Published: Dec. 22, 2008
Words: 13,345 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452300030

Description

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 37 simple do-it-yourself marketing tips. The book is useful to all authors, even those who don't yet publish on Smashwords. Updated December 9, 2012.

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smashwords, book publicity, social media, book promotion, public relations, promotion, publicity, pr, ebook promotion, ebook marketing, marketing

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Review by: Bruce Alexander Kilgour on May 14, 2013 :
Definitely the most honest, direct and helpful information I've yet come across in a morass of online literature purporting to help aspiring writers find a way forward.
Well done Mark and thank you for your "no nonsense" approach to the world of ebook marketing.
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Review by: Robert Gonko on March 22, 2013 :
Fantastic advice for new authors who can't afford traditional advertising. Well written and easy to understand.
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Review by: Richard Le Normand on March 14, 2013 :
Thanks for the tips!!
Great Stuff
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Review by: Jessica Hassett on Feb. 24, 2013 :
Excellent advice - a must for all ebook writers! thanks!
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Review by: Debbie McClure on Feb. 06, 2013 :
Great advice and practical how-to's! So helpful to new Smashwords authors. Thank you Mark!
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Review by: Manuela Markley on Jan. 30, 2013 :
Awesome insight like always! Thank you!
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Review by: Paula Pelosi Christian on Jan. 18, 2013 :
Very helpful
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Review by: DreamRaven on Jan. 03, 2013 :
Very useful and informative
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Review by: Hamilton Hill on Jan. 03, 2013 :
A bit repetitive but overall good and useful advice!
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Review by: William LeRoy Emeny on Dec. 27, 2012 :
Great Book! Especially for someone new to sales and the web practices
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Review by: Ted Summerfield on Dec. 10, 2012 :
Great update, Mark, thanks. I've placed a link to it on the Smashwords Forum.
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Review by: Daniel Hardie on Nov. 29, 2012 :
Thanks Mark, I already have a few books and it's so comforting knowing that I've started down the path of some of the techniques you promote here... and I'm anxious to get started on some of the other tips, I either had no idea about or know the benefit of.
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Review by: Leslie Abbott on Nov. 06, 2012 :
I did what many people do and that is, I quickly submitted my five eBooks to Amazon and clicked drm thinking I wanted my products Safe and Secure. Little did I know what it really meant.

The next day I heard about Smashwords and read two of Mark Coker's Free books on eBook publishing and marketing.

Mark Coker is very wise and shares my vision and attitudes over paper back publishers. Had I read his material I could have saved myself a lot of money already and I could have published my 5 eBooks here as well. Now I have to wait 90 days and possibly miss out on the promotions and reviews I may be getting.

He is absolutely right. Offer it for free with links inside the book, or offer it free for a limited time.

One eBook "Speaking In Tongues and Other Charismatic Gifts" available only from Amazon at this time I really do want to go viral and as soon as the 90 days are up at Amazon I'll be here at Smashwords; putting my books where I can see another author truly cares.

thanks Mark for your insight
Leslie Abbott
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Review by: Mike Cyra on Sep. 29, 2012 :
Someday, I'd like to thank Mark Coker, in person, for everything he has done for me. One of the first guides I read prior to publishing my first eBook in March of 2011 was Mr. Coker's free "Style Guide," (How to format, produce and publish an ebook.)
My knowledge and experience in publishing and marketing a book at that time was zip, zero, nada, nothing, and the style guide was a great place to start. I quickly downloaded this book, "Smashwords Book Marketing Guide," and everything else Mark and Smashwords offered.
Since March of 2011, my ebook, "Emergency Laughter" has sold over 17,000 copies and is a TOP 100 bestselling medical humor ebook. I'm sorry to say, that even though virtually none of those sales, were directly through smashwords, the knowledge and techniques I learned here, played a huge roll in my success.
My point is, that it all STARTED with this book and all the other vital information Mark Coker provided, to a then unemployed and broke humor writer. I highly recommend all of his guides. I still use them as a checklist, so I know, all my bases are covered. Thank you Mr. Coker!
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Review by: Merilyn Dignum on Sep. 10, 2012 :
This book contains 30 tips for marketng your e-book. Not all tips will be relevant to everyone but there are definitely tips that will be. A lot of the tips could be seen as obvious but then if your not really sure how to go about implementing them, then this book will give you that information. Let's face it - self-publishing can be daunting enough for new authors and marketing can seem like a minefield. This book will help you navigate that minefield.
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Review by: Joseph Langen on Aug. 22, 2012 :
Writing an Ebook,formatting and publishing it is a major effort, Then comes the hard part-marketing, I have felt lost with this step and quite a bit of my steam escaped, I just finished Smashwords Marketing Guide and now am more excited about the whole writing and publishing venture than I have been in years, Thanks for a great book Mark.
Joe Langen, http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/jlangen
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Review by: Sarah Grace Logan on Aug. 21, 2012 :
This book is fascinating, and an invaluable tool for anyone looking to self-publish. I cannot wait to publish my own first novel through Smashwords, and thanks to this book I know just what to do to give myself the best chance of success.
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Review by: C.M. Skiera on Aug. 14, 2012 :
The Smashwords Book Marketing Guide is a fantastic resource. It's the 'Bucket List' of ebook marketing; I find myself returning to it again and again to make sure I'm covering all the bases. It's my personal 'do-list.' This guide is even better than Mr. Coker's other free gem, The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success, which is also a must-have. The Smashwords Book Marketing Guide is a lean and mean instruction manual for turning over every stone. Thank you for this great resource!
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Review by: Allan Kaspar on Aug. 07, 2012 :
This is an absolute must have, not just for the aspiring author, but anyone attempting to have any sort of digital presence. Whether you are trying to bring traffic to your blog or get people to read your book, you should read every bit of this guide! Smashwords Book Marketing Guide is well written and very comprehensive!

Mark Coker gives some of the best marketing advice for the digital age. What are you waiting for? It's FREE!
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Review by: James Smith on July 09, 2012 :
Mark Coker's books are comprehensive and straight talking, and this marketing guide is no exception. In the battle to get an ebook into the limelight, here are the facts and some tips to keep you ahead of the crowd. There is no magic wand for success here, but it beautifully sets the scene for the challenge! As it's free, there is no excuse for a serious ebook author to neglect this.
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Review by: Oluwasanmi Odeyemi on July 03, 2012 :
just went through the book, and would say its loaded with lot of info... i especially found most useful the info. about the Press release.. wonderful hint!
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Review by: Stephen L. Wilson on June 30, 2012 :
If you are new to Smashwords, and you don't have this in your library yet, then you should take the time to include it. Important, current, and directly from the source, this handy manual is a necessity if you are looking for correct and timely information.
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Review by: Matthew D. Ryan on June 25, 2012 :
This is an excellent book. It should be given five stars, if for no other reason than all Smashwords authors should read it. Regardless, it is well written and concise, and gives much needed advice to the newbie author.
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Review by: Christine Dias on June 20, 2012 :
This is a great concise guide for a novice to the industry. Thanks for making it available for free.
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Review by: Rogelio Lasconia on June 02, 2012 :
Very helpful for the beginner, two thumbs up!!!
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Review by: Ryan Whetstone on April 28, 2012 :
This book is what you need to be reading if you're new to the book publishing world. It has great pointers and tips that can really help you out. Information like this is what you should intake and take advantage of. I'm planning on utilizing all the information in this book to help me out to the fullest extent.
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Review by: Sarah O'Hara on April 26, 2012 :
Mark Coker knows what he's talking about. I've been around awhile and read lots of other articles, blogs, and ebooks about marketing. This one made it seem approachable and easy, rather than hard-work and time-consuming. A must for every writer.
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Review by: Mark Gibbons on April 20, 2012 :
This was a perfect book to read to gain invaluable insights into how to effectively market one's ebook. Mark gives, gives and gives and then...he gives some more. Kudos to you, MC! A real must-read for any indie author. And who can argue with FREE??
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Review by: Leon Mare on April 09, 2012 :
A true eye-opener and of immense value to someone who is a total novice in the field of digital publishing.
Mark my words: Mark Coker will go down in the annals of history as the man who single-handedly changed the face of publishing forever.
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Review by: Romana Van Lissum on March 23, 2012 :
Mark, you shouldn't be giving this book away for free!

I printed off a copy and spent the evening highlighting so much information that I am anxious about getting started right away with my marketing (my books are in the formatting stage right now).
This book is jam-packed full of so much information that will keep me busy marketing my books for quite a while.
Thank you Mark!
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Review by: Michael Summers on March 21, 2012 :
A well written and information-packed guide, the Smashwords Book Marketing guide is essential for anyone wishing to promote their book on Smashwords and beyond. Mark Coker clearly knows a lot about writing and a lot about marketing, and brings both bang up to date with this free guide.
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Review by: The Fine Line on March 12, 2012 :
This guide not only provides fantastic ideas, but makes the whole marketing process seem do-able and, even, fun.
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Review by: Michael Petty on Feb. 24, 2012 :
This is an excellent guide. I'm glad I finally found Smashwords.
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Review by: Melanie Surani on Feb. 11, 2012 :
Thanks for this wonderful advice. Nice and to the point!
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Review by: R.A. Lee on Jan. 28, 2012 :
Thank you for all the advice!
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Review by: James Jackson on Jan. 01, 2012 :
Definitely worth reading and following the suggestions. For example, the book recommends authors create a signature with a link to their book on SmashedWords.com so friends and acquaintances can easily know about the book. And its free!
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Review by: Karl Drinkwater on Dec. 08, 2011 :
Many thanks, it has given me a number of ideas to try out which I hadn't already thought of for my book. Having read the guide last night I am now going through it a second time and putting the ideas into practice.
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Review by: Tantalus Press on Dec. 06, 2011 :
This is a very useful book, helped me get started with my Erotic stories. Plenty of useful and relevant advice.
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Review by: Ron Celano on Nov. 22, 2011 :
Publishing my third book ("Create Realistic Portraits with Colored Pencil") on Smashwords. I used other publishing services for my other books, but this site is the easiest and most complete to date. I enjoyed this book on marketing and will use many of the suggestions.
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Review by: Lisa V. Proulx on Nov. 01, 2011 :
An invaluable tool for any author whether their work is digital or print. Well written in an easy to read and follow guide. Thank you for the awesome tips! :)
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Review by: Naima Haviland on Oct. 30, 2011 :
The Smashwords Marketing Guide contains great advice not only for marketing within Smashwords, but beyond the site and even in person-to-person real time. I have it downloaded to my Kindle so I can refer to it again and again. Thanks for writing this guide and the Style Guide and, in this way, helping writers like me get started on the right foot!
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Review by: Vanessa Storm on Oct. 30, 2011 :
A perfect read for publishing.
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Review by: Marcella Spelman on Oct. 29, 2011 :
I started reading it the other night and had taken in all the details, and had finished it. It is done well. That's about as strong as an endorsement I can give.
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Review by: Shirlene Haley on Oct. 20, 2011 :
You've cut the clutter that bog down most guide books. It gave simple, precise, ways authors can promote their own work. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Review by: J Harley on Oct. 19, 2011 :
Covers everything ...
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Review by: Ronald C on Oct. 16, 2011 :
Great book for marketing books. Every writer should read and use it.
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Review by: M Spelman on Oct. 15, 2011 :
Highly recommended to anyone who wants to seriously market their books.
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Review by: Judy Gillis on Oct. 14, 2011 :
A most informative and easy-to-follow book, sure to boost sales of even the most green author... like me. Thanks Mark, this is really super!
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Review by: Jamie Busby on Sep. 16, 2011 :
All great advice, covers everything without getting over-complicated. Will no doubt prove a great help with my own ebook marketing, Thank you!
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Review by: Ron Houston on Sep. 15, 2011 :
With no knowledge of how the eBook market worked, I was truly a follower of your lead with this informative book. Thank you for presenting such great market opportunities.
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Review by: Ben Kalcher on Sep. 14, 2011 :
Very helpful indeed. Has given me some great insight on different ways to market my work including taking the ways I currently do that extra step. Thanks.
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Review by: Anna Florin on Sep. 06, 2011 :
Wow! What great information. Now I feel like I can really get this writing business off and running. Thanks Mark for giving us this book for free. You're a kind man. I'll remember you when I'm famous. Thanks!
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Review by: Pamela Olson on Aug. 31, 2011 :
Terrific basic guidance for marketing your new book. I published my first book in May and since then have been researching the marketing side of things like mad. I can safely say this is the most immediately useful beginner's guide I've seen, with the best, most actionable, and most useful tips for new authors without a lot of funds, without wasting your time with any fluff. He's very kind to offer it for free.
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Review by: J.F. Kristin on Aug. 27, 2011 :
This is a very helpful guide not just for authors, but for anyone involved with online retailing. Outside of fiction writing, I work in and write about ecommerce, and some of the tips listed here (updating email signature, social media, an announcement email to friends, family, and other colleages, coupons, etc.) are ideas or best practices I encourage online merchants to explore. Good work, and well worth an author's time to read!
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Review by: Jack Nothing on Aug. 21, 2011 :
These [and the style guide] will be perennial bestsellers (most downloaded, I mean) but they're eye opening (tounge twister, there!) Thanks Mark. I'm never the same. Am bettter for having read them. Now I'm published! Where? On smashwords, damnit!...and I've dedicated a poem for the style guide in my book called Letter from Justin Biber [sorry for self promoting!]
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Review by: Vanessa Finaughty on July 28, 2011 :
There are some excellent marketing tools in here that I'd have never thought of, but that I've found to be easy and effective. The usual tips also helpful, since most of us can't think of everything when we really need to!

I recommend this book to anyone who is serious about marketing their books.
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Review by: David M. Brown on July 27, 2011 :
Of all the marketing books I've read recently (and there have been a few, both paid and free!) this is certainly the best. Realistic, straightforward and easy to follow, this title has one main message: 'You'll only get out what you put in... so get on with it!'
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Review by: Joseph Valentinetti on July 19, 2011 :
Read this book. Even if you just get one or two ideas it is worth your time. It is full of good ideas for the self published author told in a easy to understand and implement form.
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Review by: Joseph Veramu on July 14, 2011 :
The book provides excellent marketing tips for all e authors and e publishers.
Very constructive insights and tips on how to promote one's works.
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Review by: Akintunde Lawal on July 11, 2011 :
This book is an essential asset to all self published authors.
It is a down-to-earth easy-to-comprehend literary treasure trove for all published and aspiring authors who want to succeed.
Read this heavily loaded stuff!
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Review by: Peter Cawdron on July 09, 2011 :
Everyone's heard of the guy that wrote an overnight best seller. Mark Coker, though, show how reality is far different.

Even for the "overnight sensation" there would have been months/years of toil, doing the small things, pushing their wheel barrow slowly up what seems like an insurmountable hill.

For a first time author like myself, this book was a great introduction into the hard-yards of marketing. I've started a blog, tried to tap into social media and will keep these simple keys in the forefront of my thinking as I tried to peddle my wares.

To all budding authors, be sure you realise... writing is only half the story :)
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Review by: Emile Sissac on June 29, 2011 :
Do yourself a huge favor.
Read the book.
You'll thank yourself a thousand times that you did when
things really take off!
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Review by: Tiffany Haynes on June 29, 2011 :
Excellent read if you're a author and wants to market your book. this book is a must read!!!
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Review by: L.D. Wiggins on June 04, 2011 :
Awesome book full of great marketing concepts that can be used by authors and small business owners too. It has so much information that it can be used as an ongoing checklist and reread often. Well done!
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Review by: Jack Forge on May 31, 2011 :
Well written guide, covering more clear information and direction in one cybertome than available in numerous sites on the internet. Remains to be seen if the apparently good advice will help me sell my books.
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Review by: Rusty Fischer on May 23, 2011 :
What a GREAT resource! I thought I knew it all, but found half-a-dozen tips to do TODAY that it would have taken me weeks, even months, to stumble across on my own...
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Review by: Nick Pawluk on May 23, 2011 :
Fantastic book. I am using what I learned to promote my iPhone app Hollyweird Zombies via ebooks to zombie fans. This guide has been very informative and valuable to me. I will keep refering to it with the other books I write.
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Review by: Peter Simon on May 22, 2011 :
With the brand-new grinder, the process of submitting our work only takes a few minutes and we can see the different versions of our e-book to check how it works. This book and the staff at smashwords work really well! I wish more symbols could work in more formats, but for most people, it doesn't matter.
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Review by: D J Lowbridge on May 15, 2011 :
This is an excellent book for the newbie indie author and those who are experienced alike. If you want your book to succeed, then this is a must read! I am implementing a lot of the advice right now, ready for my own books' release in the future.
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Review by: Tom Jones on April 30, 2011 :
I have followed Mark's marketing guide as if it were holy writ passed down from the god of ebook publishing. Which, of course, is exactly what it is. And you know something? If you have something worth reading, it absolutely works. Not that I do, of course...well, I like to think that I do, but it's not my decision...Anyway. Enough blithering. What I want to say is: "read this book". It will prevent your ebook from sinking without a trace.
Tom North - Author of 'Puttypaw'
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Review by: Dr. Ramendra on April 21, 2011 : (no rating)
I find the marketing guide useful. I have already implemented some of the tips. As Mark Coker says, the easier ones first.
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Review by: Peter Simon on April 13, 2011 :
This book made it very easy for me to re-format my manuscript into a doc required by smashwords, and to understand what happens after uploading. Special thanks for info about how to check the different formats. One thing is missing, though, for me, which is a mention of the behaviour of book-marks and internal hyperlinks: these don't seem to work in HTML or in Java, and in Java even illustrations don't show. Now I must be sitting on edge waiting for what'll be accepted and in which formats. Besides, no apostrophes, quotation marks and the like work in plain text or .rtl either, which we have to be warned about too. But I'll see how it'll pan out. Even then, great many thanks to Mark Coker!
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Review by: Pastor Bobby Keating on April 04, 2011 :
It is so difficult for an author, no matter what his level of writing expertise, to learn all of the ins and outs of marketing a book after all of the work involved in writing and publishing has been done. This book is a refreshing and informative look at some very interesting techniques for marketing an eBook. Kudos and copious praises to Mark Coker!
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Review by: Maria Papadopoulou on April 03, 2011 :
I just finished this book and i have nothing but praise for it. It is well-structured, properly organized, highly informative, easy to read and to the point. Highly recommend it!
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Review by: Nancy Lauzon on March 25, 2011 :
Excellent book marketing advice (both e-book and print), which I will absolutely try to follow. Also some great insight on Twitter, which was a bit of mystery to me. Thanks for this Smashwords!
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Review by: Rachel Whitley on March 14, 2011 :
There are so many innovative suggestions in this guide! It's clear, concise, and a must-read for anyone who wants an eBook to be a success in the online marketplace.
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Review by: Coinneach Fitzpatrick on March 10, 2011 :
More good stuff. Some of it is pretty esoteric, some horrifying (Twitter - my instinctive reaction to that suggestion was a flinch and a groan), but overall Mark covers a lot of unfamiliar territory and does it very well.
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Review by: Khairulsani Ismail on March 09, 2011 :
Great for marketing strategy. Thank you,MC....!
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Review by: June Ahern on March 05, 2011 :
Always looking for marketing tips and have learned some from this book; ones I'm ready to act on now! Simple, fast read. Thank you, MC, for what you are doing to support and encourage all authors, Indie's (like me) and traditional published ones too.
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Review by: Danielle Raine on March 02, 2011 :
A quick read but bursting with helpful tips and ideas. Another great ebook from MC - champion of the Indie Author!
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Review by: Earleen Smith on Feb. 18, 2011 :
This book contains a mind-numbing number of practical suggestions and advice. It's a fairly quick read and I highly recommend it to any author publishing an ebook.

There are so many possibilities that an author can pick and choose or dedicate the time to implement most if not all of them.

MC leaves no stone unturned and opens the door for his reading audience to help him improve his advice. You can only win by reading this free book!
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Review by: Forever Young Publishing on Feb. 16, 2011 :
This is definitely a good read for any indie authors out there. I have been implementing my own marketing, some of which is outlined in this book. However, there are tips in here that go beyond what I would have known to try. And another benefit is that the book explains why the marketing suggestions work. Great read and very educational.
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Review by: Joseph Radosti on Feb. 07, 2011 :
Great ideas for marketing your book. I am in the process of implementing these recommendations. Every author should read and study this guide.
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Review by: Warren Peas on Dec. 21, 2010 : (no rating)
This is great, Authors need advice to get their book(s) out there (it's hard!)! there were alot of ideas I hadn't thought of. This is a must read for authors.
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Review by: Quarter Castle Publishing on Dec. 16, 2010 :
This book is an excellent starting point to marketing books. I'm anxious to put some of the tips into practise. It is recommended reading for anyone new to publishing.
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Review by: S.P. Wish on Nov. 24, 2010 :
A great book for all marketers. It is filled with practical advice and also contains links to all the sources and sites mentioned saving a lot of time. In teh competitive world of book publishing, every writer needs to have marketing skills.

Smashwords Book Marketing Guide is a great place to start.
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Review by: aobibliophile on Nov. 19, 2010 :
what's interesting about the tips is that they not only apply to writers but to bloggers as well. writers need help on how to increase their sales in a competitive market.

bloggers too need tools on how to boost their site traffic.
i am not an author but i am a blogger. this guide has opened a can of fresh ideas on how to attract more readers to my blog and where to find them. in fact, right after reading the guide, i immediately implemented a couple of Mark's tips and they worked for me.

i recommend this free marketing guide to amateur and professional writers and bloggers. in fact, i recommend this to anyone who does marketing and want to see positive results - whether they be short or long-term ones.

thanks Mark for writing and sharing this with us!

A Smashwords fan,
Abe
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Review by: Poppie Dee on Nov. 19, 2010 : (no rating)
I have read hundreds of internet marketing guides in my day and this one surpasses them all...free and paid!

I found it so helpful as it filled in the blanks for me and tied everything together.
I also liked the fact Mark uses Blogger as a blogging platform. Gosh it's hard to find people who use it. I think Blogger is so simple to use, but no one I knew, knows anything about it.(Thanks so much for that too)

The book has obviously been written with not only marketing your book in mind, but links the publishing platform with the outside world of people who will get your book from "somewhere" online.
Try going into Amazon and finding an awesome guide like this book on how to use their lucky dip!
Loved your book Mark and am now off to read the other one for newbies to this site.
Thanks again,
Kindest,
Poppie
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Review by: Mark Van Dyke on Oct. 30, 2010 :
Mark, first of all thanks a million... Great marketing resource!

Your easy-to-implement advice on how to market our books at Smashwords and elsewhere is valuable and fantastic to say the least.

The 26 DIY Marketing Tips are very useful and I will make sure to implement them for my free ebook on how to "Sell House Fast For Cash".

I appreciate your time and effort here and look forward to much success with SmashWords.

Regards,

Mark Van Dyke
The Carefree Writer
Author of Sell House Fast For Cash
http://www.ez.com/sellhousefast
http://www.SellHouseFastForQuickCash.com
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Review by: Ian Woodhead on Sep. 23, 2010 : (no rating)
Thanks for the tips Mark. The book helped a lot but perhaps you may want to revise it as the Ebooks Just Published site appears to have died.
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Review by: Roger Lawrence on Sep. 20, 2010 : (no rating)
Thanks for the guide. Could never have uploaded my book as it was before. Even better since it was free.
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Review by: Jani Zubkovs on Sep. 08, 2010 :
Thanks Mark, you've put together a great book marketing guide.

Some of your tips I have used for years, but HARO was new to me. For those of you that don't know, HARO is a free site that helps reporters and writers find sources --- in other words YOU.

Great tips ... easy to read ... well done ... thanks.

Jani

Author of:

"Why Women Love Cavemen - A Man's Guide To Tame the Bitch"

"Got Milked? How to do a Prostate Massage (Milking) for Sexual Fulfillment"
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Review by: D. K. N. Yuko on Sep. 01, 2010 :
This is a very good book, with great advice and ideas. A must read for any Indie author. Thanks again, Mark.
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Review by: Peter Lawrence on Aug. 06, 2010 :
Concise & Useful!!!
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Review by: Angelo Cann on July 31, 2010 :
I'm so glad I downloaded this book. There were a lot of tips I never even thought of myself. Thanks for putting this together.
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Review by: Timmy Polu on July 04, 2010 : (no rating)
I found this book very informative. Thank you for providing this as a free download.
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Review by: Kyle W. Bell on July 01, 2010 :
Just like the Style Guide, the Marketing Guide is an invaluable tool for would-be self-publishers. A minimal amount of investment and a modest amount of time can pay big dividends when selling your e-book. Even better, the tips are free for anyone in the Smashwords community to view and use.
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Review by: Adra Young on June 30, 2010 :
As literary artist, it's important to understand the many and various ways to sale books in the 21st century. Coker provides the marketing and promoting information necessary for todays self published authors to take their books sales to the next level through the utilization of e-books. Ofcourse, nothing comes without the hard work put behind it however, it's good know that the steps necessary to get your literary works exposed to the e-book world is only a few tips to follow through on and joining several e-book board communities. Thank you for your wealth of knowledge. In addition I truly appreciate the don't waste your money tip on board circuit press release companies.
Adra Young
Author of: The Everyday Living of Children & Teens Monologues Series
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Review by: Kate Kindle on June 25, 2010 : (no rating)
Mark's nearly last line was: "Won't you share it with a friend?" Heck, no! I'm keeping it to myself. I was busy looking at other books about marketing and missed the most important one I've seen to date. Thanks, Mark.
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Review by: Will Hallewell on June 22, 2010 : (no rating)
Don't even think of starting to format your book without using this. Saved me a huge amount of time. Thanks a million!
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Review by: A. J. Lath on June 11, 2010 :
I cannot recommend this highly enough! By following the advice in this book, I was able to get over 100 new readers within a few days of publishing my first ebook. Wowzer!
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Review by: Michelle Read on April 29, 2010 :
Excellent. Excellent. Excellent! Packed with goodies. So glad I have this guide to turn to, it's indespensible.
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Review by: Sheena on April 28, 2010 :
What a great guide! I've read this quite a few times now, and I would advise others to do the same.
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Review by: Ten on March 18, 2010 :
Although I haven't even finished my first attempt at an ebook, I find this full of inspiration. In a world where we are able to access anything so easily, it only serves to provide up and coming authors with chances to spread their words even farther across the globe.

Thanks Mark!
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Review by: Crescent Suns e-Books on March 18, 2010 :
Thanks to Mark's advice in this book my ebooks are already generating more downloads. It's not hard advice to follow (not rocket science for sure) and works easily enough. Thanks, Mark!
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Review by: Bonnie Turner on March 08, 2010 :
This is a great marketing guide for today's e-publishers! The conversational style is easy to read and understand. I already use some of Mark's suggestions, but there are some I hadn't thought of.

Bonnie
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Review by: Jerry Hooten on March 06, 2010 :
Good grief! I forgot to give the five star rating. My bad!

Jerry
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Review by: Jerry Hooten on March 06, 2010 : (no rating)
I've downloaded this book and the Stylebook for my writers group. The two books provide enough "How-to" to get any writer started with ebooks. I like the straight talk and easy directions provided by these books. I personally use them both.
www.jerryhooten.com
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Review by: Kellen Lynch on Feb. 21, 2010 :
Mark continues his tour de force of providing the most straightforward guides possible. If you want to thoroughly market your work, this guide is the key. While I knew some of the things that this guide goes over, Mark provides readers/authors with so many new possibilites as well as tips to better utilize the tools I was already using.
A must read.
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Review by: Greg McQueen on Dec. 09, 2009 :
Mark's straightforward writing style makes it easy to grasp his ideas, and I came away from the book a lot more savvy about how to utilise many of the websites that I already use daily.

Greg
http://www.ireallyshouldbewriting.net/
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Review by: Wayne Watson on Nov. 24, 2009 : (no rating)
Excellent!- lots of new ideas- some of which I have already followed up with and more that I will use soon.

I'm also pleased to see that some of my own ideas are confirmed- especially those around using blogging as a promotional tool!

I started my main blog http://oswaldbastable.blogspot.com/
with a view to promoting my book when I finished it. The blog now has taken on a life of it's own and is in the top 50 New Zealand blogs (yes, I know- big frog- small pond!)

;-)
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Review by: Anne Lyken-Garner on Sep. 28, 2009 :
I found this book extremely helpful. It's well-written and all instructions are easy to follow. Thank you for an inspirational and informative guide.
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Review by: Sheila O'Kelly on Aug. 07, 2009 :
This is a great practical guide to promoting your e-book. It includes many tips that are obvious when someone points them out. And some others that I can't wait to try like going on a blog book tour. Wish I had read it before I went headlong into promoting my own one.
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Review by: William von Reese on April 20, 2009 : (no rating)
Like a stepladder offered a novice bareback horseman, this book readily gave me a leg up, providing useful help at an appropriate (entry) level. Thank you, Mark Coker. (May I call you "Mark"?)

The prospect of editing one's marked-up (npi) html file, returned by Amazon/Kindle, is truly daunting. How does one use those "tags" so fliply mentioned? Equally scary is learning Microsoft Script Editor (Word>Tools>Macros). Don't want to go there.

So thanks again, Mark. How sweet it is to submit one's book in familiar .doc format--and let Meatgrinder do all the work!
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Review by: George Angus on April 01, 2009 : (no rating)
I arrived here from a blog post over at Editor Unleashed. Timely indeed, since I am just about finished authoring an ebook, and I've had no clue about how to market the work.

Well, I spent the time reviewing the entire site and decided to sign up. After signing up the first thing I did was read this guide, and I'm so glad I did. The guide is spot-on in terms of the marketing advice. I'm a blogger and the tools that Mark mentions here pertain to a blog site as well, and I know they work.

The writing style is real and conversational. The tips are great.

This HAS to be your first read at Smashwords.

George
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Review by: Christopher Pinckley on March 28, 2009 :
Like all of Mark's works here at smashwords, if you are an independent author then you would be a fool not to read it. I consider myself one of the more successful independent guerilla marketing authors out there, so I am always skeptical that anyone is going to suggest something that I haven't tried or am not presently doing. And yet, I found a few very useful items for marketing myself and my book within the epages of this book.

I highly recommend this for all new writers who are looking to become more well known(who isn't?!).
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