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A3: Authors Assisting Authors

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The world has changed and, unless you’re Stephen King (by the way Stephen, you’re welcome to join the group), a glitzy worldwide marketing campaign is probably not going to be what makes your book a bestseller. Even if you’re lucky enough to charm a publisher, you’ll likely be doing lots of self promotion.

But what should you do?

What works, what doesn’t?

What’s up with Twitter?

Can blogging really help me sell books?

The publishing industry is full of advice on what you should do to sell more books. Sometimes it seems people are more focused on talking about what to do rather than what works. Authors Assisting Authors (A3 as in A cubed, i.e. AAA) is a community for not only discussing techniques but giving feedback about what worked. In other words, “Did the promotion result in book sales?”

With more and more self publishing authors emerging everyday, author promotional campaigns will soon become the lifeline of the industry. Getting the word out is easy if you land a guest spot on Oprah, but short of sitting on a talk show couch we authors have some serious marketing work to do. And without unlimited marketing dollars, that requires that we focus on what gets the job done.

You’ve got ideas and you’ve learned a few tricks of the trade along the way. Share them with other A3 members and they’ll help you too. Regardless if you want book turners (turns your book to face out on local bookstore shelves) or a review on Amazon, Authors Assisting Authors is a one stop shop to contribute, help and share the love.

Self-published authors needed (8 posts)

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  • Avatar Image acornselfpublishing said 1 year, 7 months ago:

    Hi Guys,
    I’m a literary agent who is about to set up a self-publshing company because I know just how hard it is for new talent to break through. If you’ve ever considered self-publishing, please answer a few quick market research questions and I’ll enter you in to a prize draw to win a free publication.
    I want to creat something that really meets authors’ needs and appreciate your time and feedback:
    http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J55KNBL

    Thanks x

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  • Avatar Image acornselfpublishing said 1 year, 7 months ago:

    AFTERNOON TEA

    As a thank you for filling in our online survey, we would like to invite all of you to afternoon tea this sunday at 2pm at our favourite literary cafe, Rustique in Tufnell Park, London. If you would like to join us for a chat about selfpublihsing and lots of cake, please get in touch.

    There’s still time to complete the survery to be entered into a prize draw for free publication:

    http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J55KNBL

    Thanks x

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  • Avatar Image acornselfpublishing said 1 year, 7 months ago:

    Hope to see some of you for tea today!

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  • Avatar Image Jeff Johnson said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    Very interesting, another lit agent whose partially following in the footsteps of Andrew Wylie with a self publishing venture….

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  • Avatar Image John said 1 year, 2 months ago:

    just a curiosity what would you as a self-pubisg author think ofon book store set up for self-pubishing books?

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  • Avatar Image David Cowdery said 11 months ago:

    I’ve had great success with the creation of personal blogs. My publicist, Mindy Schwartz, set up 2 great blogs. One is specifically about my series of satires. It is very promotionally-oriented. The other is more personal. It is about me as an author. Would be glad to share my own experience with others. Writing a book is the easy part. Promoting the book takes hard work. Author Davis Aujourd’hui

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  • Avatar Image Stephen Graff said 6 months ago:

    Hello everyone. I’ve been a writer for a few decades, starting out as a playwright in Phila in the 1980s. Recently wrote a YA dystopian novel and have tried most of the tricks about how to get web traffic–developing website, using key words, blogging, getting on the forums. It’s a game of promoting with finesse; not overdoing it. I put in for a FACEBOOK campaign. I’m seeing increased traffic, but so far, no sales. And I’m offering the book (Kindle and Nook) for 99 cents. Not sure where the problems are. Maybe facebook isn’t the best place. Maybe it’s the website itself. Anyone with a little time, take a visit and give me your impression. I’d appreciate it: http://riverdawnnovel.com

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  • Avatar Image Johnny Ray said 2 months, 2 weeks ago:

    After working in marketing for over 35 years, I think the one thing I have learned is that there is no magic bullet. But kind of like the weight of a snowflake, eventually enough of them will even cave in a roof. I am on many social networks where I have maxed out. I have over 70,000 followers on twitter, but still adding, and still waiting for the roof to crash in. To me, it is the journey of writing and making friends, and thus I guess I measure success in a different way than most. Keep writing and promoting my friends.

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