Help! I need advice on book promotion. - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T09:59:39Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/help-i-need-advice-on-book-promotion?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A359746&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHold a contest and give some…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-11-10:537324:Comment:3600322012-11-10T08:17:05.681ZPatrick Balesterhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PatrickBalester
<p>Hold a contest and give some books away.</p>
<p>Hold a contest and give some books away.</p> The best first step would be…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-11-02:537324:Comment:3594412012-11-02T21:56:38.254ZBrian Hoffmanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BrianHoffman
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<li>The best first step would be to maximize you Amazons page and anything else they offer to authors. After all, that is where readers go first. Then maybe your website, but almost never the sites we writers like.</li>
<li>I found a good book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=amazon+for+authors&sprefix=kindle+manual%2Caps%2C212&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Aamazon+for+authors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Making…</li>
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<li>The best first step would be to maximize you Amazons page and anything else they offer to authors. After all, that is where readers go first. Then maybe your website, but almost never the sites we writers like.</li>
<li>I found a good book <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=amazon+for+authors&sprefix=kindle+manual%2Caps%2C212&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Aamazon+for+authors" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Making A KILLING ON KINDLE. The author's website is very strange from my pov.</li>
</ol> I agree with Jed & I.J. L…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-11-01:537324:Comment:3597622012-11-01T16:47:06.143ZDavid DeLeehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DavidDeLee
<p>I agree with Jed & I.J. Look through Dean's old blogs on promotion.</p>
<p>I also agree with Jude. Spend your money and time on writing, editing a great cover art. I've wasted a good chunk of the last two months looking for some promotional way to boost my sales. Following a ton of advice found on the internet and from other writers, none seem to have done anything to boost sales. So now I'm hellbent on making up the time I lost by writing.</p>
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<p>I agree with Jed & I.J. Look through Dean's old blogs on promotion.</p>
<p>I also agree with Jude. Spend your money and time on writing, editing a great cover art. I've wasted a good chunk of the last two months looking for some promotional way to boost my sales. Following a ton of advice found on the internet and from other writers, none seem to have done anything to boost sales. So now I'm hellbent on making up the time I lost by writing.</p>
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<p>Picture me slapping my head and saying "I should've had a V-8"</p>
<p>Good luck,</p>
<p>David DeLee</p> Write more. The best promotio…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-11-01:537324:Comment:3596122012-11-01T16:25:02.356ZJude Hardinhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
<p>Write more. The best promotion for your books are your books. If you're going to continue self-publishing, your money would be better spent on quality cover art and professional editing and formatting. While paid promotion isn't the best way to boost sales, IMO, mediocre covers and poor editing are sure ways to kill them. Good luck!</p>
<p>Write more. The best promotion for your books are your books. If you're going to continue self-publishing, your money would be better spent on quality cover art and professional editing and formatting. While paid promotion isn't the best way to boost sales, IMO, mediocre covers and poor editing are sure ways to kill them. Good luck!</p> I Googled "Book Promotion" an…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-11-01:537324:Comment:3594092012-11-01T15:56:27.242ZJack Getzehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
<p>I Googled "Book Promotion" and found hundreds of places, peole, and internet sites what would give you idea.</p>
<p>I Googled "Book Promotion" and found hundreds of places, peole, and internet sites what would give you idea.</p> Ditto!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-11-01:537324:Comment:3597522012-11-01T14:14:37.759ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Ditto!
Ditto! I would suggest Dean Wesley S…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-11-01:537324:Comment:3597492012-11-01T14:07:33.514ZJed Powerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JedPower
<p>I would suggest Dean Wesley Smith's website. I don't agree with everything Dean says, but there is definitely a lot of useful information for the situation you describe. </p>
<p>I would suggest Dean Wesley Smith's website. I don't agree with everything Dean says, but there is definitely a lot of useful information for the situation you describe. </p> You can always do what John L…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-11-01:537324:Comment:3597462012-11-01T13:54:08.096ZConrad Johnsonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ConradJohnson
<p>You can always do what John Locke did and pay somebody to write 300 fake reviews for you.</p>
<p>You can always do what John Locke did and pay somebody to write 300 fake reviews for you.</p>