Book Marketing Roundup

Welcome to the Book Marketing Roundup, a new feature on my blog. Each Friday, I'll be sharing with you publishing news, book marketing resources, and updates about what's happening at The Savvy Book Marketer. Also watch for these weekly features:

      Monday: How-to Article from Dana
      Tuesday: Book Marketing Toolbox (product reviews and tools)
      Thursday: How-to Article from a Guest Expert

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Savvy Book Marketer in the News

I am excited about being featured on the cover of the May 15 edition of CAREER Magazine and on May 26 I'll be posting a story about how that came about (hint: it has to do with Facebook!)

Thank you to MaAnna Stephenson at BlogAid for doing a video review of my website, to Shelley Hitz at Self Publishing Coach for naming this site to her list of Top 10 Blogs for Authors, and to Tony Eldridge at Marketing Tips for Authors for including me in his Twitter contest, where he gave away a fabulous prize package of 20 book marketing resources.

News from the Publishing World

• Publisher's Weekly reports that ebook sales continue to skyrocket even as print sales fall.

• Amazon is expanding its publishing business with the launch of its Montlake Romance imprint. Word is that they plan to expand into other genre including mystery, science fiction, and thrillers. Learn more about the impact of Amazon's publishing operations here.

• Borders is still posting large losses, in spite of their bankruptcy re-organization and store closings. The likely demise of America's second-largest bookstore chain is bad news for authors, publishers, distributors and wholesalers.

• The new Kindle With Special Offers is now available from Amazon for just $114. I received mine on Tuesday and it's very cool! I'll be doing a product review soon.

Recommended Reading

I spend a lot of time reading online articles about publishing and book marketing. Here are some articles I think you will find helpful:

• Getting Started with Barnes & Noble’s Pubit! — A Mini-Tutorial by Joel Friedlander, The Book Designer

• The Dos and Don'ts of Book Distribution by Sherrie Wilkolaski at Author Marketing Experts

• Why Aren't People Reading Your Blog and What To Do About It by Tony Eldridge at Marketing Tips For Authors 

• Email Subject Lines Guaranteed to Get Attention from eBiz with Ms. Liz

Also, I have just learned that Darren Rowse (aka ProBlogger) is raising the price of his wildly popular 31 Days to Build a Better Blog workbook. On May 10, the price goes up to $29.99, so you will save $10 if you order before the 10th. This is a great resource for authors who have already set up a blog, but want to take it to the next level in terms of traffic and content.

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