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Book Signings

Question from Member: How does a fledgling author set up a book signing? I have heard that some new authors bring their own books to Barnes & Noble on a consignment basis.



John's Answer:
To set up a book signing, just call the event coordinator at the bookstore. That's the person to ask for. Tell her how many people you can bring into the store for the event. Tell her what you will do with publicity to help get people into their…

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Added by John Kremer on November 20, 2011 at 10:39pm — 2 Comments

The Kremer Glacier

While in Alaska for the Alaska Writers Group Conference, I discovered that there were over 100,000 glaciers in Alaska but only 700 of them had names. I asked the ranger on the boat if the one I'm pointing to below was named. He said that he didn't think so. So I named it. The Kremer Glacier.



After naming it, I asked him to let everyone on the boat know. He did. So now it is officially the Kremer Glacier. If you'd like a glacier named after you, let me know. I'm thinking of setting up… Continue

Added by John Kremer on September 2, 2007 at 10:54pm — 1 Comment

How is your story different?

I formed a friendship with the editor of my publisher and one day asked her what she looked for in manuscripts. Her answer..."A different take on the same old story." Makes sense doesn't it?

She confided in me that they received a lot of manuscripts on domestic violence but most of them were about being abused and still being alive, so there! No directions on how to get out of the relationship safely, no guidance, no helpful advice. It was almost like they needed to just get it out of…

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Added by Dianne Schwartz on August 23, 2007 at 3:18pm — No Comments

Poetry Books: Best Options

Question from Poet: I'm 15 years

old and love writing. It's my true passion. I write free verses, modern

poetry. I was just looking for a good publisher. Could you please

assist me through this? I really want to bring out new poetry to the

audience, because people seem to have forgotten poetry and go for Harry

Potter or other fiction genres. I really know I can do this, and will

try my best. I'm still writing and have around 20…
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Added by John Kremer on August 24, 2007 at 12:00am — No Comments

Spend Less, Tell More Stories

Seth Godin always has interesting points to make. In his post today at his blog, he made the following point, one that I've been trying to get through to people for a very long time:



"The art of marketing is not finding more money to do more marketing. It's figuring out how to tell a story that spreads with the resources you've got."



So many self-publishers and new authors want to throw money at… Continue

Added by John Kremer on August 19, 2007 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Looking for Great Stories, Too!

I've been compiling a book featuring 101 great and unusual ways to market your books -- as told by various authors and publishers. I already have some great stories. So send me your stories as well. Thanks. Email: johnkremer@bookmarket.com.

Or, you can add your story here as a comment to this blog post. That way other people in the network can read the stories as well. Again, thanks.

Added by John Kremer on August 3, 2007 at 12:31am — No Comments

See You at BookExpo America

I'll be at BookExpo America next week from Monday, May 28th to Monday, June 4th. I hope to see some of you there. BookExpo is the place to catch the pulse of the book publishing industry and to meet lots of people who you can work with in your book promotions. Lots of good people.



I will
be speaking three times at the PMA University on Tuesday (2:00 p.m.), Wednesday (2:00 p.m.), and Thursday (10:30 a.m.) in advance of BooKExpo…
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Added by John Kremer on May 24, 2007 at 4:55am — 4 Comments

Using Teleseminars to Create and Market Books

If you missed the live teleseminar, you can still listen in at:

http://www.instantteleseminar.com/?eventid=8841




On Wednesday evening, May 16th, I hosted a free teleseminar on how you can use teleseminars and webinars to create new content,

write new books, promote your books, and sell more books. The content and energy on the teleseminar was… Continue

Added by John Kremer on May 17, 2007 at 4:25pm — No Comments

How to Become a New York Times Bestselling Author

If you'd like to become a New York Times bestselling author, you can still sign up for my New York Times Bestselling Pioneers Club by going to http://www.bookmarket.com/nytbests.htm. The teleseminar is on Tuesday, May 8th, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. It's also available as a webinar.

Added by John Kremer on May 7, 2007 at 8:51pm — No Comments

Free Teleseminar: Recording Now Available

I just completed a 2-hour plus free teleseminar where I talked about why you would want to become a New York Times bestselling author. I then answered questions from the listeners. Great teleseminar. Worth listening to. Go here to listen to it: http://www.instantteleseminar.com/?eventid=24978. It's free to listen to it. Anytime within the next few weeks.

Added by John Kremer on May 3, 2007 at 9:46pm — No Comments

Selling Books on the New York City Subway

The following post is excerpted from Fred Gleeck's ezine, Fred Gleeck Insights. Fred is a great marketer. He tells a great story here:



I love New York! One of the days when I was running around like a chicken

with it's head cut off on the subway I saw this guy hawking something

further down the subway car. In my typical NYer style I averted my

gaze, hoping not be accosted to give him money.



Lucky I couldn't do it. I squinted…
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Added by John Kremer on April 30, 2007 at 10:57pm — 1 Comment

Book Marketing Blast-Off Seminar

Well, I'm taking off tomorrow morning (Thursday) for my 3-day Book Marketing Blast-Off Seminar in Marina del Rey, California (10 minutes from the LA airport). I'll be there in LA until Tuesday morning and be back in my Taos, New Mexico office on Wednesday.

For info about my seminars, see http://www.bookmarket.com/blastoff.htm.

Added by John Kremer on April 18, 2007 at 9:34pm — No Comments

198 and counting

I invited the readers of my Book Marketing Tip of the Week newsletter to come here to the Book Marketing Network. So far, another 15 have signed up today. Congrats.

If you don't get my tip of the week email newsletter, you can sign up at BookMarket.com.

To read old issues of the tip of the week newsletter, go to http://www.bookmarket.com/tipsindex.htm.

Added by John Kremer on April 16, 2007 at 10:26pm — No Comments

172 and Counting ... Invite More Friends!

I'm back from the CIPA Conference. A great weekend. Lots of good people. I've invited them to join the network. We'll see who joins in the next week.



I am enjoying this network and adding lots of new friends. Please take time to add a blog post at some point and add some content to your personal page so we can get to know each other. I've been going around to different people's pages and seeing what they are doing. It's really nice to see all the pictures and finally put…
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Added by John Kremer on March 31, 2007 at 3:26am — 5 Comments

75 and Counting

Well, we're up to 75 people in this network. And some nice activity. Check out Steve Weber's Plug Your Book post. His book looks great. It seems to have some action points I did not cover in the new edition of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books. You can sample his book free. You can sample his book here:
Plug Your Book: Online Book Marketing for Authors
by Steve Weber.

Added by John Kremer on March 13, 2007 at 2:53pm — No Comments

Do any of you Twitter?

I just discovered an interesting website with lots of activity. It's called Twitter.com, and it is designed to keep friends and other interested parties informed about what you are doing -- especially via cell phone text messages (which you can access either via the website, IM, or your cell phone.



I'm going to use it to let people who become my followers or friends (two categories in Twitter) -- to let them know whenever I update a page on my website. As I Twitter, the…
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Added by John Kremer on March 10, 2007 at 4:21pm — No Comments

Three Profitable Branding Models For Experts

RainToday.com, a website for professionals who want to grow their business, offers a weekly a newsletter called The Rainmaker Report. In an issue last year, they pointed to an article on their website about Three Profitable Branding Models for Experts by Vickie K. Sullivan.



It's a great article for anyone thinking about building a platform, including authors. Most of the examples in the article were authors. A great read. Check it out here:… Continue

Added by John Kremer on December 23, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments

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