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LINKS: Book Promotion Resources
General Resources · Book Reviews · Press Releases
- 50 Book Marketing Ideas Every Author Needs to Know
- https://blog.reedsy.com/book-marketing-ideas/
- Each tip is short, but the article as a whole is packed with great ideas.
- Book Fairs and Festivals by State
- https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/list-of-book-fairs-and-book-festivals-by-state
- EventCaster
- https://netread.com/calendar/
- Announce your talk, signing, etc. to local news media free through this site.
- Hire The Publicist To Get The Publishing Deal, by R. Scott Penza
- https://www.writerswrite.com/journal/hire-the-publicist-to-get-the-publishing-deal-5016
- Interesting article about the process from the perspective
of a promotions agency, pointing out the advantage of hiring a
publicist before pitching a manuscript to an agent or publishing
house.
- How to Start a Newsletter and Earn Subscribers
- https://mailchimp.com/resources/how-to-start-a-newsletter/
- Marketing to Libraries
- https://libguides.ala.org/marketing-to-libraries
- Midwest Book Review: Publisher Resources
- http://www.midwestbookreview.com/bookbiz/pub_res.htm
- Among a vast array of links, this site includes a good selection of book review sources.
- Murder Must Advertise Promotion FAQ
- http://www.murdermustadvertise.com/FAQ/index.html
- Radio Interview Promotion Tips
- http://www.radio-media.com/interviews/articles/main.html
- A very comprehensive selection of articles on radio interviews by Bryan Farrish -- how to get them, prepare for them, conduct them, and much more.
- Best Book Review Blogs of 2024
- https://blog.reedsy.com/book-review-blogs/
- A list of 240 blogs that review books.
- Children's Book Reviewers
- https://www.writing-world.com/children/reviewers.shtml
- The Compulsive Reader
- http://compulsivereader.com/
- A book review site that is actively looking for book reviews, and may also be a good place for authors to get their books reviewed.
- Midwest Book Review book reviewers
- http://www.midwestbookreview.com/links/othr_rev.htm
- Romance Reviews Today
- http://romrevtoday.blogspot.com/
- A good place to get your romance novel reviewed.
- RT Book Reviews
- http://www.rtbookreviews.com/
- Online review site and print magazine.
- Self-Publishing Review
- https://www.selfpublishingreview.com
- "The aim of this site is to legitimize
self-publishing – not just as a fallback plan, but as an avenue that’s
increasingly necessary and useful in a competitive publishing industry."
- Tips for Book Reviews
- http://www.murdermustadvertise.com/FAQ/Reviews.html
- Suggestions on how to contact reviewers, plus some things not to do.
- The Advanced Guide to Writing Powerful Press Releases
- https://www.ereleases.com/how-to-write-chapter-1/
- This is an amazing site – it really is a "guide," not just a brief article. Each of the seven sections is packed with useful information, and I plan to go back and read it more than once. The downside: repeated pop-up ads and a nagging "chat now" menu.
- Free Press Release Sites: A Detailed Review
- https://www.vitispr.com/blog/free-press-release-sites/
- Viti's Public Relations conducted a review of more than 60 "free" press release distribution sites to determine how effective such sites are in helping you "get the word out." The results might not surprise you...
- How to Write a Press Release
- https://www.send2press.com/guru/how-to-write-a-press-release/
- Taking the Mystery out of Press Kits, by Lisa M. Dellwo
- http://www.murdermustadvertise.com/FAQ/PressKit.html
- Press Release Distribution Sites:
- 24/7 Press Release - https://www.24-7pressrelease.com/
- PR Com - https://www.pr.com/press-releases
- PR Log - https://www.prlog.org/
- PR Fire - https://www.prfire.co.uk/
- Press Release Distribution - https://www.ereleases.com/
- ResponseSource - https://www.responsesource.com/
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