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I just added new videos to promote three new Q and A websites for book authors and publishers

Here are the three videos. Hope you enjoy them.

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Added by John Kremer on April 13, 2011 at 8:30am — No Comments

Ask John Kremer answers a ton of questions on ebooks and selling more books via Amazon.com

You really need to check out my AskJohnKremer.com website. I've just added a number of posts on working with Amazon.com to sell more books - including the 3 secret pages that every author should know on Amazon.com: http://www.askjohnkremer.com/amazon-sales-working-with-amazon-to-sell-more-books.

I also cover a good number of questions on creating, editing, formatting,…

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Added by John Kremer on April 5, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

Bestseller Launch Formula: We Need Your Help

Imal Wagner and I need to ask you a small favor.

We are really close to wrapping up our long-awaited Bestseller Launch Formula. We will be releasing it in early April.

But, before we do, we have to ask you a couple questions. Can you help us out?

You can answer the two questions via the link below and also get a little more detail on the Bestseller Launch Formula here:… Continue

Added by John Kremer on April 1, 2011 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Book Marketing Tip: If Authors Work Together, They Can Sell More Books

Please note that I've started a new forum over on the left side of the opening page of this website. This forum encourages authors to work together to promote their books.

Here is my opening statement for that forum:

"Your life changes when you meet people." - Sterling Valentine

I want to encourage the authors and publishers on this Book Marketing Network to work together to help each other to sell more books. That's the…

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Added by John Kremer on March 30, 2011 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Book Marketing: Selling More Books Via the Internet

Get 40,000 eyeballs for your book or website in one week or less using the 15,000 Eyeballs Program. And you can repeat the strategies taught in this program as often as you want to get another 15,000 eyeballs, and another 15,000 eyeballs, and another 15,000 eyeballs, or more!

This program features 10 short lessons that describe effective Internet marketing strategies you should be able to implement in one hour or less and duplicate as often as you like.

Want to know…

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Added by John Kremer on March 15, 2011 at 5:42pm — 1 Comment

Building an Online Presence: More than a simple website and a few blog posts or comments

I listed my book and described it on my website which has a small but growing audience. The pages that describe my book provide links to amazon.com and createspace.com where my book can be purchased securely online.

I've also established blogging accounts at fiscaltimes.com, huffingtonpost.com, washingtonpost.com, and yahoo.com. I've been submitting comments… Continue

Added by John Kremer on March 1, 2011 at 2:30am — No Comments

Be Prepared to Sell Your Book Anywhere - Spontaneous Selling

Face to face and word of mouth still matters. I recently sold thirty copies of my paranormal/fantasy novel, Among Other Edens, at a night club in Germany, at the airport waiting to go to said country, and at the German hotel. Toting a purse large enough to have copies on hand, I happily signed and sold books over dinner, on trips into town, in fact anywhere I had a chance to talk about my book. Soon, I became known as the book lady and, within two days, had sold… Continue

Added by John Kremer on March 1, 2011 at 2:20am — No Comments

Book Marketing Via Videos

There are a couple of things that I have done to help market my book, Preparing Your Heart to Survive in a Dangerous World, published by Publish America. The one that seems to attract the most attention is a video I produced. It is based on the lead story in the book. It can be viewed by clicking the link at the bottom of the home page on my website at http://www.ralphturnerphd.com. - T. Ralph Turner, author,… Continue

Added by John Kremer on March 1, 2011 at 1:16am — No Comments

Alert: In 20 minutes, I answer any and all book marketing questions - John Kremer

To access the call details and/or ask your book marketing questions visit: http://BookMarketingTeleseminars.com

Tuesday, February 15th, 8:00 p.m. Eastern, 5:00 p.m. Pacific

If you can't make it for the live call, you can still listen in later.

Added by John Kremer on February 15, 2011 at 5:41pm — No Comments

A Meager Author Success Story: Twitter - A Beginning

Here's another first small step in marketing a book:

I’m at the early stages of marketing my book, Training Dana to Selling Success, so my success story is a humble one. I’m also new at social media marketing. I only opened my Twitter account for my book at the beginning of this year. “0” followers is what I kept staring at on my Twitter page for weeks until someone told me, “If you want followers, start to follow others.” So I did. I Googled other…

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Added by John Kremer on February 14, 2011 at 1:30am — No Comments

Author Book Marketing Success Story: Let Your People Know!

The most successful thing I have done to promote my book is to send out announcements to some of my former patients informing them that I had written a book about diabetes and for them to please let their friends who have diabetes know about my book. I did not specifically ask my patients to buy the book but only to encourage their appropriate friends. I figured my former patients would buy my book if I made them know it was available. As it turns out about a quarter of… Continue

Added by John Kremer on February 9, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

Author Success Story: Article Marketing and Blogging

Gail Tern, author of Cure Arthritis: The Ultimate 7-Day Natural Remedy for Arthritis, Gout, and Rheumatism, sent me an email recently where she talked about how she came to write her book and the actions she's has taken so far to promote her book. I thought you'd find her story interesting:

I suffered from a form of arthritis called osteoarthritis. Due to the failure of conventional medicine to remedy my condition, I sought out other treatments. Over… Continue

Added by John Kremer on January 26, 2011 at 2:18am — No Comments

Author Success Story: Banner Ads in Email Newsletters Sell Books

William Meers, author of Bye-Bye Big Brother, hooked up with Arcamax.com to place banner ads in their ezines. He received good exposure for his book from these ads and was able to get a good return on his investment. As he noted:

The real trick was designing the banner ad and running split tests to get the best click through rate to my book site at http://www.byebyebookset.com. My advice is to stick with what… Continue

Added by John Kremer on January 26, 2011 at 1:40am — No Comments

Novel Promotions: 3 Author Success Stories

Here are a few author success stories I shared a few

years ago in my Book Marketing Tip of the Week newsletter. They're still relevant today, especially for novelists.

The following story came from book publicist Denise Cassino of

http://www.wizardlywebdesigns.com:

I recently got one of my young adult fantasy fiction authors a gig at a local grade school. She sent flyers a week in advance with…

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Added by John Kremer on January 22, 2011 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Happy Birthday to Me - 62 years young

My wife is making me a nice small cherry crisp as a birthday cake tomorrow. Yum.

Added by John Kremer on January 15, 2011 at 9:33pm — 1 Comment

My Holiday Gift to You: Free Teleseminar Replay on How to Make Money Online with Social Media

Lisa Chapman, CEO, iBrand Masters. Topic: How to Make Money Online with Social Media

Listen in to the replay of this teleseminar (my holiday gift to you). Click here for the replay: http://www.InstantTeleseminar.com/?eventID=16577850

Added by John Kremer on December 26, 2010 at 12:41pm — No Comments

Word of Mouth Helps Sell Books - An Author Success Story

Here is a success story from Jan Fishler, author of Searching for Jane, Finding Myself (An Adoption Memoir) - http://www.searchingforjane.com:

Of the various marketing techniques I’ve tried, word-of-mouth has been the most successful. I didn’t set out to employ this particular technique, it just happened.

About three months before my book's publication date, I started telling friends that I was… Continue

Added by John Kremer on December 25, 2010 at 12:30am — No Comments

Merry Christmas to everyone in the Book Marketing Network

Added by John Kremer on December 24, 2010 at 1:12am — 1 Comment

The Book Marketing Network is now available in a format accessible via your mobile phone

Note: The Book Marketing Network is now available in a format accessible via your mobile phone. Just click on this website URL:

http://www.thebookmarketingnetwork.com/m

Enjoy!

Added by John Kremer on December 9, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

You Have to Actively Join in This Network for It to Work for You - and Help You Sell More Books

I've noticed a lot of people joining this network and then doing nothing. You have to engage with other people in this network, post blog entries, add events, join in the forums, and participate in the groups if you're going to get real benefits from belonging to The Book Marketing Network.

Join in now. Get active. Get to know other authors in this network. You'll learn a lot.

If you want to join this network as a member, create a profile with some detailed information about… Continue

Added by John Kremer on December 7, 2010 at 1:41pm — No Comments