The Savvy Book Marketer Guides are a series of ebooks designed to give authors and publishers in-depth information about key book marketing tactics. Each guide includes an Action Plan, with a list of steps to move you forward quickly in selling your book.
COMING SOON! The Savvy Book Marketer's Guide to Blogging for Authors will be available in March.
Selling Your Book to Libraries
Nearly $2 billion worth of books are purchased by U.S. libraries each year. Learn how to tap into this lucrative market with this indispensable guide. In addition to practical advice from an industry veteran, you'll get contact information for top libraries, re-sellers, book review journals, and associations.
Successful Social Marketing
Harness the power of viral marketing and online community to sell more books! In this award-winning book, you'll learn how to promote through social networking, virtual reader communities, blogging, social bookmarking, social news sites, media sharing, expert sites, and online forums. The guide includes hundreds of clickable hyperlinks, numerous screenshots, and a glossary of online marketing terms.
Boost Your Book Sales with Social Networking - audio program
Learn to use the full power of networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to promote yourself and your books. The 90-minute audio program outlines tried and true techniques for beginners and advanced users, and the downloadable Learning Guide includes screen shots and links.
Learn how to choose the right user name, attract followers, write effective tweets, avoid common mistakes, and promote yourself and your books through Twitter. Detailed instructions and screen shots make it easy for you to quickly master this powerful networking tool.
Learn how to create an effective Facebook profile, avoid common mistakes, and promote yourself and your books through profiles, pages, groups and events. Detailed instructions and screen shots make it easy for you to quickly master this powerful networking tool.
Texas Book Marketing Handbook
Get contact information for Texas bookstores, libraries, media, book fairs, and more, plus tips for getting publicity and marketing to retailers and libraries. This collection of data is found no where else! If Texas was still an independent country, it would have the 12th largest economy in the world. Can you afford not to target this huge market?
What Others Are Saying About the Books "All of Smith’s books are easy reads and exhibit her ability to use creativity in a practical way in book marketing. Following her marketing advice is sure to boost your sales." —MaAnna Stephenson, author of Just the FAQs series "Dana, what a wonderful tool you have created for authors! You have definitely created a resource that is simple enough for anyone to use and powerful enough to make a difference for people who follow your advice." —Tony Eldridge, author of The Samson Effect and the Marketing Tips for Authors blog
—Barbara Techel, author of Frankie (the walk 'n roll dog) Book Series
"Successful Social Marketing is absolutely amazing. It's basic and clear enough for writers just beginning to use social marketing as a marketing tool, but complete enough that even veteran marketers will find new applications and new marketing ideas within its pages."
"Many authors and publishers overlook the library market. After you read Selling Your Book to Libraries, you'll be able to tap into this valuable market with ease. Highly recommended."
"Dana Lynn Smith has unlocked the world of libraries for writers. Everything a writer needs to know about how a book gets selected, purchased, and shelved in today’s libraries is covered in one easy source. This is an up-to-date, reliable marketing tool that will become an important resource for writers."
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