3 Epiphanies About Social Media Marketing for Books

When it comes to book marketing, social media is a honeytrap, never quite delivering on its promises, but a few simple best practices can vastly improve your results. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2015-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What’s the Holy Grail of Content Marketing? A Book

The CEO of Greenleaf Book Group argues a book can be your strongest marketing tool and outlines four points to consider before committing to writing one. The post What’s the Holy Grail of Content Marketing? A Book appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book share of the UK book market has decreased marginally in 2015. According to findings from Nielsen Book Research, Steve Bohme, UK research director, said that ebook share was up from one in five to one in three between 2012-2014, but down marginally to 29% in the first quarter of 2015. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Media's Marketing Departments Cozy Up to Advertisers

To gin up audiences, an untraditional news publisher is leaning on a very traditional strategy: advertising. Ozy.com -- a slick-looking website that's flush with investor cash but had just 1.2 million unique visitors in April, according to ComScore -- is spending more than a million bucks across... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Bercu Says Goodbye; How to Use Social Media

The recently concluded BookExpo America featured a plethora of events for booksellers, including an address by outgoing American Booksellers Association president Steve Bercu and a well-attended panel on how booksellers can best use social media. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookGrabbr Offers Free Ebooks for Social Media “Shares”

Tennessee marketing startup BookGrabbr directs readers to free ebooks in exchange for their sharing the titles through social media services. The post BookGrabbr Offers Free Ebooks for Social Media “Shares” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Social Media is Fun, Effective, Indie Booksellers Say

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Momentum on Social Media Unlocks

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers stress authenticity is key to social media success

Publishers should help authors to identify their digital skills, but social media is “not the most important thing”, writers and industry insiders have told The Bookseller. Authors should feel comfortable with any digital activity they are asked to undertake, using tweeting, blogging and other... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Canadian Author’s Adventures in International Book Marketing

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crowdfunding as a Source of Book Marketing Power

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poland’s Book Market Has Big Potential, Many Challenges

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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