tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161184127616340252024-03-12T16:26:07.783-07:00Top Shelf Author AdviceThe blog's purpose is to help authors gain information that will help them to market and publish the books.James Moushonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773992512356458732noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616118412761634025.post-85665261902946528492015-02-10T07:43:00.000-08:002015-02-10T07:45:24.224-08:00James Moushon - How to expand your Twitter message past 140 charactersTop Shelf Author Advice is a collection of comments made by a group of outstanding authors during Author Interviews and Studies presented by HBSystems Publications. Today's advice comes from:<br />
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<strong>Question<br />How can you expand your Twitter text message past the 140 character barrier?</strong><br />
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Use the Twitter picture feature.
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First, create an extended message to add to your regular tweet and save it as a jpg file. I use a simple ‘Paint’ program. A picture frame with the size of 500px by 245px fits nicely on the screen. This size will hold a message of 12 lines and over 1000 characters using 12pt TNR.
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Of course, the extended message can be longer but the reader has to expand the view to read the entire message.
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Next, create your regular tweet. Remember when you add a picture to your message; the message can only be 116 characters long.
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<strong>Question<br />What is your main goal in doing book giveaways?</strong><br />
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“The main reason I give books away is to introduce new readers to my work. Ultimately, when I give a book away, I would like to get a review. I don't think readers realize how important it is to review books they have been given. If the readers return for more of my books because of the giveaways, I will continue to do it. Then it becomes VERY worthwhile.”<br />
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<strong>Question<br />What was your goal in bundling your novel Vigilante with other author's novels?</strong><br />
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<strong>9 Killer Thriller Project</strong>
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<em>Idea:</em> “Sometime in September, I was contacted by bestselling author, Russell Blake, who asked if I was interested in taking part in a book bundle to be released as soon as feasibly possible. Blake's vision was a box set of already successful works by various established authors with the objective of widening the readership base for all participants. The idea had definite promise and the collection of nine authors and novels was soon established, the result being 9 Killer Thrillers. Production was coordinated by Blake with certain requirements overseen by John Betcher, Melissa Foster and me. All participants were involved in spreading the word via their websites and social media platforms upon release.”
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<em>Goal:</em> “Since our primary goal was readership expansion versus financial gain, all agreed that a 99 cent price point should improve our chances to maximize distribution all while likely covering production and advertising costs. Less than two days following its October 21st release, the bundle sat at #69 in the Top 100 on Amazon.com. Though it has slid back in ranking since, it's been hovering steadily around the #300 mark for over two weeks. Though I'm not at liberty to share specific sales numbers, I can confirm that all costs have been covered and multiple thousands of copies have sold thus far. I'd say we've met our objective.”
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This boxed set was quite successful as the authors attested. Their main goal was to gain exposure at a low cost. It’s like the ebook giveaways that are so popular in our industry. They get readers to sample their product and hope the readers will return for more and/or tell someone else about it.<br />
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<strong>Best-Selling Author Claude Bouchard @ceebee308 writes Mystery & Thrillers novels in the Vigilante Series.</strong><br />
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Permission from the author is required via email to publish this information. It is not a group, subscription or forum. HBSystems Publications Copyright 2014James Moushonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773992512356458732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616118412761634025.post-6505930143230519342014-10-13T07:59:00.000-07:002014-10-13T07:59:44.420-07:00Anne Carter - Book Marketing Using Paid AdvertisingTop Shelf Author Advice is a collection of comments made by a group of outstanding authors during Author Interviews and Studies presented by HBSystems Publications. Today's advice comes from:<br />
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<big><strong>Anne Carter</strong></big><br />
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Author Genre:
Romance, Mystery & Thrillers, Young Adult<br />
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<strong>Question<br />Is there a value in marketing your books using paid advertising?</strong><br />
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<strong>Answer</strong><br />
“I do believe that print advertising is no longer very effective in the book marketing world. I once paid quite a tidy sum to advertise in Romantic … Magazine and saw virtually no return.”<br />
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<strong>Self-published Author Anne Carter @PamRipling (aka Pam Ripling) is an award-winning writer of romantic mysteries, lighthouse fiction and a variety of other works! She is the founder of Murder, We Wrote.</strong><br />
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Permission from the author is required via email to publish this information. It is not a group, subscription or forum. HBSystems Publications Copyright 2014James Moushonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773992512356458732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616118412761634025.post-41753497932006210802014-10-09T08:09:00.001-07:002014-10-09T08:10:23.954-07:00Matthew Iden - Using Social Media to Connect with your Readers and ReviewersTop Shelf Author Advice is a collection of comments made by a group of outstanding authors during Author Interviews and Studies presented by HBSystems Publications. Today's advice comes from:<br />
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<big><strong>Matthew Iden</strong></big><br />
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Author Genre:
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<a href="http://bit.ly/11YfbKH">Spotlight Author Interview - Matthew Iden</a><br />
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<strong>Question<br />How do you use social media to connect to your readers and reviewers?</strong><br />
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To be blunt, once you're past issues of the writing craft, there's nothing more important to a writer's career than taking advantage of social media, and this applies to both traditionally published authors as well as independent authors such as myself. The landscape of the market has changed--if you want to make connections with your readers and reviewers, you must use social media to reach out to them.
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Having said that, I think one mistake is attempting to try everything at once: setting up a blog, a Facebook page, a Twitter account, a Pinterest board, a tubmblr page, etc. all on the same day. You'll spend too much time on technologies and not enough time connecting with people (and writing).
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A second mistake is sticking with a social media channel that you don't enjoy using or don't understand. For instance, I was a professional web designer and IT manager for years, but I can't wrap my head around Twitter. It's not intuitive to me and I don't use it. It would be a mistake for me to make it my go-to social media channel. But I'm simpatico with Facebook and I love Goodreads, so I spend a lot of time on both and it pays dividends in the form of fantastic contacts, an increase in sales and reviews, and just generally spreading the word about my writing.<br />
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Permission from the author is required via email to publish this information. It is not a group, subscription or forum. HBSystems Publications Copyright 2014James Moushonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773992512356458732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616118412761634025.post-10257812218653808102014-10-06T09:02:00.000-07:002014-10-06T09:03:29.601-07:00Dani Amore - Book Giveaway's Bottom LineTop Shelf Author Advice is a collection of comments made by a group of outstanding authors during Author Interviews and Studies presented by HBSystems Publications. Today's advice comes from:<br />
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<big><strong>Dani Amore</strong></big><br />
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Author Genre:
HARDBOILED MYSTERY Novels<br />
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Author's Blog:
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Website:
<a href="http://daniamore.com/">Dani Amore</a><br />
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<strong>Question<br />What was the results of your book giveaways?</strong><br />
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It's been an interesting experience giving away books for free. Probably in relation to the amount of time and effort I spent promoting the free books, my results have been varied...modest spikes in sales of other books, and maybe a few reviews…<br />
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<strong>Dani Amore is an award-winning, international bestselling crime novelist.</strong><br />
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<big><strong>Kevin Rau</strong></big><br />
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<strong>Question<br />What has been your experience in giving your books away free? Have you been involved in other types of giveaways and how did that work out? What was your main goal in doing this? Did you run into any obstacles?</strong><br />
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I keep H.E.R.O. - Metamorphosis, the first (and full-length) novel in the series free all the time or at least for the near future. I've got a dozen books out; it makes me feel good to provide something for people to look at and decide if they like my writing, and want to continue with it, at no risk/cost to them.
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The goals include giving back something creative to people, another is to allow people to try out my writing, and decide if they like it.
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I've tried short-term giveaways, prior to setting up that book perma-free, and they did well, perhaps up to 1-2 thousand given away per giveaway.
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I've also tried coupon giveaways on Smashwords that was less than impressive.
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The only real obstacle was on getting H.E.R.O. - Metamorphosis to STAY free on Amazon. They don't seem to read the "I found a lower price over here" messages very often. Once they finally did it, it's worked okay.<br />
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<big><strong>Maree Ward Russell</strong></big><br />
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<strong>Question<br />Have you had any problems with your free book promotions?</strong><br />
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My only experience has been with KDP direct … My goal was to get myself ‘out there’ in terms of people getting to know me. At first it went well with 2000 downloads in the first 2 days. Problem is if you give that many copies away free, there is no incentive to buy and I found I had a slump in sales straight after.<br />
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<big><strong>Diane Capri</strong></big><br />
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<strong>Question<br />Why did you bundle several of your novels into the Licensed to Thrill Boxed Set?</strong><br />
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Idea: “Convenience is probably the number one reason readers choose sets instead of buying books individually. Readers who enjoy reading an entire series like having all the books together in one file on their eReaders, which makes the individual books easier to find and also easier to read in order of publication.”
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Objective: “Every decision I make about marketing my work is always about serving readers, so I arranged to publish the sets in groups that would appeal to them. I included bonus content and priced the sets below the cost of purchasing the books individually. More titles increase author visibility on the various retail sites; sets make it easier for readers to find my work in all formats.”
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Results: “Set buyers are a smaller audience segment so sets are not as popular as individual books and don't sell as many copies. But for readers looking for the full series at a great price, sets are an ideal solution for both of us.”<br />
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<strong><big>Licensed to Thrill</big></strong>
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HBSystems Publications Copyright 2014James Moushonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773992512356458732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616118412761634025.post-66817392508115737632014-09-24T07:52:00.000-07:002014-09-24T08:25:37.655-07:00Laurel A. Rockefeller - Importance of Twitter and Social Media RelationshipsTop Shelf Author Advice is a collection of comments made by a group of outstanding authors during Author Interviews and Studies presented by HBSystems Publications. Today's advice comes from:<br />
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<big><strong>Laurel A. Rockefeller</strong></big><br />
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<strong>Question<br />How important has Twitter (8500+) and your social media relationships been to your success?</strong><br />
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<strong>Answer</strong><br />
Excellent question. Like most authors, I use a combination of social
media platforms. Across 2013, I focused on GoodReads. But after
giving away about 100 copies of my books and receiving only a handful
of reviews in return, I found that GoodReads was not the best fit for
me -- though certainly my books are there -- usually with outdated
covers.
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In 2014 I discovered that Twitter gives me the best possible chance to
talk to readers and network with other professionals. I know a lot of
people prefer facebook for that, but I love how twitter gives me
instant engagement without getting bogged down and buried like these
other methods you mention. That is especially important to me because
I am sight-impaired and find many of these other platforms difficult
to use. When I read, it is usually audio books, not print, if that
gives you any idea there.
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As for how I built my twitter following, I would say a good 30% of my
followers have come through follow for follow programs such as Gunner
Angel Lawrence runs on facebook from time to time. If you are
unfamiliar with those, it basically involves networking events where
people share their twitter ids and everyone follows everyone else
attending the event.
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Once my following reached about three thousand followers, I found that
twitter organically brought the rest to me. Whenever I can, I will do
follow for follow -- unless the other person posts certain
objectionable content (graphic sex, graphic violence, profanity,
religious material). So follow me at @laurelworlds and there is a
good chance you will get a follow back!<br />
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<big><strong>Steven Konkoly</strong></big><br />
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Author Genre:
Mystery & Thrillers, Horror, Literature & Fiction<br />
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<strong>Question<br />How do you approach the launch of your books?</strong><br />
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<strong>Answer</strong><br />
I approach my book launches a little differently now. Having built a solid readership, I rely heavily on their support in the beginning… For me, leaning on my reader list has been the most effective. Another important aspect of maintaining a dedicated reader list, is the sheer number of reviews they can generate within the first month.<br />
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<strong>Steven Konkoly @stevenkonkoly is the Author of the apocalyptic thriller, The Jakarta Pandemic, and gritty covert-ops series, Black Flagged.</strong><br />
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<big><strong>Marla Madison</strong></big><br />
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Author Genre:
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Author's Blog:
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<strong>Question<br />How did you build your good following in social media?</strong><br />
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<strong>Answer</strong><br />
My social platform was driving me wild until I read an eBook called, <em> Blog and Tweet – How to Make a Splash Online. </em> Now, I know it’s possible to find a book that will support any point of view on any topic, but this book spoke to me. I was frustrated by trying to do everything. I enjoy using twitter because it’s manageable and I like blogging because it allows me to speak to my audience. So this book’s advice relieved me from a lot of needless pressure. I’ve signed up and have a presence in other forums, but Twitter and my blog are my main efforts. As far as how I built them? With time, experimentation, and patience.<br />
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HBSystems Publications Copyright 2014James Moushonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773992512356458732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616118412761634025.post-27800753978005575662014-09-19T08:01:00.000-07:002014-09-19T08:01:34.308-07:00Sydney Landon - The Process of Being a Self-PublisherTop Shelf Author Advice is a collection of comments made by a group of outstanding authors during Author Interviews and Studies presented by HBSystems Publications. Today's advice comes from:<br />
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<big><strong>Sydney Landon</strong></big><br />
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Author Genre:
Romance - Contemporary<br />
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<a href="http://www.sydneylandon.com/">Sydney Landon</a><br />
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<strong>Question<br />Being a self-publisher, do you outsource much of the process?</strong><br />
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On my first book, I pretty much did it all. I designed my cover, did my own formatting and handled everything myself. By the second book, I learned that no matter how good you think you are at editing, you need to hire someone to do that for you. If you are on a small budget, spend it on an editor. Readers will pick up on things that you won't notice. I also had someone design my covers after the first one.<br />
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HBSystems Publications Copyright 2014James Moushonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773992512356458732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616118412761634025.post-46806882658366130902014-09-18T08:05:00.000-07:002014-09-18T08:05:21.358-07:00Paul Western-Pittard - Importance of social media relationshipsTop Shelf Author Advice is a collection of comments made by a group of outstanding authors during Author Interviews and Studies presented by HBSystems Publications. Today's advice comes from:<br />
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<big><strong>Paul Western-Pittard</strong></big><br />
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Author Genre:
Thriller, Fantasy, Science Fiction<br />
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<a href="http://cerullean.net/">Paul Western-Pittard</a><br />
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<strong>Question<br />You have a great twitter following. (In excess of 42.5K followers) How important are your social media relationships that you’ve formed? Do you see a carry over to your writing success?</strong><br />
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That’s such an interesting question. I wasn’t very active on social media sites until the beginning of this year, and in truth I was quite skeptical of the whole thing. Like many authors though, I realized the need to build this ubiquitous so-called ‘platform’ and understood that social media would be key to that.
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I chose twitter because it felt like it was the most accessible forum for making connections and sharing information. I’m relatively inactive on Facebook, Goodreads etc. but plan to change that next year. I like using Twitter because it’s a great way to sample across other reader’s and writer’s views, and good broadcast point if I have any news to share. It’s become central to how I communicate now.
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In terms of carry over, it hasn’t much affected sales but it’s definitely increased awareness and helped enormously in connecting to other writers and publishing people. Most of the authors I interview on my blog come from Twitter connections - or referrals from them - and through that I’m able to get a much broader understanding on the state of indie publishing than I ever could if I tried to research it.<br />
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HBSystems Publications Copyright 2014James Moushonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773992512356458732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616118412761634025.post-67425011386733393572014-09-17T07:29:00.001-07:002014-09-17T07:29:42.655-07:00Joanna Penn - Getting Book ReviewsTop Shelf Author Advice is a collection of comments made by a group of outstanding authors during Author Interviews and Studies presented by HBSystems Publications. Today's advice comes from:<br />
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<big><strong>Joanna Penn</strong></big><br />
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Author Genre:
Action-Adventure Thriller<br />
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Author's Blog:
<a href="http://www.thecreativepenn.com/">The Creative Penn</a><br />
Website:
<a href="http://www.jfpenn.com/">J. F. Penn, Ancient Mystery, Modern Thrill</a><br />
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<strong>Question<br />What methods do you use to get book reviews?</strong><br />
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I get early reviews by giving away review copies to my email list. These are readers who have specifically signed up for my fiction, but of course, the list takes time to grow. I also email readers who reviewed my previous books and offer them a review copy. For my new series, I will be pitching book bloggers directly before release and I'll be offering hard copies prior to launch as well, in an attempt to emulate traditional publishing ARCs and try to build some more buzz. Getting reviews is definitely labor intensive, but can pay off over time.<br />
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<strong>Author Joanna Penn @thecreativepenn (J. F. Penn) is an Action-Adventure Thriller Author creating the ARKANE thriller series. Also, she is a leading consultant in the book industry.</strong><br />
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HBSystems Publications Copyright 2014James Moushonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773992512356458732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616118412761634025.post-86840083692483875522014-09-16T10:38:00.001-07:002014-09-16T10:38:47.903-07:00Tara Sivec - Free eBook Promotions gain ExposureTop Shelf Author Advice is a collection of comments made by a group of outstanding authors during Author Interviews and Studies presented by HBSystems Publications. Today's advice comes from:<br />
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<big><strong>Tara Sivec</strong></big><br />
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Romance/Suspense, Humor, Chick Lit<br />
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Website:
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<strong>Question<br />What was your goal in having a Free eBook Promotion?</strong><br />
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<strong>Answer</strong><br />
Exposure<br />
“If I have to give away free books to get my name out there more, that’s okay with me. One free book could bring in five new fans when the person tells them they loved the book, and that is totally worth the price.”<br />
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<strong>Bestselling Author Tara Sivec @tarasivec is the author of the Chocolate Lovers series.</strong><br />
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HBSystems Publications Copyright 2014James Moushonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773992512356458732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616118412761634025.post-72419705464810897172014-09-15T07:32:00.001-07:002014-09-15T07:32:39.112-07:00Jake Needham - Reader's List ValueTop Shelf Author Advice is a collection of comments made by a group of outstanding authors during Author Interviews and Studies presented by HBSystems Publications. Today's advice comes from:<br />
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<big><strong>Jake Needham</strong></big><br />
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<strong>Question<br />Are there problems you should avoid in developing and using a reader's list?</strong><br />
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I have an opt-in mailing list and people who visit my website can add their names to the list. I don’t use any online tools to capture email addresses. My list is strictly opt-in and the only way to do that is by filling out a short form on my site. After I set up the mailing list, it very quickly ran up to about a thousand names, but over the last year or so growth has slowed to a trickle. I have no idea why since I’ve changed nothing and the number of visits I get to my website has steadily increased. Maybe newsletters have simply gone out of style and few people want to receive them anymore. That’s easy to understand since most of us already get far more email these days than we know what to do with.
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I should also say that I have the sense that my mailing list is worthless as a marketing tool. Most if not all of the people on it are fans who have already read most of my books. I do get a lot of nice email back whenever I send out a newsletter that has any substance at all. Clearly many readers do enjoy hearing from me and reading my thoughts on things that touch on the subject matter of the books I write, but I don’t think the newsletters actually sell any books for me at all. Trying to sell more books through an opt-in mailing list is almost the definition of preaching to the choir.<br />
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<big><strong>Catherine Bybee</strong></big><br />
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Romance<br />
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Author's Blog:
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<strong>Question<br />What was your goal in having Free Book Promotions?</strong><br />
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<strong>Answer</strong><br />
<b>Find new readers</b><br />
“Most of my fans come from my contemporary or time travel world. Giving readers something for free gives them the opportunity to see if they’d like my writing style in the paranormal.
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I think giving away free books is a great way to find new readers. The only real drawback is for a new writer that doesn’t have more books to sell. In this case I suggest they hold off.”<br />
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<strong>Author Catherine Bybee @catherinebybee is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Romance Author.</strong><br />
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HBSystems Publications Copyright 2014James Moushonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773992512356458732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616118412761634025.post-33750111375760527952014-09-04T08:53:00.001-07:002014-09-04T08:58:37.826-07:00Dianne Harman - Finding Your ReadersTop Shelf Author Advice is a collection of comments made by a group of outstanding authors during Author Interviews and Studies presented by HBSystems Publications. Today's advice comes from:<br />
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Romance and Literary Fiction<br />
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<strong>Question<br />How do find your reading audience?</strong><br />
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<b>Starting Point</b><br />
<b>You must know your audience before you to start looking for your readers.
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Finding a reading audience is one of the most difficult things an author has to deal with, particularly if you write contemporary fiction which crosses several genres…I'm a believer that no one is going to look for your works if they're under a rock, so I think multi-exposure is critical. If you write in a very specific genre, I think it's much easier to target your audiences.<br />
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<strong>Author Dianne Harman @DianneDHarman is Award Winning Bestseller Romance author.</strong><br />
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<big><strong>Devin C. Hughes</strong></big><br />
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Author Genre:
Ethnic & Minority Studies + Biography<br />
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<strong>Question<br />Why do you do Free Book Promotion?</strong><br />
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<b>Branding</b><br />
Another reason for giving a book away is to create or improve your brand. Branding sells books in the future.
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Book Promotion are a two edged sword here. One side is book sales and the other is promoting my speaking tour.
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I give away quite a few books to a variety of folks who attend my events … I giveaway books to promote me and my brand.<br />
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HBSystems Publications Copyright 2014James Moushonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13773992512356458732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616118412761634025.post-61534996893904389502014-09-02T09:26:00.000-07:002014-09-02T09:27:17.480-07:00David Brin - Using Video in Your Marketing Effort and Entertain at the Same TimeTop Shelf Author Advice is a collection of comments made by a group of outstanding authors during Author Interviews and Studies presented by HBSystems Publications. Today's advice comes from:<br />
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<big><strong>David Brin</strong></big><br />
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Author Genre:
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Thriller, Comics & Graphic Novels<br />
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<strong>Question<br />I enjoyed watching your Youtube presentations. What advice can you give to authors about the importance of using video in their marketing effort?</strong><br />
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<strong>Authors, Marketing, Video and Entertainment.</strong>
We are entering an era when it will be rare for written fiction to stand entirely alone. Oh, I love the power of the autonomous novel. But it is becoming easier to enhance the experience. For example, in EARTH I included "links" (way back in 1989) that already crudely expanded the main storyline and that could now pop over to broad experiences - and some young artists want to do that.
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The best recent example was my collaboration with the great web artist Patrick Farley
<a href="http://www.electricsheepcomix.com/"> (electricsheepcomix.com) </a>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzr-DSDMkJM"> EXISTENCE. </a>
At the opposite end are YouTube spoken missives that range from simple chapter readings to advice for new writers and freshmen heading off to college.
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Always the goal remains the same… to entertain. To have folks go: "Huh… interesting!" And for them to want more.<br />
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<big><strong>Ruth Cardello</strong></big><br />
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Romance - Contemporary<br />
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<strong>Question<br />What was your experience using free eBooks promotions?</strong><br />
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<strong>Hoping for a recommendation from a non-buyer.</strong><br />
“I put my first book FREE on all the major vendors in April of 2011. Since then approximately 1 million people have downloaded it. Now, not all read it, I’m sure. Also, not everyone loves it. However, enough people come back to purchase book 2 that I consider it the number one most successful promotion I did for my book series. It put my book in the hands of many readers who may not have taken a chance on a new author if they had to pay for the first book.”<br />
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<strong>Question<br />What is your method in Getting Book Reviews?</strong><br />
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My method for getting reviews is simple- Every time a new person *LIKES* my facebook page, I post a message directly to them on my page thanking them for *LIKING* me and I ask for them to leave a review on Amazon (I provide the link making it as easy as possible for them) and tell them I’ll look for the review the next day. The acknowledgment and the call-to-action usually results in a speedy AND good review.
Also, because of the true life love triangle storyline of The List Trilogy, I get a lot of personal emails from women asking me for advice. I’m quick to reply and I always ask if they’ve left a review on amazon. I constantly reiterating that I rely on reviews for sales and that I’m grateful for the time and effort it takes to leave one.<br />
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<big><strong>Carol Davis Luce</strong></big><br />
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<strong>Question<br />What was your experience in having Free Book Promotions?</strong><br />
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<strong>Ranking dropped</strong><br />
“It can be useful for the first in a series, and for new authors breaking into the market. I’ve had better success with the .99 cent book promotions where, after the sale… I’m not a big fan of giving my books away. The two times I had a Free promotion, my ranking dropped significantly, only to quickly rise higher than before the promotion. I strongly feel that in the past year the market has been glutted with free ebooks. Stop the insanity, please!”<br />
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<strong>Author Carol Davis Luce @CarolDavisLuce is the known as the NightWriter for her series of "Night" mystery novels starting with Night Stalker.</strong><br />
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<big><strong>Troy Blackford</strong></big><br />
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<strong>Question<br />Is Social Media your main marketing focus (143k twitter followers)?</strong><br />
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I began focusing on my twitter audience because I constantly think of short, usually stupid things to say. Twitter seemed like a great venue for that kind of thought. I do of course mention quite frequently that I have books and stories, and give links to my site - but I also just chat with lots of people and whine about stuff as it happens. I try not to think of it as a marketing tool, but as a way to connect to people. I've met a great deal of my current close friends on there. I don't have much time for 'real life' relationships outside of my family and work, so I appreciate having a 'virtual sea' of like-minded people to commiserate with.<br />
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