There's a lot of strategy that goes into book marketing. Whether you have one book or many, it's helpful to lay your foundation and put a few processes in place, so you can keep building your readership and have an impact. Jane Friedman has a great article about marketing foundations, covering the three basics: have a website, choose which social media to use, and establish … [Read more...] about Book Promotion and Reaching Readers
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Guest Post: 28 Boring Words Alternatives—Improve Your Writing
By Jack Milgram Think about the last interesting conversation you had with a friend of yours. What made it so pleasant? Chances are, what made it so great was your friend’s relatively rich vocabulary. And no, we are not talking about snooty guys throwing obscure terminology at you. We are simply talking about people who have the sense to use words more expressive than … [Read more...] about Guest Post: 28 Boring Words Alternatives—Improve Your Writing
From Unplag: Love Words and Famous Endings of Love Stories
Another post in honor of Valentine's Day, and a double-whammy at that. Today we have two infographics from Unplag, a website that checks papers for plagiarism. Ever wonder how much love is in a love story? In this first infographic, according to Unplag: We analyzed 2,365,012 words from 10 most popular romantic stories (Romeo and Juliet, The Notebook, 50 Shades of Grey, Anna … [Read more...] about From Unplag: Love Words and Famous Endings of Love Stories
Three Innovative Companies: WordPivot, Link.me, and Bibliocrunch
A big part of BEA is walking around the showroom and meeting new exhibitors. This year, I got to meet the founders of two new companies, WordPivot and Link.me, as well as reconnect with a friend and NYU alum, Miral Sittar, who is the founder and CEO of Bibliocrunch. … [Read more...] about Three Innovative Companies: WordPivot, Link.me, and Bibliocrunch
12/06/10: This Week in Publishing
It has finally happened! Google launched the Google eBookstore on Monday. The bookstore is an extension of Google's book project, "an effort that began in 2004 to scan all 130 million books in the world, by Google’s estimate." Because it is cloud-based, it is an "open-ecosystem," which means consumers can buy their books once through the eBookstore, store them in a "central, … [Read more...] about 12/06/10: This Week in Publishing
