A weblog by Simon Kolz
10 04 2012
A book event (a book signing) is a popular way for authors to create awareness for their work. Most large publishing houses require authors to participate in a 10-city book tour, at the minimum. For self-published authors, it’s a good idea to arrange as many events as your time and budget allows. But, no matter […]
21 12 2011
Where is your book now? With a distributor? In a book store? Or, did it already die an early death after a few months?
11 11 2011
I recently published a short e-book called ‘One Thing I Know About Doing Business Online’. Seventeen people contributed – including Seth Godin, Jeffrey Zelman, Danny Sullivan, Jared Spool, Gerry McGovern and Ann Handley.
22 09 2011
Today sketchandtravel.com and bookpleasures.com is pleased to have as our guest Shelley Jiang, editor of LET’S GO CHINA, 6th Edition, one of 57 guidebooks published by the bestselling budget series from LET’S GO PUBLICATIONS.
19 06 2011
Since I self-published my first book, “101 Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills Instantly,” in 1998 and began doing book signings shortly afterward, many people have asked:
16 06 2011
First, let’s tackle the question that is uppermost in many aspiring writers’ minds: “Do I need to do a writing course to sell my writing?”
14 06 2011
Use the checklist below to make sure your article, tip, or book excerpt will get published and make you a household name on the Internet.
23 03 2011
Once upon a time, people went to bookstores when they wanted to buy a book. Or at least, that was the theory. Actually, non-bookstore channels have been a big part of book sales for decades
23 03 2011
There are a lot of fabulous stories about Cetyl Myristoleate (also known as CMO or CM) floating across the Internet. Mine is one of them. There have been a number of articles published in little known journals or magazines. There have been four small booklets published. One making fantastic claims, all four filled with anecdotal […]
12 03 2011
Editors will buy a book for one or more of the following reasons. By knowing what these reasons are, you can then design a marketing plan with those features in mind.