Smashwords Book Marketing Guide    by Mark Coker
Price: Free! 11220 words. Published on December 22, 2008. .
This free book marketing primer provides authors easy-to-implement advice on how to market their books at Smashwords and elsewhere. It starts with an overview of how Smashwords helps promote your book, and then provides 30 simple do-it-yourself marketing tips. The book is useful to all authors, even those who don't yet publish on Smashwords. Updated May 22, 2010.

Plug Your Book! Online Book Marketing for Authors, Book Publicity through Social Networking    by Steve Weber
Price: $9.99 USD. 50040 words. Published on January 17, 2009. .
-- Get massive exposure for your book, no special computer skills needed -- trade published or self published, fiction or nonfiction. -- Discover why authors fail with paid advertising, pay-per-click, fee-based reviews, and "bestseller" campaigns. --Boost your visibility with Google, use MySpace and Facebook for viral marketing Capitalize on peer content and "amateur" book reviews.

The Self-Publishing Manual, Volume 2    by Dan Poynter
Price: $7.97 USD. 30810 words. Published on February 1, 2009. .
Book publishing is changing: this book describes how to take advantage of those changes. This Volume II is the sequel to The Self-Publishing Manual (Volume I), the most successful book ever written on the subject. This manual describes how to use new techniques to write your book even faster, use new technology to publish it for less, and how to use social media for promotion.

4Ps to Publishing Success: Get Your Manuscript Off Your Desk & Into Print    by Shelley Lieber
Price: $0.99 USD. 12490 words. Published by Visual Impressions Publishing  on March 22, 2009. .
4Ps to Publishing Success: Get Your Manuscript Off Your Desk & Into Print is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step publishing guide for aspiring fiction and nonfiction authors. The book gives writers an overall picture of how to begin with an idea, develop it on paper, approach editors and agents (or self-publish), and promote themselves and their work. It includes exercises, resources and many tips.

ePublish: Self-Publish Fast and Profitably for Kindle, iPad, CreateSpace and Print on Demand    by Steve Weber
Price: $9.99 USD. 24550 words. Published on April 6, 2009. .
Sell your book now, in eBook and paperback! Book sales guru Steve Weber tells you the secrets big publishers don't want you to know: -- Profit now by uploading your book to Amazon’s Kindle, Apple’s iPhone, Smashwords, and other mobile platforms. -- Turn your text into a profitable paperback edition with no upfront costs for printing, storage, or shipping. -- Get free, global exposure.

Writing Nonfiction: Turning Thoughts into Books    by Dan Poynter
Price: $7.97 USD. 33240 words. Published on July 4, 2009. .
Dan Poynter's definitive guide to writing non-fiction. How to pick your topic, break it down, do research, writing tricks & tips, evaluate your publishing options and get into print faster, easier and cheaper. Preparing your manuscript for an agent, publisher or printer. Fifth revised edition.

How to Build a Six-Figure, Internet-Based Information Products Business From Home (FullTimeAuthor.com presents)    by Bob Baker
Price: $4.95 USD. 14490 words. Published on July 14, 2009. .
Bob Baker has been making a steady six-figure income from his self-published books, reports, and audio programs for years. Read along as Jeff Smith interviews Bob about how he got started, what he did to insure success, and how he made the leap from day job to dream life. Bob holds nothing back in this tell-all interview. Also includes a "6-Figure, Internet-Based Info-Products Business Checklist."

Self-Publishing & Book Promotion Confidential (FullTimeAuthor.com presents)    by Bob Baker
You set the price! 3600 words. Published on July 16, 2009. .
In this "insider's guide to self-publishing success," full-time author Bob Baker reveals his best advice, including: * 4 Ways to Attract More Readers (and Buyers) Faster * The 4 Debilitating Myths That Hold Back Most Self-Publishers * The Best Way to Promote Your Book Right Now * The Truth About Readers, Buyers and Fans

How to Get a Literary Agent    by Brian Scott
Price: Free! 18980 words. Published on July 22, 2009. .
Our professional contributors give you the heads-up and thumbs-down approach to researching, finding, and getting a literary agent for your next possible bestseller. They'll tell you what to look for in a literary agent -- and what to watch out for. Published by Brian Scott, founder of www.BookProposalWriting.com

Trash Proof News Releases    by Paul Krupin
Price: $4.99 USD. 70670 words. Published on November 12, 2009. .
Trash Proof News Releases is a tool designed with one specific goal – to get you publicity in your target media that achieves a return on investment that rivals and even exceeds your best marketing. It offers media everything they need to run with the story using you and the resources you’ve arrayed and meet their needs in today’s fast paced environment and ever changing technologies.