Yesterday, Facebook announced a new initiative for users of Fan Pages. The social networking beheemoth now offers Fan Boxes you can add to your Web site. These boxes show your live Facebook stream, as well as fans of your page. It also has a button folks can hit and instantly become fans on Facebook. Newsweek integrated a Fan Box on…
Entries from July 9th, 2009
Facebook Fan Boxes Spread the Love
July 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
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Photos 101: Licensing Mistakes to Avoid
July 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Many authors use iStockPhoto.com to snag images for book trailers – mainly because the site offers a free new image every week. The site offers an excellent article about the proper way to use images. Though it is written specificially for iStock customers, the principles can apply at any site. Check out “Top 5 Licensing Faux Pas” HOT TIP: You…
Topics to Avoid while Guest Blogging
July 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
Tony Eldridge, host of the blog Marketing Tips for Authors, was kind enough to host me today at his blog. Get the dish on topics to avoid during guest blogs – or better ways to approach them – in “Guest Blogging Topics to Avoid.” Be sure to leave a comment and retweet. Thanks!
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What’s Your Personal Brand?
July 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
When you start promoting yourself to fans, you likely aren’t thinking of your brand. Your brand is what people immediately think of when they think of your book or your name/pen name. For example, when you think of J.D. Robb, you probably know that is Nora Roberts, but you also associate that pen name with the Eve Dallas series. Some…
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Guest Blog: Marketing Techniques for the Newly Published Author by Jason Kays
July 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
This May I published my first novel, Virtual Vice — a New Technology Crime Novel Based on True Events. I’m an intellectual property attorney with no formal background in product development or marketing, so I knew that increasing the book’s profile would be a challenge. In this essay I’ll share with you some techniques that worked for me. Marketing is…
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Alice Hoffman Goes Ballistic on Twitter
July 1st, 2009 · 7 Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
This week, Alice Hoffman didn’t take too kindly to a lukewarm review of her latest, The Story Sisters, from Roberta Silman of the Boston Globe. Hoffman fired off at the author, calling her a “moron” and an “idiot.” She said she was angry that too much plot was given away, then criticized her hometown newspapers. She said as a woman,…
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Facebook Privacy Settings Change
July 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
The Facebook team is at it again, this time tackling privacy controls for users. Recently, the site added the “Everyone” option, which allows users to broadcast messages to everyone in their network. Last week, Facebook launched the Publisher Privacy Control, which allows you to pick who sees which posts each time. You will be able to separate personal and business…
BookTour Partners with Amazon
July 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
If you haven’t already signed up for a BookTour.com account to announce tour stops, or allow readers to contact you, now is the time to do so. BookTour.com’s author information now automatically feeds into AmazonConnect profiles. That means every book tour stop you post will automatically show on your Amazon page. (If you don’t have an AmazonConnect page, get one!)…
I’ll Take a Coffee and Novel, Please, Barista!
July 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Market My Novel, Uncategorized
A Vermont indie bookseller hopes to level the playing field with sites like Amazon with a new Espresso Book Machine. The machine creates made-to-order titles for readers – while they stand there and wait just a few minutes for a terrific looking paperback novel. The Boston Herald has a great article about the arrival of the expensive machine – and…
