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Self-Publishing

Book Publishing and Self-publishing a Book: What 2011 Holds

“The future of books is at stake, for some readers and industry members,” reads the opening line of an article published on the onlinecollege.org website yesterday. Ominous! The article goes on to read the the following ten predictions for 2011 is something for even the most nostalgic of us should be excited about.

And we here at Self-publishing Advice are certainly among the excited. Among the predictions for 2011 are:

Be sure to check out the full Article HERE, and let’s get excited for an exciting 2011 for self-publishing!

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Book Promotion

Google Maps for Self-Published Authors

What if you could fly up in a plane to a point high enough to see the entire United States continent? Then, what if you could see big red balloons floating over every independent bookstore in the country. If you saw one that was interesting to you, you could ZOOOOOM down to it and find out its address and phone number.

Would that help make marketing your self-published book faster and easier?

Well, it’s possible, and it is called Google Maps.

Just go to maps.google.com and do searches for bookstores (as general or specific as you want) and your search results will include their geographic location. This is particularly useful if you are planning an author tour or just a road trip. And you will find the independent bookstores more amiable to author events, especially for local authors.

Google Maps helps find everything you need for book marketing a SNAP!

Good luck and have fun!
Kelly Schuknecht
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