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Public Group active 1 week, 2 days agoThe 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.
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Victorio Velasquez replied to the forum topic Announcing Your Book, "What works?" in the group
A3: Authors Assisting Authors 1 week, 2 days agoI like this podcast idea. When I’m ready to publish my second volume sometime this fall I’m going to invest in this.
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Theresa M. Moore replied to the forum topic Self pubbers: be Professional in the group
A3: Authors Assisting Authors 3 weeks agoI taught myself to self-publish almost five years ago. Since then I have published 15 books and am working on 4 more for this year. I have always tried to produce as professional looking books as possible and I […]
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carl johnson replied to the forum topic Self pubbers: be Professional in the group
A3: Authors Assisting Authors 3 weeks agoBeing a book printer, I am probably looking at this a little differently. We have gotten involved helping self-publishing authors get their books done and make money. A basic decision, after writing (or […]
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Eleni Muller replied to the forum topic Announcing Your Book, "What works?" in the group
A3: Authors Assisting Authors 1 month agoNathan:
Thanks for the link. I was considering doing a podcast after I establish a web presence.
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Anthea Carson posted an update in the group
A3: Authors Assisting Authors 1 month, 1 week agoI published my book in February. I’m blogging, asking for reviews, tweeting, and I really enjoy it. I’m looking for new ideas on how to promote. I think it’s fun!
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Steve Holt posted an update in the group
A3: Authors Assisting Authors 1 month, 4 weeks agoJust self-published my first book. I found lots of places to post the book on the web. Should I post to all of them? Does that help, or just put me on more email lists?
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Ron Fritsch replied to the forum topic Self pubbers: be Professional in the group
A3: Authors Assisting Authors 2 months agoMarty, I’m sorry you haven’t found an answer to your question. I don’t have one, either. I suspect, though, the POD services generally don’t allow what you’re asking for. But I don’t know why authors would […]
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Sylvia Burton replied to the forum topic Self pubbers: be Professional in the group
A3: Authors Assisting Authors 2 months agoI almost feel like there’s so much focus put on the publishing process that we forget who we are as writers… and with the advent of social media and community forums like this one, the pressure to have a fairly […]
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Ras Ashcroft started the forum topic Budget Professional eBook Formatting (Kindle and ePub) in the group
A3: Authors Assisting Authors 2 months, 3 weeks agoIf you’re an independent author and need simple, professional formatting and epub/mobi file creation for your ebook (anything up to 25,000 words), I’ve started offering my services for $4.99 at […]
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martin koszegi posted on the forum topic Self pubbers: be Professional in the group
A3: Authors Assisting Authors: 3 months agoAs a beginner to all this, I was wondering about whether print-on-demand services (as Lightning Source) incorporate in any of their packages, ordering and shipping information that come directly from an author’s website that is named after their book title (as for example, “thedoorway.com”). Anyone out there know the answer to this? Thank you. Marty
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