Why Should You Promote Your Book In These Places?

  

 

America is approaching a population of 350 million people as it turns 250 years old. The demographics have shifted in the first quarter of this new millennium and it is important that authors and publishers know where they should be promoting their books. 

Below is a list of the top 15 cities by population. Additionally, we look at six other major counties or metropolitan areas that you won’t want to miss. So, if you are looking for news media exposure, public events, or advertising, you will want your message in front of these big clusters. Be aware, things have changed. 

Places that you had thought of as big are no longer in that top tier. Cleveland, San Francisco, Detroit, St. Louis, and Baltimore have each either declined or failed to grow faster than so many other places – and are not on the list. 

1.      New York City 8.58 million

2.      Los Angeles 3.87 million

3.      Chicago 2.73 million

4.      Houston 2.4 million

5.      Phoenix 1.67 million

6.      Philadelphia 1.57 million

7.      San Antonio 1.55 million

8.      San Diego 1.41 million

9.      Dallas 1.33 million

10.  Fort Worth 1.03 million

11.  Jacksonville 1.02 million

12.  Austin 1 million

13.  San Jose 990,000

14.  Charlotte 960,000

15.  Columbus 940,000 

Further, there are some enormous counties, such as Miami with 2.8 million, Broward (Ft. Lauderdale) 2 million, and Palm Beach with 1.58 million people. Long Island has over 2.83 million people. Nashville has 726,000 people but its broader metropolitan area has 2.15 million people in total. Boston has 675,00 people, but Greater Boston metro has 5.02 million people. 

Remember, strategically target your marketing efforts to track down you perceived readership, but all things being equal, market into the more populated areas and seek to capitalize on any opportunities of actually visiting those places.

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Brian Feinblum can be reached at brianfeinblum@gmail.com  He is available to help authors like you to promote your story, sell your book, and grow your brand. He has over 30 years of experience in successfully helping thousands of authors in all genres. Let him be your advocate, teacher, and motivator! 

 

About Brian Feinblum

This award-winning blog has generated over 7,400,000 page views. With 5,600+ posts over the past 15 years, it was named one of the best book marketing blogs by BookBaby http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs  and recognized by Feedspot in 2026, 2021 and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.”  Copyright 2026.

 

For the past three decades, Brian Feinblum has helped thousands of authors. He formed his own book publicity firm in 2020. Prior to that, for 21 years as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and as the director of publicity at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen, Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C. Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler.

 

His writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s The Independent (https://pubspot.ibpa-online.org/article/whats-needed-to-promote-a-book-successfully) and (https://pubspot.ibpa-online.org/article/10-things-my-dog-taught-me-about-marketing-books). He was recently interviewed by the IBPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0BhO9m8jbs

 

He hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and has spoken at ASJA, three times at BookCAMP, Independent Book Publishers Association, Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, five times at Morgan James Publishing Red Carpet, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. He served as a judge for the 2024 IBPA Book Awards.

 

His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester) and The Washington Post. His first published book was The Florida Homeowner, Condo, & Co-Op Association Handbook.  It was featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.

 

Born and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids, and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog, and El Chapo, a pug rescue dog.

 

You can connect with him at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianfeinblum/ or https://www.facebook.com/brian.feinblum