Category Archives: Promotion & Publicity

Boost Your Amazon Sales

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Marty Martins

New York Times Best Selling Author Peggy McColl has put together an article entitled “Sell More Books by Making the Most out of Amazon” with tips to help maximize your sales on amazon.com (although many of the hints also apply … Continue reading →

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Createspace Report Card: Part 3

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Marty Martins

Cover Design Createspace can develop just about any kind of cover you want, but you will pay accordingly.  The package I signed up for included cover design, but that was only a graphic-type of cover, no drawings or photos.  I … Continue reading →

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The Blizzard Now on Nook

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Marty Martins

Well, The Blizzard is finally available on Nook.  Everything I read on the Internet about the delays with Barnes & Noble’s Nook was confirmed.  I uploaded it back in April or May — several weeks before it came out on … Continue reading →

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Createspace Report Card: Part 2

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Marty Martins

In Part 1, I mentioned about Createspace setting up an account for the author, but one thing I omitted is the fact you will need to have a title, at least a working title, for your book. You can always … Continue reading →

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10 Point Press Release Checklist

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Marty Martins

As mentioned in a previous post, unless you are a best-selling author whose publishing company has budgeted a healthy promotional budget for your latest book, you are going to be doing most of the promotion and publicity work on your … Continue reading →

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