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What's Working for You?

I'd like to start a new forum where people can talk about what's working for you right now in marketing your book.

I think this will help other authors to prioritize their activities if they can find out what's working for other people. This would be especially valuable to new authors.

I've share the hottest tool that I'm using right now. And that's Twitter. As you will note on the main page of this Book Marketing Network website, both my http://www.bookmarket.com website and this network have been rising in Alexa ranks (and visits) because of my use of Twitter.

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Permalink Reply by Tim Baker on October 8, 2009 at 5:42pm: OK - sit back and watch the magic!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tim Baker on October 8, 2009 at 5:46pm: Edie - please feel free to make a "fan suggestion" for me to your friends!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Edie Jarolim on October 8, 2009 at 5:49pm: I'm relatively new to Facebook. How do I do that?

Permalink Reply by Tim Baker on October 8, 2009 at 5:52pm: It's fairly easy...first you go to my fan page. In the upper right corner - under the picture of my book cover there should be some links...one of them will say "suggest to friends". Just click it and your friend list will appear. Just click the friends you wish to send it to and you're done.

I apppreciate it!

Great video by the way - I'm proud to have it on my page.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Edie Jarolim on October 9, 2009 at 7:06am: Thanks for your nice words about my video -- and sorry it's taken so long to get back to you. I'll get right to it!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jim Donovan on October 12, 2009 at 2:20pm: Everything! Some things to a greater degree than others. As a test, I "tweeted" my new book, "Don't Let an Old Person move Into Your Body" ( www.BestLifeBook.com ) as a pre-pub offer. Started getting orders within an hour. Felt great!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Joel Friedlander on October 12, 2009 at 2:38pm: Hey Jim, that's outstanding. What's your Twitter name? Others here might want to follow you.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tim Baker on October 12, 2009 at 3:37pm: Jim,
So when you "tweeted" your message - what did you say? I'm still debating the whole twitter thing - but your message carries some strong weight for it.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by LM Preston on October 14, 2009 at 4:12am: I am new at this, as my book comes out in Feb. 2010. However, due dilligence does pay off. I devote 2 hours a day to marketing. I ordered extra review copies of my book, am making book store rounds. I give each store a copy of the ARC (its not a book they can sale - but has the picture of the cover on it). I give them my pitch and each time have gotten a warm welcome. Also, I put a note card inside the book as ask that anyone who reads the book post a review on amazon for me.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Gabrielle on October 21, 2009 at 3:41pm: What is working most for me is letting people know about my book on websites. The websites are ones that focus on the same area: which is mental health. So far I've gotten over three sales on Lulu in one week but I'm working towards promoting it more. I've also submitted it to a publisher on mental illness books and memoirs.
The CEO of the company showed interest in my book and is currently looking it over. He also offered to briefly review it. The memoir is called Sweet Madness. It has a bit of everything: childhood, humor, and is based on dealing with a crisis from the mind of a sufferer. I think the best strategy is to find something that others can relate to and a target group or audience of readers. Then it is a matter of getting it out there. That's why I'm trying through this publisher, they offer aid in promotion such as articles, interviews, etc.

Here is the book on Lulu if anyone wants to check it out:

http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/sweet-madness/7806186; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Steve Miller on October 23, 2009 at 6:25am: Gabrielle,

Sounds like you're on to something! To clarify: So you find Websites in the field of your book. Then do you reply to discussions and such? Or, do you go straight to the contact information to e-mail them about your book and asking them if they'd like a copy for review?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Don Atchison on October 26, 2009 at 2:20pm: I am interested in your Twitter campaign as far as how you have turned your friends into book sales.

I look forward to hearing from you.; ▶ Reply to This