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Christian Fiction Author Linda J. White on Seeds of Evidence Virtual Book Tour in May!

Linda J. White, author of the Christian fiction, Seeds of Evidence, will be on virtual book tour May 6 – 31 2013!

By day, Linda J. White writes editorials for The Free Lance-Star, a newspaper in Fredericksburg, VA. By night, she plays the “what-if?” game, entangling engaging characters in “white-knuckle” plots. Her first FBI thriller, “Bloody Point,” was published in 2005. “Seeds of Evidence” (Abingdon Press) will be released in April 2013. Linda’s husband, Larry, was a video producer/dire...

YA Paranormal Author Carol Nicolas’ The Sixth Power Virtual Book Tour starts May 6!

Carol Nicolas, author of the YA paranormal, The Sixth Power, will be on virtual book tour May 6 – 31 2013! Carol lives in northern Utah (USA) with her husband. A native of Canada, she attended BYU-Idaho (formerly Ricks College) and obtained a bachelor’s degree in education from Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah USA). A teacher, mother of five, wearer of silly socks, and fan of sci-fi/fantasy books and films, she enjoys growing herbs and vegetables, painting, and researching her family...

Paranormal thriller author Mark All on The Spellcaster’s Grimoire Virtual Book Tour

Mark All, author of the paranormal thriller, The Spellcaster’s Grimoire, will be on virtual book tour May 6 – 31 2013! Mark is the author of paranormal thrillers The Spellcaster’s Grimoire and Mystic Witch, published by ImaJinn Books in trade paperback and eBook formats. He has won two international writing awards and contributed to Computer Legends, Lies & Lore.

Mystic Witch received a 5 Star review from the Paranormal Romance Guild, and 3½ stars (out of 4½ possible stars) from RT Book Re...

When a Self-Published Author Has a No. 1 Best-Selling Book

It’s finally happened: A self-published ebook has hit the No. 1 spot on the Digital Book World Ebook Best-Seller list. A few have hung around in the top-five, some reaching even No. 2, but this is the first to hold that top spot, following in the footsteps of Fifty Shades of Grey, Gone Girls and other titles from huge publishing houses. The author to be congratulated is Jennifer L. Armentrout, writing under the pen name J.Lynn. The title is What you Want and was available last week for $0...

Why Wal-Mart Dropped Amazon’s Kindle

Wal-Mart will no longer be carrying Amazon’s popular Kindle e-reading and tablet devices. Wal-Mart said it was a move consistent with its merchandising strategy, but I think there’s a lot more to it.

Wal-Mart doesn’t want to sell Kindles — especially the Kindle Fire tablets — because doing so will help Amazon.com build its overall retail business, which is in direct competition with Wal-Mart, especially its growing e-commerce operation.

Read the rest of the article at Forbes.

Pump Up Your Book Announces Joshua Graham’s Terminus Virtual Book Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to announce Joshua Graham’s Terminus Virtual Book Publicity Tour beginning April 1 and ending on May 31, 2013. Joshua will be on hand during his nationwide tour talking about his book in candid interviews and guest posts as well as book giveaways! To find out more details visit his official tour page here.

ABOUT TERMINUS

How far must an angel fall to find his destiny?

Having witnessed one too many senseless deaths, Nikolai, a disillusioned Reaper 3rd Class, resig...

Always nice to get a mention

Happy Sunday everyone! The sun if finally out, two days in a row! I had a horrifying experience on the causeway a few days ago. The winter system Saturn was making it’s way up north but decided to throw a few winds and high tides our way and I found myself in the middle of the worse when I was almost stranded on the causeway which connects our tiny island to the rest of the world. Talk about scared. I’m still not over it. The ocean to the left hand side of the road was meeting the ocean o...

Pump Up Your Book announces health/fitness Author Robert F. Henry on blog tour April 1 – May 31

Robert F. Henry will be touring April 1 – May 31 with his health & fitness book, Age Re-Defined. If you would like to host this author, click here!

About the Book:

Your state of health, how you feel, and how you look are more within your control than you think – even in your forties and fifties (and beyond). This book addresses exercise, fitness, nutrition, wellness, and the mind-body connection. Its purpose is not to promote a particular exercise program or a particular diet plan – althoug...

Pump Up Your Book announces Veronica Frances’ Tickling Daphne H. Virtual Book Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to announce Veronica Frances’ Tickling Daphne H. Virtual Book Publicity Tour beginning March 4, 2013 and ending on May 31, 2013. Veronica will be on hand during her nationwide tour talking about her book in candid interviews and guest posts! As an added bonus, Veronica’s tour is also part of a Kindle Fire HD Giveaway! To find out more details visit her official tour page here.

Tickling Daphne H. follows the ticklish journeys of Daphne, Dave, Carol and Harold, e...

Is there a market for your book? Do market research at Amazon to find out.

Happy top of the Saturday morning to you! I’m looking out the window onto a beautiful winter day. The snow missed us but the wind is blowing and it’s cold but just knowing I don’t have to stay inside all day with snow piled up out my door is wonderful. Not that I mind snow; I love snow, just not today, lol.

I want to talk today about marketing your book. When authors get ideas for books, it seems their passion overrides anything else and rightfully so. They are empowered by their idea and...