How to Market Your First Book: 9 Tips You Need to Know Self-Publishing, Marketing
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Whether you’re working with a traditional publisher or you’re going the self-publishing route, one thing’s the same: You need to market your book.
Most published authors, especially of the first time variety, won’t have access to a full-suite of marketing. Chances are, you’re working with a smaller publisher that has an even smaller marketing budget, and won’t be able to afford to promote your book like you hope in dream. No morning show interviews, no full-page ads in big literary magazines, and certainly no TV commercials to announce the arrival of your book.
Alas. You may get a mention on the publisher’s website. Your book may get passed around to book reviewers. But don’t hold your breath.
It’s up to you to truly market your book like it deserves. This burden is especially great when you’re a new author without a proven track record. You must do everything you can to get the word out.
But what do you do?
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