by Mari Selby, Selby ink | Mar 28, 2018 | Articles, Public Relations/Services
“Money can’t buy love, but it can buy us time to write, and that’s pretty close to love.” Mari Selby In addition to buying you time, money can buy you recognition in advance of publishing through contests and crowdfunding, as well as the funds needed for...
by Maryglenn McCombs | Feb 8, 2018 | Articles, Marketing, Public Relations/Services
If there is one downside to working with a publicist, it’s easily this: cost. Book promotion can be time-consuming, and there is value in a publicist’s time and expertise. If you don’t have the budget to hire a publicist and decide to do your own book promotion, start...
by Heidi K. Rojek | Jan 10, 2018 | Articles, Marketing, Public Relations/Services, Setting Up For Sales
By Ross Rojek Recently, an author we’re working with wanted to know how we could help him sell more books, but didn’t want to do anything with social media. “Facebook doesn’t sell books, Amazon does!” was his statement. This brings up a whole host of issues that I...
by Mari Selby, Selby ink | Dec 13, 2017 | Articles, Marketing, Public Relations/Services
For more than 20 years I have watched authors blindly stumble from manuscript to published book and then wonder why they aren’t making sales. When they mention low sales, I ask them, “Does anyone besides your friends and family know about the book?” I wrote this...
by BookSparks | Dec 6, 2017 | Articles, Marketing, Public Relations/Services
Your new book will publish in 2018. You’re excited that your dream is becoming a reality. Now is the time to spread the word about your upcoming release. While you’re surrounded by supportive friends and family who are already telling everyone they know about your...
by Maryglenn McCombs | Oct 24, 2017 | Articles, Public Relations/Services
For many authors, the concept of book publicity is completely mystifying. What does a book publicist do? Why would I even need one? Do I need one? How does this work? I’ve worked as a book publicist for more than 20 years, so I’ve encountered my share of...
