{"id":1183,"date":"2011-05-31T04:07:09","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T12:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=1183"},"modified":"2011-05-31T04:08:22","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T12:08:22","slug":"how-to-sell-books-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=1183","title":{"rendered":"How to Sell Books This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brian Jud, in his Marketing Matters<\/em> newsletter this week has included number 14 in my 50 Reasons Why You Should Write That Book<\/strong><\/em> ebooklet. This one is about connections. Do you have important connections that will serve you in the task of book promotion? Order a free copy of this ebooklet here http:\/\/www.patriciafry.com <\/p>\n

Freelance Writer\u2019s Report<\/em> published my piece, this month, on how to get more out of the articles you write\u2014in other words, using reprints–recycling your articles.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be sitting on a panel on self-publishing at the Ojai Writer\u2019s Conference this weekend in Ojai, CA.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll spend my week preparing my speech for the Alaska Writer\u2019s Guild Conference in Anchorage in the fall.<\/p>\n

What are you doing toward the promotion of your book(s)? Here are some ideas to get you started:<\/p>\n

1: Take your book to work (the doctor\u2019s office, your children\u2019s school, a meeting, traveling) or wherever you go this week. Talk about it to at least ten people (a waitress where you dine, a passenger on the bus to work, coworkers, someone you met at a forum online, a neighbor, the plumber who comes to your home for repairs and so forth. I\u2019ve sold books to our stove repairman, dental assistant, grocery store clerk, receptionist at the water department, guests at a neighborhood birthday party, spectators at Little League games and even random tourists on the street.<\/p>\n

2: For nonfiction, submit an article to half dozen (or more) appropriate newsletters. Locate newsletters here:
\n http:\/www.newsletteraccess.com<\/a>
\n http:\/www.ezinehub.com<\/a> <\/p>\n

3: For fiction, submit stories in your genre to websites and\/or literary magazines. Here\u2019s a directory. Locate several others by doing an Internet search using keywords, \u201cLiterary Magazine Directory.\u201d http:\/\/www.newpages.com\/literary-magazines<\/a> <\/p>\n

4: Set up a speaking engagement at an appropriate venue. This might be a civic organization meeting, PTA or other school program, conference related to your topic\/genre, your local church or businessmans\/womans\u2019 club, etc.<\/p>\n

Report back to me as to the progress of your outreach and the results of your efforts.<\/p>\n

PLFry620@yahoo.com. Or leave your comment here.<\/p>\n

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Brian Jud, in his Marketing Matters newsletter this week has included number 14 in my 50 Reasons Why You Should Write That Book ebooklet. This one is about connections. Do you have important connections that will serve you in the task of book promotion? Order a free copy of this ebooklet here http:\/\/www.patriciafry.com Freelance Writer\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t