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Sell Your Book Like Wildfire: The Writer's Guide to Marketing & Publicity
by
Rob Eager
Promote and Sell Your Work!You've written a book, but if it doesn't sell, what's the point? In "Sell Your Book Like Wildfire," marketing expert Rob Eagar explains how to use the best promotional methods available to get your book noticed and drive sales. You'll learn how to: Increase your book sales by driving readers to bookstores and online retailersBuild a brand that ma...more
Paperback, 283 pages
Published
June 7th 2012
by Writer's Digest Books
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This is one of the best books I’ve read on book marketing. Rob Edgar, who also serves as a consultant in this field, has really put together an up-to-date and very practical guide as a resource for writers. If you are out there selling your books, I highly recommend you buy, beg, or borrow a copy of this one.
The organization of Sell Your Book Like Wildfire is excellent and leads you carefully step-by-step in creating a great marketing plan. Rob’s writing is clear and liberally sprinkled very hel...more
The organization of Sell Your Book Like Wildfire is excellent and leads you carefully step-by-step in creating a great marketing plan. Rob’s writing is clear and liberally sprinkled very hel...more
Rob Eager's book is another "How to Sell Your Book" book, filled with advice and tips. Like most books I've read in this genre, while Eager says his tips are for both non-fiction and fiction authors, most of this advice is squarely for non-fiction writers. And, previously published non-fiction writers at that.
(That Eager chooses to end his book on a chapter devoted to fiction writers only seems to prove my point. That chapter is a combination of rehashing his points throughout the book for ficti...more
(That Eager chooses to end his book on a chapter devoted to fiction writers only seems to prove my point. That chapter is a combination of rehashing his points throughout the book for ficti...more
“Sell You Book Like Wildfire: The Writer's Guide To Marketing & Publicity” by Rob Eagar is a good book for any writer to use to help with marketing and promotional efforts. After all, writing the book is only part of the battle, selling it can often be more difficult than writing it in the first place. Eagar, the founder of WildFire Marketing, a consulting practice that helps authors and publishers sell more books and spread their message, has put the information he's used to help himself an...more
This was a fantastic book on marketing for authors and one I'll come back and read again in a year or two. Even thought I'm not quite at the point in may career where a lot of this information applies, I still found actionable steps I can take to market myself, as well as found a few things that I'm probably doing wrong. When my novel is finally released later this year, I'll be well positioned to tackle some of the more advanced marketing tactics.
The *best* book on marketing your book that I've ever read (and I've read a few). This is a must-have for every writer of non-fiction (and I suspect for many fiction writers too). If you're in the proposal stage, it will help make your book concept that much clearer. If you're in the selling stage, it will help you get more speaking gigs, more interviews, and sell more books.
One of several books I've read or referred to on this topic. Like this one quite a bit. It is direct and not overwhelming. Some very good suggestions (one of my favorites is to build marketing tools into your manuscript - brilliant). I do agree that this book is more suited to non-fiction.
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Since I don't know a thing about selling/marketing and am not comfortable with the conventional methods, I found Selling Your Book like Wildfire to be very good advice. The stuff that I have implemented seems to be working and it is a much more comfortable approach for me.
This is not a large book, but it is BIG on delivery. Rob Eagar really puts a lot of punch between the pages. I highly recommend this for anyone looking at promoting their writings. This is my second reading, as there is simply too much to retain after one reading.
This wonderful book is loaded with marketing ideas, mostly geared to non-fiction writers but there's a great chapter at the end for fiction writers. Must read for anyone who wants to sell more of their books!
One of the BEST books you'll ever read on learning how to market and sell your book. Full of so much helpful information I don't even know where to start. Some of his principles I've already applied, and others I can't wait to get started on. This book is worth every penny and is a MUST for anyone wanting to invest in their writing career.
I met Rob Eager at the Writers Digest Conference in Hollywood a few months ago and was blown away by his presentation on making a great author website. His advice and examples were excellent and easy to follow, and I bought his book the next day. It's the single best resource I've found so far on how to establish and expand your author platform, and I highly recommend it for writers planning to publish.
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Overall, a pretty solid marketing book. Occasionally, Eagar goes over the top on expense and the sheer amount of info can be overwhelming. However, there are so many solid ideas, the book can be a good starting pace for making a good marketing plan.
Great book, very helpful, well written and easy to follow. I am overwhelmed with information, and being the computer klutz that I am I more than a little intimidated by the list of must do's this book provided.
Halfway through this book and I have learnt so much, all of which I have applied to my own marketing so far! Very practical advice!
Great read!
Great read!
Very good! Rob Eager breaks the whole process of marketing down into steps, and then breaks those steps into steps. He makes it easy to understand and gives several real life examples to help you get your brain thinking on personalizing his suggestions for your own platform.
An excellent source of practical information that will help you sell more books. From the initial positioning to how to maximize your website and speaking opportunities, Wildfire never stops giving. I highly recommend it for every new author.
This is a very useful book with some great ideas, but I found it far more geared toward non-fiction authors. It's still worth a read even if you're a novelist, however. The author takes a different, fresh approach to marketing and promotion that will definitely ignite some fires in your mind. Well done.
I have done a bit of marketing for the past 35 years and most of the strategies in this book are applicable to much more than books. I was very pleased to find this book.
My copy of Rob's book is filled with highlighted passages and turned down pages. The book sits right next to my computer so that it is always at hand. What better recommendation could anyone want?
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