Free Color Book & Calendar Designing Online: Gifts for Christmas & Special Events

Tis the season of holiday cheer and bargain shopping for loved ones, of course. That’s the reason Inkubook.com allows everyone an absolutely ingenious way to design quality color books and capture Christmas memories with your very own pictures, from the comfort of your own home computer. Seriously, registration is free — they never ask for [...]

Branding Your Web Site: Maintaining Your Unique Voice on the Internet

Nowadays, promoting and selling your book means you need a strong Internet presence. Of course, you can start your own blog with WordPress, or you can create profiles in social networks like Myspace, Booksie or WOW! But in order to distinguish yourself, you’ll need your own author Web site.   Looking for free Web site [...]

LitMinds: A Community for Readers, Authors and Indie Bookstores

What LitMinds Means to AuthorTree??? Here’s a community that not only allows authors to register their book information for free, but also connect with other writers and local bookstores for possible literary events. It’s an amazing network whether you’re just a reader browsing for a book, or you’re a bookstore owner looking to draw more [...]

Promoting Your Literary Event: How Evite.com Can Help Create Book Buzz

Hosting a book signing at your local bookstore? Have a literary reading next month and want all your friends to attend? A radio station interviewing you about your book, and want your audience to listen? Have no fear, Evite.com is here.   You may have used Evite.com before for sending wedding invitations or your holiday [...]

Video Killed the Radio Star: Promoting Your Book on the Airwaves

With the advent of podcasts and book trailers, radio interviews and plugs can seem like antiquated marketing techniques. These days, why listen to the radio littered with commercials and music you don’t want to hear when you can easily pop in a CD or press play on your iPod?   It’s true – radio exposure [...]

Something for Nothing: The Marketing Benefit of Free Book Giveaways

Professor Willard Wisely says…   Salutations, book promotion ruffians, and welcome again to AuthorTreeHouse, home of AuthorTree’s marketing masterminds.   Marketing your book on the Internet can sometime be a difficult process, but there are a number of promotional campaigns you may consider running on your Web site or blog that can make a world [...]

Book to the Future: Book Marketing & Social Networking Trends

As the Internet continues to become a thriving book marketing environment, both established and emerging authors must explore new social writing networks. With an estimated 400 million social network members, Web communities have shattered the curve on marketing techniques.   You probably already belong to one, two or three social networks as it is. How [...]

Ten Blogs Authors Should Know: Publishing News & Professional Book Marketing Strategies

Professor Willard Wisely says…   Salutations, book promotion ruffians, and welcome again to AuthorTreeHouse, home of AuthorTree’s marketing masterminds.   As you already know, keeping with the latest publishing announcements and Internet book marketing software can be difficult. In order to relieve some of the burden from your shoulders, our bloggers compiled the below list [...]

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 [...]

New Marketing Opportunities for Authors & Book Marketers: Online Spotlight & Web Marketing Resources

Professor Willard Wisely Says… Salutations, book marketing ruffians, and welcome to AuthorTreeHouse, my nesting home where I can teach earger authors not unlike you. Today, the other bloggers and I started a two new marketing programs to which both individuals and organizations can submit their information. Information on submitting your promotion blog or your personal [...]