Welcome to my roundup of book marketing tips, news and resources for authors and indie publishers.
Book covers are an important marketing tool, even for ebooks. Joel Friedlander does a terrific review of ebook cover designs on his Book Designer website. The names of the cover designers are included with each entry, so you can contact designers who appeal to you.I was honored to participate as a guest again this year at Nina Amir's Write Nonfiction in November event. I contributed an article, How to Promote Your Book with a Virtual Book Tour.
Authors sometimes ask me if there's any way to autograph ebooks. I ran across a Kindle book on this topic that looks interesting. I haven't read it, but you might want to check out What Do Ebook Authors Sign? by Sherry Snider if you're interested in ebook autographs.
Congratulations to April Hamilton on the publication of the Publetariat Omnibus ebook, featuring a collection of 67 articles from the Publetariat website. This compendium of advice, lessons learned and how-tos comes from 20 leading authors, publishing industry pros, consultants and subject area experts. Several of my articles are included.
If you'd like to create t-shirts, mugs, tote bags or other items to give away or sell on your website, look into sites like Café Press and Zazzle.
I was recently quoted in an excellent article on "How to Promote with Pinterest" at the WOW! Women on Writing site, and the author recommended my Pinterest Guide for Authors. Be sure to check out all the great writing resources on the WOW site.
That's all the news for now. Here's to your publishing success!
Thanks, Dana! Charlene did a fantastic job with the Pinterest article, and I loved your advice.
This is a great selection of links. Joel's review of ebook covers always inspires my artwork. I'm interested in learning how to autograph an ebook, too. And Cafe Press! Every year I get requests for WOW! t-shirts and every year I think, gosh, I should really do that. =/
Posted by: Angela | November 27, 2012 at 01:12 PM
That article on Pinterest was amazing! Thanks for sharing it. I've got a far better feel for how I can actually use it as an author now, without being obnoxious or overdoing the perfect cupcakes (which I'll never have time to make, anyway).
Posted by: Jenn Crowell | November 29, 2012 at 10:02 PM
Jenn, I'm glad you enjoyed Charlene's article about Pinterest. And I know what you mean about those perfect cupcakes! I have learned to dunk the top of the cupcakes in a bowl of frosting and be done with it:)
Posted by: Dana Lynn Smith | November 30, 2012 at 07:00 AM