Authors and Experts
A place for authors and others to connect with the media and those who are
looking for speakers.
Book
Marketing Works (Brian Jud)
Brian is one of the "name brands" of book marketing. He focuses on
media coaching and on selling books outside of traditional book distribution
channels. His product line includes books, videos, conferences/classes,
and consulting. This site also includes articles, lists of buyers for
various market segments, and other resources valuable to the smaller
publisher.
Congress
Your tax dollars (if you're in the US) have contributed to producing
a searchable media list. Who knew?
Frugal
Marketing, (Shel Horowitz)
News releases, brochures, newsletters, ad copy, web copy, resumes, etc. "I
make the world INSIST on learning why YOU'RE special"
Gordon's Radio
List, from North Ridge Books
Publishes "Gordon's Radio List," a list of over 1,100 locally
produced and nationally syndicated radio shows that interview guests.
The list is used by major and independent publishers, publicists, and
a growing number of authors who do their own promotion.
The
Happy Guy, Dave Leonhardt
Get publicity for your book.
Imediafax
Paul Krupin's Trash Proof News Release site, with articles, a free ebook,
and services for the small publisher. If you don't know this site,
you should.
Newslink
Links to most major news outlets (print and broadcast). Great for creating
your own lists, tailored to your focus.
Joan Phelps
Book marketing, communication and public relations consultant. Co-owner of
book publishing company offering authors and self-publishers one-stop marketing
tools for books. Holding an MBA, owning a book publishing company, having
25 years experience in corporate America, and an undergraduate degree in
arts management, she provides strategic, targeted consulting at an affordable
rate.
Para Publishing, Dan Poynter
Writing, publishing, &/or promoting a book? Dan Poynter's site has more
than 500 pages of detailed help and information.
PR
Leads
Site where journalists post queries sorted by topic. Members can then
find and answer those queries and generate off-the-book page publicity.
PR
Web
Free site displaying press releases in a searchable database. You can
pay to upgrade your placement.
Publishing
Game
Fern Reiss, author of the popular "Publishing Game" book
and workshop series,
consults on both nonfiction and fiction book publicity. She also offers
workshops in
12 cities and online e-courses in publicity, as well as "Expertizing:
Position Yourself
as a Name Brand" online workshops.
Strategic
Visions
At Strategic Vision Literary , your success is measured in results.
Our team of experts provides comprehensive media relations and publicity
services to authors and publishers. We focus on a results-driven campaign
that translates publicity into sales. The media has consistently recognized
us as a vital source of informative and thought-provoking authors and
literary works.
Substance Books
Commission-free web promotional book network; providing web marketing ideas
and opportunities to over 150 authors. Promotion oriented web design and
other web services.
Upper Access
Book Publishers, Book Publicists, Publishers' Assistant Software