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1). Oprah! How To Get On The Oprah Winfrey Show
Do you dream of being on Oprah Winfrey's television show? Lots of people do. An appearance on Oprah is considered by many to be the pinnacle of success. Authors dream of having bestselling books as a result of an Oprah appearance, counselors imagine becoming the next Dr. Phil, and even celebrities get giddy about sitting next to Oprah.
Before pitching your story to Oprah, become familiar with how the show is structured.
Article tags: publicity, oprah winfrey, pr, book marketing, oprah winfrey show, television, book promotion, bestseller
2). Tips To Successfully Promote Your Book On Talk Radio
For nearly two decades, we’ve been telling you about the value of talk radio as a means for promoting your book to the masses. Because we want you to succeed with talk radio, here are some “inside” tips to help you become the kind of guest every host wants to have on his or her show:
1. Be energetic. Make sure that you bring ENERGY to the table. Radio hosts love it when you show enthusiasm on the air.
Article tags: book marketing, marketing, public relations, publicity, book publicity, author, literature
3). Your Need Publicity For Your Book… Where Do You Start And What Do You Look For?
It’s an absolute must. If you want to sell your book to the masses, you have to get out there and publicize it. You need to be on the radio, in magazines and newspapers and on TV. The more the public hears about you and your book, the more likely your book will stand out from the hundreds of thousands published every year.
As many bestselling authors will tell you, talk radio is one of the best and most cost-efficient vehicles to get your message heard by consumers.
Article tags: book marketing, marketing, public relations, publicity, author, literature
4). Book Publishing: Problems With The Traditional Model
Copyright © Shaun R. Fawcett
As many small-time authors and self-publishers have discovered the hard way, the traditional book publishing model is fraught with problems that conspire against an individual author/publisher making a decent living from their work.
The traditional model normally involves two basic choices: 1) use a commercial publisher, or 2) self-publish.
Article tags: how to write a book, writing a book, how to write a novel, write child book, book writing, writing a book, create book, book publishing, book publisher, publish a book, book author, book marketing
5). Online Book Publishing: Boost Your Sales With Online Publishing
Copyright © Shaun R. Fawcett
This is the first in my series of articles that explain the Online Publishing Model and how small-time authors and/or self-publishers can use the OPM as a viable alternative to the often archaic and dysfunctional traditional book publishing model.
Typically, you will create your book/ebook in a source word processing program such as MS-Word or WordPerfect.
Article tags: how to write and publish a book, writing book, write novel, write child book, book writing, writing book, create book, book publishing, book publisher, publish book, book author, book marketing
6). Online Book Publishing: Digital Fulfillment Delivers
Copyright © Shaun R. Fawcett
This is another in my series of articles that explain the Online Publishing Model and how small-time authors and/or self-publishers can use the OPM as a more lucrative alternative to the often archaic and dysfunctional traditional book publishing model. In short, using the OPM you'll make more book sales and you’ll net more profits, faster.
Article tags: how to write and publish book, ebook, writing book, write novel, write child book, book writing, writing book, create book, book publishing, book publisher, publish book, book author, book marketing
7). Virtual Assistants – A New Breed of Work at Home Entrepreneurs
According to a 2004 study, the Center for Women’s Business Research reports there are an estimated 10.6 million privately-held, 50% or more women-owned firms in the U.S., accounting for nearly half (47.7%) of all privately-held firms in the country. Astonishing, isn’t it?
It’s the dream of millions to start their own business and utilize their computer to make money at home.
Article tags: virtual assisting, virtual assistant, work from home, book marketing, business, bookkeeping, business startup, work from home, business tools
8). The Blog Factor: Everything you need to know to start blogging - today!
So what is this "blog factor"? Well, what a few thought was a novel idea some years ago has now morphed into something no one expected. There are currently nine million blogs out there with 40,000 new ones being added everyday. Some are informative and some are just downright a waste of your time. And while we hear a lot about blogging these days, what is blogging *really*? Blogging in its simplest term is like an online journal but much, much more powerful.
Article tags: blogs, book marketing, writing, writer's block, writing ideas, writing coach, writing tips
9). Seven Secrets of Writing a Book That Sells
It's one thing to write a book, it's an entirely different thing to write one that's a saleable, viable, marketable product. Ensuring the success of a book is something even the biggest publishers have never been able to guarantee. Mitigating circumstances, flash trends, and world events will all affect buyer preferences. That said, there are still ways to leverage the sales-factor in your favor and here's how you do it.
Article tags: book marketing, writing, writer's block, writing ideas, writing coach, writing tips
10). OK, Your Book is Printed … Now What!
Many years ago when I worked in camera store, a customer came in one day with a very old roll of unexposed B&W film. He wanted to buy a camera that would fit that type of film so he could use up the film. The film was so old, all camera manufactures had long since quite making cameras that would take that type of film. I explained to him that the roll of film was worth maybe $2.
Article tags: book marketing
11). Book Publishing: There Had To Be A Better Way
Copyright © Shaun R. Fawcett
I have detailed at length in articles, books and websites, the many problems with the traditional book publishing model. Here’s a quick review of the more significant downsides of that model:
• You'll have to give away half of your book's value right up-front by being forced to discount the cover price by as much as 60% (Hard to believe isn't it!).
Article tags: how to write a book, writing a book, how to write a novel, write child book, book writing, writing a book, create book, book publishing, book publisher, publish a book, book author, book marketing
12). Book Publishing: Vanity Publishers Will Take You To The Cleaners
Copyright © Shaun R. Fawcett
Many more people than you might think believe that they have a book or two inside of them, and they are yearning to get it out. In fact, almost every day I get e-mails from folks asking for help or information on how to write and publish a book or ebook.
These folks aren’t planning to be the next Hemingway or anything like that – they’re just regular people who have a story to tell or some information to share.
Article tags: how to write a book, writing a book, how to write a novel, write child book, book writing, writing a book, create book, book publishing, book publisher, publish a book, book author, book marketing
13). Online Book Publishing: Sales-Mini-Sites Are Mandatory
Copyright © Shaun R. Fawcett
This is another in my series of articles that explain the Online Publishing Model and how small-time authors and/or self-publishers can use the OPM as a more lucrative alternative to the often archaic and dysfunctional traditional book publishing model. In short, using the OPM you'll make more book sales and you’ll net more profits, faster.
Article tags: how to write and publish a book, writing book, write novel, write child book, book writing, writing book, create book, book publishing, book publisher, publish book, book author, book marketing
14). Publicity From Thirty Thousand Feet
We all know that marketing a book is a process. But sometimes the process takes longer than we’d anticipated. That’s why it’s nice every now and again to hop aboard the publicity jet and get a look-see at what you’ve been doing from the thirty-thousand foot level. Why? Well, first off this birds-eye view will reveal to you areas you might be overlooking or other options for marketing you hadn’t considered.
Article tags: book marketing, writing, writer's block, writing ideas, writing coach, writing tips
15). 10 New Tips For Successfully Promoting Your Book On Talk Radio
For nearly two decades, we’ve been telling you about the value of talk radio as a means for promoting your book to the masses. As one of the country’s top providers of radio shows around the country, we schedule anywhere from 50 to 100 interviews week in and week out. As a result of our close working relationship with the media, we know what works and what doesn’t.
Article tags: book marketing, marketing, public relations, publicity, book publicity, author, literature