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Marketing Books Online
November 16th, 2007 |With book coverage in print and newspaper sales declining, authors and publishers must extend their reach to the Internet if they want to boost book sales and publicity. Furthermore, authors are more involved in marketing their books than in the past as publishers can’t or won’t do enough. Print publications still play a valuable role in […]
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Links: 2007-10-19
October 19th, 2007 |Replace “can’t” with “won’t” 15 ways to reclaim two precious hours Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations Innovation Tools contains resources for business innovation, creativity, and brainstorming. Library Journal reviews almost 7000 books every year including audio, video, and databases. […]
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Reasons for Writing a Book
October 10th, 2007 |I asked friends and colleagues a question regarding a book topic. Quite a few people told me to write what I want to write about. But I want to provide something people need, not satisfy a personal desire. In the October 2007 of Sam Horn’s “Take Action” Newsletter, best-selling author Scott Turow (Presumed Innocent and Burden […]
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Rules for Renegades Book Review
October 8th, 2007 |Renegades usually don’t follow rules because that is what makes them renegades. Rules for Renegades aims to share Christine Comaford-Lynch’s experiences. She states that she started with no special advantages and that 10 life lessons — the rules — she shares will help readers gain confidence and self-esteem, build strong relationships, and become financially independent. The […]
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Links: 2007-10-05
October 5th, 2007 |The Hot Button Theory: Maximizing Media Response to Your News Releases. 5 tips for giving feedback on creative work. 50 sites for book lovers. 8 Easy Ways to Remove Tough Stains [I need all the help I can get!] […]
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A Writer’s Coach: An Editor’s Guide to Words That Work Book Review
August 1st, 2007 |Books on writing often reiterate the same advice we learn over time, the reader sometimes lucks out in using a tidbit or two. Realistically, no one has time to study the advice and put it to practice. Thus, it’s not a bad thing for a book on writing to cover the things we’ve read before. […]
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Criticizing Book Reviewers
June 29th, 2007 |Denny Hatch criticizes book reviewers proclaiming they reveal too much information. Whether you agree or not, I follow these rules in writing book reviews: Honest: I try to provide an overview of the reading experience including the content without the marketing speak you find on the back of the book or inside the cover. In reading […]
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Top 10 Books on Writing
January 16th, 2007 |Writing White Papers has put together an impressive list of the top ten books for writers. A list of finalists (for anything in general) often contain a couple of weak choices, but not this list. Stelzner asked readers to submit ONE favorite book, which created a strong list of finalists. I have some of these […]
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Sending Books and Videos to Reviewers
January 10th, 2007 |Yesterday, I talked about bloggers receiving free stuff or posting advertisements. I left out another discussion on this topic — when publishers send books, videos and other odds and ends for review without asking. I received a book about adopting and caring for a cat. Have I ever talked about cats other than the time when […]
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Top 10 Books for 2006
December 11th, 2006 |Here are the best books I’ve read in 2006 in no particular order. Beware that not all of these books published this year, but rather they’re books I read. Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things: I haven’t written this review yet as I just finished it. Reading Norman’s follow up to Design of […]
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