#9 Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
There are many sites that have great articles regarding various methods of promotion. Hopefully some of them will spark your imagination and give you some ideas that you may not have previously thought about. You may use one of their ideas and spring board it into another or your could possibly spin it in a totally different direction. Remember if you don’t like it, then do what David Bowie said and make Changes! The whole point is to get out there and research. If you’ve found this article then you are taking a step in the right direction. Now, bear in mind that I don’t promote or work for any of these promotion websites, but I do read their articles from time to time. I find some of their facts, ideas and marketing ploys interesting but some of the information has absolutely no bearing on what I’m working on at the moment.
- http://www.1stturningpoint.com, What I love most about this site is that email reminders when they have posted new articles. I swear some days I would forget my name if I didn’t have my driver’s license to refer to. Now where did I put that wallet? So, that alone makes this site worth it for me, but wait…there’s more! These articles are written by authors such as Rowena Cherry and Amber Scott and include great topics such as Email Promotion and Marketing. This is a wealth of knowledge handed to you on a silver platter, what more could you ask for? Oh, I know I could ask for chocolate, a million dollars, a three book contract and a cabana boy!
- http://www.epicauthors.com/, This is a great networking site. Though it is important thatyou know that you will need to join EPIC to reap most of the benefits that they offer, but you can access their blog and various articles from the main page. It’s definitely worth your time and effort for to take a look around. Make sure if you decide that you are going to try joining EPIC that you check out their membership criteria. There are two levels of membership and you may qualify for one or both of them.
- http://pumpupyouronlinebookpromotion.blogspot.com/, From what I’ve seen there are some decent tidbits here. And the fact that I am a bookaholic and they have contests also has absolutely no bearing at all in my choice to put them in this article. Honestly it was totally random.
- http://www.bauuinstitute.com/Marketing/IndieMarketingBooksWriting.html, I’ve already found one of my pet peeves brought out into the forefront here and they said I was RIGHT! Isn’t nice when you can find someone else who can validate you when you think know you are right? They have great, to the point, information that is very quick and easy to access. For finding out more about my pet peeve you need to see me in a couple of weeks when I say Gather All Your Friends Around.
- http://writersdigest.com/article/101-websites-2009-general, Now you need to remember something here, just because I or some other guy on the net says that this site or the next is the best, guess what? It might not be the best for you. Only you can determine if a site has any relevance to you at all. We all think that we are giving out the best and most relevant information to our friends and colleagues, but just because it works for me doesn’t mean it will work for you. So make sure that when you are reading up on things that you take the “latest and greatest” (even when coming from me) with a grain of salt or twelve.
- http://www.amazines.com/Publishing/article_category.cfm?catid=37, Another site that has countless topics that helps me feed my reading ADD. I can read about nearly endless topics and get new ideas almost daily. Unfortunately, as with most of of the places I love to visit, I don’t have time to go there every day and most of the time not even every other day. But it’s great to know that when I need or want them, I can look at their left side bar and pull up my topics and off to my knowledge bank they go!
Search the web for sites that you are going to like. Just because these references do something for me, doesn’t mean that they are going to do something for you. So, search out different promotional resources. Follow their advice, or don’t. Use their ideas or change them. Jump into the water with both feet, the water’s just fine!
And if you haven’t realized it yet I like to talk and, I Wanna to Talk About Me! And if you don’t believe me, come back next week to see what I have to say on the topic!
Thank you very much, A J Best and e-BookGuru. This is a very helpful list of links. If your readers are looking for more information, they might do well to subscribe to Penny Sansevieri’s Author Marketing Expert newsletter, which is free and packed with great tips.
amarketingexpert.com
I notice you have a top ten list of tips. I have a top twenty-five ways to buzz your book list which is on my website and also on my Space Snark blog. Here’s the link to the list http://rowenacherry.blogspot.com/2009/05/twenty-five-ways-to-buzz-book.html
Another pointer for e-Book and print authors alike (but only of speculative/futuristic/fantasty/science fiction/romance) is to join the cooperative group Infinite Worlds Of Fantasy Authors which is currently over 400 strong and growing.
Find us at IWOFA.net and join us on yahoogroups.
Best wishes,
Rowena Cherry
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Thank you very much, A J Best and e-BookGuru. If your readers are looking for more information, they might do well to subscribe to Penny Sansevieri’s Author Marketing Expert newsletter, which is free and packed with great tips.
amarketingexpert.com
Thank you, again, A J Best and e-BookGuru.
I notice you have a top ten list of tips. I have a top twenty-five ways to buzz your book list which is on my website and also on my Space Snark blog. Here’s the link to the list
Buzz
Actually, EPIC has a list that is populated by both members and non-members, where anyone can ask questions and get answers. It’s a great networking and informational tool. You can find it at…
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EPIC-eWorkshop
Most of the site information is open to non-members. EPIC prides itself on providing what information we can. Our new site redesign will include updated articles and links to other groups you may find of use.
In addition to the site, you may want to check our blog, since updated articles…and new articles often show there first. http://ebooks.epicauthors.com/?m=200905
While EPIC does have both author and industry memberships, there is no difference in benefits to being one or the other. If you qualify for both, you choose which to use for your links and such, but you’re not shackled in any way by being both.
Brenna
Another pointer for e-Book and print authors alike (but only of speculative/futuristic/fantasty/science fiction/romance) is to join the cooperative group Infinite Worlds Of Fantasy Authors which is currently over 400 strong and growing.
Find us at IWOFA.net and join us on yahoogroups.
Best wishes,
Rowena Cherry
This was so totally informative. We never truly considered seeking out online e-zines pertaining to writing. It was one of those… geeze, why didn’t I think of that moment. You are always such a wealth of informations and ideas. Have to remember to visit this site more often. It enriches what we are all about. Thank you!
Thank you Rowena for stopping by and leaving those wonderful tips! The more the merrier. I am very thankful to have you and them here on the site.
Now I have more things to read. THANKS! 
AJ
Angelica and Zi –
It’s amazing the things that never come to mind when you hear about them. They seem so easy that you would think that it would have been a clearly easy V8 moment. Well we can’t know it or think of it all! So, what have you got for me? LOL!
AJ
WOW! Who knew that by coming over here, I would get so much information? Thanks so much for posting it AJ and now I am off to the sites! Awesome job on the post
Thanks for alerting us over at IWOFA to this great post, Rowena!
Tons of great information, I’m on the lookout for any and every ideas to promote my Strangely Beautiful fantasy series and I’m grateful for the scoop!
Great read, thanks for the information.
Val – Thanks for the wonderful compliments. Make sure to stop back in the weeks to come for more great information. (If I do say so myself!)
Leanna – Glad that Rowena was kind enough to share the post with you guys! I hope that you all stop by to see more information in the coming weeks.
Leslie – You are very welcome.
AJ
Thanks for the tips on these web sites. It surprises me everyday what is attracted to me from Linkedin. That is also a excellent resource when you take time to read the group comments. You find gems like this Rowena has shared. – Siobhan
Siobhan – I’m glad that Rowena took the time to share this column with you. Feel free to come back on Wednesday when we will be talking about how much I Wanna Talk About Me!
AJ
Wow…thank you so much for mentioning one of my blogs! I’d like to recommend Book Marketing Buzz, also if I may. Thank you so much!
Dorothy
(Pump Up Your Online Book Promotion)
Dorothy –
How could I not mention you guys. I get tidbits from you too! I can’t wait to click on the link that you have given and find more information. Thank you very much for giving me more things to look at!
AJ