7 Twenty-minute Book Marketing Tips That Will Sell Books

Book promotion can often get stuck at the end of our "to do" list because it seems to take up so much time, but book marketing services aren't always necessary. There are dozens of ways to complete some of your book marketing tasks in less than twenty minutes. Whether you have chosen to self publish or have been published with a traditional publisher, add these book marketing ideas up and they can make a significant difference in selling your book.

[1] Sell some autographed books! Autographed by Author at www.autographedbyauthor.com let's you sign up for $29.95 ($19.95 for each additional book) and then they send readers to your web site to buy the autographed book directly from you. They rank rather high in the internet search engines, so it will definitely bring you some new customers. Lots of authors don't realize how to sell books on the internet in a unique way. This is a simple way to start. If you chose to self-publish your book, it in as many of these autographed shops as possible.

[2] Make sure your book(s) at Amazon.com are tagged appropriately so you don't have to ask "How and where can I sell my books?" Go to your book's Amazon page and scroll down to "Tags customers associate with this product" and add your own tags, listing any keywords customers may use to find you. Don't forget that your tags should include the problems people are searching by. Instead of tagging your book "marriage tips" or "relationship expert" understand that people are searching for phrases like "avoiding divorce" or "cheating spouse." Pretty soon you're niche will make you a professional at how to sell books on Amazon.

[3] No more pen stealing! Leave your own pens behind instead. Always carry a bunch of pens that have your book's information and web site in your purse, briefcase and car. Whenever you pay with a credit card and have to sign receipts, pull out one of our own pens and then casually leave it behind. Book marketing need some non-typical creativity. Join a book marketing network so you can exchange other unique book marketing ideas.

[4] Sign up for Google Alerts at www.google.com/alerts on any topics you should be aware of. Specifically, be sure to note any blogs that are posting articles on your topic and then go and make comments on them and introduce yourself. If you write articles on the topics they post on, let them know where they can be found and that they can reprint them. This is a terrific way to sell books online.

[5] Do you amazing quotes in your book that people should be highlighting? Hopefully you have at least a few nuggets! Google "submit quote" or "submit quotation" to add them to some quotation databases. You can also submit on at About.com's web site at http://quotations.about.com/library/bl/blform-Quote-Suggest.htm .

[6] Occasionally go to the National Public Radio's web site to find out what books they are talking about. You can also get more information about syndicated book related radio shows. Go to http://www.npr.org/programs/ to listen to NPR shows and find their daily listing of books that have been featured on NPR at http://www.npr.org/books/index.html. Lastly, visit http://news.bookweb.org/mediaguide/673.html to see a listing of authors that have future events scheduled on NPR. And while you're at the web site, take a few minutes to research what NPR says about how to pitch their show at http://www.npr.org/about/pitch .

[7] Call your readers! You can send out a voice broadcast to people for just $.12 per call. With VoiceShot Outbound http://www.voiceshot.com you even get the first 200 delivered calls for free. This is a great way to connect with people on your mailing list and even cheaper than mail. Have you ever received a phone call from your favorite author? I haven't, but it would catch my attention!

When book marketing ideas come to you that you don't have time to pursue, write down your idea or bookmark the web site, and consider organizing the ideas by the approximate amount of time it may take to accomplish the talk. Then, when you have just a few minutes of free time start working through your list and soon your promotional efforts will sell your books!

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