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How to Promote a Book

10 Marketing Techniques That Annoy Potential Readers

November 7, 2012 by Nathan Bransford

This is a guest post by Jon Gibbs, which was promoted from the Forums. More info on Forum promotion here. 1: ‘What a terrible tragedy in the news today. I had a similar situation take place in the book what I wrote. Here’s a link to the purchase page, in case anyone’s interested.’ You don’t […]

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Where Did You Hear About the Book You’re Reading?

May 23, 2012 by Nathan Bransford

The way we discover books is ever-changing. It sure seems like we’re far more likely to discover books through a tweet, Goodreads recommendation, Facebook post, or online search than we are through methods that existed before the Internet. Where did you hear about the book you’re reading? I’m reading A Wrinkle in Time at the […]

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Thank you!! Also: This Week in Books 4/6/12

April 6, 2012 by Nathan Bransford

My post on Wednesday about divorce in the Internet era detailed many of the ways that social media sucks when you’re going through a hard time, but the outpouring that came my way in the last few days has been a really wonderful reminder of how great it can be too. Thank you so much […]

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Last Week in Books 3/19/12

March 19, 2012 by Nathan Bransford

Last week! Books! First up, if you’re in the San Francisco area it has come to my attention that there’s a pretty cool film festival going on that’s built around cell phone cameras and nonprofessional cameras the like. It’s called the Disposable Film Festival, and it was recently covered by the Wall Street Journal. Now […]

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Expanding the World of Your Novel

February 7, 2012 by Nathan Bransford

NB: Many writers wonder what to do with their extra material and how to make their work live on beyond the pages of a novel. And on that subject, I’m thrilled to have this guest post from Matthew Pearl, the New York Times bestselling author of THE DANTE CLUB, THE POE SHADOW and THE LAST […]

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What You Need to Know About SEO

December 8, 2011 by Nathan Bransford

Guest Post by Rick Daley Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is critical in modern marketing.  Any author trying to sell books should be familiar with its basic concepts, whether you have been published by a Big Six publisher, a small press, or (especially) if you are an indie author.  So how do you leverage the greater […]

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