Publishing and Marketing Tips & Suggestions

Learn and share your pieces of tips and suggestions on how to booze up publishing and marketing skills. Even the pros need tips.

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Do you fully justify paragraphs when sending your manuscript?

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i read most of the time. no matter what it is, books, newspapers, e-books, name them. but i noticed that some books are absolutely not reader friendly. say for example, how would one convince me to read a book about trains? or about a book on facism and the like? as to my opinion, books are not just for mere information, authors must also make efforts for their books to be comprehensive and interesting.

The Social Media Press Release

We've finally found the time to look at writing Press Releases. A little research reveals that the Press Release is not held in particularly high regard in the world of interconnected social media.

"It’s incredibly hard to get a social media community interested in a press release, and it’s not because they hate hearing about what your company is up to, it’s just that they hate the way you’re telling the story." (copyblogger.com)

What we need, apparently, is a Social Media Press Release, which is more suited to to media such as Blogs, Facebook and Twitter.

Three easy and hassle free ways to publish a cook book

Hey there!

I found this really interesting site that lets you publish in just three easy ways. Just pick your options, key in your recipes, upload your photos, and voila! you will have your very own cook book published. For those who are interested, you can check it our on this site: http://www.lulu.com/publish/cookbooks/?cid=publish_portal

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songbook

Hi!

I'm really loving your forum, i get to learn a lot from other authors too. I was just wondering if bookwhirl do marketing on compiled song sheets. It's like a songbook that i was working on 3 years ago. I'm publishing it this year. Does bookwhirl market songbooks too? It's a wonderful collection of classic songs in music sheets.

thank you.
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more than marketing

i believe that for authors to be able to sell the book, it takes more than just a brilliant marketing strat. i mean, the authors also have to come up with books that'll really blow us away. you know, really interesting pieces, engaging stories. only books like that will be able to really sell.
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social media update

I know how social media can help promote the awareness about my book. But taking care of 7 social networks is just ain't easy. Do we have a website or a widget to update it all at once?

publisher for POD

Which self-publisher/POD has the highest quality books? Publisher America, Lulu, or Xlibris?

new chapter/scene

When is the right timing to start a new scene or a new chapter? What do you think should be taken into consideration before making the decision?

quark express

Hi! Do any of you still use Quark Express for your publication needs? I just think this is so vintage...