How do you promote your book online?

[LaShanda Henry]

I have several self-published books on www.lulu.com/msoy

I've found several things work for me:

1. Create Websites for my Books using specific target keywords. My Lil' Bits Book is an "African American Children's Book" with it's own website and images from the book:
http://www.msoyonline.com/lilbits

2. Youtube videos

3. Banner Advertisements

4. Promotional Sales

5. Marketing on Social Networks

What is or is NOT working for you?

[NAUTi]

THE FEE 2 START SELF-PUBLISHING. I FEEL AS IF I SHOULDN'T HAVE 2 PAY A FEE 4 MY CREATIVITY AND IDEAS THAT COULD POSSIBLY CHANGE SOMEONES LIFE.

[NAUTi]

I LOOKING 2 SELF-PUBLISH THOUGH.

[JaWar]

Greetings Nauti,

In addition to all the resources, products and services LaShanda provides here you may want to visit the following sites to add to your self-publishing library.

Book Pimping
Self-Publish Blog
How to Self-Publish for Profit

It has been my experience no matter what route you take you'll tend to have to make a financial commitment. It has been said when you focus on what you can do vs what you can't you'll tend to get more done. In that work toward doing everything within your power and some how through divine intervention you'll have what you need to publish your book.

[Queen PR]

I have heard that Lulu is pretty user friendly to use and publish. A friend of mine had a couple books published and it wasn't that expensive.

[JaWar]

Greetings Queen PR,

The term expensive is extremely relative to what one has the ability and is willing to invest in terms of book publishing. I've only published one book through lulu and the others through my publishing company. As long as you are able to get the books at a rate that allows you to wholesale them to other vendors, stores, distributors, etc. you should be ok. The issue is many people haven't done the research to know exactly what those numbers are for them. Let us hope they are doing what you are which is researching their options. Continued Success.

JaWar

[JaWar]

LaShanda, I use the following tools and resources to promote my books online:

Internet radio show that I co-host.
Securing interviews on other Internet radio shows.
Creating newsworthy press releases.
Videos on Youtube and other channels.
Social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Linkedin.

"THINK, PLAN, EXECUTE!" -JaWar