We adore The Book Publicity Blog. Check out all the great posts:
Amazingly, we don’t disagree with anything so far. Follow this blog! And contact us when you need help setting yourself up on the web.
Jia Gayles, Promotions/Public Relations Director of The Knight Agency, has some fantastic advice regarding online promotion for authors, covering virtual book tours, using online event sites to find local groups, starting a website on the cheap, and using Facebook and Twitter effectively.
The Fangs, Fur & Fey community on LiveJournal asks readers what they think about author websites. Lots of great comments so far.
The wise readers at Dear Author have come up with 10 Author Online Promotional Don’ts.
We turned over the Hungry Monkey site to author Matthew Amster-Burton much in advance of the book’s launch, and what with one thing and another, I forgot to post about it (even though I did put the site in our mini-portfolio). But it seems I am actually somewhat timely in announcing it now, because the book is just now shipping, and Matthew’s first few appearances are coming up soon. Go check out the Monkey!
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I’ve been working with Edward Willett for the last several months to consolidate his extensive web presence — separate blog, podcast, and site — into one big WordPress-powered site. There was a lot of copy-and-paste work to do, and we divided that work between us, doing a little bit here and there rather than one wrist-destroying marathon. The new site went live this week, just in time to promote Edward’s new book, Terra Insegura.
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Over on my blog, I’m soliciting comments about IndieBound, especially in terms of how authors choose to link their books on their websites. Come share your thoughts!
Today I stumbled across a marketing tip: use LibraryThing to find reviewers for your book. I’m ambivalent about the idea. On the one hand: that’s clever. On the other hand: that’s essentially spamming the LibraryThing user. What do you think?
Getting into Twitter? Here’s how to customize your profile background and upload it to Twitter. (via this enormous list of tutorials, services, and inspiration galleries)
Building a Better Author — Lori Devoti has a great list of helpful things authors can do for their readers, including tips for improving websites and contacting readers when a new release comes out.
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