I am twenty three years old, have sold over four thousand copies of my first book in a matter of a month after it’s release and recently been contacted for contracts with Random House and Harper Collins for two new titles. I think a good deal of my recent success is highly correlated with my […]
Category: Book Marketing
Publicity from Thirty-Thousand Feet
We all know that marketing a book is a process. But sometimes the process takes longer than wed anticipated. Thats why its nice every now and again to hop aboard the publicity jet and get a look-see at what youve been doing from the thirty-thousand foot level. Why? Well, first off this birds-eye view will […]
Refining Your Elevator Pitch
Imagine this: You’re in the elevator with the producer of your favorite show. The program you’ve been trying to get on for years. What would you say to this person? Would you comment on the weather? Perhaps lament about the price of gas? Or would you take the opportunity to pitch your story as you […]
Selling Your Book to Book Clubs – Increasing the Odds
What is a book club sale? It is actually a rights sale or a licensing agreement: you are granting permission to a book club the right to borrow your work. You have written a book, and now you are allowing a book club to print and distribute your book to its members. You allow the […]