Free eBook: Savvy Book Marketing Secrets

Savvy Book Marketing Secrets
52 Experts Share Insider Tips for Selling More Books


Free copies of this ebook are available at http://bit.ly/SavvySecrets


This eBook has been a great resource that I've been constantly referring back to for tips on promoting books and making the most of my publishing journey.
Here you will find articles written by leading publishing experts on topics ranging from online book promotion, social media marketing, speaking and events, publishing and distribution, and a whole lot more.


Below is the contents page to see for yourself exactly what the eBook contains.

Goodreads: All Authors Should Join this Facebook for Book-lovers

Goodreads is the largest social network for readers, authors and book-lovers in the world. There are over 4.5 million members who use the service to share books they've read by rating and reviewing books, adding books in categories on their virtual bookshelves, forming and joining book clubs plus much more.

Basically, Goodreads is the Facebook for bookworms!

Why should all authors (and readers) join Goodreads?

 - It's free to join

 - There is a fantastic Author Program

 - You have direct access to over 4.5 million members who LOVE books

 - You can easily connect with other authors

 - Your books and writing can be reviewed and rated – for those emerging authors, this can be a useful       

   tool to get free advice to improve your writing

 - Free publicity for your books

 - Develop a loyal following

 - Find more books that you might enjoy

Read on to find out about Goodreads' great features...

Facebook as a Free Marketing Tool

Everybody knows Facebook. Perhaps you’ve already joined the half a billion other people and signed up for your own Facebook profile, or maybe you haven't, either way if you’re reading this then chances are you’ve heard of it.

So, how can facebook help you to market your products? And is it effective for this purpose?

Along with being a great social networking service, Facebook can provide many valuable, free ways to promote any company, product, service or public figure.

Read on to learn more.

A List of Useful Resources for Authors: Self-publishing

First of all, congratulations on deciding to publish your book! It is a great achievement, and one you should be proud of.

I will discuss traditional publishing in another blog, but for those of you who wish to take the self-publishing pathway to get your book in print, the following is a list of useful resources to help get you there. These websites, blogs, and books are the ones I found most useful when producing and publishing my novel, and I'm certain any author, whether new or established will find them just as helpful.

* This should only used as a starting point as there are many great resources out there I do not mention simply because there are too many for one post. I will be blogging about each separate resource in greater detail in the future, but for now I’ve just written a brief description to get you started.