When I speak at author conferences, I usually end up with an armload of books I know I won’t read but will donate to Goodwill. Authors foist them on me, even after I decline politely, tell them I have little time to read and that if I did read, it would be a magazine or… Read More
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In a free teleseminar with Steve Harrison May 12, learn how to sell more books using Facebook, Amazon, word of mouth, national publicity and thinking like a best-selling author. Read more
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Amazon Alone Isn’t Enough
Issue #835 July 15, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Amazon Alone Isn’t Enough Missed Publicity Opportunities Power Words for Social Media Hound Video of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: On our walk this morning when it was only 56 degrees, I saw a… Read More
5 cool tools I learned about at #AuthorU Extravaganza
I love learning about free or dirt-cheap tools that make my job easier, and I know you do, too. Here’s a quick list of five tools I learned about today, during the second day of the AuthorU Extravaganza. 1. Video Hive At VideoHive you can buy and sell royalty-free footage and motion graphics as well… Read More
How to publish an ebook on Amazon: Must-know facts
The tremendous proliferation of ebooks has opened up opportunities for self-published as well as traditionally published authors. And as Amazon is the major online book retailer, at least in the U.S., you’ll want your ebooks on Amazon. Here is the good news: Amazon makes this relatively easy to do. Here is the bad news: It… Read More
Author items to include in your New Media Age press kit
I am no longer a big fan of the traditional physical press kit with its glossy paper folder and numerous information/photo sheets placed into the inside pockets of the glossy paper folder. Yet I do think that authors have to consider what could constitute a press kit for our New Media Age. To begin with,… Read More
Dog Tweets–Press release, news release or media release? Which is right?
Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow The Publicity Hound on Twitter. Press release, news release or media release? Which is right?All three phrases mean the same thing and which one you choose isn’t a big deal. The content of the release is far… Read More