HOW TO MARKET YOUR BOOK
One of the most difficult things for an author, once his or her book is completed, is to market it. We were born to be writers, not marketers. However, writers must become marketers if they stand a chance to compete with the millions of other books published. My former publisher, Dr. Carol Michaels, recently retired from working for a huge publishing company and started her own company. Absolute Author is her new company and can help you with your marketing strategies. As an author, would you sit down to write your novel without the appropriate tools? I think not. Then why market your book without them? You shouldn’t as your marketing strategy will not be effective.
Here is what you need to effectively market your book.
- A One Sheet – A one sheet is a single document which highlights your book that you should have available to give to book reviewers, newspapers, magazines, bookstores etc. Your business card isn’t effective as it does not have the information needed. Your cost from Absolute Author to create your one sheet is $25.
- A Flip Book Trailer – A flip book trailer is a twenty to thirty-second video that highlights the elements in your book. They are important as they give readers a chance to look inside your book for the format and style and it is the perfect opportunity to showcase what other readers think about your book. Your cost from Absolute Author to create your flip book trailer is $30.
- A Book Trailer – long are the days where someone is going to pick up your book because of the front cover. Yes, that is important. However, readers want to be drawn into your book visually and a book trailer is the perfect means to accomplish this. Think of your book trailer as if it were a film. Your cost for Absolute Author to create your book trailer varies according to the length beginning at $35.
Here is a different kind of book trailer for One Step at a Time by Liz Ashe Havrilla. It is longer in length and made especially for her book by our production team.
4. Author Website – this is a must. Luckily for you, Absolute Author, will publish your free author interview, and for a minimal charge will host a subpage for you for only $15 for a year. It’s like having your own webpage and is a lot less expensive than hosting your own which can be up to hundreds of dollars. With that said, if you have your own website, be sure to backlink your interview to your website. It will increase views. Although the author interview is free, there is a minimal charge to host your book’s trailer or flip book trailer. Absolute Author will host your book trailer or flip book you supply in your author interview for $5 each or both for $8.
5. Book Reviews – Book reviews are a must, and I don’t mean the ones your friends and family write for you on Amazon. Although they are important, having a professional reviewer is key. Why? When you have a professional reviewer read and review your book it carries weight with your readers. fortunately, at Absolute Author, they have one of the best in Dr. Carol Michaels who worked for more than two decades as a publisher and/or journalist and has written hundreds of reviews. She offers her review service at a valuable cost-effective rate.
6. Press Release – Don’t underestimate the power of a press release. Not only will a press release give your book coverage it will also get your name and your book into listings for web searches. The more press, the better your book sells. One thing we at Absolute Author they discovered most authors have a difficult time writing press releases. They offer this service at a fraction of a cost. They can also submit your press release to hundreds of journalists for a low cost. How? Dr. Carol Michaels has a solid network of reporters and journalists from her two decades of working in the industry. Your homework is already completed. So, this service from Absolute Author is two-fold; e.g., a well-written press release and distribution to at least 300 news sites which includes NBC, ABC, FOX, CNN and more. Other distribution sites charge from $250 up to $1,000 dollars for this service. Here at Absolute Author can do it for a lot less because of our network. Absolute Author's press release service is $150.
7. Author Blogging – Yes, blogging is important. Many authors don’t use this resource to promote their own writing because they don’t have the time to maintain a blog. Guess what? You can guest blog on Absolute Author and on drmelcaudle.blogspot.com. This is a perfect answer to your blogging problem. You can be a guest blogger as much or as little as you want. This is a wonderful way to share with your readers and it gives you backlinks as well. So, what are you waiting on? Become a guest blogger and social media influencer today. Contact carol.absoluteauthor@gmail.com or drmelcaudle@gmail.com.
8. Marketing Print Ads – When you publish on Facebook, Twitter or just about anywhere you need print ads that you can post. If you hired a graphic design artist, you could spend thousands of dollars. Absolute Author understands your need and offers you fifty print ready prints in which you can use for the low-cost of $32. Here are a couple of samples below.
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