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James Marinero's Blog – August 2011 Archive (4)

Book Marketing Tip - Sharing the Word with Libraries

My publisher sent me off this week, off with parcel of books. Copies of 'Gate of Tears' to deliver to my local county library.

 

In the UK, public libraries are under threat of execution. Many (some reports say 400) are seriously threatened because of cuts in public expenditure. Book acquisitions are being cut.

 

'You're a new product' my publisher says. You need to build a readership. Fair enough. Free…

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Added by James Marinero on August 20, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

Tip - Using Your Book Research For Marketing

Forgive me if this has been said somewhere else, but as I progress with my books, my approach to writing and marketing is changing. There's a tip here that some of you might find useful.

 

My work includes some scientific topics, politics, naval and aerial conflict, medical conditions and a host of other areas which require detailed research. When I do my research (and some of it is done during the writing of the book as a plot twists and turns), I organise my new knowledge…

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Added by James Marinero on August 17, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Creative Press Releases

Where did this guy come from? My publisher has been nagging me about press releases. So, we got creative.

 

Depending on genre, you can use snippets from your books to generate press releases. In my genre - techno-thrillers - it is perhaps easier than for say a genre such as literary fiction. We have a few press releases along the lines that follow:

 

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30 Megajoule Electromagnetic Pulse Gun Technology - A Reality?



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Added by James Marinero on August 9, 2011 at 2:00am — No Comments

Maybe A Useful Guide To An Author For Booksales, But Otherwise A C##p Video

Do you need a point of sale display? Well they are easy to make (< $2). Here's a cheap and cheerful video about how you can put together a low-cost counter-top bookstand. Why only put them in bookstores?

 

What goes around comes around! Find it useful? Yes? Then how's about a like on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/jamesmarinero or follow my blog…

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Added by James Marinero on August 2, 2011 at 2:57pm — No Comments

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