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Authors' Advocate's Blogs Take 2nd Award in a Month

M E D I A R E L E A S E

Contact: Carolyn Howard-Johnson

E-mail: HoJoNews@aol.com

Fax: 818-790-4299

Phone: 818-790-0502

For Immediate Release

Editor and Author's Blogs Honored 2nd Time in a Month

The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor blog (www.thefrugaleditor.blogspot.com) was named Blog of the Day Award at Blog of the Day Awards blog, http://blogofthedayawards.blogspot.com/2008/07/frugal-smart-and-tuned-in-editor.html.

The winning… Continue

Added by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on July 28, 2008 at 2:31pm — No Comments

Secrets To a Winning Book Proposal

Calling all non-fiction authors and authors in the making.

Secrets to a Winning Book Proposal

Attract Attention and Get Publishers to say, “YES!!”

Participants will learn the secrets to create a winning book proposal and how to attract the attention of agents and publishers.

• Are you a non-fiction book author seeking to boost your reputation?

• Do you want to know the secrets to creating as successful book proposal?

• Do you want access to a book… Continue

Added by Joanne Victoria on July 28, 2008 at 12:36pm — No Comments

My Favorite Books for Book Marketing

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Added by Yvonne Perry on July 25, 2008 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

Author J D Rhoades guest blogs on the topic of Marketing vs. Connecting

How often have you been invited to sit down with a published author and asked your opinion about anything?

Here's your chance, your invitation to chat with this week's MURDER BY 4 guest blogger J.D. Rhoades, author of BREAKING COVER, published in July 2008 by St. Martin's/Minotaur, and the Jack Keller series of thriller novels: THE DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND, GOOD DAY IN HELL, and SAFE AND SOUND, also from St. Martin 's.

His article… Continue

Added by Marta Stephens on July 25, 2008 at 5:09am — No Comments

Skipping the Middleman: Why the Kindle Is Ideal for Short Pieces

(This post is excerpted from my recently published book, The Complete Step-by-Step Guide To Publishing Books, Articles & Other Content for the Amazon Kindle: Creating Your Own Success Story with New Technologies, which is available both in paperback and Kindle… Continue

Added by Stephen Windwalker on July 21, 2008 at 8:51am — No Comments

Newly updated web material for Kindle readers, writers, publishers and owners

First, let me thank Kindle owners everywhere for your interest in the books, stories, and articles that I have published on the Kindle platform since December. We passed 24,000 "copies" sold and downloaded this week and we are closing in on 25,000, all thanks to you. I also wanted to let you know that we've been busy updating some of the web pages that you frequent in association with my content, and I'll provide a fresh set of links below. Please don't hesitate to send an email to… Continue

Added by Stephen Windwalker on July 19, 2008 at 9:32am — No Comments

Writer's Digest Names Sharing with Writers.blogspot to 101 Best of 2008

E-mail: HoJoNews@aol.com

Cincinnati: Brian A. Klems, online managing editor at Writer's Digest, named

award-winning author Carolyn Howard-Johnson's blog, Sharing with Writers

(www.sharingwithwriters.blogspot.com

) to his magazine's 101 Best

Websites in 2008.

Klems cites that the blog is full of "cheap ways to promote your book" but

also mentions her Sharing with Writers newsletter as a source for writers.

See the June, 2008,… Continue

Added by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on July 18, 2008 at 9:43pm — 2 Comments

Authors' Coalition Looking for LA Times Festival of Books Participants

Authors' Coalition (www.authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com) is looking for 2009 participants for the presitious LA Times Festival of Books. Christine Alexanians (tinooshik@yahoo.com) is handline the booth and I'm directing promotion. She's love to hear from you. There's a steep discount for early signers.

Best,
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Author of the award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers
www.howtodoitfrugally.com

Added by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on July 18, 2008 at 8:39pm — No Comments

Harvard Perspectives Press Releases Complete Step-by-Step Guide for Kindle Authors & Publishers

The Complete Step-by-Step Guide To Publishing Books, Articles & Other Content for the Amazon Kindle: Creating Your Own Success Story with New Technologies

Publisher: Harvard Perspectives in Independent Publishing; 1st Edition (July 8, 2008); Paperback: 142 pages

ISBN-10: 097157782X

Paperback: $14.95,… Continue

Added by Stephen Windwalker on July 18, 2008 at 2:17pm — No Comments

Ten Million Eyeballs in Colorado cancelled

I am having to cancel the Ten Million Eyeballs Event in Boulder, Colorado, due to a problem with our landlord and the next door tenant for the townhouse that my wife and I reside in right now. Because both the landlord and the tenant are irrational people, I really have to stay here during this time to protect my wife from harm.

While this might be bad news for those of you who wanted to take the Boulder course, it's good news for the rest of you. I will be making the Ten Million… Continue

Added by John Kremer on July 10, 2008 at 2:35am — No Comments

Four Aspects to Creating a Successful Marketing Tool

Four Aspects to Creating a Successful Marketing Tool

Although it is widely known that bad press is better than no press, bad advertising is worse than not placing ads at all. Whether print or media, a poorly crafted advertisement will reflected poorly on the product and all companies involved. Whether it is the message, the graphics or the venue, if the commercial isn't up to industry standards, it becomes a liability instead of an asset.

Advertisements have four… Continue

Added by Theresa Chaze on July 9, 2008 at 11:30pm — No Comments

[Website Makeover Monday] Video Resource to Capture More Visitors

This week I wanted to bring to you

a resource that will take you outside

of your box.

Should you have a video or a trailer

then you would want to sign up and

take advantage of this great resource!

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Added by C.F. Jackson on July 7, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Book Trailers: Cost Effective Marketing Tool for Authors, Publishers and PR Firms

Book Trailers: Cost Effective Marketing Tool for Authors, Publishers and PR Firms

With the increasing number of free video sites on the internet, book videos or book trailers are becoming an increasingly effective tool for book marketing. By combining voice-overs with appropriate graphics and music beds, trailers have the ability to not only create interest, but increase book sales. However, many authors, publishers and PR firms have been afraid to put them in their… Continue

Added by Theresa Chaze on July 6, 2008 at 7:50pm — No Comments

John Kremer's Free Q&A Teleseminars: July

My next free Q&A call-in will be on Tuesday, July 8th, at 3:00 pm Eastern, Noon Pacific time. You can log-in to listen via the web at: http://www.InstantTeleseminar.com/?eventid=3004059.

Unlike other months, I'll be doing another free Q&A call-in on Thursday, July 17th, at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time. Log-in to listen via the web at:… Continue

Added by John Kremer on July 5, 2008 at 12:16am — No Comments

I hope to meet you in Colorado

I'm doing one of my Ten Million Eyeballs Events in Boulder, Colorado on August 8 and 9th. I hope some of you can make it to this event where I will be teaching everyone how to get their books, themselves, their websites, and more in front of at least 10 million people.

Details at http://www.10millioneyeballs.com.

Added by John Kremer on July 3, 2008 at 9:21pm — No Comments

Networking Power, Part 1

Networking is more than just meeting new people. It is also identifying people you can partner with. Partnering in this sentence meaning where both parties can benefit from the friendship. Unfortunately, most networkers only want to find clients/customers. That is not the point of networking at all.

When on these kinds of sites, it is imperative to share your information and offerings, but it is more important to build friendships, learn the people in the groups with you. Notice who… Continue

Added by Hayes Design and Editorial Service on July 2, 2008 at 11:01pm — No Comments

There's more to the Internet than social networks.

If you want to sell more books via the Internet, social networks is only a small part of the answer. The full answer includes four key ways to market via the Internet. To find out more about these way, check out http://www.tenmillioneyeballs.com.

John Kremer's Ten Million Eyeballs Event: COLORADO

August 9 to 10, 2008, 9 to 5 each day, in Boulder,… Continue

Added by John Kremer on July 2, 2008 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments

[Website Makeover Monday] What is MySpace Really?

MySpace isn't and shouldn't be your main

place to send your new reader and your

new customer...

I wanted to offer to you this free audio

on this Website Makeover Monday!

Enjoy!

Continue to make dreams happen!

Won't Be Denied,

C.F. Jackson

P.S. Download Your Free Website

Makeover 101 Session . . .

How knowing "2" Simple Things . . .

Can improve your… Continue

Added by C.F. Jackson on June 30, 2008 at 6:17pm — No Comments