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Promoting your work
« on: March 23, 2012, 07:42:12 AM »
Hi guys.  Ever since my fiancée bought me a copy of Storm Front for Christmas a couple of years back, I've been hooked!  She's really good at recommending books I'll love and she was spot on with Jim!

My fiancée has written a book which she has published on Kindle via Amazon.com.  I was wondering if anyone has any tips or guidance on how best to promote it?  I personally think it's a great book, regardless of the fact that she wrote it.  It's a supernatural horror, based in and around Washington State, but I'd like to help her promote it to get it to as big an audience as possible.  She worked so hard on it and crafted such an awesome world and characters that I want as many people as possible to enjoy it. The link on my profile is the link to her amazon page for it in case you want to read the blurb (or hopefully buy a copy).  If anyone can suggest anything, I'd really appreciate it.

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My fiancée has written and published her first novel on kindle.  Check out my webpage for the link.  I hope you buy it and enjoy it.

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Re: Promoting your work
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2012, 04:06:09 PM »
Thank you Craig!  I took some time off work this afternoon to have a little look-see and find out what I could (and watch some Walking dead) so I know what I'll be reading! 

Thanks again :)  Any other suggestions greatly appreciated.  Also, be sure to check out the sample from Amazon.
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Re: Promoting your work
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2012, 01:56:10 AM »
Hi guys.  Ever since my fiancée bought me a copy of Storm Front for Christmas a couple of years back, I've been hooked!  She's really good at recommending books I'll love and she was spot on with Jim!

My fiancée has written a book which she has published on Kindle via Amazon.com.  I was wondering if anyone has any tips or guidance on how best to promote it?  I personally think it's a great book, regardless of the fact that she wrote it.  It's a supernatural horror, based in and around Washington State, but I'd like to help her promote it to get it to as big an audience as possible.  She worked so hard on it and crafted such an awesome world and characters that I want as many people as possible to enjoy it. The link on my profile is the link to her amazon page for it in case you want to read the blurb (or hopefully buy a copy).  If anyone can suggest anything, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks

I looked in your profile and couldn't see any links to anywhere.  So can't help with that.

From my own experience, there's a place on the kdp.amazon.com site where you create or edit your book, that lets you put in up to 7? keywords for your book.  I would tend to think keywords are key, and picking the right ones very important.

Anyway other than that, reviews, reviews, reviews.  Preferabbly from people who are highly rated amazon reviewers, IMO.  But I've only been out a couple days so what do I know?

Best of luck to your girl.


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Re: Promoting your work
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2012, 02:28:08 PM »
A few more suggestions:
-Build a great website and link to it wherever it's allowed
-Take out an eye-catching ad on a site that reviews/discusses similar books
-Offer free copies to reviewers
-Contact local libraries and independent booksellers; offer to do readings/signings
-Have a book signing party and invite everyone you know (doesn't really work if it's only available as a e-book)
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Re: Promoting your work
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2012, 03:06:46 AM »
I'm trying to help a friend publicize his series.  So far, with not much success.  They've been selling a bit, but not as much as he'd hoped.

About reviewers.  Any idea where to find them?  I'd like to find some blogs/sites that review or feature mysteries with urban fantasy and humorous elements.  And that get enough traffic to be helpful.

I've noticed authors review each other's books or at least provide blurbs, but how do you go about asking without annoying someone or putting them on the spot?*  Would it be best to approach an author he's met or corresponded with? 

*Yes, I know not to ask Jim Butcher :)  I bet he has loads of people asking, if they're brave or foolish enough, besides the writers he knows and is willing to give a blurb or a plug.

 
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