John Misak's Posts - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T11:43:26ZJohn Misakhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMisakhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/60985801?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=JohnMisak&xn_auth=noMarketingtag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-04:537324:BlogPost:179882007-04-04T02:23:26.000ZJohn Misakhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMisak
<div>I have been spending a lot of time marketing and I always wonder how I will be able to tell what method produced results. It's sort of like dietary supplementation. If you take five different things and feel better, how do you know which one caused the improvement. With supplements, obviously, it is best to take one at a time, but I don't have the time to do that with marketing.</div>
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<div>I am marketing libraries, doing promotional work on Amazon, getting (forcing) everyone I know to…</div>
<div>I have been spending a lot of time marketing and I always wonder how I will be able to tell what method produced results. It's sort of like dietary supplementation. If you take five different things and feel better, how do you know which one caused the improvement. With supplements, obviously, it is best to take one at a time, but I don't have the time to do that with marketing.</div>
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<div>I am marketing libraries, doing promotional work on Amazon, getting (forcing) everyone I know to help promote. I am going into bookstores and leaving the manager with my book. I guess it is safe to say that I am doing everything in my power (and somewhat limited time) to get this book to be a success.</div>
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<div>I've also sent out about 10 review copies and I wonder if that is a waste of time or not. God only knows, and I don't think he's in the mood to talk right now. He might have a few other things on his mind.</div>Just a Quick Posttag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-29:537324:BlogPost:154492007-03-29T22:25:02.000ZJohn Misakhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMisak
<div>So, things are moving along nicely and I received my copies of the book. It's a Mass Market Paperback and it does look great. Better than I thought, which is a first. I wasn't crazy about my first three. Or maybe I jsut got tired of looking at them. Who knows.</div>
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<div>There really is something to be said about holding your own book in your hand. It changes you, as a fellow author once told me. I agree. You become a published author, and no one can take that away from you, ever. Even if…</div>
<div>So, things are moving along nicely and I received my copies of the book. It's a Mass Market Paperback and it does look great. Better than I thought, which is a first. I wasn't crazy about my first three. Or maybe I jsut got tired of looking at them. Who knows.</div>
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<div>There really is something to be said about holding your own book in your hand. It changes you, as a fellow author once told me. I agree. You become a published author, and no one can take that away from you, ever. Even if it sells one copy. I hope all of you looking for this experience persevere and see what I am talking about.</div>
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<div>Gotta go. Just wanted to keep things updated. I will post my book signings soon.</div>To Blog or Not Totag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-03-25:537324:BlogPost:123692007-03-25T15:58:03.000ZJohn Misakhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMisak
<div>I can't say I have ever blogged before, and that might be shocking considering the fact that I stay on the cutting edge of technology and the Internet and all that. Well, maybe that means it is shocking for me, but for all of you who wouldn't know me from a Thomas' English Muffin, no shock I presume.</div>
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<div>Anyway, I am going through a great/tough period in my life, the time when my book is about to hit the shelves. I've been through this before, but I bumbled it a bit, not knowing…</div>
<div>I can't say I have ever blogged before, and that might be shocking considering the fact that I stay on the cutting edge of technology and the Internet and all that. Well, maybe that means it is shocking for me, but for all of you who wouldn't know me from a Thomas' English Muffin, no shock I presume.</div>
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<div>Anyway, I am going through a great/tough period in my life, the time when my book is about to hit the shelves. I've been through this before, but I bumbled it a bit, not knowing what to do. Publishers do a little, but very little. They have a budget, of course, and I don't begrudge them. That means it's up to the author.</div>
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<div>I am busy proofing ads, setting up book signings, getting invites out for the book launch party. It's sort of the stuff you dream about when you are aspiring, and I still enjoy it, but there's so much to do I am sometimes unable to start anything. I am setting up a book tour, and just picking places to go to can be a hassle. good hassle, yes, but hassle nonetheless. Preconceived notions of states and areas pop into my head. I try to remember that just as New Yorkers aren't like what other areas think we are like, people from the South, Midwest, and such are different than I imagine.</div>
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<div>Try getting a bookstore manager on the phone. Then, try not to sound like a telemarketer. Sell yourself, but not so much. Sound excited, but not deranged. Get a signing booked, and try not to forget the Communions, Christenings, and all the other family stuff. Be sure to leave a weekend open for the girlfriend. Then call the book store back because you forgot your Aunt Ethel's 75th birthday is the same day. Maybe her son will make it a surprise party like he always does, trying to get that inheritance early.</div>
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<div>Don't get me wrong, in the end all of this is fun. But I am sitting at my computer right now, where I am supposed to be looking up contacts, blogging instead. My first blog. I will try to keep it updated.</div>