Debbie Young's Blog, page 62
October 28, 2012
Why You Should Sell The Author As Well As The Book
As an author, are you shy of promoting yourself alongside your book? Don’t be – it’s a really useful trick to help you sell more books. Last night, looking forward to an extra hour’s reading due to the end of British summer time, I was checking out the books by my bedside when I reached …
October 24, 2012
The Challenge of Chick-Lit
(New post of book promotion advice for authors in the chick-lit genre, helping self-published or independently published women writers and novelists) If you are a chick-lit writer, there are blessings and there are curses, from the book promotion point of view. First, the blessings. Chick-lit is hugely popular. There are literally millions of women who read …
October 23, 2012
What’s the difference between selling a puppy and selling a book?
(Introducing a simple but brilliant book promotion tip to help self-published and independent authors sell more books) Chatting to the guests at the launch of my own book, Sell Your Books!, I was reminded by David Williams, husband of the late poet Joyce Williams, of a great tip for selling more books. “When I’m doing a …
October 4, 2012
Book Promotion Ideas for Poetry Books
As today is National Poetry Day, it’s the perfect occasion to pay special attention to the challenge of the promotion of poems and poetry books. To many people, buying a book of poetry means stepping outside of their usual habits and comfort zone. Many people profess to love poetry but don’t buy anywhere near …
September 25, 2012
It’s Never Too Late To Promote Your Book
Recent reports about some of this autumn’s biggest book promotions - the 75th edition of The Hobbit and the 25th anniversary of Where’s Wally? – made me reconsider one piece of book promotion advice often given to aspiring self-published authors: to start promoting your book long before it’s published. Better still, some say, to start …
September 19, 2012
Why Even Household Names Must Promote Their Books
With 96 days to go till Christmas, the bookies are already taking bets on which book will be the 2012 Christmas bestseller. It’s a dead cert that the bestselling author will be a household name. The smart money’s currently on Jamie Oliver’s 15-Minute Meals, with J K Rowling’s first book for adults, A Casual Vacancy, …
September 12, 2012
Festive Opportunities to Sell Your Books
Though I hate to fast forward to Christmas, today’s tip for how to sell more of your self-published books addresses the opportunity for you to take part in local Christmas shopping events. While most of us are still playing catch-up after our summer holidays, behind closed doors all over the country fundraising groups are planning …
September 5, 2012
6 Great Reasons To Keep Posting Online Book Reviews
To my mind, one of the greatest strengths of websites such as Amazon and GoodReads is that they allow readers (and writers) to post book reviews for all to see. Much as I love bricks-and-mortar bookshops, I’ve never seen one yet which can do this on the same scale. (Though I DO love Waterstones‘ idea …
August 8, 2012
Befriend Great Self-Promoting Authors
This may not seem the most obvious piece of advice on promoting YOUR book, but it’s worth taking frequent steps outside your own marketing plan to examine the marketing activity of other writers. There are many new self-published authors out there who not only fervently promote their books, but generously share their experiences to help other …
July 25, 2012
12 Reasons Why Authors Should Be On Twitter
I’m a born-again Tweeter. Having joined the site in its infancy, for a long time I did very little with it. But having recently rediscovered it, I’m now spreading the word with evangelical zeal about its benefits for authors. Here are twelve compelling reasons why, if you’ve written a book, you should get tweeting now. …
