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I am the guest today on Book marketing Buzz, and if you'd like to learn about building an…

You can help out someone who is fighting for the USA by donating books to soldiers. According to HelpaSoldier.org, the sixth most-requested item from soldiers serving in foreign countries is books. (Peanut butter ranks number one, lotion number two.) Organizations like Books For Soldiers and…

I was speaking with my fiancé, Eric, on the phone yesterday and telling him about the progress I was making toward creating our

Christmas feast. I like to create a bunch of appetizers to snack on all day,

rather than cooking one big meal, and try to make those the week before the

holiday so I don't kill myself cooking the day or two before our celebration. I

told Eric that I hadn't done much that…

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Guest Article: How To Create A Book Marketing Plan (The Smart Way)

Marketing plans are great guides for business owners. And a book marketing plan is the specific tool you will use to find and create places to sell your book(s).

Consider these six areas when developing your marketing plan.

1. The Audience: Who did I write this book for? Make sure you narrow your focus and target specific groups. Try to…

SMITHFIELD, MAINE-MAINE author Doris Anne Beaulieu says her book, titled The Torment's of the Modest, Secluded Farm Life," ISBN: 1-58721-806-2 will bring you heartwarming laughter and tears to your eyes. Hopefully, you will gain a better and closer understanding of old country folks." It is "filled with down-home stories and humor for a true picture of how life in the country with only your eight siblings for playmates."

She describes the work as " an old time book from a girl in the…

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So, if you're not eating enough fruit, forgot to feed the fish again, or need a

little help keeping your New Year's resolutions, you can use…

Issue: December 1, 2007

Enchanting the Lady.

Kennedy, Kathryne (Author)

Jan 2008. 336 p. Love Spell, paperback, $6.99. (0505527502).

In a Victorian England where magic dwells, Sir…

Publishers Weekly genre review round-up

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What's SEO? If you have to ask, that's okay. It stands for "Search Engine Optimimazation" and it basically means that you try to find all the ways to make your web page friendly and desired by the search engines so that people can easily find you.

There are many, many ways people will try to tell you they; have all the answers to get your page up to #1 or #2 in Google. Some of these materials you will pay for will help your search engine ranking incrase (but don't count on #1!)…

Simple. As part of my way of doing things, I’ve developed methods that work so well I don’t even notice them as being different from those days when I had sight.…

On A Country Road Pt. 1

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Cat Muldoon, author of Rue the Day, has a guest post up at StoryCrafters on making fantasy worlds real. Learn from a published author who does it right.

Also, Nelson Pahl, author of Bee Balms & Burgundy, has an interview up at Beyond the Books about getting published and some of the challenges involved.

The end of the year is coming. If you're looking to move some of those books out of your bedroom office, or just want to spread some holiday cheer, donating some books to charities is a wonderful option.

You can also offer them at a discount to charities all year round, by asking your current readers to help cover some of the wholesale costs of the book itself.

Offer additional copies of your book to a local charity at a discounted price.

For example, in the back of…

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