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John Kremer's Blog – February 2009 Archive (7)

Page Flip Your Books: It's easy, free, and quick. Check it out. Feature your flipping books on any blog or website.

I created a page-flipping copy of one of my books. Really cool application. Check it out below.

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Added by John Kremer on February 27, 2009 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

Stupid People Doing Stupid Things: How to Understand Competition

Several people have recently left this network because they didn't like the fact that I have my book cover featured on this website.

As the founder of this network (and the administrator), I am allowed to feature somethings that others are not able to. That someone would see this as competing with them (since they had published a book on self-publishing) is both short-sighted and incredibly naive.

Personally, I support all my competitors and have done so for many, many… Continue

Added by John Kremer on February 26, 2009 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

Twitter can make a difference: Alexa rank jumps from 169,421 to 141,985 in five weeks.

BookMarket.com's Alexa rank is now 141,985. 5 weeks ago it was 169,421. That's a big jump. Twitter made a difference.

Follow me on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/johnkremer. The more, the merrier.

Caution: Do not use tweetergetter, viral tweet, tweetvirus, or similar programs to get more followers on Twitter. You will lose respect from people who are the leaders on Twitter.… Continue

Added by John Kremer on February 24, 2009 at 12:30am — No Comments

New resources for authors, publishers, and other marketers can be found at BookMarket.com

Here are a few of the new pages I've recently added to BookMarket.com:

Group Blog Sites features blogging sites like Huffington Post that host hundreds of authors who blog. If you don't have time to write and market a personal blog, you might want to consider blogging on a group blog: http://www.bookmarket.com/groupblog.htm.

Keyword Search Tools to help you target the right websites to help you sell books:… Continue

Added by John Kremer on February 23, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

National Publicity Summit: Coming up in April. Watch a great video explaining it all.

Check out a great video put together by Steve Harrison on why the National Publicity Summit is such a great program. Of course, Steve is biased since he and his brother Bill organize it (with a lot of help from their assistants and friends).

The National Publicity Summit will be held this year in New York City on April 22 to 25th. It should be a great program. You can find out more about the program and watch the video at:… Continue

Added by John Kremer on February 18, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Great Tips Teleseminar: I shared many great tips during this teleseminar. It's free to listen in. Just go to the website to listen in.

You can listen in on the teleseminar I did for my 60th birthday. It's free. And you can download it free as an MP3 file to place on your iPod, iPhone, computer, etc.

Listen to it here: http://www.instantteleseminar.com/?eventid=5553039.

Added by John Kremer on February 7, 2009 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

How to Twitter More Effectively: Check out this new page on my BookMarket.com website! I just added some new material and links. Again. Alas. Always busy.

I've just compiled a ton of useful tools and resources for making your Twittering more effective, effortless, and fun.

Check it out here: http://www.bookmarket.com/twitter.htm.

Check out my Twitter page at… Continue

Added by John Kremer on February 6, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments