Web links for Book Marketing Online
The Women’s National Book Association hosted a discussion about Book Marketing Online this evening. I was honored to be a member of the panel with a great group of bloggers, publishers, publicists, online marketers, and all around publishing gurus. As promised to the participants, I compiled a list of web links on the subject. Thought you or someone you know might find the list helpful. So, here the it is…
I love this list for authors! “50 Things Under $50 To Promote Your Book”:
http://amarketingexpert.com/ameblog/uncategorized/fifty-things-under-50-bucks-to-promote-your-book/comment-page-1/
Brace yourself for some straight talk…Sonia Simone’s “7 Harsh Realities of Social Media Marketing”:
http://www.copyblogger.com/harsh-social-media-marketing/
Here are several links specific to Twitter…
J.S. McDougall’s “10 Tweetable Twitter Tips for Book Publishers”:
http://www.jsmcdougall.com/2009/12/ten-tweetable-twitter-tips-for-book-publishers/
Dan Blank, from Digital Book World, “How To Leverage Twitter When You Have Little Time”:
http://digitalbookworld.com/2010/how-to-leverage-twitter-when-you-have-little-time/
Mashable, as mentioned on the panel. Read about all things twitter and more:
http://mashable.com/category/twitter-lists/
Intended for college students, but helpful to all using Twitter “100 Twitter Tools To Help You Meet Your Goals”:
http://www.onlinebestcolleges.com/blog/2009/100-twitter-tools-to-help-you-achieve-all-your-goals/
Recommended by Kelly Leonard, one of tonight’s panelists, “How To Quantify The Reach Of Your Tweet”:
http://tweetreach.com/
About blogging…
Michael Hyatt’s “Do You Make These 10 Mistakes When You Blog?”:
http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/11/do-you-make-these-10-mistakes-when-you-blog.html
Jason Baer’s “How To Match 10 Key Success Metrics To Your Blogging Strategy”:
http://socialmediatoday.com/SMC/179256?utm_source=smt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter
Sage advice about what not to so with your blog from Jane Friedman “5 Things That Make Me Stop Reading Websites and Blogs”:
http://writerunboxed.com/2009/12/18/5-things-that-make-me-stop-reading-websites-blogs/
Miscellaneous…
Galley Cat’s “Podcasting Tips for Authors”:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/web_tech/podcasting_tips_for_authors_153628.asp
Planning your own publicity? This calendar is an amazing resource to make a plan:
http://www.directcontactpr.com/files/files/Publicityplan2010.pdf
Helpful sites mentioned at tonight’s WNBA event…
Yen Cheong’s blog on “news, trends, and tips for book publicists” is a great resource for anyone in the book business:
http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/
Social Network for books. music, movies, and more on the web:
http://getglue.com/
MeetUp “helps groups of people with shared interests plan meetings and form offline clubs in local communities”:
http://www.meetup.com/
Book Movement “serves over 21,000 book clubs”:
http://bookmovement.com/
Good luck to all of you and your book projects!
