Book Marketing Resources for the Self Publisher

When kicking off your book marketing and promotions campaign it is always good to get as much reviews and media coverage as possible. Every moment could possibly be a missed marketing opportunity for your book There are many resources to get your book noticed such as newspapers, blogs, forums and columns to name a few. Here are a few Review Column Sources:

American Book Review
Black Issues Book Review
The Bloomsbury Review
Boston Book Review
Boston Review
Broken Pencil
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Complete Review
Contemporary Poetry Review
ForeWord
New Haven Review
Lit Mob
Midwest Book Review
New York Review of Books
QBR The Black Book Review
Rain Taxi Review of Books
VLS
The Women's Review of Books
Yale Review of Books

Book Printing Money Saving Tips

When it comes to book printing we all would like to get the project done right the first time. We also would like to keep our cost down in order to maximize our profits. Printing your first book does not have to break you but there are some basic things to consider. First, make sure you have a good relationship with your publishing company regarding your project. This will save you time and money when it comes to your first book publishing project. A great way to know if you have chosen a good publishing house is by their ability to disclose your printing options to you. Here are some of those options:

Money Saving Tip #1:

Stock selection can make a difference in costs. A great way to cut back on costs is by the type of stock you choose for your book.

Money Saving Tip #2:

Choosing to make your book a soft cover verses a hard cover can bring your costs down.

Money Saving Tip #3:

Opting for black and white verses color is a major way of slashing your book printing costs.

Money Saving Tip #4:

When it comes to book printing the savings in printing is based on how many books you print. The more you print the more you will save per book on printing cost.

Money Saving Tip #5

It takes money to make money so with being said, don’t skimp on you books image or style. Sometimes you have to spend a little on printing extras like: adding ribbon bookmarks, foil stamping, a leather cover, custom name stamping, fold outs and so on. If it will help with your books image or theme then feel free to enhance. The investment can be fruitful.