Selling
your book:
- Contact your local independent
bookstores to see if they will buy a few, or
take a few copies on consignment. Ask for a
book signing event, perhaps offer to pay for
an add.
- Try your local Books-A-Million,
Borders etc for book signing events.
Many have local author departments.
- Check out the local gift shops,
cafe's, or retail establishments you
regularly frequent. Offer to do a signing
event and advertise for it.
- Schedule local poetry readings, sell
your books after your reading.
- Check with your local libraries, many
have local author programs, you can schedule
readings and sell books.
promote your book
- Work with your local
newspaper. Perhaps they will
write an article about you.
Approach local free weekly
papers. If you have reviews for
your book, send them.
- Distribute and post
flyers at your school, church,
grocery store, work, etc. Make
sure you leave contact
information and schedules for
readings.
- Try your hand at press
releases to local newspapers,
newsletters & bookshops. If your
local paper has a book review
section, see if you can send a
copy for review.
- If you have a local radio
station, talk to them about
interviews. Advertising
appearances.
- Participate in open mike
poetry reading nights.
- Do you have a local
writer's association? More
than likely there is. Find the
group and join, they are great
sources for places to go to and
may have good contacts for you.
promote your book online:
- Create a simple website.
Keep current schedules posted, a
poem or two and, of course
information on how to buy your
book. Online purchasing is
easy to set up, check out paypal
for quick inexpensive
'bookstore' help.
- Put your web address in
your email signature. Send
on 'e' cards to all your
friends.
- Check out online sites,
create lots of links if you can.
- Keep your website current
- add new information as often
as possible, post a poem or two
and change them at least once a
week.
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