The concept behind is to help authors -– especially those without big publishing houses selling their books -- increase awareness of their work. In today's world, competition for readers is a fierce numbers game.
For authors on limited budgets, breaking through to a wider audience is a major challenge. has developed a unique new concept in book marketing to reach more targeted consumers than ever before... on an author-friendly budget.
<Why limit your audience to family and friends, to your community bookstores, to your city, state, region or even just the U.S.? Because is webcast, it has a worldwide reach. Wherever the internet goes, so does your marketing, with .
Of course, you can limit your book's distribution as narrowly as you want to... but why would you want to?
Congratulations -- You got your book published! Now what? If a university or other small publisher paid your book's production cost, you still have to do most of the marketing yourself. If you self-published, you've invested thousands of dollars to bring your book to life and now it's up to you to sell it.
Getting news clips in the local papers and setting up speaking engagements is a good first step to building awareness but it is very limited. Creating a website, a social media (i.e. Facebook) presence and a blog are standard these days but how will people know you are there? Your job is to reach as many people as possible, get them interested in your book, and get them talking to others. And you have to keep the buzz going. is your best marketing partner!
HomeYou know your book is interesting. Your family and friends probably think so too. Now you have to convince the rest of the reading world! You can follow the monthly blog to keep up-to-date on opportunities and ideas to get people talking about your book... and buying it!
You'll start thinking about your target audience... where do they get their information and who influences their buying decisions? What do they need and how can you deliver it to them? How can you market yourself as well as your book so you can build a ready audience for your future books? Where are the best networking opportunities and how can you make the most of them? These topics, and others, are covered in the blog, along with news about upcoming shows.
Use the Watch link below to watch the latest recorded show. Each week, interviews another author and reviews a recently published book. Mark your calendar in order to tune in to the latest show.