Released on: October 17, 2008, 2:40 pm

Press Release Author: Yvonne Perry

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Book Marketing in the Digital Age, Online Promotion Made Easy
was designed by a successfully published author to specifically help other authors
understand and implement the various methods available to publicize a book online.


Press Release Body: NASHVILLE, TN October 15, 2008 -- The benefit of publishing with
a conventional publisher is to gain access to trade publications and inside
marketing information that self-published authors do not have. Unfortunately, most
publishers, regardless of whether itEUR(tm)s a large house or POD (publish-on-demand)
company, expect authors to do most, if not all, of their own book promotion, but
many authors do not have a clue where to start with this monumental task. Without a
strong promotion campaign, a book simply does not sell no matter how good its
content may be.
The best place to promote a book is on the Internet because thatEUR(tm)s where most
readers buy books. Shopping from the comfort of home, people can get books at
discounted prices and many times with free shipping from online bookstores. However,
other than offering an authorEUR(tm)s page on the publisherEUR(tm)s Web site, most publishers
are not utilizing online marketing avenues to sell books for their authors. Many
publishers are not even aware of how social networking via the Internet can be used
to create awareness for authors and their books.
In her new eBook, Book Marketing in the Digital Age, Online Promotion Made Easy,
Yvonne Perry gives authors the basic tools needed to get started with successful
online book promotion. By breaking it into bite-sized pieces, the reader of this
eBook can begin to see changes in their Web ranking and book sales within just a few
months of devoted use of the techniques provided. During PerryEUR(tm)s 2007 online blog
tour, her book reached #2 in AmazonEUR(tm)s bestselling books for the biomedical category.

EURWhen I launched my third book, I hired a publicist and tried doing things the
old-fashioned way,EUR says Yvonne Perry, the owner of Writers in the Sky Creative
Writing Services (WITS). EURI gave up hours of my time trying to get my book noticed
by people in the stem cell, religious, and political communities, whom I thought
were my target market. I spent thousands of dollars promoting my book using print
media and local venues. Only a handful of my closest friends, who would have bought
my book anyway, showed up for the book signing event. In contrast, it was my online
book tour that brought in book sales and pushed my book to the top of Amazon.comEUR(tm)s
bestseller list.EUR
Calling upon her experience with online promotion and her book industry knowledge
gained from assisting clients with editing, ghostwriting, and author promotion,
PerryEUR(tm)s new eBook gives sample screenshots and more than 100 links to helpful sites
that serve as examples to further explain the text. Tips and how-to information
include: creating an online media kit, blogging tips, getting traffic to your site,
virtual book tours, social media and networking, using video for book promotion,
getting author interviews, and the benefits of podcasting.
For a complete list of contents, access free marketing tips, purchase the eBook, or
connect with the WITS community, see www.OnlinePromotionMadeEasy.com

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Contact:
Yvonne Perry
615-884-1224
www.writersinthesky.com




Web Site: http://www.writersinthesky.com

Contact Details: 615-884-1224
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