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Book Marketing and Publishing Tips for Authors
Newsletter Issue #234 – June 8, 2022
Publisher: Judith Briles
Practical Publishing Advice and Guidance for Authors
In This Issue
1. Author Tools ... Discover Ucraft
2. AuthorYOU VIP Member Benefit … Publisher Rocket
3. 2022 Unplugged Events Are Posted … June, July, October
4. International Amazon Bestseller … Next class starts in
July
5. AuthorYOU Salons … posted
through August 2022 on Meetup & AuthorU sites
6. Hot podcasts for June … Add to your calendar and listen
7. Webinar Replay … LinkedIn Pizazz and Pop
8. Question of the Week … What is a book imprint?
9 Book Shepherd “Fun” of the Week … Masseuse Cat
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This Week Under The Book Shepherd’s™ Roof
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Hello and Good Publishing Day to YOU …
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One of my ongoing personal goals is to help authors avoid the myriad of mishaps and mistakes that easily slip into the author’s walk. Often unexpectantly. One of the modules at the upcoming Book Publishing Unplugged this month will be identifying those blunders that can sink an author’s success and strategies to avoid them coupled with solutions on how to solve them when encountered. The registration window will close sometime today.
Last Saturday’s Firehose Book Marketing marathon promised a lot and delivered more. Just shy of three hours, I had the opportunity to reveal Amazon’s A+ window for enhancing an author’s influence and marketing on Amazon. Today, the recording with be available to only those who registered beforehand.
And this
Saturday’s Author Salons are scheduled. Remember, there must be a minimum of five participants outside of me if they are green-lighted to happen by Friday noon. Info is below … you need to be registered to attend.
Next week, the submissions for the Aspiring Authors Scholarships will move to the Panel that will start the evaluation process. I’m thrilled with the variety of applicants.
There is one spot open for the July Amazon Bestseller program. Details below and on the Experiences tab on TheBookShepherd.com.
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All my Unplugged dates are up on TheBookShepherd.com site under Experiences. Book Publishing (June 24 or 25) and Book Marketing/Social Medi (October) are both online and in-person. Speaking (July 15 or 16) is in-person only. In-person includes breakfast and lunch. Get registered NOW. EARLY BIRD ENDS TODAY. Details below.
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Have you subscribed to my new YouTube Author and Publishing Tips channel? Always
less than three minutes … a new one pops up five days a week, Monday through Friday. Become a subscriber and take a peek: https://bit.ly/Author-PublishingTips
My podcast guest this week is … Ruth Schwartz. It’s all about
IngramSpark.
That’s my week … how’s yours? Lots of happenings below. I continue with my year of “Re.”. And, I’ve made all new postcards for the four books. This week, morphing is slated for all things Amazon and taking down old books. And new book one-sheets being made.
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Have you ever explored the network website where I store all my podcasts? … Holy Moly … over 12 million downloads now of various podcasts since the podcast started six years ago. Last month logged in another 528,000 downloads.
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You can select which podcast is for you from over 550 shows … the latest will always be posted on top of the podcast home page: http://bit.ly/BookPublishingPodcast ... it goes directly to the Show Page, where you can view all podcasts at once—just scroll … you’ve got a lot to pick from to expand your learning and how to curve.
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Add these to your calendar now. Details will all be posted under the Events tab on the website.
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| 1. June 11 – AuthorYOU Salons – IN-PERSON & ONLINE - AuthorYOU members only
2. June 18 – BN – Colorado Blvd, Glendale CO
3. June 24 – Book
Publishing Unplugged ONLINE
4. June 25 – Book Publishing Unplugged IN-PERSON
5. July 2 BN – Southlands, Aurora CO
6. July 6. 13. 20. 27. – Amazon Bestseller ONLINE program
7. July 9 AuthorYOU Salons – IN-PERSON & ONLINE - AuthorYOU members only
8. July 15-16 – Speaking
Unplugged IN-PERSON
9. August 6 BN – Lone Tree, CO
10. August 13 – AuthorYOU Salons – IN-PERSON & ONLINE - AuthorYOU members only
11. August 20 – AuthorYOU BBQ
12. September 3 – 1st Saturday AuthorYOU program – Book Design and Swag Popapalooza
13. September 10 – AuthorYOU Salons – IN-PERSON & ONLINE - AuthorYOU members only
14. October 1 – 1st Saturday AuthorYOU program – TBD
15. October 8 – AuthorYOU Salons – IN-PERSON & ONLINE - AuthorYOU members only
16. October 21 – Book Publishing/Social Media ONLINE
17. October 22 – Book Publishing/Social
Media IN-PERSON
18. October 29 – Author’s Tea
19. November 5 – 1st Saturday AuthorYOU program –
TBD
20. November 12 – AuthorYOU Salons – IN-PERSON & ONLINE - AuthorYOU members only
21. December 4 – AuthorYOU Holiday party
22. December 10
– AuthorYOU Salons – IN-PERSON & ONLINE - AuthorYOU members only
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AuthorYOU members … the JUNE second Saturday AuthorYOU Salons of the year are slated for Saturday, June 11th.
Zoom ONLINE/REMOTE starts at 7 am to 8.45 MT.
IN-PERSON in Colorado at 9.00 a.m., ending at 11.00 a.m.
This is where the ONLY agenda is YOU … you bring questions … and get answers.
If you are interested in participating in this benefit, get registered: https://www.meetup.com/AuthorYOUSalons/
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I love mentoring authors, their books, and supporting their vision. If you want intense, one-on-one time with me over a several-month period PLUS the ability to call me or email with a quick response, join my Mentor Program. There are 1 spots opening in 2022 —if you want an accelerated six months that deals with your infrastructure; your influence building; your what? … this may be the missing ingredient in your mix.
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Want tips for authoring and Publishing?
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Each month, you will get a variety of topics on our monthly podcast. Never a repeat program … always fresh, listen in. http://bit.ly/BookPublishingPodcast ...Every Tuesday, a new blog is posted. On Wednesdays, a new edition of this newsletter. On Thursdays, a new
podcast. SHARE THEM with your author friends.
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Want to create a website or online store in minutes? No coding experience is required. Build a mobile-friendly website for free that includes eCommerce features.
Ucraft can be connected to your existing website or published as a new one. Use their templates to promote anything connected with you or your book. Hosting included. Pricing ranges from Free up to $69 a month. https://www.ucraft.com/
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Publisher Rocket is a slick tool for social media digging into keywords for your book; identifying categories that you will use ongoing with any marketing relating pushes using Amazon. From keywords to a TRULY deep dive into the Amazon categories for BOTH Books and eBooks. Love it.
www.PublisherRocket.com
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| 3 2022 Dr. Judith Briles Unplugged Events– Get Registered … early bird ends soon
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Several dates … some for ONLINE only; others for IN-PERSON. Pick what works for you. Registration fees will increase 21 days before the actual event date. Early Bird is money smart. A Continental breakfast and lunch will be included for all IN-PERSON events. NOTE … registration is limited at all IN-PERSON events.
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Can Your Book Be an International Bestseller?
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Yes, it can. Next workshop starts July 6th
There are 1 spots left
Create an
AmazonBestseller Campaign for Your eBook Online Course in 4 weeks!
There are 23 steps in your journey … a journey where you could pay someone to travel and implement for you … or one where you can roll up your sleeves and learn how to create, implement, and execute. As in DIY.
The Create an Amazon Bestseller Campaign for Your eBook Online course is the latter. I will take you through each step during the four weeks. When you complete #17, you are ready to execute.
Judith’s goal is for you to have all components for your campaign DONE before your implementation/execution day. All social media tease pushouts are done and scheduled before the big day starts.
Your Requirements;
- 90 minutes of your time online each week via Zoom with Judith Briles. Late Monday afternoon will be our start time. This is not a webinar, it’s live, online coaching.
- Social media presence. Thousands would be good but not crucial. You will learn tips and tricks during each session that will have new adds every week.
- An “I want to be #1 and I can do this attitude” and commitment to do the work during each session and post-work each work.
- A computer. A free account on either Canva or BookBrush.
Dates: July 6, 13, 20, 27
Times: 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm MT
Judith’s next Amazon Bestseller class is slated for March. Four Wednesday afternoons. and are always limited in size.
Info here to get registered: https://bit.ly/BookShepAMZ
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Several dates … some for ONLINE only; others for IN-PERSON. Pick what works for you. Registration fees will increase 21 days before the actual event date. Early Bird is money smart. A Continental breakfast and lunch will be included for all IN-PERSON events.
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AuthorYOU Salons … June through August
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Register for the next few months – there is a session for ONLINE authors and a separate for IN-PERSON- FORWARD … Salons are a Free benefit for VIP AuthorYOU members only.
RULES …
1. You must register for this.
2. If less than 5 people are registered by Noon on the Friday before, event will be canceled.
If you have book marketing, writing, publishing questions, get answers.
Or, you just want to schmooze a bit, It’s ONLINE and IN-PERSON on the second Saturday of each month. You MUST be a paid member of AuthorYOU.org to participate. ONLINE starts at 7 am to 8.30 am MT – IN-PERSON at 9 am MT. Here’s the link to register and getting notices/reminders forward:
Register here: https://www.meetup.com/AuthorYOUSalons/
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LinkedIn Popalooza and Power Game
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All done within one hour, Debra Jason delivered a succinct … how to succeed …
and why you should be on and using LinkedIn webinar. It was a hit.
And did you know that a great LinkedIn presence can demonstrate to your audience—those book buyers, speaking, coaching, consulting, referrals, and yes FOLLOWERS—that you’re a thought leader and influencer. It’s an invaluable platform for nurturing relationships and rocking your personal brand and positioning you to sell more books. Even get speaking gigs.
With more than 810 million members in more than 200 countries and territories, LinkedIn is huge. It’s a good place to be … as veteran webinar participant Marian Hays wrote after the webinar was completed,
This was the most current and thorough information about LinkedIn that I've seen.
I'll be checking out the podcast slated for today, too.
Here’s the webinar replay: https://vimeo.com/711622381
Podcast with Debra is here: http://bit.ly/BookPublishingPodcast
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Hot podcasts slated for June
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You can always listen in via our websites: www.AuthorYOU.org (click on the On the Air image on the Home page—wait for it to upload. Or
www.TheBookShepherd.com (click on the Resources tab).
June 2 Untangling Amazon’s KDP - Ruth Schwartz
June 9 Untangling IngramSpark - Ruth Schwartz
June 16 Look It Up and Pin It Down … The Power of Research - Dorothy Wilhelm
June 23 Using Visualization to Guide You Through Any Publishing Project - Lynn Hellerstein
June 30 Write It Funny? That's a laugh! - Dorothy Wilhelm
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Question: What is a book imprint?
Answer: Simply this: it’s the name of your company. It will be on your copyright page, listed when your register for your LOC and ISBNs, and known to booksellers. Have a logo created and add it to the copyright page; to the spine of your book, and even on your title page.
Your imprint is part of your branding. Not your name or of your company. Come up with a word or words that sound like it could be a publishing company. Add “Books”, “Press”, or “Publishing” after it. How does it sound? This becomes part of our business front.
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Book Shepherd “Fun” or an “Uh-Oh” of the Week
Love it when I find a fun shorty—a quick smile, a laugh aloud, a learn something new, and a sip of tea … and back to work—perfect. Loved this:
Cat is doing massage for my baby
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Get your copy today – it’s my life on steroids … earning a Baker’s Dozen plus ONE in book awards. Now Available in Print, eBook, Audiobook. http://bit.ly/whengodsaysno
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You can pick my brain … minimum time is 30 minutes. If you need one-on-one-time with me, I’m always open for a few minutes to give you some quick input. But, and it’s a BIG BUT, many call and expect far more than a few minutes.
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This is called a “consult” and I would be delighted to schedule time with you for “just you and your many questions” that need answers. You can book time with me it at: http://bit.ly/JudithCoaching
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| Author Friendly Friday this week …
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Join Author Friendly Fridays: a fun, sharing and a dynamic closed group. You can join in the next week. It’s a full hour when you can ask questions—any question. And, I always include a few
strategies to get your authoring life ahead of the competition.
It’s for paid subscribers ONLY and we do it on Zoom.
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This is how each call starts: I share a few strategies, tips and tools that attendees can immediately start to use. All share … and ask plenty of questions. They get answers. Definitely an excellent way to start a Friday. Those of you who aren’t
participating, you are making a mistake. I love the variety of books and authors who have chosen to participate. What’s also fun, is the energy that can be felt with what everyone is working on. Love it!
Here’s the link to take advantage of it and subscribe: https://thebookshepherd.com/product/author-friendly-fridays-subscription
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Podcast expands to 11 networks … Follow us and learn …
new shows every Thursday.
And, if you have listened, support our podcast and post a review. Thank you!
The AuthorU – Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is now heard on eleven podcast channels. How cool is that? Listeners can tune into the weekly (always new – no repeats) show on:
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That’s my author and publishing news for today … what’s yours?
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About Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd ™
Book Publishing expert Judith Briles, aka The Book Shepherd has shepherded more than 1,000 authors and created 500 best-sellers and award-winning books. She knows publishing inside and out from both the traditional and independent sides. Judith is an advocate for authors within her blogs, podcasts and speaking engagements. What’s her pet peeve? Two words:
publishing predators.
She hosts the podcast AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing that generates over 100,000 downloads a month. Her website is www.TheBookShepherd, email: JudithBriles.com and phone: 303-885-2207.
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©2022 Judith Briles - The Book Shepherd™ All Rights Reserved.
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