By Kim Batchelor on Tuesday, July 31st, 2018 in Advertising, Marketing, Self-Publishing. No Comments
Self-publishing is becoming an increasingly popular way get your book out there. But, once it is out there, how do you get people to actually buy and read it? How do you get them to take notice? With self-publishing, also comes self-marketing. Here are some of the ways that you can market yourself and your works to […]
By Kim Batchelor on Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 in Marketing, Research, Uncategorized, Writing. No Comments
When you are trying to self-promote your novel, getting people interested can be hard. One of the tried and true methods to do so is to make a trailer for your book, much in the same way there are trailers for movies. But, the average person may not have ever seen a book trailer. This […]
By Kim Batchelor on Saturday, October 21st, 2017 in BookHive Corp, Marketing, Research, Self-Publishing. No Comments
If you are looking to sell your book internationally, something to consider is the option to localize your book by translating it into other languages. Translation is more than a plug and chug. Harry Potter has been translated into 68 languages and each translation needed to edit all the anagrams and acronyms so they worked […]
By Kim Batchelor on Saturday, October 7th, 2017 in Advertising, BookHive Corp, Marketing. No Comments
Your book is finally published and printed; it’s time to get the good news out to the rest of the world! Here are some helpful tips to keep in mind when setting up your Book Launch. Venue: There are a lot of potential locations to consider renting for your book launch. Conference rooms at hotels […]
By Kim Batchelor on Saturday, August 26th, 2017 in BookHive Corp, Marketing, Research, Self-Publishing, Writing. No Comments
This previous weekend, August 18-20th, I was lucky enough to attend the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference in New York and represent BookHive as an exhibitor. The conference itself ran for three days, Friday through Sunday, with a few early events taking place on Thursday, and featured many speakers, talks, tables, and pitch opportunities. I, unfortunately, […]
By BookHive Admin on Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 in Advertising, BookHive Corp, Literary Agent, Novels, Writing. 1 Comment
Alright authors, do you have a completed, unpublished, polished manuscript? Are you ready to pitch it? Are you on twitter? (If not, why aren’t you??) Then get ready, because June 8, September 7, and December 7 of 2017 are the quarterly #PitMad events. So what is #PitMad? From 8:00am-8:00pm Eastern Standard Time, authors who meet […]
By Jennifer Bowen on Thursday, January 26th, 2017 in BookHive Corp, Marketing, Writing. No Comments
This past Saturday, I woke up at 3:00 am to take a bus to Washington, DC. The return trip was later that night. Now, coming back from an insane flight schedule from Koh Samui to NYC, I thought I was prepared. And though that day and the following Sunday marked some of my most exhausted […]
By Jennifer Bowen on Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 in BookHive Corp, Marketing, Novels, Writing. No Comments
A great way to stay abreast of what’s new in the publishing world is to attend local book festivals. A simple google search of your town or city followed by “Book Festival” will tell you when and where your next one will be! I’ve spoken to Patrick Weir, intern at Melville House Publishing about his […]
By Jennifer Bowen on Friday, October 30th, 2015 in BookHive Corp. No Comments
I met Steven Mayfield last year at the San Francisco Writers Conference (a great one to attend, seriously) and tested his book Delphic Oracle U.S.A. a few months later with our beta readers. His storytelling was a standout for interweaving multiple storylines and creating a world that was both familiar and mysterious. Check out as […]
By Jennifer Bowen on Thursday, January 29th, 2015 in Marketing, Novels, Self-Publishing. No Comments
I met Beth Kallman Werner when we both spoke on the Marketing 101 panel at the Self-Publishing Book Expo this past November in New York City. The Founder and President of Author Connections, Beth has been a professional editor and marketer for 20 years. She has worked on book marketing and special media projects with […]