eBooks: writing and marketing

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Comment by Nina Stone on November 8, 2010 at 8:08pm

Hi,
I'm obviously new to this group, but I thought I'd share what I'm doing. I recently published my story as an ebook through smashwords, which distributes to Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo, and others. They also sell on their site. I also just uploaded my ebook to Amazon for Kindle readers and am waiting anxiously to see how it turns out.

One thing I did to help with marketing was to generate a promotional coupon on the smashwords site and have posted it on my social media sites. (See below)

Comment by Seven Star Hand on October 27, 2010 at 11:20am

Hello again all,

Here's my latest press release for Finishing the Mysteries of Gods and Symbols, followed by the book trailer video just completed.

http://www.i-newswire.com/ancient-symbol-mysteries-solved/67919
http://thebookmarketingnetwork.com/video/finishing-the-mysteries-of

Buddy Page
aka
Seven Star hand

Comment by Theresa Danley on October 19, 2010 at 9:10am

Mark your calendars! I will be a featured guest on D's Roundtable Blogtalk Radio show this Friday at 8 PM (Eastern). Everyone's welcome to call or write in live questions or comments on the show!
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/droundtable

Comment by Seven Star Hand on October 4, 2010 at 11:07pm

I have taken another path and I give my e-books away to create buzz for the printed book, and for other reasons that will become obvious after you download and read the preface to my book. This model is not for everyone, but it should give you additional relevant data.

Here's the current press release.
http://prlog.org/10956038

The head in sand pose may temporarily hide danger from the ostrich, but the hungry lion has no misconceptions about the truly dire nature of that bird's predicament.

Visit my site and download a free copy of the PDF E-Book. Be forewarned, this is not about pleasant fantasies and sweet whisperings. The time for the ascendancy of truth and wisdom now unfolds, and the intense light may initially cause very great discomfort !!!
http://tiny.cc/7star

Also, here's a special 8-digit discount code for 25% or $8.33 off. It only works via the CreateSpace book link on my website, also shown below the code. It is good through Christmas, pass it along to others.

TRYJLSUG
https://www.createspace.com/3476409

Peace and Wisdom,

Seven Star Hand

Comment by Theresa Danley on July 2, 2010 at 9:21am

I'm happy to announce that EFFIGY is #5 on this month's bestseller list at Whiskey Creek! Check it out!

Comment by Linton Robinson on April 9, 2010 at 9:43am

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Comment by Linton Robinson on April 9, 2010 at 8:59am

Theresa, the very nature of ebooks tends to favor online marketing and promotion. You're talking about something that essentially exists "online" and not in the physical world. Unless you ebook is of strong local "slant", I'd focus on online promo.
Which is a whole ball of wax in itself, but there is plenty of advice readily available.
Good luck

Comment by Theresa Danley on March 3, 2010 at 10:58am

It seems quiet in here, so I guess I'll try opening a discussion. Does anyone have any experience in marketing their e-book? What did you do? As for me, I'm trying to learn different ways to market my e-book, hence my joining this group. I suspect that may be why all of us are here. I hope to start by contacting my local newspapers, but not sure yet how to go about it. So, does anyone have experience they can share?

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