Confessions and Secrets
of the
Avid Book Reviews Blogger:
Book Bloggers Sell Books!
Updated June 2011
By Lynnette Phillips
Edited by: Emily Hill
Copyright Lynnette Phillips 2011
Smashwords Edition
Smashwords Edition, License Notes
This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own
Contents:
Intro: Book Bloggers Sell Books!
Book Bloggers Increase Reach
Book Bloggers As Professional Readers
Cost-Effective Editing and Graphic Design Help
Find The Right Book Blogger For Your Book
Once You’ve Found A Book Blogger
Inquiry Email
Elevator Pitch
Increase Blog Activity
Subject Ideas For Guest Blog Posts
Virtual Blog Tour
A Word About Reviews
Summary
Introduction: Book Bloggers Sell Books!
Book Bloggers are so much more than reviewers. If you’re not making Book Bloggers a part of your marketing plan you’re cheating yourself. Book Bloggers have an unbelievable number of contacts and the potential of reaching thousands and possibly millions. If you’re a new author a Book Blogger might just be the most important person in your marketing blueprint.
I dropped an email to a friend who is an Indie publisher and author. In her reply she mentioned the new role book bloggers had started to fill in publishing; she even shared a link to Alan Rinzler’s blog, The Book Deal to illustrate the point.
Publishers have taken notice of Book Bloggers’ value as part of the publicity machine to the point of including them in this year’s Book Expo in New York.
Book Bloggers have also seen their worth and are running with that realization. They’re getting organized with conventions and co-ops. They fill niches, they are voracious readers and their followers are also avid readers. Their sites provide a book club atmosphere for the perusal & discussion of your book’s review, your author interview or book excerpt.