Author Readings
Not so long ago, if an author was given a publishing contract, it most often included a marketing and promotions budget. Today those budgets have shrunk and some are even non existent. With the rise of self publishing, authors need to include a marketing and promotions plan and budget when looking at their projects. Even [...]
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Can a self published author charge for author visits? This is a question I have asked myself after several school and library readings, when I’ve taken up at least an hour or two of my time and haven’t sold a single book. When I first published Little Blue Penguin, my children’s book for ages 2 [...]
I learned a lesson the hard way last year when I neglected to contact a bookseller during spring break. The consignment manager was quite upset that I hadn’t capitalized on spring break week and done a couple of book signings. New to book promotion, I hadn’t even realized this was a great book marketing opportunity. [...]
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