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Smith Publicity exhibiting at BookExpo America 2013–Booth 2369

May 22nd, 2013

Authors and publishers are welcome to visit Smith Publicity at BookExpo America 2013–held in the Javits Center in NYC, May 30 to June 1–to meet us and ask any questions about book publicity and promotion. It’s our 11th year exhibiting and wonderful time where we see old friends and meet new people! Info to attend Read more…

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May 2013

May 15th, 2013

Promoting Your Book on Goodreads, By Lauren Covello, Smith Publicity Book Publicist Smith Publicity Announces New Fiction Book Publicity Services

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April 2013

May 15th, 2013

Successful Book Publicity Campaigns Begin with an Active Author: Why Even Small Media Coverage Matters by Kate Knapp, Director of Publicity Services, Smith Publicity Don’t Be An Egg! How To Publicize Yourself On Social Media and Not Crack by Catherine Trestini, Social Media Strategist, Smith Publicity

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What is a Virtual Book Tour?

April 10th, 2013

The rise in self-published books has also given rise to the virtual book tour. Whether an author is working with a publicist, publisher, book promotion firm or independently, it behooves them to understand the nature of a virtual book tour as a useful part of book publicity. If planned and promoted properly, virtual book tours Read more…

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2013 Publishing Predictions: eBooks, eBook Marketing … and More

April 10th, 2013

While Smashwords’ Mark Coker’s 2013 book publishing predictions have been widely disseminated, there are a number of other predictions by leading authorities in the book publishing world that will have a profound effect on eBook marketing and authors. It is clear from many experts that eBook unit sales will likely level off to varying degrees Read more…

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Why Authors Still Need Professional Book Marketing Support

April 8th, 2013

The digital revolution of self-publishing has empowered many self-published authors to promote their own books in creative, low-cost ways. Innovative eBook pricing programs, for example, enable an author to self-promote at virtually no cost. Likewise, social media has emerged as a viable and often effective way to build a personal brand and connect with potential Read more…

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Don’t Make it Hard for People to Buy Your Book.

April 8th, 2013

While every author wants to maximize book sales, they often become their own worst enemy by making it difficult for people to actually buy their books. The ideal scenario is to work with book marketing services to be sure that every possible opportunity is utilized. However, whether an author uses this type of service or Read more…

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March 2013 Newsletter

March 5th, 2013

Article: “What Would Keanu Do? How unplugging from the Matrix is surprisingly similar to publishing a novel” by Rhonda Bellza An Author’s Guide to Amazon: 7 Tools You Should be Using, by Jennifer Tucker Ben Cameron, Director of Sales and Marketing for UK and Europe, to Speak at Self-Publishing Conference in UK This March Display Read more…

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An Author’s Guide to Amazon: 7 Tools To Help Increase Book and Author “Discoverability”

March 5th, 2013

by Jennifer Tucker, Book Publicist, Smith Publicity, Inc. When it comes to gaining exposure for your book, Amazon’s the place to be. As a published author, there’s a good chance that your book is already available on Amazon, and perhaps you’ve even created an author profile. If so, you’re off to a great start… but Read more…

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The Seven Deadly Sins of Book Marketing – UPDATED!

February 20th, 2013

by Dan Smith The competition for book publicity is fierce! More books than ever are being published, which means more authors than ever are reaching out to the media to get on radio and TV and in newspapers and magazines. In the self-publishing arena alone, the number of self-published books produced annually in the U.S. Read more…

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