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E-Book Marketing Today – An Author’s Guide

July 11, 2012 By Sibel

Any authors and readers who’ve checked out Kindle Fire Dept.’s blog and Facebook page will know that they not only have the latest great books, Kindle Fire apps, and games, but they’re also very professional and super fab to deal with. So I was honoured recently when they asked me to contribute to their new book about marketing for authors E-Book Marketing Today – An Author’s Guide. Along with some really helpful and fantastic info, there are also contributions from other authors…

About the book…

In an increasingly competitive e-book market, authors who understand how social media and online promotional techniques work have a distinct advantage. E-Book Marketing Today features the inside scoop on advertising from one of the biggest e-book promoters, extensive research into the tools and techniques authors are using to reach readers online, and marketing tips from a number of best-selling and up-and-coming authors who all together have sold well over 1,000,000 copies.

This volume also presents a number of “Out of the Box” strategies that authors could and should be using but aren’t, as well as a look ahead to new promotional opportunities that are just appearing on the horizon. Whether you’re about to publish your first novel or you’ve got a dozen available now, this guide will present you with new opportunities and tools that you can use immediately, plus new information on networks and tactics you’re already familiar with.

Contributing authors include David Dalglish, Sibel Hodge, Jason Letts, Susan Kaye Quinn, Scott Nicholson, Addison Moore, and Ernie Lindsey. The text contains nearly 30,000 words of helpful information, analysis, and explanation that will take your writing career to the next level.

Find out what promotional techniques are and are not working now. If you’re serious about making it as an author, how can you afford not to?

The Kindle Fire Department is a leading e-book promoter that has helped hundreds of authors connect with new readers. We’re constantly building our readership and refining our strategies to become more effective at entertaining readers and helping authors reach their goals. You can find out more about us at our blog: fireapps.blogspot.com or our Facebook page: facebook.com/kindlefireapps

It’s available on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

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I wish I had more time to spend reading all those books out there on marketing. Another twenty-four hours in the day should do it, or failing that, a clone! But this is one that I would definitely recommend you get your hands on.

It’s your turn out in WG2E land! Which marketing books would you recommend? Have you used any unusual techniques to gain readers and sales?

Happy Marketing! Sibel XX

Sibel Hodge is the author of bestselling romantic comedy Fourteen Days Later. She has 8 cats and 1 husband. In her spare time, she’s Wonder Woman! When she’s not out saving the world from dastardly demons, she writes quirky chick lit with a hefty dose of screwball comedy. Her other books include My Perfect Wedding, The Baby Trap, The Fashion Police (Amber Fox Mystery), Be Careful What You Wish For (Amber Fox Mystery), Voodoo Deadly (Amber Fox Mystery), and How to Dump Your Boyfriend in the Men’s Room (and other short stories). Her work has been shortlisted for the Harry Bowling Prize 2008, Highly Commended by the Yeovil Literary Prize 2009, Runner up in the Chapter One Promotions Novel Comp 2009, and nominated Best Novel with Romantic Elements in 2010 by The Romance Reviews. Her novella Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex Slave has been listed as one of the Top 40 Books About Human Rights by Accredited Online Colleges.

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Comments

  1. Steve Vernon says:
    July 11, 2012 at 5:41 am

    Great entry. I hopped right over to Amazon.com and bought myself a copy, based on the strength of what I read.

  2. Liz Matis says:
    July 11, 2012 at 6:44 am

    Thank Sibel – purchased and tweeted that I did!

  3. Adan Lerma says:
    July 11, 2012 at 7:25 am

    great promo info, thanks! i hadn’t even heard of the kindle fire dept! ;-) thanks again

    • Sibel Hodge says:
      July 11, 2012 at 7:28 am

      You’re very welcome. They’re very professional to deal with and many authors have had great results with sponsorship over there :)

  4. Lauren Clark says:
    July 11, 2012 at 8:28 am

    Grabbed a copy! Thank you so much :)

    Personally, I really enjoy connecting with bloggers and readers. I welcome emails from anyone interested in indie publishing and writing — and am happy to help out (as best I can) aspiring novelists and other indie authors. On blog tours, I try to respond to every single post … I’ve learned a lot about likes/dislikes and made some really great connections with people all over the world.

    I’m a big proponent of saying Thank YOU to anyone who buys my book. Time is a precious commodity, and I’m grateful to everyone who devotes several hours to reading one of my novels. The concept of paying it forward is a big one for me. :) xx, Lauren Clark

    • Sibel Hodge says:
      July 11, 2012 at 9:27 am

      My pleasure!

      Absolutely spot on, Lauren! Paying it forward is what it’s all about as you’ll see when you read my contribution to the book :)

  5. Julie Day says:
    July 11, 2012 at 8:47 am

    I bought this one after seeing it here this morning. Great, I now have something about publishing to read. I had run out the other day. I do like to read a bit of non-fiction then fiction on my Kindle. Can’t wait to get started reading this later.

  6. Sibel Hodge says:
    July 11, 2012 at 9:28 am

    Hope it’s helpful for you, Julie :)

  7. Alison Pensy says:
    July 11, 2012 at 10:28 am

    Thanks, Sibel. I hadn’t heard about that blog or the book. Going to check both out right now :-)

  8. Dani Harper says:
    July 11, 2012 at 10:53 am

    Thanks for the heads up! Zoomed over and got a copy!

  9. D.D. Scott says:
    July 11, 2012 at 11:47 am

    Just got my copy too, Sibel! Sounds fabulous!

    U Go, Girl!!!

  10. Rachael Preston says:
    July 11, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    Thanks for the info, just clicked through and bought myself a copy. It will be the 4th book on marketing ebooks I’ve read, but I’m about to put out my first ebook after being traditionally published with my first 2 novels, and feel I need all the help I can get.

    • Sibel Hodge says:
      July 11, 2012 at 1:30 pm

      What other ones did you read, Rachel? Were they helpful?

      Congrats on yet another novel! Wishing you lots of luck :)

      • Rachael Preston says:
        July 11, 2012 at 1:50 pm

        I read Kristen Lamb’s We Are Not Alone, John Locke’s How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months, and Michael Alvear’s Make a Killing on Kindle (plus countless wise and funny writers and marketers blogs). I found all 3 books incredibly helpful, even though Alvear’s book contradicts a lot of the wisdom in the first 2. I feel overwhelmed at the moment, particularly by the idea of Twitter, but I have to keep telling myself it’s one step at a time–the same way we write books, one paragraph at a time.

  11. Talli Roland says:
    July 11, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    Thanks for the heads-up, Sibel! Off to check it out.

  12. Pj Schott says:
    July 11, 2012 at 2:47 pm

    Always happy to hear from Sibel!!

  13. D.D. Larsen aka Dean says:
    July 11, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    Just purchased my copy as well. Always looking to learn more on the marketing side.

    Thanks, Sibel.

  14. Rhonda Hopkins says:
    July 11, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    Just got my copy, too. Thanks for the info!

  15. Toni Dwiggins says:
    July 11, 2012 at 5:31 pm

    I bought it awhile back, and find it really helpful. Love your contribution, Sibel. You’re a very pay-it-forward sort of Indie :)