Comments on: Book Promotion, What Works? http://loridevoti.com/blog/2007/06/23/book-promotion-what-works/ Author Interviews, Lori Devoti's Life as a Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Author, News in Publishing Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:21:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lisa Plumley http://loridevoti.com/blog/2007/06/23/book-promotion-what-works/#comment-12029 Lisa Plumley Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:14:53 +0000 http://loridevoti.com/blog/2007/06/23/book-promotion-what-works/#comment-12029 Great post, Lori! I've done ads, bookmarks, first-chapter excerpt booklets, Web site contests, book signings...the whole nine yards. I also make it a point to sign stock at all the book stores in the Phoenix area (and wherever else I happen to be visiting!) whenever I have a new release. I only wish the bookselling staff weren't so changeable! I rarely see the same booksellers twice, which is a shame. But I usually meet a few readers while I'm in-store, and that's always awesome! I try not to consider the cost-benefit-time issue. Otherwise I'd go crazy! Clearly publishers' efforts go <i>much</i> farther than authors' promotion does (which is why I'm so appreciative of everything Kensington does for my books), but as long as I'm having fun, I'll probably keep trying to shine a little spotlight on my books now and then. Lisa :) Great post, Lori! I’ve done ads, bookmarks, first-chapter excerpt booklets, Web site contests, book signings…the whole nine yards. I also make it a point to sign stock at all the book stores in the Phoenix area (and wherever else I happen to be visiting!) whenever I have a new release. I only wish the bookselling staff weren’t so changeable! I rarely see the same booksellers twice, which is a shame. But I usually meet a few readers while I’m in-store, and that’s always awesome!

I try not to consider the cost-benefit-time issue. Otherwise I’d go crazy! Clearly publishers’ efforts go much farther than authors’ promotion does (which is why I’m so appreciative of everything Kensington does for my books), but as long as I’m having fun, I’ll probably keep trying to shine a little spotlight on my books now and then.

Lisa :)

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