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Want Books Permanently FREE on Amazon?

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There are lots of pro’s and con’s regarding free books and authors are discussing this topic since years, just look at the KDP forums, this thread for example: “Do not give your book away free! EVER”.
If you wrote only one book so far, it does not make any sense at all to set it up for free. But after the third or fourth book or a series, offering one book, maybe the first in the series, as a permanently free book on Amazon will help to introduce many new readers. Read more how you can a...

Easy for Your Readers: “Click to Tweet”

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Another great way to invite readers to spread the word about your book is to implement “pre-fabricated” tweets, where you choose the text from your books manuscript (similar to a link). You can set up this clever feature in your blog posts or website pages, for example in the first 10 percent of your e-book, in the middle, and at the end.
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To implement pre-worded tweets use a website called “Click to Tweet“, and make it easy for your readers and followers to recommend your books on socia...

The Important Last Pages of Your eBook

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Short Excerpt from our upcoming book: 111 Tips on How to Market Your Book for Free
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Not only is the content of your e-book crucial to win long-term readers, but the very last pages are equally important – not only to say thank-you for purchasing and reading your titlebut to invite your readers for more books, reviews etc.
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Leverage Your e-Book Layout
Take advantage of hyperlinks. An e-book is simply a specialized web page. Use your e-book for “free advertising” of your other books, of...

Outlook: 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair

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The Frankfurt International Book Fair 2015, the most important in the world, will take place from October 14 – 18. Here are a couple of tips for authors who attend – an overwhelming experience – strolling through the huge fairgrounds and go afterwards for an “Apple-Woi”.

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“International Self-Publishing and Author Programme”
For the third time, Indie authors and self-publishing companies are invited to Hall 6 on Saturday, October 17 for a day-long program (9am – 5pm) on new developments a...

How to Find Your Target Readers

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When asking authors: “Who are the ideal buyers of your book?” I sometimes get the answer: “Everyone between 20 and 70 years of age.” Well… no comment. Every book has its own niche, and a certain demographic who looks out for just the type of book you are writing. The question is, how to find them and let them know about your book. The means to market your book, and where and how to do it, should be tailored to these readers.
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The First Step: Research Your Competition.
Nothing easier than...

More Success for Your Book With Blog Tours

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Blog tours are a fantastic way to get more exposure and to promote your books – if your target blogs’ audience has avid readers in your genre. Each blog tour will be completely different in both, style and reach and it offers unique and interesting content.
While you can hire professionals to help set up your book blog tour, you can also do it alone. But it will take time, planning, research, and a lot of patience, and it is only advisable only if you have connections to many book bloggers...

A Great New Title for Fantasy Lovers: VENGEANCE

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Praise for Vengeance
“A magical novel that takes you into the world of half-elves.”
“A great mix of fantasy and humor.”
“A well-written novel packed with vivid imagery, strong world-building, characters that resonate with the reader and a single thread of taking vengeance for the death of a loved one.”

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Vengeance
Four centuries ago, the Rebellion against genocide established a safe-haven for the Far Isles Half-Elven. The uneasy truce with the enemies that surround the Half-Elven is now...

Test-Drives for Your Next Book

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Google’s driver-less cars are cruising through the Silicon Valley for a while now (like the one above that I photographed last March in Cupertino, California). Automakers, computer manufacturers, and almost every other industry solicits not only engineers’ but also consumer feedback before launching new products. It’s just smart business and common sense.
So, why not test your books – before finishing the manuscript and send it off to the editor?
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Sure, authors and publishers often give...

How to Approach a Literary Agent

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If you really want to sell your manuscript to a publisher, read all the blogs of literary agents,to get informed about the process and find out more about how they work and what they are like before you approach them.
And have a “business plan” for your book ready: Who will be your readers, who areyour competitors and how will you market your book. You will be asked for this!
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Rachelle Gardner
Rachelle Gardner is an agent with Books and Such Literary Agency, representing both fiction and...

Interview: Bestselling Author Patrick Jones

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Today’s interview is with Patrick Jones, a great storyteller and bestselling author of THE WOLF’S MOON, who just launched his latest book, THE RIVER. A thriller that is another suspenseful page-turner, as his first one is!

In rural Missouri, Crawford County has had more than its share of wildlife problems. Not even a year earlier the woods were home to a vicious killer brought back from extinction. Something is haunting the rivers in Crawford County. The Missouri State Water Patrol must...