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If your self-published book is about WWII, here is a site you will want to check out:
www.recollectionsofwwii.blogspot.com
The Recollections of WWII blog was created to bring attention to the hundreds of memoirs about WWII that have been printed in the last 60 years, which never make it to the shelves of the big bookshops.
To suggest your book, contact Recollections of WWII
Have you tried to set up radio interviews to promote your self-published book? Keep in mind the more niche the radio station, the more likely you are to secure an on-air review, especially if the radio station’s niche matches the category of your book!
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if there were an easy way to get a list of ALL the radio stations in your state? One that included the station’s frequency, call letters, address, website, and main listening subject matter/format?
Guess what? It’s just that simple. The link below will take you to Radio Locator. Scan the available stations in your area for formats that match your book’s subject matter and then give them a call, or pitch the producer via email or fax or mail. The bottom line is, get your book into their hands and let them know YOU are a published expert that their audience would value hearing about.
Here’s the link:
http://www.radio-locator.com/
Good luck and have fun!
Kelly Schuknecht
selfpublishingadvice.wordpress.com
Have you ever visited a website and see near the bottom there is a graphic that is related to the content of the page and is inviting you to explore another website with similar content or information?
That is known as a webring. There are webrings for all subjects and interests.
A great way to promote your self published book to people who would be interested in it would be to join a webring on your book’s subject matter.
You can find a directory of webrings here:
Once you join, you will get the “HTML CODE” to cut and paste into your website. Simply copy the entire snippet of code and paste the snippet of code where you want it to appear on your website.
Good luck and have fun!
Kelly Schuknecht
selfpublishingadvice.wordpress.com
Amazon recently introduced the Kindle 2.
If you are a self-published author and you have not heard of Kindle, click here for more information.
Why should you offer a Kindle edition of your book?
An ebook edition of your self-published book can help with the promotion of your hard copy format. Keep in mind that distribution of an ebook is quicker and more affordable. By giving people a choice between your ebook and your paperback, you offer them two different price points.
If you have an ebook edition of your book, perhaps you are already using it to promote your hard copy format on sites like Amazon’s Kindle Store. If so, don’t worry, the Kindle 2 is compatible with all of the Kindle books already in the Kindle store, so you do not need to submit another format.
If you don’t have an ebook edition, you should consider getting one and submitting it to Amazon’s Kindle store. Now is a great time to do that since Amazon is currently promoting the new Kindle 2. Here’s where you can submit your ebook format for Amazon’s Kindle store: dtp.amazon.com.
Good luck and have fun!
Kelly Schuknecht
selfpublishingadvice.wordpress.com
As I mentioned last week, the hardest part about promoting your self-published book is knowing where to go. Finding the location of Books-a-Million bookstores is as easy as 1, 2, 3.
1: Go to: www.booksamillion.com
2: Scroll all the way to the very bottom and find the “Store Locator” link
3: Enter in the zip code you want to search.
Voila!
Good luck and have fun!
Kelly Schuknecht
selfpublishingadvice.wordpress.com
Self Publishing Advisor 