Mickie Kennedy, founder of eReleases, recently asked several book marketing experts for the best tips and advice on how to market a newly-published book. The responses revealed a surprising diversity of opinions, each emphasizing different aspects of the total marketing and PR process of the independent book market.
"Ultimately, there's no one right way to market a book," said Kennedy. "The important thing is to invest time and effort into building a brand and an audience. Today's tools make that easier on the one hand, but they also add an intense new level of competition amidst the large volume of books being published online as well as in print."
"Approximately 4,500 books are published each day in the U.S.," explained Penny Sansevieri of Author Marketing Experts. "Therefore, engaging with readers on a basic level is mandatory if one expects success. The pipeline is too clogged for any one book to rise to the surface without some deliberate effort from the author and his or her team."
Although the advice Kennedy received covers a lot of territory, a few consistent themes do emerge. These included:
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