Get Your Book Seen and Sold: The Essential Book Marketing and Publishing Guide

by Claudine Wolk, Julie Murkette

Overview

Your Book Deserves to Be Seen!

Embrace the strategies that will put your work in the spotlight and into readers’ hands! GET YOUR BOOK SEEN AND SOLD is THE no-nonsense guide you need to bridge the gap between writing a book and selling thousands of copies. This comprehensive guide breaks down the marketing mystery into digestible pieces, providing you with actionable strategies, real-world examples, and practical easy-to-complete exercises.

* How to craft a message that resonates with readers
* Identification and targeting of the right audience
* Mastering the pivotal hook that will captivate potential readers
* Easy-to-follow graphs and examples for creating a tailored marketing plan
* Choosing the most effective social media channels for book promotion
* Ways to unlock marketing skills that will skyrocket your sales

It is easier than ever to publish a book, but many authors find out too late about the actual work-book marketing-that must be done to achieve sizable book sales.This book gives authors the best chance to get their books seen and sold. GET YOUR BOOK SEEN AND SOLD isn’t just an investment in your current book—it’s an investment in your future as an author.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940166097200
Publisher:	Lost Valley Press
Publication date:	09/25/2023
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Claudine Wolk is a published author, journalist, podcast host and book marketing coach. Her first book, "It Gets Easier and Other Lies We Tell New Mothers", (Harper Collins) is translated into three languages and was released as an audio book in November 2022. She lives in Bucks County, PA with her husband, Joe.

With over 25 years of experience, Julie provides a full range of creative and consulting services to small to mid-sized publishers and self-publishing writers. She is also the publisher at Satya House Publications.

Editorial Reviews

Informative, comprehensive, and thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presented, Get Your Book Seen and Sold is an ideal and invaluable resource for aspiring, published authors who are new to the publishing industry and the effective promotion, publicity, marketing, and selling of books to their intended readerships, as well as bookstore placements and library acquisitions. With a great deal of value as a refresher resource for even the more experience author, Get Your Book Seen and Sold is a critically important and highly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, college, university Writing/Publishing collections and supplemental Writer's Workshop curriculum studies lists. --Jim Cox, Midwest Book Review

With the revolution in the book industry during recent years, it is now much easier to get a book published, provided the right strategies are adopted from the outset. However, after the production process, the main focus shifts to selling the book. In this work, the authors share plenty of tips on book marketing. For those who are interested in having their work published or marketed, this is a worthwhile read and is highly recommended. --Tommy Wong, Readers Favorite(R)

Whether you are a seasoned or inexperienced author, this book will give you practical advice on increasing sales, building a brand, and making sure your book stands out in the crowd. A must-read for anyone trying to find their place in the book publishing community. --Cristy Bertini, Editor in Chief, Story Monsters Ink Magazine; Creative Marketer for Scholastic Book Clubs and Fairs

Finally, publishing choices for today's writers! Toss the antiquated how-to-publish books and make room for Claudine Wolk and Julie Murkette's fresh look at today's publishing/marketing needs. Get Your Book Seen and Sold is another example of how the writing community continues to look out for each other. --Geraldine Donaher, Author, Educator, Mental Health Advocate, www.geraldinedonaher.com

Claudine and Julie provide a treasure chest for authors - both debut and experienced - who want to reach their readers. Loaded with colorful illustrations and charts, defining terms like galley and pitch and platform, this is a resource to turn to at any stage in the book publishing and marketing process. They provide clear explanations of self vs. traditional publishing and pitfalls to watch for along the way. Highly recommended for writers of all genres! --Linda C. Wisniewski, author of Where the Stork Flies and Off Kilter, www.lindawis.com

With Julie Murkette's wise help, my self-published book Open and Clothed made best-seller lists and had a national book tour. Thanks to her good advice, the book was featured on radio and television many times and shot up the Amazon bestseller list so fast that an Amazon vice-president called to ask what I did to promote it. Now, you can read Julie's and Claudine's sensible and essential advice in Get Your Book Seen and Sold. I thank you both, and my next book thanks you too! --Andrea Siegel, author of Women in Aikido and Open and Clothed

Get Your Book Seen and Sold is a must-read for anyone looking to become a professional author. It is expertly, clearly, and pleasantly organized, with a fresh and welcoming take on the choices one faces along this path. I plan to recommend this book to my clients! --Skye Kerr Levy, Developmental Editor, www.skyekerreditor.com

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