Okay, so you've written a novel. Spent months, if not years, working on edits and polishing your baby till it's nice and sparkling clean. Even gone the extra mile and learned all the different formatting required to publish your masterpiece and design a great cover. It's out there and you're so excited. But now what?
Marketing. Getting that book out into the world where readers will notice and want to read it is a hard and time consuming task. Even if you've gone the traditional publishing route, alot of the marketing will be left up to you. Unless you are a best selling author, not much time and energy will be spent on your book. So what do you do?
Here are a few tips I've come across. All books are different. Some will work, some won't. You just have to dig your heals in and give it all you've got. It won't happen over night, but if you spend some time everyday working on new avenues for getting noticed it will happen.
Press Release Sites
https://www.pr.com/
http://www.prlog.org/pub/account.html
http://www.pressking.com/user/new
http://www.free-press-release.com/
http://www.clickpress.com
http://www.1888pressrelease.com/
http://www.24-7pressreleases.com/
http://www.express-press-release.net/
http://www.free-press-release-center.info/
http://www.PressMethod.com
http://www.Newswiretoday.com
Sites for Book Reviews
A Romance Review
All About Romance
Angies Romance Reviews
Cataromance Reviews
Coffee Time Romance
Contemporary Romance Writers
Dear Author
EHarlequin
Joyfully Reviewed
Love Romances More
Marilyn's Romance Reviews
Pink Heart Society Reviews
Reader to Reader
Reviews - Once Upon a Romance
Romance by the Blog
Romance Junkies
Romance Reader at Heart
Romance Reviews
Romancing the Blog
Romantic Times
Sheikh Book Reviews
Simply Romance Reviews
Smart Bitches Trashy Books
The Literary Times
The Romance Reader
The Romance Reader Connection
Extras
* Postcards with Book Cover and description of book to pass out when you are out and about. Also a great way to give someone an autographed souvenir for purchasing your e-book.
* Book marks with same info - Hey, I still use them. LOL
* Pens, Business cards, Magnets, etc. (easy to accidentally leave behind ;)
Networking & Blogging
Set up a blog where you can have links to purchase your books and share bits about your life or writing. It's free. And it's a great way to connect with your readers. Then branch out to other bloggers. Now I'm not talking about visiting blogs for the sole purpose of plugging your book. Not cool. Search the web for things you really enjoy. Follow the blogs. Comment on the posts. People really do make the extra effort to click and see who you are. :)
Set Up Author's Page
* Amazon.com - (Don't forget the UK! You have to set it up on both)
* Amazon.co.uk https://www.amazon.co.uk/
* Goodreads
* Shelfari
I'm still brain storming and although it hurts sometimes (LOL) it's paying off.
Best of luck! And if you have any ideas you'd like to share, I would love to hear them! I'll even send a FREE print copy of my book for the best new idea! :)
Marketing. Getting that book out into the world where readers will notice and want to read it is a hard and time consuming task. Even if you've gone the traditional publishing route, alot of the marketing will be left up to you. Unless you are a best selling author, not much time and energy will be spent on your book. So what do you do?
Here are a few tips I've come across. All books are different. Some will work, some won't. You just have to dig your heals in and give it all you've got. It won't happen over night, but if you spend some time everyday working on new avenues for getting noticed it will happen.
Press Release Sites
https://www.pr.com/
http://www.prlog.org/pub/account.html
http://www.pressking.com/user/new
http://www.free-press-release.com/
http://www.clickpress.com
http://www.1888pressrelease.com/
http://www.24-7pressreleases.com/
http://www.express-press-release.net/
http://www.free-press-release-center.info/
http://www.PressMethod.com
http://www.Newswiretoday.com
Sites for Book Reviews
A Romance Review
All About Romance
Angies Romance Reviews
Cataromance Reviews
Coffee Time Romance
Contemporary Romance Writers
Dear Author
EHarlequin
Joyfully Reviewed
Love Romances More
Marilyn's Romance Reviews
Pink Heart Society Reviews
Reader to Reader
Reviews - Once Upon a Romance
Romance by the Blog
Romance Junkies
Romance Reader at Heart
Romance Reviews
Romancing the Blog
Romantic Times
Sheikh Book Reviews
Simply Romance Reviews
Smart Bitches Trashy Books
The Literary Times
The Romance Reader
The Romance Reader Connection
Extras
* Postcards with Book Cover and description of book to pass out when you are out and about. Also a great way to give someone an autographed souvenir for purchasing your e-book.
* Book marks with same info - Hey, I still use them. LOL
* Pens, Business cards, Magnets, etc. (easy to accidentally leave behind ;)
Networking & Blogging
Set up a blog where you can have links to purchase your books and share bits about your life or writing. It's free. And it's a great way to connect with your readers. Then branch out to other bloggers. Now I'm not talking about visiting blogs for the sole purpose of plugging your book. Not cool. Search the web for things you really enjoy. Follow the blogs. Comment on the posts. People really do make the extra effort to click and see who you are. :)
Set Up Author's Page
* Amazon.com - (Don't forget the UK! You have to set it up on both)
* Amazon.co.uk https://www.amazon.co.uk/
* Goodreads
* Shelfari
I'm still brain storming and although it hurts sometimes (LOL) it's paying off.
Best of luck! And if you have any ideas you'd like to share, I would love to hear them! I'll even send a FREE print copy of my book for the best new idea! :)
