The First Rule of Book Club Is: Tell Everyone About Book Club

Greetings all, this is Tasheena, posting here at AuthorTreeHouse on the benefits of marketing your book to local and online book clubs.   Imagine being able to gather and converse with a group of people who have all read and analyzed your book – a group of people who can give you advice, feedback and [...]

Contacting a Publishing Agent: Why? What? How? When? Who?

Have no fear, Doubting Thomas is on the case, which means we’ll finally answer your questions about contacting agents with your book queries once and for all.   Here’s the bottom line: there are people who prefer the royalty advantages and book design control of self-publishing, and there are those who prefer to take their [...]

June’s Online Book Marketing Resources: AuthorTree Selections for Authors

Professor Willard Wisely announces…   …AuthorTreeHouse’s Online Marketing Resource Winners!   Salutations, book promotion ruffians, and welcome again to AuthorTreeHouse, home of AuthorTree’s marketing masterminds.   Whew! So many choices, so little time… Choosing only five book marketing resources for this month’s AuthorTreeHouse’s online real estate was difficult to say the least, but after a [...]

This Month’s AuthorTree Spotlight Winner: Author Benjamin Potter

Justin here, and today we’re posting the winner of the first monthly AuthorTree Online Spotlight Competition. Now, please join me now in congratulating Benjamin Potter, this month’s featured AuthorTree author.   What’s the Author Spotlight Competition? The Author Spotlight Competition is a monthly opportunity for authors with free AuthorTree Web pages to feature their site [...]

The Benefits of Bookcrossing: Release Your Book Into the Wild in 5 Easy Steps

Greetings all, this is Tasheena, posting here at AuthorTreeHouse on how you can share your book with readers all around the world with the help of Bookcrossing.com.   The world’s largest free book club, Bookcrossing aims “to make the world a library” with nearly one million members around the globe releasing books into the public. [...]

Got Any Bright Ideas? AuthorTree Wants Your Web Site Criticism, Feedback & Suggestions

Have no fear, Doubting Thomas is on the case, which means we’ll get to the bottom of the AuthorTree suggestions or redesign, additions and information once and for all. Here’s your opportunity to unleash your constructive criticism of the AuthorTree page, the free author Web sites as well as AuthorTreeHouse. Any Internet suggestion, any marketing [...]

Generating Book Buzz: Contacting Radio Stations, Television Programs & Book Review Periodicals about Your New Publication

Professor Willard Wisely says…   Salutations, book promotion ruffians, and welcome again to AuthorTreeHouse, home of AuthorTree’s marketing masterminds.   TODAY’S QUESTION: How can the media help me with the promotion of my new book, and how can I get the attention of radio personalities, talk show hosts and magazine editors once I approach media [...]

Book Trailers: Benefits & Drawbacks of New Media Marketing Techniques

Justin here, and today we’re posting some information on book trailers. Truth be told, many modern authors are skeptical of integrating the written word with video advertisements. And who can blame them? After decades of traditional book marketing techniques that have worked for authors, why should we enter a whole new arena of advertising? Granted, [...]