Category Archives: Book Marketing

The “Do It Yourself” Book Tour

Everything I know about booking a book tour, I learned while in the music business. Sometimes, I joke that as an author I’m like a small rock band. I’ve been signed by a major label, given some money in advance … Continue reading

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Experts Talk: Carla King, Founder, Self-Pub Boot Camp

NAME: Carla King TITLE: Founder, Self-Pub Boot Camp COMPANY NAME: Misadventures Media WEBSITE: http://selfpubbootcamp.com Bookgirl recently interviewed Carla King, author and self-publishing expert. Carla provides smart, straight-forward information on how to self-publish books. Sign up for Carla’s Virtual Self-Publishing Boot … Continue reading

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Experts Talk: Fauzia Burke, FSB Associates

We continue our series “Experts Talk” with a conversation with Fauzia Burke, a book publicist and marketer who was an early adopter of the Internet for book promotions. NAME: Fauzia Burke TITLE: Owner of FSB Associates, one of the first firms to … Continue reading

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3 Apps to Make a Book Trailer

With web-based and smartphone apps, we now have mini video production studios at our fingertips. For authors, this means the ability to easily create video book trailers. A video book trailer is like a movie trailer for your book – a … Continue reading

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3 Quick Ways to Promote Your Book on Facebook

You’ve got a book coming out or already published. And you’ve also put up an author’s Facebook Page, right? Let’s take a look at how you can leverage Facebook to help promote your book. First, you need to make sure your Facebook Page … Continue reading

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