| Novels: How to Market the Suckers? |
| Question: Bowker did a book review of my novel. This review is now recorded in their Books In Print. But, except for libraries, no sales traction. Yet. Where do I go from here? Any thoughts? Your charges? John's Answer: You need to get reviewed in the legitimate fiction review places such as the New York Times, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, as well as in cultural magazines such as Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, People, Time, Newsweek, etc. If your novel is literary, also submit your book for review with the major literary journals. If your novel is genre fiction (romance, SF, mystery), then submit it to the appropriate review media for that genre. Plus you have to do some touring of bookstores. People need to hear you reading from your work. They have to be able to sample it safely. Your reading to them offers them that chance. And, once they've met you, they are far more likely to buy your novel. That's my short free answer. For a longer answer, my fee is $500 per hour. Prorated by the minute. It's a lot, but I'm worth far more. |
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John Kremer's Ten Million Eyeballs Internet Marketing Event
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John,
I haven't seen anything on your website about BookSurge Publishing. I am contemplating an agreement with them and would appreciate your thoughts. Thank you very much for all the helpful advice you provide.
You'll find something about BookSurge and other POD and e-book publishers at http://www.bookmarket.com/ondemand.html.
Thank you John for the info - I wasn' looking under POD so that's why I probably missed it. They seem to have expanded their business and now include the full gamut of services from editing the manuscript and obtaining the ISBN to cover design, setting you up with a website, the regular POD services and they now also have marketing and PR services which they offer in inclusive packages. The idea of a full package has seemed appealing but I did note the last line about checking and will do so. They seemed to be only 1 of a couple that had that notation. Thanks again for your help. WIll check it out!
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