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Highlights from Smith Publicity’s Get on the Same Page with Literary Agents Webinar
For authors navigating complex publishing pathways, a literary agent serves as a guide and advocate, cutting through the noise and opening up the doors to new opportunities on your behalf. Not only is working with a literary agent essential for any kind of traditional deal, but they can also help authors with translating publishing contracts […]
New Podcast Episode: How to Connect with Literary Agents with Lucinda Halpern
How do you find your authors or how do your authors find you? What are the different ways that you get connected with them? Agencies have long been a referral-based business, meaning mostly word of mouth. So once you get your first author, and your first author has a successful experience, they may recommend you […]
Smith Publicity 2024 Book Marketing Scholarship Winner
Annual Prize Recognizes Outstanding Persuasive Writing Christina Gogzheyan is a student at Northern Kentucky University studying neuroscience in the Young Scholars Academy. Christina submitted a highly convincing essay on this year’s topic: “What contemporary book (any genre published between 2014-2024) should be required reading for all high school students? Why? What did you take away […]
Smith Myths: 4 Common Myths About Audiobooks
by Sandra Poirier Smith, CEO of Smith Publicity As we celebrate Audiobook Appreciation Month this June, it’s the perfect time to address some common misconceptions about audiobooks. Whether you’re an author or publishing professional, understanding the truth behind these myths can broaden understanding of the value of audiobooks! Let’s dive into four prevalent myths about […]
New Podcast Episode: An Audiobook FAQ with David Wolf
Why is having an audiobook important? For any content creator, not participating in audio excludes a lot of opportunities for new audience members. We’ve observed that the audiobook side of publishing is the fastest growing part of digital publishing, surprisingly, even more than eBooks. I would like to think this is due to people shifting […]
Upcoming Webinar: Get on the Same Page with Literary Agents
How to Query and Grow a Relationship with Leading Author Advocates For authors navigating complex publishing pathways, a literary agent serves as a guide and advocate, cutting through the noise and opening up the doors to new opportunities on your behalf. Not only is working with a literary agent essential for any kind of traditional […]
Tips for Enhancing Your Author Headshot and Visual Branding
By Russell Climie, Tiberius Images You’re an expert with a new book or program and wondering what photos you need when it comes to publicity. Or perhaps you’re wondering what image you should use for your headshot. For the last 20 years, I have worked as a photographer in helping clients create collections of images […]
Behind-the-Scenes of Producing a Podcast with Traci DeForge
What do you do in your role and how does it help authors and experts? Produce Your Podcast is a full service production, marketing, and distribution agency. We basically help specifically business owners, coaches, consultants, or authors, launch a podcast. Once the podcast is launched, we have all different types of services that help you […]
Expanding Your Audience with Multiple Editions
By Astra Crompton, FriesenPress When authors think of publishing a book, they usually think of a physical copy they can hold in their hands — but is that paperback or hardcover? Then again, the size of the eBook reader market is almost as large as the physical book market. And then audiobooks are the fastest […]
Recap the 2024 U.S. Book Show with Smith Publicity
Publishing vs. the Rest of the Industry It was great to see so many differences between the publishing world and other areas of expertise. For example, publishing and the world in general moved forward with technology post Covid, but at the show I saw a return to simpler forms of communication. I know we use […]
