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Book Title: “Book Marketing 101: Marketing Your Book on a Shoestring Budget” by Heather Hart
About the Book:
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Giving a detailed overview of book marketing from beginning to end, this book is designed to give authors the information they need to attack marketing head on and start successfully selling their books.
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Book Title: “Indie Author Book Marketing Success: Proven 5-Star Marketing Techniques from Successful Authors and Book Marketing Experts” by Shelley Hitz, Heather Hart & contributing authors
About the Book:
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Introducing: Indie Author Book Marketing Success.
From the combined minds of 14 book marketing experts, this book will enlighten and lead you on the journey of marketing your book. Each author must travel their own road to success, working hard to find what works best for them – but book marketing doesn’t have to be intimidating. Let these experts help you find your way to success.
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About Shelley Hitz & Heather Hart
Shelley Hitz and Heather Hart work together as a team to help authors succeed. They have been called the “writer’s dynamic duo”.
Shelley Hitz is an award-winning and internationally best-selling author. She is the owner of TrainingAuthors.com and is passionate about helping authors succeed in publishing and marketing their books.
And she teaches from personal experience. Shelley has been writing and publishing books since 2008 and has published over 30 books including print, eBook and audio book formats. She consistently ranks in the top 100 authors for her category on Amazon.com.
Heather Hart is a book marketing expert, internationally best-selling author, and manager of TrainingAuthors.com. With the heart of an author, she enjoys working from home where she spends her days typing away at her computer, brainstorming new marketing ideas, and encouraging those around her.
Heather’s desire is to help others successfully publish and market their books while continuing to author, contribute to, and market multiple book marketing and faith-based books herself – and to have fun doing it!
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Hi Shelley
I am really greatful to you for providing many immensely helpful resources for new authors wanting to be published. I am at this stage in the process of completing my first book and would certainly need marketing skills for it to be read by millions. I look forward to your emails and support and this endeavour also would be step in that same direction. Really appreciate your helpfulness.
Thanks and all the best for your future efforts
ppayak
You are very welcome! So glad to help in any way I can.
Looking forward to the launch of this site!
Me too, Steve! Thanks for stopping by!
Ah, such energy ladies. You’ve set the bar very high for book promotion — showing by doing. Congratulations. Even though I’m exhausted just reading through your excellent prose.
Thanks so much Bryan! You made me smile 🙂
Thanks for your encouraging words, Bryan! I’m coming to learn that results = energy for productivity! Once you get started, it’s easy to pick up the momentum 🙂
Woo-hoo! So happy for you two. May all your efforts be blessed!
Thanks for celebrating with us Lynn! Appreciate you stopping by!
Thanks, Lynn!
Hi Shelley, The site sounds great. I’m always checking to see what you two ladies are up to. Both of you are talented.
I’m a traditionally published Inspirational author. I’ve heard a lot of buzz about hybrid publishing. It would be nice if you could share a bit about this venue and some of the pitfalls of DIY publishing.
Thanks Mary! And we will definitely keep those topics in mind 🙂
Shelley –
I am interested in information on promoting my books through the social media sites, and through You Tube. I am also interested in placing both audio and videos on my personal site, which is the paid for version of Word Press.
Sincerely,
Bonnie Cehovet
Bonnie,
Thanks for sharing your input! We will definitely be covering those topics and actually plan on doing video marketing next month. So stay tuned!
Hi, Congratulation on new site. I hope you can help many more “new” and established authors get their books published, and get them into the hands of the reading public. I have published one novel with other finished manuscripts scheduled for this year and next. What I would like is real help on how to get the word about the novels, name and story line, to the public so they would investigate further and purchase the book. Thanks in advance; I know you always come through for us “newbies” and not so newbies!
Thank you Bill! We are excited about this new avenue for helping even more authors! And thanks for your input. I’m adding it to our list 🙂
Hey Bill, congratulations on your novel! We look forward to using this site to help authors like you!
I am so glad you did this!! I am on my first book and can use all the help I can get. I have been on your other site soaking up what I can. I also purchased the self publishing book you suggested. I would like to start off with the Amazon route but from there I am not sure where to go. I would like to know DIY ways to get my book from the Internet world into book stores as well, different languages, and audio. I need the baby steps broken down into smaller baby steps. I am also using your writing format (in openoffice). So I would like some guidance in editing (and getting the pages in the right order 🙂 I am in the process of watching all your videos on your youtube channel there are a lot and I have five homeschooled kiddos but I am getting there for sure 😉 thank you for this…you have made my dream of being an author a reality <3
Jennifer,
It is interesting that you mention different languages as my husband CJ and I were just today working on a plan to start doing exactly that with some of our books. So once I successfully go through the process, I will share it with you.
Getting a book into bookstores is a great topic that I would like to cover as well. Many authors publish on Lightning Source to get their books into the Ingram catalog which bookstores use to make their orders. So, they will publish on both Createspace and Lightning Source. But, LS is a more detailed process and has more upfront costs than Createspace.
Make sure to sign up for our newsletter as I’ll be doing a free training on audiobooks soon: https://www.trainingauthors.com/newsletter/
Also, I have listed some DIY editing options as well as a few recommended editors you can check out here: http://www.self-publishing-coach.com/copy-editing-service.html
And you are very welcome! I’m so glad to hear that you have found the information useful. Keep up the great work! Take one step at a time and before you know it, your book will be published 🙂
I have put you on my vision board cause you rock that much…hoping we will meet someday; I am so happy the Universe had our paths cross. I am for sure starting with Createspace. I am still learning the ins and outs of course. Once I publish it myself with Createspace can I publish with Lightning Source and still have control of the contents? I really want to self publish; I plan on writing a lot (I have a lot to say ;). So I would like to be my own publisher if possible. Thank you for the links…seriously soaking it up!!
Can you lead me to a link where you set out
* fees for mentoring
* or a marketing plan critique?
I have a plan but would love to talk with some one once it is better articulated, Jo
Hey Jo! We currently do group coaching and live Q&A calls via Book Marketing Success – you can check it out here: https://www.trainingauthors.com/success
However, my colleague Heather Bixler offers one-on-one coaching. You can get all the information here: https://www.trainingauthors.com/recommended-outsourcers-for-authors/#heather
Thanks!
Hello Ladies: I’m always amazed at the amount of production that you two generate.You must love what you do.
I recently finished my first ebook and so far only sell it on my website. I have sold close to thirty books so far.
My problem is getting any feedback from the buyers. I ask for future feedback at the time of sale and then a few days later. So far no responses.
I would really like to hear what they say and what needs improvement.
One good is no one has asked for a refund yet.
Thanks for your help.
Vic
Vic – we do love what we do…helping authors like you! 🙂 But, my husband, like you, is often amazed at all that Heather and I accomplish – we truly do make a great team and I am thankful for all the gifts God has given us both.
Congratulations on your book! We are planning to do an entire course on getting reviews and feedback for your books, so make sure to stay tuned. It sounds like you have a solid foundation to continue to build from. I often remind myself that book marketing is like a marathon, not a sprint. Keep up the good work!
Hey Vic – We do love what we do. There’s nothing better than living your dream and helping others make their dreams come true! Congratulations on your book, and as Shelley said, we are working on a training course for helping you get more feedback on your books. Currently, we do offer more direct feedback through our membership site. If you’re interested, you can check it out at: https://www.trainingauthors.com/success
Hi Shelley,
The thing I struggle with most is the high level of images that I need for my art books. I notice there is now Comic Press and Comic Kindle.
Any post about images in Virtual Books would be great .
Thanks for all you do,
Jo
You’re welcome Jo! And thanks for your feedback! We will keep that topic in mind.
Hi Shelley,
First thank you for the amazing tools and strategies you have posted. I have used a number of them and found them useful. One area I’d like to see discussed is finding Beta Readers. I have queried on FB and Twitter with very little success and email a few people, and had no response. Love to see your suggestions.
What is a Beta Reader?. Jo
Hey Jo, a Beta Reader is someone who reads your book before it’s released for feedback purposes (similar to a proofreader, but not the same).
I would be happy to do that. (Beta Read)
I just posted a request for info about mentoring and I think I posted it to some poor readers comment.
What I actually want is a critique of my marketing plan when it is better articulated.
Do you do that kind of thing Heather or Shelley?
Jo
Hey Jo,
We aren’t currently offering one-on-one critique services. We do offer feedback for the Pro and VIP members of our marketing membership community though. You can learn more about that here: https://www.trainingauthors.com/success
Thanks for the topic idea, Luciana! We’ll add it to our list.
I am in the process of working on my first book so any marketing ideas are always welcome. Have already learned a lot from you. Looking forward to the new site.
Thanks, Mariaan! Here’s to your success!
We will definitely be sharing a lot of marketing ideas. And they are usually tested by us first as we are continually marketing our own books as well. I’m working on some case studies of some of our marketing efforts this summer. If you’re interested in getting the updates, you can sign up for our author notification list at our site for readers, Bookly Books, here: http://booklybooks.com/authors/
As a reader, I know that other readers’ reviews are integral to my book-buying decision-making. As an author, I so want to see more legit reviews of my existing book and my forthcoming ones. I’d like to see some tactics for getting these reviews!
We already have a training in the works to share strategies to get reviews. This is something I have struggled with and we will be sharing exactly what we have found works for us. Look for it sometime in the fall (that’s the plan anyway!).
Congratulations on your newest venture! I have learned a lot from you–thank you. I would be interested in your suggestions on revising a book on Createspace.
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Thank you so much Tami! It is really exciting to see it finally coming to fruition. I have revised books on Createspace before so definitely could share a blog post about that at some point. I have added that to our list of ideas. Thanks!
I am a four-time award winning author and Motivational Speaker on alcohol abuse.
I wrote about losing my husband and daughter to their alcohol addiction. I have a Narrative Non-Fiction coming out written by 34 addicts telling what did and didn’t work in their recovery.
I would like Media Press Releases and where to advertise the most on the subject of Substance Abuse.
Alberta,
Congratulations on all that you’ve accomplished thus far in helping so many! I have added your request to our list. Thank you for stopping by!
I’m always looking for new ways to help promote my books that aren’t intrusive, and that don’t feel overwhelming. I do a lot every day–book promotion feels like a full-time job along with writing being a full-time job–and I’ve started to feel overwhelmed. I’d love to know how to lighten the load but still be effective…
Cheryl,
I hear you on this one! Most authors already have full lives with families, jobs, etc. so it is difficult to find the time for everything. I have added your topic to our list and we’ll see what we can come up with. I am positive you are not the only one that feels this way! 😉
Hey Cheryl,
I totally feel you – and this is my full time job! – Well, besides raising four kids anyway. Great topic idea!
Shelley,
I used your books to help me publish my book and found them very useful. One thing that I found out that you did not mention was that if you use CreateSpace to publish your book, you can send the book to Kindle with just one click. I did it backwards and it was a lot more work. Next time I will publish on CreateSpace first and then just send the book to Kindly with one click.
James, glad you found the books useful. I have never used the publish to Kindle from Createspace and so I’m not sure how they do their formatting. Please let us know how it turns out (esp. quality-wise) if you go that route so we know and can pass it along to others.
Love the new site. Your advice has been invaluable in helping me promote my memoir Innocent: Confessions of a Welfare Mother. Could you address how to market to book clubs? A few have read my memoir and found it generated lots of interesting discussion, but I could use help in this area. Thanks.
Thanks! And that’s a great topic! We’ll add that to our growing list of ideas 🙂
Love what you are doing ladies and so much more because you embark on it all with the right intention. The cartoon images of you both are wonderful. I would like to know about magazine set up and distribution. To your continued success. 🙂 x
Thank you so much, Karen! And thank you for sharing your input 🙂
A quite remarkable effort! Keep it up!
What do I suggest? Everybody notes getting a profile and marketing is the big problem, as with reviews. However, what I think could be useful is if such advice is split up into genres, because what works for romance, say, may not work for war stories. On the production side, advice on ebook covers would also be welcome.
Great thoughts! We will keep that in mind, Ian. Thanks for stopping by.
Congrats to you both and much success on your new site..
I am a total novice. I have yet to figure out how to even get a book uploaded or downloaded as an e-book for purchase. Can you help me? I try to watch youtube videos but just don’t get it.
I suppose if I did not have 3 children at home all 5 yrs old and under I might find the time to figure this thing out.
I hope you can help. Once I can get an e-book published then I can learn about marketing. Maybe I have it wrong, better learn about marketing first?
Again congrats ladies.
Sincerely,
Verlyn
Verlyn,
Have you checked out our page on Kindle eBook templates. It gives you DIY options, a link to our training and the template we use as well as suggestions if you want to outsource it here: http://www.self-publishing-coach.com/kindle-ebook-template.html
For print books, you can read my book “Self Publishing Books 101” for free on Kindle and other eBook devices. Here is the link to the book on Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007IIC816
Thank you so much. No I have not checked this out, however, I will. Again thanks for reaching out and answering my question.
I need all the help I can get! lol
Verlyn
I woud love to understand how to find my readers. And how to find reader blogs and which one’s focus on my type of book.
Got it on our list Joy. Thanks for stopping by!
Looks like you have another great author resource under your belt! Wish I had the energy and spunk you two ladies have.
Thanks Rebekah! We are excited about it 🙂
Hi, Shelley and Heather. You are so personable that I feel I know you. I always learn something new from you and I look forward to more in coming days. Thanks for all your hard work to make authors shine. I need information particularly geared toward authors of fiction.
Thank you so much Deborah! We are so glad that you are learning from us as we are always learning too. It’s fun to pass that knowledge along to you!
Thanks, Deborah! We try to include both the fiction and nonfiction aspects of marketing in all of our trainings as we do know that they differ some.
The new site looks great- congratulations and all the best- keep up the good work!
Thank you Ian!
Hi shelley and Heather!
I wanted to thank you for your incredible energy. I am a school teacher with a lot of ideas that I would to share with the world. However, I have been postponing my plans, until I came across Shelley’s incredible energy through her writings. I am currently building my website while completing my manuscript for publication. So, http://www.manes-pierre.com is still being built. I provided it for feedback purposes, since I am a novice.
I have a couple of areas of concerns for your consideration. As a novice trying to create cover for my book via create space, it has been extremely difficult for me to follow. I finally was able to create a cover via Kindle, through a link from Amazon.com. Now, I am worried about not being able to duplicate the same exact cover for create space. Now that I have resolved the issue for the book cover, I wonder how I can keep that same cover for create space, since I would like to publish the book as e-book, and print-on-demand. Please share some feedback, if you have a free moment.
By the way, I am in the process of moving from the D.C. area to Florida, the Sunshine State. If you know of any local resources in Tampa, please share.
Thanks in advance!
Manes
Manes,
The book cover for a print book does have to be a higher quality. The images need to be 300dpi and big enough for the cover. So, depending on how you created your Kindle cover, you may not be able to simply use what you have for Kindle for print.
What I normally do is create the print cover first. That way I can crop the front cover and size it for Kindle and eBooks as it will work that way.
It is all a learning experience, isn’t it?
If you need someone to help you, here are a few recommendations: https://www.trainingauthors.com/recommended-outsourcers-for-authors/#bookcover
i am sure these topics would have been covered in other places online, but still i it would be good to have them in one. i would like covered:
what are the best or most saleable book genres publishable online.
how to write the book for the particular genre, qualities it should have and how to incorporate those qualities into the book.
what are the most cost-effective methods of promoting a book.
does the author having a website help promotions, in what ways
rather basic questions but for us novices in this field they are vital.
thanks, shelley and heather…
Thanks for your suggestions!
I would be really interested on tips and useful information for authors trying to maintain a website about their books, all while trying to write and staying on top of social media. With Facebook pages and all the other social media, should I even be trying to keep a website for my books, or do I even need one?
Thanks for your suggestion Heather!
I think there is definitely a place for both. With a website, it is something you own and control and can send people to for more info about your books, etc. There is a ton you can do with your own site. Facebook is great but if for some reason they ever decided to shut down your profile or page, you would be in a predicament.
Thanks for stopping by!
As an audiobook producer myself, I have a vested interest in your topic. Most producers will take a royalty share agreement for their time (it’s hard work) if the book has already proven successful on Amazon or other platforms. It’s basically free for the author. Just my two cents. Thanks for the post!
Brian,
I have use the royalty share method on ACX and have had some great success with it. I also have audiobooks I have recorded myself. Thanks for stopping by and sharing!
Thanks much and a great resource you have here. – Brian