{"id":2680,"date":"2013-04-11T03:37:13","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T11:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=2680"},"modified":"2013-04-11T03:37:13","modified_gmt":"2013-04-11T11:37:13","slug":"sell-more-books-outside-the-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=2680","title":{"rendered":"Sell More Books Outside the Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, I shared some of the best ways to sell a memoir or other book with a personal touch.<br \/>\nI talked about how personality sells books. And this is also true for many other types of books.<\/p>\n<p>Readers who hear you speak and like you are likely to want to read your novel. If you demonstrate your passion for and your credibility in the field or topic of your nonfiction book in a personal way, readers are more apt to purchase your book.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s for sure that if you go out and speak to a group of people who are interested in your topic or genre one evening, you will sell more books than you would if you\u2019d stayed home and watched TV or played computer games. If you make it a habit of going out and talking to your church auxiliary group, the businessmen\u2019s\/women\u2019s club, the Red Hat Ladies group, the historical society, seniors, teens, parents, educators, etc., you will sell more books than if you promote books only online from the coziness of your home office.<\/p>\n<p>If you are an author or you\u2019re working on a book for publication, read my book, \u201cTalk Up Your Book, How to Sell Your Book Through Public Speaking, Interviews, Signings, Festivals, Conferences and More.\u201d It\u2019s available in print, Kindle and audio at Amazon.com. It\u2019s also available at most other online and downtown bookstores. Or purchase your copy here: <a href=http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/TalkUpYourBook.html> http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/TalkUpYourBook.html<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, I shared some of the best ways to sell a memoir or other book with a personal touch. 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