Angry Villagers Burn Books: E-book Zealots Versus Sentimental Booklovers

Earlier this week, Computerworld Blog posted an article entitled “Clueless book publishers miss huge opportunity,” which adamantly predicts that the growing convenience of e-books and development of e-reader technology like Kindle and the Sony Reader will soon render physical books obsolete. Undoubtedly, e-books and e-readers have opened new areas of publishing and marketing for all [...]

Submit Your Writing Contest: AuthorTreeHouse Launches Writing Contest Database & Calendar

Let the AuthorTreeHouse marketing staff investigate writing contests for potential benefits, prizes and deadlines. Now, by simply submitting the Contest name and the URL here, our team will do the legwork for you.   Writing scams infecting the Internet have turned writers skeptical of most contests, but with our new contest database and calendar, we [...]

Tap into Pop Culture: Be Cool & Kooky When Promoting Your Book

Promoting a book isn’t easy. Not only do authors need to invest in a marketing plan specific to their location and audience, but they also have to be inventive and imaginative with their strategies.   Of course new authors want to sell books and make some extra cash, and yes, the traditional methods of hosting [...]

Promoting Before You Publish: Finding & Submitting to Literary Magazines

Of course, you want the release of your book to be met with critical success. You want readers excited about your work, and you want them to order your title (perhaps even preorder) as soon as it’s available.   Unfortunately, there’s no magic fairy that can alert everyone about your publication. What is available to [...]