Promotion Question for Authors and Readers - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T05:42:52Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:160167?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A161708&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI'm also in the middle of an…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-10-18:537324:Comment:1632682008-10-18T13:22:51.575ZMarilyn Meredithhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MarilynMeredith
I'm also in the middle of an online book tour too--lots of fun and I think it's helpful for getting your name and your book in front of people. Today and tomorrow I have a booth at the Apple Festival in my town. Expecting at least 20,000 people. I usually do well. We'll see how it goes.
I'm also in the middle of an online book tour too--lots of fun and I think it's helpful for getting your name and your book in front of people. Today and tomorrow I have a booth at the Apple Festival in my town. Expecting at least 20,000 people. I usually do well. We'll see how it goes. One other thing I'm doing is…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-10-02:537324:Comment:1617562008-10-02T21:40:07.739ZMarilyn Meredithhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MarilynMeredith
One other thing I'm doing is a VBT and I have an excerpt for Kindred Spirits here:<br />
<a href="http://bookexcerpts.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/kindred-spirits-by-marilyn-meredith/">http://bookexcerpts.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/kindred-spirits-by-marilyn-meredith/</a><br />
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I appreciate all the good ideas you all have posted.<br />
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Marilyn
One other thing I'm doing is a VBT and I have an excerpt for Kindred Spirits here:<br />
<a href="http://bookexcerpts.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/kindred-spirits-by-marilyn-meredith/">http://bookexcerpts.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/kindred-spirits-by-marilyn-meredith/</a><br />
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I appreciate all the good ideas you all have posted.<br />
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Marilyn Thanks, Tom! This is complete…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-10-02:537324:Comment:1617512008-10-02T16:51:34.453ZKaren Dionnehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
Thanks, Tom! This is completely awesome. I love that you loved the party website. Hope you enjoy the book!
Thanks, Tom! This is completely awesome. I love that you loved the party website. Hope you enjoy the book! Karen, I just got back from y…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-10-02:537324:Comment:1617332008-10-02T07:09:24.829ZTom Cookehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/TomCooke
Karen, I just got back from your virtual party and it worked. I'm very impressed with the idea. It will be liberally stolen by most of your friends and probably a few people you don't know. What a great idea. It worked too, darn it, now I've gotta go get my credit card and order the darn thing. I'm putting in for a signed copy too, by golly.<br />
Congratulations on an effective promotion and finally getting the book launched.<br />
Tom
Karen, I just got back from your virtual party and it worked. I'm very impressed with the idea. It will be liberally stolen by most of your friends and probably a few people you don't know. What a great idea. It worked too, darn it, now I've gotta go get my credit card and order the darn thing. I'm putting in for a signed copy too, by golly.<br />
Congratulations on an effective promotion and finally getting the book launched.<br />
Tom I just asked! Seriously, I em…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-10-02:537324:Comment:1617172008-10-02T02:19:18.864ZKaren Dionnehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
I just asked! Seriously, I emailed them to explain what I was planning, and very nearly everyone I asked said yes. In all fairness, though, these are folks I've had other dealings with - I've met them at ThrillerFest, they've been guest speakers at the writers discussion forums I oversee, or they've been on the faculty at my writers' conferences. Also, only a couple of the more tech-savvy recorded their own clips - I gave everyone the option of having me record them with my video camera at…
I just asked! Seriously, I emailed them to explain what I was planning, and very nearly everyone I asked said yes. In all fairness, though, these are folks I've had other dealings with - I've met them at ThrillerFest, they've been guest speakers at the writers discussion forums I oversee, or they've been on the faculty at my writers' conferences. Also, only a couple of the more tech-savvy recorded their own clips - I gave everyone the option of having me record them with my video camera at ThrillerFest, and as you can see from the clips, that's what most of them did.<br />
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One thing about mystery and thriller writers - they're some of the nicest, most generous people on the planet. I bet there are many, many authors who'd be willing to record a short clip.<br />
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Thanks for taking a look at my party site! Karen,
I took a look at your…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-10-02:537324:Comment:1617132008-10-02T02:12:22.870ZBeth Groundwaterhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BethGroundwater
Karen,<br />
I took a look at your online book launch party website. What a great idea! Now I have a question. How'd you get the other authors to participate?<br />
- Beth
Karen,<br />
I took a look at your online book launch party website. What a great idea! Now I have a question. How'd you get the other authors to participate?<br />
- Beth I'm smack-dab in the middle o…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-10-02:537324:Comment:1617082008-10-02T01:46:56.501ZKaren Dionnehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenDionne
I'm smack-dab in the middle of an <a href="http://www.freezingpointlaunchparty.com"><b>online book launch party</b></a> for my debut thriller, FREEZING POINT. Entertainment includes video welcomes from thriller authors David Morrell, Gayle Lynds, James Rollins, and Douglas Preston, a reading by a professional voice actress who's also a New York Times author, stand-up comedy from J.A. Konrath, a cameo appearance by Lee Child, and more. There are door prizes: a boxed set of the BBC's "Planet…
I'm smack-dab in the middle of an <a href="http://www.freezingpointlaunchparty.com"><b>online book launch party</b></a> for my debut thriller, FREEZING POINT. Entertainment includes video welcomes from thriller authors David Morrell, Gayle Lynds, James Rollins, and Douglas Preston, a reading by a professional voice actress who's also a New York Times author, stand-up comedy from J.A. Konrath, a cameo appearance by Lee Child, and more. There are door prizes: a boxed set of the BBC's "Planet Earth" series on DVD, bottles of genuine iceberg water, and Penguin Gear from my publisher (the book's set in Antarctica - penguins/Penguin - get it?). And because a book launch party wouldn't be complete without, well, books, two independent booksellers are making signed copies available.<br />
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So far, it's going really well - the party website has had over 1,600 visitors in a little over 24 hours from 16 countries and 210 people have signed the guest book. Good thing I don't have to feed them all! Some interesting comments he…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-09-26:537324:Comment:1611682008-09-26T15:36:57.198ZPauline Rowsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PaulineRowson
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Some interesting comments here. I live in England and my crime novels featuring DI Horton are set on the South Coast of England (Portsmouth). One of my most unusual book promotions/launches was a marathon book signing event all day on the Isle of Wight Ferry as it travelled back and forth from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight. It's about six miles across the water and my local independent bookshop set up a mobile bookshop on board and I signed copies…
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Some interesting comments here. I live in England and my crime novels featuring DI Horton are set on the South Coast of England (Portsmouth). One of my most unusual book promotions/launches was a marathon book signing event all day on the Isle of Wight Ferry as it travelled back and forth from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight. It's about six miles across the water and my local independent bookshop set up a mobile bookshop on board and I signed copies and chatted to the passengers. I have done this twice and it is a great way of selling books and finding new readers. Wightlink Ferries were delighted to help as it was good PR for them too and it generated a lot of media coverage. My crime novels are all set around the sea so it was highly appropriate. Other than that I print a bookmark showing jacket covers of my current five books with a link to my blog and e mail address, and give these away wherever I can and do all the other things mentioned here, book signings, reviews, viral marketing and I get on the radio as much as possible. I never throw out a bookmark.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-09-21:537324:Comment:1607052008-09-21T22:39:44.287ZMary Deehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/readstoclem
I never throw out a bookmark. They hang around my house for years, long after all other little pieces of paper are gone, and sometimes long after the books have been passed to the next readers. Bookmarks keep the author's name in front of the reader, even when used in a totally unrelated book.
I never throw out a bookmark. They hang around my house for years, long after all other little pieces of paper are gone, and sometimes long after the books have been passed to the next readers. Bookmarks keep the author's name in front of the reader, even when used in a totally unrelated book. I have a special discount at…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-09-21:537324:Comment:1606282008-09-21T11:21:21.757ZMaggie Bishophttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MaggieBishop
I have a special discount at book signings -- if they buy 3 of my 4 books in the Appalachian Adventures series, they get a 10% discount and a "church fan" with my latest cover. Of course, that works best in hot weather.
I have a special discount at book signings -- if they buy 3 of my 4 books in the Appalachian Adventures series, they get a 10% discount and a "church fan" with my latest cover. Of course, that works best in hot weather.