketingbestsellers.com

Video: 3 Critical Self-Publishing Tips: Amazon, Bezos, and Your Readers

3 Critical Self-Publishing Tips: Amazon, Bezos, and Your Readers What three components will help you grow your self-publishing practice sooner than later?

For more on book marketing, ebook promotions, Internet marketing, social media, and self-publishing, go to http://www.bookmarketingbestsellers.com

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