Comments on: Why Author PR can be more Important than Book PR

By: Anthony James Barnett - author

Anthony James Barnett - author — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:55:19 +0000

Another excellent post. I agree wholeheartedly. The theory is absolutely sound.

I just wish I could make the PR thing work for me. I run two blogs, each with new posts several times a week. I participate on Facebook, LinkedIn, Yahoo Answers, have Hubpages and articles on other sites, been interviewed on numerous other blogs, yet still my book doesn’t shift.

I have good feedback from people who HAVE purchased, in Australia, South Africa, Canada, the US and the UK, yet no movement. I’d just like to know where I’m going wrong.

By: Tammy Takahashi

Tammy Takahashi — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:52:04 +0000

I’m banking on author PR. It took me several years to get my book published simply because it took me that long to get established in my niche. Even now that my book is published, it’s a continual effort to get my name out there as someone who really knows what’s going on. When people know me by name, that’s when I sell my book, because it stands out in the piles of other books in my niche.

By: Sandra Kay

Sandra Kay — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:49:51 +0000

Hi,

I’m new to the newsletter, but what a great post for initiation! My first book, Heart of Stone, is due out probably by the end of this year. (No official release date, yet.) I’ve joined many social networking sites, and posted a blurb about my book, but I figured the real promoting would come closer to the release date. In reading your post, I’m thinking I should be promoting myself now. I’m looking forward to reading future posts.

Thank you,

Sandra Kay
Heart of Stone (TWRP)
Time For Romance (TWRP)

By: Sandy Diaz

Sandy Diaz — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:03:55 +0000

I work for a TCI-Smith Publicity, we specialize in promoting books. Your assessment is dead on! We call author publicity “personality cultivation”–raising awareness of an author in their genre on industry. It is an essential (and very successful!) element to book promotion, especially in non-fiction books. Plus, as our president Dan Smith always states, no one wants to interview a book. Promoting the author is key.