Self Marketing
Create Cover page
- font
- size
- colour
- layout
- picture
Create Copyright page / Author bio / Blurb / Acknowledgement Page
Display of text
- font
- fully justified
- icon for each blank line between scenes
Create icon / image from cover page for advertising
Create Rich Text File of Novel / .doc / .mobi / Scribus interior layout .pdf
Set realistic price / standard price
Set CreateSpace / LULU price for hard cover / paperback purchase including link
Place product on Smashwords / Amazon / other sites / own site?
Write blogs about book
Write on other blogs about book including link
Build customer base = sign up, competition, other?
Ask for review from other authors / readers and include on site with book
Pay to translate to second language and offer that on site
Pitch to movie Producers or wait until they read story and contact me
Write article for local newspaper / magazines
Advertise in newspapers / magazines
Hand out free copies to select few who can spread word of mouth advertising
My two cents –
Have a book launch at local indie / genre bookstore
Go see the chain stores in your city – they may have a budget to buy in local authors
Make it available through your local writers’ centre (don’t know about other cites, but ACT Writers promote members’ books through their bookshop and their newsletter)
Some great ideas – especially doing a screen adaptation. You could also collaborate with an artist on a graphic novel. Sci fi books would be especially rich with imagery that would translate well!
Some great ideas in your post…
More great ideas. Still up in the air on selfpub,but still read as much as I possibly can on it.
Things are changing so much, I need to update the page. 🙂