John’s Comments (group member since Mar 26, 2012)

John’s comments from the Self-Publishing Q&A with John Kremer group.

What social networks are you using as a book author? And which of them have you found to be most effective.

Colby R wrote: "Hi John! I have yet another question for you. Do you feel as though getting press coverage in the newspaper via press releases is as important for the success of your book, or is this method losing..."

Newspapers have lost their relevance for most book authors. They've cut back or eliminated their book review sections. Many now use syndicated content from the New York Times or Washington Post (which are not known to review books from unknown authors).

Press releases to targeted magazines, on the other hand, is still a very viable way to get noticed.

Colby R wrote: "Hi John! Thanks a ton for starting this group! So I'm a sci-fi & fantasy writer (an aspiring one) who is looking to release her novel in August 2012. In your opinion, what is the single most effect..."

The most effective method of building a reader base is to create relationships with other blogs and websites that already serve your targeted reader - in this case, readers of science fiction.

To create a relationship, offer that site or blog some great content: a book for review, a book excerpt, an interview with you, a guest blog post, a podcast, etc.

Focus on high-traffic, highly targeted blogs and websites.

One of the hottest publishing options in today's world is the Kindle ebook platform on Amazon.com. In just a few minutes you can upload and publish your work thus making it available to readers around the world.

Now that's cool.

I'm happy to answer questions about the Kindle ebook platform, print-on-demand options, and other book marketing and book publishing options. Ask away!