Collect Self Promotion Simplified: Your Guide To Launching A Book Translated By Joanne Rock Distributed As E-Text

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Self Promotion Simplified: Your Guide to Launching a Book provides new authors several plans based on their lead time and personal preferences for launching a book.
For example, the author emphasizes the importance of using social media sites when attempting to connect with potential readers,

The author, Joanne Rock, is a threetime RITA nominee from the Romance Writers of America RWA and wrote over sixty romance novels from adult contemporary to medieval historicals, including her recentbook, sitelinkMy Double Life: Wild and Wicked.
She also coauthors YA books with Karen Rock under the pseudonym of J, K. Rock, having recently written theirbook, sitelinkCamp Payback,

Although I didn't really learn anything significantly new from this book since much of this advice I found readily through simple Google searches, a new author trying to sell his or her new book might find it useful.


Self Promotion Simplied contains simple tips to improve the marketing of ones book, using successful ideas from one of todays popular fiction authors, I received a copy of this book through Goodreads first reads

Really I entered the contest to win a copy of this book on a lark, I like to write, but I'm not to the point of publishing yet, I figured though it couldn't hurt to read something like this book so that I would at least have an idea of what I might be getting into in the future.
And I'm glad I received this book, because it does just that, It gives me an idea of what I will be in for when it comes time to publish and launch a book, I'm not a big social media user, but this has pointed out how necessary using social media sites is to be able to connect with people who might enjoy my writing.


I found the figures in the back of the book great as well, I may like to write, but that doesn't mean that I like to write or talk about myself so writing an author bio seemed a little daunting until I looked at figurein the back of the book.
It gives you a foundation of what an author bio is that you can take and customize to make it work for you, The same goes for the press release simplified which is figurein the back of the book,

I think the one thing I will take away from this book is that you always need to stay current with what is popular, Just because a social media site is going strong right now doesn't mean that it will be down the road and you need to make sure that you are staying on top of what is popular at the moment so you can spread the news of your book as best you can.


If you are launching a book in the near future or hoping to write a book that will be published one day take a look at this book.
It will give you all kinds of ideas and tools that will benefit your launch, As an author, you need to connect with readers to sell books, But with all the options available today, the task of promoting your work can feel daunting, In Self Promotion Simplified, you'll learn effective strategies for marketing your release without surrendering all your writing time to promotion, This guide will save you time, energy and money, enabling you to launch your book quickly, build your visibility, and get back to work on the next novel, This isnt a “one size fits all” approach, There are multiple plans based on your lead time and personal preferences, Each chapter features quotes and advice from industry insiders including marketing specialists, communications professors, bestselling authors, editors and agents, With clear, succinct prose, veteran author Joanne Rock draws from her marketing background and her skills as a college lecturer to break down promotional strategies into practical tools that working writers need.

Advice from New York Times bestsellers with experience in traditional and indie publishing Editors and agents share their thoughts
Quick exercises for isolating your brand Traditional promotion methods that still work Online strategies to maximize time invested Templates for author bios and press releases
Tips for live events, online tours, chats and blitzes Disclaimer : I received an uncorrected proof copy of this book through the Goodreads First Reads program.


This is one of those books that you have to have on your shelf, Rock's writing is straightforward and reader friendly, serious where it needs to be, but chatty and witty in places, too, I have entire passages of this book highlighted, and underlined, so I can find the key information in each section quickly,

This book is full of very useful advice for those planning their own book launch, or support a book launch by their publishers, The guidelines are simple to follow, flexible, and allow you to do as much, or as little as you want, I strongly suggest reading the entire book, since the early sections provide information that

proves invaluable in the later sections,

I have read this book three times covertocover, and will be taking away a lot of very helpful information, I carry this book almost everywhere I go, because it is lightweight, easy to read, and no matter where you dip into it, or how long you have to read, you will learn something useful.


My wife and I are both writers, and neither one of us has worked in the marketing, or publishing industries, What I found in this book is a road map to success, and I will definitely be building our joint and individual brands, bios and launch packages well ahead of the release dates.


Thanks to the advice in this book, I am already working on putting together a book signing for the October release of an anthology, in which one of my short stories is published.
I have also started to participate more in online writing groups, and offering advice to people who are facing some of the same writing challenges that I have,

I can't thank Joanne Rock enough for producing such an invaluable book,
Joanne Rock is the USA Today bestselling author of over one hundred novels in a variety of romance subgenres, Her books have been published in countries around the globe, A popular workshop speaker, Joanne parlays her teaching experience in the college classroom to seminars that motivate, educate and inspire, Her book Self Promotion: Your Guide to Launching a Book is the culmination of requests for her notes on this topic, She has a Masters degree in English from the University of Louisville and is the winner of Romantic Times WISH Award, theSnow Globe, multiple Cataromance ers Choice Awards and the Golden Heart.
Joanne is committed to finding the happily ever after joys of the writing life, .