If you are promoting a book, consider using any or all of these 103 resources:
1.
Want to know about
honorary days or holidays or anniversaries that might pertain to your
book? Consult www.brownielocks.com or Chase’s
Calendar of Events.
2.
Do you want to see
what book deals are being announced? Check out www.publishersmarketplace.com/deals
3.
Want to follow someone
who has four decades of book publishing and publicity experience? Try www.twitter.com/rickfrishman
4. International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) at www.idpf.org epub.
5. For a great list of blogs, see www.blogcatalog.com
10 first-place winners will receive $1,000 cash. More information at www.writersdigest.com
For lists to trade shows around the country, see:
· Build a targeted Twitter following: Research Twitter lists such as Mashable’s Twitter List Directory, third-party program such as TwitterAdder.
5. For a great list of blogs, see www.blogcatalog.com
7.
Connect with fellow
authors at Amazon Central – Amazon Connect or Search for people/authors on www.Amazon.com/gp/pdp/search
13.
16.
Speaker’s bureaus
worth trying include:
·
Leigh Bureau
·
Lavin Agency
·
International Speakers
Bureau
·
Harry Walker Agency
·
Five Star Speakers
Bureau
·
Leading Authority
Speakers Bureau
·
American Program
Bureau, Inc.
·
Authors Unlimited.
·
Capitol City Speakers
Bureau
·
Eagles Talent
Connection
·
Get Ahead Productions
Speakers Bureau
·
Greater Talent Network
·
IMG Speakers
·
Keppler Speakers
·
Keynote Speakers, Inc.
·
Leading Authorities,
Inc.
·
Mastermedia Speakers
Bureau
·
National Speakers
Bureau
·
Royce Carlton, Inc.
·
Spokespersons Plus
Network LLC
·
Washington Speakers
Bureau
·
World Class Speakers
& Entertainers
17.
Fee-based websites
that let you know which reporters are looking for specific experts for stories
they are working on: HARO, Profnet, or ReporterConnection.
19.
Want to research
radio stations? Try:
20.
See an interesting
media site:www.mediate.sm/power-grid
21.
22. The Association of American Publishers: www.Publishers.org
22. The Association of American Publishers: www.Publishers.org
23.
24.
www.Authorlink.com A publishing and writing community on the
internet offering news, information, and marketing services for editors,
producers, agents and readers.
26.
www.Vook.com Online books that are enhanced by videos and
social media opportunities all on one platform. Allows readers and
authors to connect while creating a more interactive reading experience.
27.
www.Digitalbookworld.com An online publishing community that features
news and blogs about the latest in publishing, marketing, and the ebook
application world.
28.
www.Publishingbusiness.com A publishing business conference and expo for
magazine and book publishing executives. Explore coming challenges in the
book and magazine publishing world and learn useful tips to help our company
thrive.
29.
www.About-books.com An independent company that provides
professional book publishing services that are customizable to client’s needs.
Helps with publishing and marketing books and conversion to eBooks.
30.
www.Squidoo.com A free publishing platform for websites that
offer users a way to develop personal interests and share those interests with
others. A credible way to build an online identity.
31.
www.Shelfari.com A social networking site
for book lovers. Create your own bookshelf of books you have read or are
interested in reading and share reviews with friends. A way to discover
new books based on ratings and reviews of your friends.
32.
www.Thrillerfest.com A four day expo in New York for all things
having to do with thriller books including authors, publishers, and fans.
The site includes full details of the expo.
33.
www.BookMarketing.com John Kremer’s online warehouse of information
on book publishing, marketing, and promotion. www.bookmarket.com.
35.
Your page on Amazon. Your book’s page on Amazon can be active or passive. Here are some other ways to get more exposure on Amazon. Set up an “Amazon Connect” blog on your book’s page. Check into Listmania
37.
Book Flash.
Provides links to news releases and other publishing information. www.bookflash.com.
·
American Society of
Journalists & Authors (ASJA), 1501 Broadway, Suite 302, New York, NY
10036; tel (212) 997-0947; Fax (212) 768-7414. E-mail: asja@compuserve.com. Has
chapters around the country and an annual conference.
47.
Find writers
conferences at www.thewritelife.com/which-writers-conferences-are-the-best-to-attend
48.
Trade shows to attend
can be found at:
49.
Business authors
may want to participate in events with these organizations:
·
Fast Company
events
·
The Conference Board
·
Industry Week
events
·
NHRA
·
Chief Executive
Magazine Events
·
IABC
·
SHRM
·
AMA
·
ACG
·
ASEA
·
EO
·
SIOD
·
YPO
50.
Digital book,
imprints founded by literary agents:
51.
Select literary
agencies that assist with self-publishing:
·
www.tridentmediagroup.com
52.
Speaking Resources For Authors
Writers are great
speakers and earn big bucks. For a list of speakers bureaus, see the Literary Market Place & http://www.lectureagent.com/resource_guide/speakers_bureaus.html
54. Bookstore Directories
Barnes & Noble www.bn.com Locate
any store in the chain here
Books-A-Million www.booksamillion.com Locate any store in the chain here
New England Booksellers
Association www.newenglandbooks.org Offers regional bookseller news as well as a
good store locator for the region.
www.bookweb.org Lists members of the American Booksellers.
The site includes addresses and bookstore Web sites.
55. The Book Report Network
56. Connecticut Author and
Publishers Association www.aboutcapa.com A group of publishers and self published
authors, and publishers, with regular meetings and presentations.
57. Media
58. ERelease
59.
See directories and search engine to find blogs that might be interested in
covering your story. Leading search engines include IceRocket (www.IceRocket.com) Sphere (www.Sphere.com) GoogleBlog Search (www.blogsearch.google.com) and
Yahoo! Search Blog (www.yahoosearch.tumblr.com)
60. Twilert This
service has been described as a “Google Alert for Twilert”.www.Twilert.com
61. AuthorMapper. This is a free analytical
online tool for discerning trends, patterns, and subject experts within
scientific research. The service searches more than three million journal
articles. www.AuthorMapper.com.
62. Lulu.com
Lulu
sell downloads
63. Overdrive
64. Online Listings
Below
is a list of sites where you can post your book cover image, blurb, and web
site link for free (you may have to register with a username and password)
65. Social networks for book
readers
66. Blogs On Book Publishing
To
find more blogs, do a Google search for “Blog + Books” and “Blog + (your
subject)”
67. Small Press Center www.independentpublisher.com
68. See Your Link Popularity www.linkpopularity.com
69. Free search engine
optimization tools to optimize, analyze, promote and maintain your site
70. Compare your site to your
competition: www.webconfs.com/similar-page-checker.php
71. Spider Simulator (find out
what search engines see when they spider your site)
72. Back links with Page Rank
(see who links back to your site and what their page rank is)
73. Similar page checker (do you
have similar page that will ding your page ranking? Find out here):
74. New books in all genres,
author interviews www.bloggingauthors.com
75. Blog Herald www.blogherald.com
Use
Google, Yahoo, or Bloglines.com to locate blogs. For email newsletters or
ezines, check out the following online directories:
ZineBook www.zinebook.com
Ezine
Universe www.emailuniverse.com
Zinos www.zinos.com
Ezine
Directory www.ezine-dir.com
76. Create content for the other
sites: Note that
these article collection sites are among the most trafficed independent sites
on the web. If you want to attract more traffic to your web site, model it
after one of these.
·
Article
City www.articlecity.com
·
Article
Dashboard www.articledashboard.com
·
Article
Garden www.softmonk.com
·
Buzzle www.buzzle.com
·
Go
Article www.goarticles.com
77.
Random Websites
79.
Directory of authors and experts on topics
www.authorsandexperts.com
:
80.
www.bookpublishing.com Site gives
links to popular book publishing companies in the county
81.
www.internetwork.com College Radio Network homepage
82.
www.questia.com Online library of books and journals
83.
www.radiopublicity.com Website on radio publicity (mainly geared
toward authors)
84.
www.iasbweb.org International Association of Speakers Bureau
homepage
85.
www.whorepresents.com Website that locates who celebrities are
represented by Promotion Marketing Association of America (PMAA)
86. Book Manufacturer’s
Institute www.bmibook.com
87. Children’s Book Council www.cbcbooks.org
88. Wordtracker ( www.app.wordtracker.com) to explore
which search term potential customers
might use to find you. Write a post with one of those terms as a title
(example: Tax Accountants in Chicago “or “Single-Mom Resources”) you can then
post reviews of books and products related to your blog’s focus.
89. John Kremer
www.bookmarket.com
90. Connecticut Author and
Publishers Association www.aboutcapa.com A group of publishers and self-published
author, and publishers. With regular meetings and presentations.
91. Media Finder www.mediafinder.com
92. EzineSeek www.ezinearticles.com A directory of Ezines
93. www.Writers.com Subscribe to this newsletter and
stay abreast of what events are coming up in the world of writing.
94.
Fundable.org www.fundable.org This for-profit website lets anyone raise
money for any purpose, from making a movie to publishing a book.
95.
National Directory of Magazines www.mediafinder.com
96.
International Assn. of Speakers Bureaus www.iasbweb.org
97.
Online News Assn. www.journalists.org
98.
Library Spot www.libraryspot.com An award-winning research tool with links to
hundreds of library and reference sites.
99. www.findarticles.com Search and read 3.5 million articles from
more than 700 publications.
100. John Kremer of
Open Horizons, editor in chief of Book
Marketing Update and author of 1001
Ways to Market Your Books.
101. Jan and Terry
Nathan, executive and assistant directors of
Publishers Marketing Association,
sponsor of PMA’s Publishing University.
102.
Cumulative Book Index
– international directory of new books www.ebscohost.com/academic/h-w-wilson-database
103. www.mediafinder.com – find publications
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