Category Archives: Marketing

Marketing is probably the one thing that authors hate the most (except perhaps possibly accounting). However, it is crucial that you take the reins early and often in order to make the world know about your book. With more than 200,000 new titles released in the USA yearly, you HAVE to have a strategy to rise above the noise and confusion. And yes, it’s a DAILY task!

Getting Your Book into Campus Libraries and More!

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Victor Volkman

By Carolyn Howard-Johnson in celebration of the release  of her The Great First Impression Book Proposal as an audiobook A long time ago, so long ago that authors and others in the publishing industry didn’t use the words independent publishing … Continue reading →

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Richard Boes Memorial 2012 Award winner

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Victor Volkman

The 2012 Richard Boes Memorial Award goes to Randall Reneau for his book  Deadly Lode ISBN 978-147913179-2).  The award is a $200 cash prize for best debut book by a veteran (fiction or memoir) and is sponsored by Modern History Press. An excerpt … Continue reading →

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Deltina Hay – Book Marketing on the Mobile Web

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Victor Volkman

 On December 22nd, 2012 Tyler R. Tichelaar and Victor R. Volkman spoke withDeltina Hay, author of The Bootstrapper’s Guide to the Mobile Web and The Social Media Survival Guide, is a web developer, publisher, and small business owner. She is … Continue reading →

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Social Media & Marketing Funnel Consultation Case Study

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Victor Volkman

Social media marketing is the 800 pound gorilla in the room nowadays. The trend is so widespread that it is one of the most popular ways to market a business or profession on the internet besides using Google to be … Continue reading →

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Gretchen Preston – Writing as a Blind Author: Challenges and Opportunities

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Victor Volkman

On September 13th, 2012 Tyler R. Tichelaar and Victor R. Volkman spoke with self-published  author and entrepreneur Gretchen Preston about the challenges and opportunities of living every day as a legally blind, visually-impaired person. Gretchen Preston is a children’s book author who … Continue reading →

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