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Authors Tell Santa What You Really Want for Christmas…

by Sherrie Wilkolaski | Dec 1, 2013 | Featured, Marketing, Publishing, Writing | 0 |

When my pen hit the paper this morning I was thinking about writing an article about the top 5 tips to drive holiday book sales and then found myself wondering down another path. (That article I will write up next.) I got to thinking about what every author really wants for Christmas…book sales. Then I imagined that authors around the world are suddenly rekindling their holiday spirit with Father Christmas and started daydreaming about the letter they might write to help make their wish come true.

The Numbers of Sucess and The Numbers of Failure

by Amy Collins | Jun 24, 2013 | Books, Guidelines, Marketing, Publishing, Success Tips, Thinking, Tips, Tips, Writing | 0 |

Each day, I sent out 10-15 well edited, nicely designed emails and/or snail mail packets describing how fabulous I was and how much I could improve their profits and lessen their work load.

Make It Happen

by John J. Hohn | May 20, 2013 | Books, Guidelines, Marketing, Success Tips, Thinking, Tips, Tips, With Success, Writing | 0 |

When I published my first novel Deadly Portfolio: A Killing in Hedge Funds, I thought that I could make the book happen—become a big seller, harvest scores of glowing reviews, and find the world had come knocking. Some of that has come true.

The reviews have been consistently enthusiastic. I have been invited to radio and pod-cast interviews and to contribute to the web sites of others. My own web site has reaped dozens of positive comments. I thought that I was on the right track. I thought that I was making it happen. Sales of the book have been steady, but despite all of this positive activity, the numbers have fallen short of impressive.

May I Have the Name of The Book Buyer?

by Amy Collins | Mar 18, 2013 | Books, Guidelines, Marketing, Publishing, Success Tips, Thinking, Tips, Tips, Writing | 0 |

Today an author whom I do not know called and asked me for the names of my buyers so she could follow up on the presentations with new information. She is concerned that her publisher rep is not pitching her book “properly”.

Do You Have What it Takes to Be Published?

by Amy Collins | Mar 9, 2013 | Books, Guidelines, Marketing, Publishing, Success Tips, Thinking, Tips, Tips, With Success, Writing | 1 |

It is every writer’s dream to see his or her book in the front window of the local bookstore. It is fun to imagine tall, colorful stacks of your books surrounded by throngs of curious readers flipping through the pages while others rush to the cash register with their copy.

Eight Mistakes that Will Absolutely Kill Your Book From Hobie Hobart

by Maralyn D. Hill | Feb 28, 2012 | Book Design, Books, Marketing, Success Tips, Writing | 0 |

The covers we choose for our books are much more significant than many authors think. Over the years I’ve seen everything from a finely designed book cover, to one the author created himself. Now, there’s nothing...

Book Sales From Association of American Publishers

by Maralyn D. Hill | Oct 14, 2010 | Books, Writing | 0 |

I’m not sure that there is one “best source” for book sales figures. Different organizations compile them in different manners. However, the Association of American Publishers seems to be as accurate as...

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Authors Tell Santa What You Really Want for Christmas…

The Numbers of Sucess and The Numbers of Failure

Make It Happen

May I Have the Name of The Book Buyer?

Do You Have What it Takes to Be Published?

Eight Mistakes that Will Absolutely Kill Your Book From Hobie Hobart

Book Sales From Association of American Publishers

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