BOOK STUFF

Links to information (and events) related to book publishing, promotion, and marketing, aimed (mostly) at authors or aspiring authors.

Upcoming Events:

SXSW Interactive, March 9-13, 2012, Austin, TX

Publishing Business Conference and Expo; March 19-21, 2012; New York, NY

10th International Conference on the Book, June 30-July 1; Barcelona, Spain

Advice for Authors:

From Seth Godin

From Michael Hyatt

Promotion:

From Chris Brogan (Google+): 9 Ways Authors Could Use Google+ to Drum Up Awareness and Sales

From Chris Brogan: An Author’s Plan for Social Media Efforts

While Guy Kawasaki titles this (at Mashable.com) HOW TO: Launch Any Product Using Social Media, it seems to apply mostly to books. Because the plan was for his book, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions.

From Mike Stelzner at SocialMediaExaminer.com: 9 Ways to Use Social Media to Launch a Book

From Wordpreneur, Start Marketing Your Book Even Before it is Done

Miscellany:

Mark Terry’s Dust Jacket Archives

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