What is the most affective way to market my book?
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I suggest you check out the following websites to help you in marketing your book:\n\nhttp://www.bookmarket.com/\nhttp://www.bookpros.com/\n\nA book I highly recommend is 1001 Ways to Market Your Books: For Authors and Publishers by John Kremer http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0912411481/104-3039412-4877529?v=glance&n=283155
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you have to prove to them what is so exciting about the book and what makes you love it. Even if you don't like it, then you can talk and show the good bits. Show the funniest, saddest and most action filled parts.
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Look in your local bookstore or library.  There are many books about submitting your book/manuscript and how to get an agent to do it for you.
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Try finding a publisher.
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look go to http://publishamerica.com    send your novel to them .....  there not in the business for taking money but for helping you publish your book
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ahhahaha\n\nwell umm, sell your fiction to publishers\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=list+of+publishers&btnG=Google+Search\n\nor you can try to promote it yourself at lulu.com\n\n\nif your writing is worth any salt, and becomes famous, then only then will it become a movie.\n\n\nplenty of tragic lives though
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you can market for free - press releases. try prweb.com.\n\nhowever, press releases are only a part of an overall marketing strategy that is not free.
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How much have you written, you could put maybe one cut down version of a book onto the web as an e-book then hopefully someone who can see how good you are will read it and contact you.\n\nGood luck hope to be reading your books soon.
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You can try to self-publish it. \nThis can be accomplished very inexpensively at the new online POD (print on demand) publishing outfits.\nOne such is http://www.lulu.com\nCheck it out.\nOf course, if you self publish, you'll only have the end product.  Marketing and selling it will be up to you. \nIt is a good way to start and an easier way to see your book in print, but remember: It is difficult to get published with a large publisher precisely because THEY shoulder the burden of marketing and selling your book.\n\nGood Luck.
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send a latter to her publisher or try her website.
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It is often the same with childrens books as it is with other writing, only instead of only sending three chapters you send the whole thing.\n\nWrite it.\nFind the right market (via writers market, or other sources)\nFind their guidlines and follow them\nwrite cover letter and send it with the manuscript.\nhere is a good link on manuscript format.\nthen send it send it send it...
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Your publisher should be able to help assit you in the marketing of your book.  I know in my case, my publsiher had an entire market plan and market analysis.\n\nIf that does not work, talk with your agent, They probably know peoole that can help.\n\nIf you have to do it yourself, the best bet is to look for similar concept titles, and see how they are distributed. I would consider an internet site and advertising targted at college students. You can try heading to the local university bookstore and speaking with the manager They may take a few copies to see how it sells.
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Depends. You can either go mainstream publishing or with a self-publish or print on demand service. If you have a niche market, self publishing can be good. If you are looking to find your book in every store in America, go mainstream. For self-publishing, I've heard many good things about http://www.lulu.com. For help with the process, check out http://www.wordtechs.com. You will need a good editor in your corner. They can also steer you toward good agents.\n\nGood luck with your writing!\n~Tia~\nYahoo Brainiac\nhttp://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/asktheplanet/brain.html
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Here are a few:\nGrassroots Marketing: Getting Noticed in a Noisy World - by Shel Horowitz \nThe Secrets of Word-of-Mouth Marketing: How to Trigger Exponential Sales Through Runaway Word of Mouth - by George Silverman \nThe Guerrilla Marketing Handbook - by Jay Conrad Levinson & Seth Godin\n\nAll should be available through Amazon.\n\nHope this helps!
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Everything depends on your record in the market. Have you done this before? What were the results? You will have to sell your services to a publishing house and an author and the book stores. What experience do you have in publicizing events. I don't mean to be rough but these are just some of the questions you will be asked. The people won't even talk price until you have a track record. I am a published author and still deal with this.
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Hi.\n\nI really recommend setting up a seller account at Amazon.com.  It's VERY easy to do and then you have a lot of control over the price your book gets.  By entering in the textbook ISBN, you'll also know if there's any current demand for your book (e.g. if there are a ton of texts at a low price, just donate the book; you probably won't get a decent buyer worth your effort).\n\nAlthough Amazon.com charges a commission, they also give you a shipping concession (amount varies, but generally $3-$5 per book).  If you ship media mail, you can generally make a little money on the shipping, too.  Besides, even though you pay Amazon a commission, you still generally come out ahead over the campus bookstores.\n\nBy the way, selling books on Amazon.com is exactly what services like textbook411 and cash4books do, too.  (You can also try half.com and bigwords.com.)\n\nI've sold textbooks on Amazon pretty quickly.  Generally, I have them only in my possession (after listing) for 3-5 days.  Depending on the time of year (summer is generally slow), I may have them longer, but it's okay.  Eventually they sell and I get much more than I would've otherwise.\n\nFinally, as a last resort, don't throw your books away.  You can donate and ship them for free where the texts will benefit third world countries and literacy programs.  Visit http://www.betterworldbooks.com/bigwordsmrs/ for more information.\n\nI highly recommend it!
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You won't get much time of day with a mainstream publisher, unless your name is already well-known, or your story is VERY timely for the market, or you are personal friends with someone in the position to make decisions regarding money.\n\nPublishing is a tight business. Only a certain number of books can be published per year by each company; and they are swamped by many more manuscripts than they have room to deal with. Right now, you don't even have a manuscript... so odds are you won't get anywhere at all.\n\nWhat I would do if I were you: Look around the web for writer sites (there are many out there!), where writers who are constantly writing and selling get together to share knowledge and tips and encouragement. That information will be valuable to you... and plus you can post your request on the forums and see if anyone bites to be your ghostwriter.\n\n(You don't have to agree to the first person who responds, you should get a feel for them before making any commitment.)\n\nYou will also do well to write up a book proposal. Many book publishing companies usually have them on their site, for download. Generally, you need to state your name, contact info, title, general description of book, table of contents, marketing ideas, what you can do to advertise your book, and so forth. \n\n(You want to list the things that you think can help the company feel that you are a risk worth taking, but you want to do it concisely as possible because time is a priority to them.)\n\nYou can also think about finding an agent to help you. Good agents do not demand a fee/percentage until they sell your book. Again, the writer sites can help with this.\n\nFinally, I would recommend contacting smaller niche publishers. Your competition is less, and most of them are more willing to publish things off the beaten path, with smaller print runs. You will probably be much more successful contacting smaller houses.\n\nBe ware of self-publishers, many will overcharge or take advantage of you. They have their plusses, but usually it's not a good financial investment (especially Print on Demand) -- it depends on how many copies you plan and want to sell.\n\nSorry this is not more detailed, but you can find material all around the web. Good luck.\n\n(btw, while you say you are not a writer, your question shows you have a good command of writing. You might just need someone to help you organize your ideas.)