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Finally, a resource that helps you sell books in the real world, based on real results other authors like you have gotten with their techniques! "Best Bang" features the top methods authors have used to sell books, including real, concrete data such as number of books sold and percentage jumps in sales.
It also features: authors' individual ranking of marketing methods; new, effective methods you've never heard of; a top ranking of all methods overall; samples of author ads; free advertising vs. paid (free can be almost as effective); where to definitely NOT spend your money; where spending a little money is WELL worth it; what you can expect to pay with various marketing methods, and an analysis of their effectiveness; resources.
Best Bang will reveal ideas you hadn't considered, such as: a free, trendy feature on the Internet that will get your books exposure; which national magazine ad increased an author's sales tenfold!
I've spent a year marketing my book, "My Life at AOL," and want to share with other authors what I learned about marketing. Here's what I wish I had done differently, and first. Don't waste your precious time and money on methods that don't get results!
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“You cover so many different marketing methods. I really like the comprehensiveness of the book. The book is packed with useful tips that are a great resource for both the experienced writer as well as the novice.
“I loved hearing about your experiences, especially in the ‘early days’ when you tried to get the book published the ‘traditional’ way. I learned a tremendous amount about book publishing just by hearing what you went through.
“The numerous experiences of other writers: This is the book's greatest strength -- the way you've gathered together so many experiences of so many writers and blended them together into an easy-to-read yet delightful editorial tapestry.
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ContentsIntroduction: Why This Book?I. My StoryWhere to Start?Need for PromotionSuccess storiesII. Tactics: Free AdvertisingPress Releases: How Effective? TV Interviews/Effective TV MarketingBook SigningsList Signed Copies on eBayCreating a Web Site -- for FreeRadio and TV Interviews – for FreePrint Newspaper and Magazine Articles and ReviewsOnline Magazine/Ezine Articles and Newsletter PostingsSearch Engine Listings Email Signature (.sig) Targeted Email AdsCreate a Unique Product, Such as an Authors CookbookContacting Independent BookstoresPublic Speaking/Workshops/LecturesGiving Away a Freeb | |  | | eBay Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks
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Type or Paste your work here... | |  | | My Life at AOL
A memoir of an "in-the-trenches" employee at America Online, and an inside look at how the world's largest Internet company was created.
We see stories everywhere these days about the ?instant millionaires? the Internet industry created. But nowhere is there a first-person true-life account of what it was like to be an employee of the company at the epicenter of the world of interactive communications from the very early days.
Through the eyes of an industry insider, who programmed AOL?s hugely popular ?People Connection? chat area, the reader learns how the lives of many people changed dramatically in a few short years.
As we follow the author?s ?I was there? account of being hired at Quantum Computer Se |
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