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| F.B. Munro Author Posts: 126 |
Posted May 25, 2010 14:46 I liked this article. In the comments a lady talks about holding a book party. It would be loosely based on the format of a tupperware party. I think that was my favorite idea of them all. The suggested locations detailed in the article were: 1. Carnivals
http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2008/06/10-unique-places-to-market-your-book/ Do you like or dislike any of these ideas? I wondered if we could come up with more. |
| Mairi Starr Author Posts: 111 |
Posted May 27, 2010 00:03 That was a good article. I did hear a suggestion once about targeting stores or businesses related to your book's theme. If you have a book on Italian cookery or history, then approach an Italian restaurant owner. Ask about displaying some near the register or where diners wait to be seated and give him a commission on every sale. Anywhere that people are waiting around is a good place to display them. Idling encourages browsing. It also keeps his customers happy because they have something to do apart from staring at a wall while they wait. |
| Ralph Gregorio Author Posts: 53 |
Posted May 27, 2010 10:33 Both very good ideas. A lot of people go to flea markets and yard sales. Letting vendors have copies of your book to sell on a consignment basis might work very well.What I have done is place my book on Craigs List and had a friend who has an online Ebay store, post the book on her store site. Not many sales but there have been a few. |
| Kay Elizabeth Author Posts: 161 |
Posted May 27, 2010 14:23 Great ideas there! I think if you can get your book into an environment like an airport gift shop or a small store inside a large train station or bus station, that would be good. Travelers want to kill time both between connections and on the journey itself. Reading's a way to do that. |
| Theresa M. Moore Author Posts: 43 |
Posted June 14, 2010 14:39 Hi, don't forget to add "get a website and sell online" to the list. It sort of qualifies under "mail order", but is a little more direct. Certainly Off The Bookshelf is part of that process. |
| F.B. Munro Author Posts: 126 |
Posted June 14, 2010 21:38 Yes, of course! That's probably the best one of all to remember. Having a web platform to sell from is very important. I don't know how authors can manage without that. |
| Philip Chandler Author Posts: 20 |
Posted June 25, 2010 18:03 Podcasting. No question, this is a relatively untapped resource for authors and it is relatively easy and very inexpensive to start podcasting. My first efforts can be heard here - http://biobees.libsyn.com |
| F.B. Munro Author Posts: 126 |
Posted June 27, 2010 19:16 Philip, since you're comfortable with podcasting and do it very well, (I listened!) why not offer your book as an audiobook too? Just a thought. :) |
| Christine Deurloo Author Posts: 2 |
Posted June 09, 2011 08:55 Print a t-shirt with the title of your book and wear it day and night. put a sticker on your car. |
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