Questions and Answers on Book Marketing

by John Kremer on Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 | 2 Comments

John Kremer, Book Marketing Consultant

I did a Q&A for a writer’s blog the other day. I thought I’d share the questions and answers here as well.

Question: John, we love your site www.Bookmarket.com (especially the free stuff page and your Book Marketing Tip of the Week newsletter!).

How did you find your way into being a book promo expert?

The answers and the rest of this article have now been moved to
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Questions and Answers on Book Marketing on the Book Marketing Bestsellers blog.

John Kremer is the author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, editor of the Book Marketing Tip of the Week ezine, and webmaster of a dozen websites (the most important of which is http://www.bookmarket.com).

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2 Responses to “Questions and Answers on Book Marketing”

John Kremer says:

October 7, 2012 at 5:18 am

Ted . . .

The key to book marketing in this new age of the Internet is to develop relationships with top websites and bloggers who already are targeting your topic and/or your audience. Once you have established a relationship, ask them if you can write a guest post on their website or blog. Or ask them to interview you. Or do a review of your book. Or recommend you and/or your book to their fans.

The course that I’ve created that addresses this approach most directly is my Blog Tour Palooza program: http://www.bookmarket.com/blog-tour-palooza.htm.

John Kremer
Ted Thompson says:

September 28, 2012 at 7:07 pm

John, what came first-the chicken or egg? I know that this is an unusual question to ask, but that is the quandary I’m in. I have had my book published but I am lost when it comes to marketing. I have several envelopes to open and pursue, but what should come first?

I have started a business named The Old Gezzers Press, but what is the most logical process. I speak of crowd funding. web site, blogging and social networking. What is a landing page? If you could shed some light on my quandry, I would sure appreciate it. I’m 67 and not as computer literate as I should be, I am ashamed to admit. I appreciate your help as I know you are a high paid consultant.

Respectfully

Ted Thompson aka Old Gezzer
The Old Gezzers Press
eMail techsa@alpinecom.net