Book Publishing & Marketing No-Nonsense Guide

Here's the journey of an author from idea to bookshelf to bestseller:

Book marketing for new authors

I. Define the Genre and Audience of your book:

What is your audience's

• Age and reading level? 5th grade is a good reading level for fiction for all ages.

• Culture/values? These may include foods, music, TV shows, fashion trends, early adopters of technology, etc.

• Geolocation? where is your audience located, in large cities or twons, in progressive or conservative regions.

• Economic status? What is the medium income, what type of home do they live in, can they afford vacations abroad or stick nearby.

• Leisure activities, sports? What sports or games do they play, follow, or practice?

• Reading preferences? Is their favorite genre horror, romance, or thrillers.

  This is the best article we found on the web about how to find your target audience. It is comprehensive and well structured. Give it a read. https://sharingstories.in/blogs/identify-a-target-audience-for-your-book/

Activity:

Create an ideal reader persona. What does this person do on a regular day/week/month/year?

II. Write your book in several steps:

1. Research your topic - Create a comprehensive knowledge base of your topic.

2. Write short story.

3. Create an outline.

4. Write your first draft.

5. Revise, rewrite, edit, revise, rewrite.

6. Proofread your book.

7. Hire an editor to edit and proofread (hiring an editor is the most critical part of writing after writing your book).

8. Submit your book to beta readers. (Revise, Edit) Beta readers will let you know what they do and don't like about your book.****

9. Create a book cover (Hire an expert designer for book covers, people do judge a book by its cover).

10. Submit your book to reviewers before publishing. (As many as possible; your book's success depends on it).

11. Create mockups of the book. (They make your book presentations professional).

III. Self-Publish your book on as many platforms as possible.

1. Amazon KDP: Publish eBooks and Print Paperback and Harcover https://kdp.amazon.com

2. Audiobooks through ACX (part of Amazon's KDP)

3. Apple Books eBooks https://authors.apple.com/publish

4. Barnes & Noble Press: Create, Publish, Sell https://press.barnesandnoble.com/

5. Blurb: https://www.blurb.com/

6. BookBaby: https://www.bookbaby.com/

7. Draft2Digital: https://draft2digital.com/

8. IngramSpark: https://www.ingramspark.com/

9. PublishDrive: https://publishdrive.com/

10. Smashwords: https://publishdrive.com/

11. StreetLib: https://www.smashwords.com/

12. XinXiiBN: https://www.xinxii.com/

13. Spines: https://lp.spines.com/

14. If you are Hispanic l or Latinx, here is a list of Hispanic Book Publishing companies you can submit to. https://rafalreyzer.com/hispanic-publishing-companies/

    
    

III: Promote & Market your book before and after its release:

1. Create an author website: https://www.top10.com/website-builders/comparison

2. Manage and create social media content: https://www.mainstreethost.com/

3. Do it yourself social media: Raise awareness of the book- find your audience with social posts and hashtags: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/best-social-media-management-software/

4. Publish a Press Release for the book: https://www.einpresswire.com/pricing

5. Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/

6. Book Riot: https://bookriot.com/

7. Reedsy: https://www.einpresswire.com/pricing

8. Influencer Marketing: Read this article and check out their links to influencer markets. https://blog.ainfluencer.com/book-influencers/

IV. Release your book.

1. Hold book signing events: Ideas

2. Hire an influencer to promote your book: https://blog.ainfluencer.com/book-influencers/

3. Speaker events: https://rocketexpansion.com/speaking-engagements/

   
   

V. Literary Competitions

Children's Books:

1. Book Excellence Award: https://bookexcellenceawards.com/

   https://bookexcellence.com/book-excellence-award-categories/

2. Coretta Scott King: https://www.ala.org/awards/books-media/corett a-scott-king-book-awards

3. Cybils Award https://www.cybils.com/publisher-author-information

4. Hans Christian Andersen Award: https://www.ibby.org/awards-activities/awards/hans-christian-andersen-award

5. The Horn Book Inc.: https://www.hbook.com/story/bghb-submission-guidelines

6. IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Awards) Benjamin Franklin Book Awards: https://www.ibpabookaward.org/how-to-enter

7. Independent Publishers Book Award: https://ippyawards.com/

8. Mom's Choice Award: https://momschoiceawards.com/apply/

9. Moon Beam's Children's Book Award: https://secure.independentpublisher.com/cart/?program_id=2

10. American Library Association: Notable Children's Book List: https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb

11. Story Monsters-Purple Dragonfly Book Award:

12. Readers Favorite Annual Book Award Contest: https://readersfavorite.com/annual-book-award-contest.htm

13. Story Monsters: Royal Dragonfly Book awards: https://www.storymonstersbookawards.com/royal-dragonfly-details

14. Foreword Indies: https://publishers.forewordreviews.com/awards/#why-register

15. IAN Book of the Year Award: https://www.independentauthornetwork.com/contest-entry-form.html

16. Jefferson Cup Award: https://www.vla.org/the-jefferson-cup-award

17. Next Generation Indie Book Award: https://www.indiebookawards.com/

18. Nautilus Book Awards: https://www.nautilusbookawards.com/

19. Notable Children's Book List: https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb

20. Pura Belpré Award: Hispanic https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpre

21. The Christopher Awards: https://www.christophers.org/awards

22. The Freeman Book Awards: https://www.nctasia.org/awards/submission-guidelines/Book

    
    

Competitions for Indie Writers and Publishers:

1. Indie Book Awards: https://bestindiebookaward.com/submit/?msclkid=b5aa176a0a8210d22eda70a88f98aa09

2. Indie Writer Pro: https://indiewriterpro.com/featured/indie-author-book-competition-list/

3. The Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards: https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions/self-published-book-awards

4. The BookLife Prize : https://booklife.com/about-us/the-booklife-prize.html

5. The Chanticleer International Book Awards: https://www.chantireviews.com/contests/

6. The Independent Book Publisher Awards (IPPY) https://ippyawards.com/guidelines

7. IndieReader Discovery Awards: https://indiereader.com/the-discovery-awards/

8. The Next Generation Indie Book Awards: https://www.indiebookawards.com/

9. Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award: https://www.killernashville.com/silver-falchion-awar

VI. Turn your book into a screenplay. Hire a screenwriter to adapt your book. Then, get your screenplay developed, proofread, edited, and covered. Once ready, Pitch your screenplay to film agents and production companies.

• The Black List: https://blcklst.com/

• Coverfly: https://coverfly.com/

• InkTip: https://www.inktip.com/

• Screencraft: https://www.inktip.com/

• Script Revolution: https://www.inktip.com/

• Virtual Pitch Fest: https://virtualpitchfest.com/

• Final Draft Big Break Competetion: https://www.finaldraft.com/big-break-screenwriting-contest/

  
  
  
  

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• Publishing

• Reviews

• Beta Readers

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Indie Book Publishing & Marketing Books we recommend:

Write your book your way but make sure you have a marketing plan.

Anyone can write a book following these simple guidelines.

This is our ToDo List for AUTHOR, T.A.TERGA

WORK Title

1- Utopia- Book & Screenplay

ADAPT TO COMICS - HIRE Comic book artist

Pitch

Cover & Compete

WRITE BOOK 5 OF THE SERIES-

2- Robbie – – SUBMIT/pitch to agents - get published

3- Isabel – adapt screenplay to novel - SUBMIT/PITCH/FILM/LIT get published

4- I am Sojourner Truth - ADAPTscreenplay to novel – SUBMIT/PITCH/get publish

5- Memoirs of a radical teacher - revise - edit - rewrite - write - SUBMIT/PITCH/get published

6- Train in Photoshop – inDesign – Premiere - E-commerce /PRACTICE/design/monetize

7. WRITE BLOGS AND ARTICLES - content marketing - REHASH old posts -

7. SCHEDULE POSTS -

8. LAUNCH WEBSITE -

9. keep supporting - keep posting - keep writing - keep dreaming - keep smiling -

10. change the world

Do it all over again.