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20-Minute Book Marketing Podcast: Jim Misko on Selling Books Via Costco

By John Kremer on Friday, April 27th, 2012 | No Comments

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Listen in as Jim Misko talks about launching books, doing book signings, selling books in Costco, and more. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Selling and Signing Books at Costco and Barnes & Noble Here are Jim’s tips on selling and signing your book at Costco, Barnes & Noble, and other retailers: When [...]

Book Publishing Tweets You Can Use: Book Design and Ebook Publishing

By John Kremer on Saturday, August 6th, 2011 | No Comments

Here are a few of my more recent tweets on book publicity and book promotion. There are some great book marketing lessons and tips included within these short tweets. Finding the Best Book Cover Design Software – http://askthecoverdesigner.com/finding-the-best-book-cover-design-software Book Cover Designs: How to Get the Best Design for Your Novel http://askthecoverdesigner.com/novel-cover-designs-how-to-get-the-best-designs My Google+ profile (John [...]

Selling Your Novel: 7 Tips for Novelists

By John Kremer on Saturday, July 2nd, 2011 | No Comments

Question: I published a novel last year in June. It won the Editor’s Choice designation. The editor said it held “an emotional power that will resonate with many readers.” It is about a 1950s Midwest teenager who wrestles with emotional problems and ends up getting shock treatments and crashing through a window to escape from [...]

Book Marketing Boo-Boo: Charging for Autographs

By John Kremer on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Note: The following post is written by Brian Feinblum, Chief Marketing Officer, Planned Television Arts. There is a disturbing movement stirring, according to a recent New York Times article. Some independent bookstores are experimenting with charging customers to attend author readings and book signings. First off, this will only work, at best, with a handful [...]