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The Web-Savvy Writer

http://www.websavvywriter.com

The Web-Savvy Writer covers the latest trends in book publishing and book promotion.

• Added on: Nov 8th, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Patrice-Anne Rutledge
• Listed in: Writing Independent Publishing
• Tags: self-publishing social media book marketing book promotion book publishing book publicity

Recent Posts

• What Is Your Author Platform?

  Posted on Saturday November 22nd, 2008 at 15:31 in book marketing, online book promotion, book publicity, author platforms, author platform

  The term author platform is popping up all over the place, but what exactly is an author platform? Essentially, your platform is based on your expertise. For nonfiction, this relates to the topic of your books. In some cases, your platform is obvious...

• Social Media Overload, or How to Network Online and Still Have Time to Write

  Posted on Tuesday November 18th, 2008 at 19:21 in myspace, social networking, book marketing, online book promotion, book publicity, author platforms, social media & networking

  LinkedIn. MySpace. Facebook. YouTube. ShoutLife. Twitter. Digg. del.icio.us. And the list goes on. With so many options available today, it’s easy to experience social media overload. Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m a big fan of social m...

• Authors Need to Get Social to Get Book Sales

  Posted on Monday November 17th, 2008 at 20:54 in book marketing, online book promotion, book publicity, social media & networking

  Recently I read a forum post in which an author said that she didn’t want anyone she didn’t know to see her Facebook page. This reminded me of a similar experience I had several months ago, when a new author declined my Facebook connectio...

• Second Edition of The Web-Savvy Writer Now Available

  Posted on Wednesday November 12th, 2008 at 23:21 in book marketing, book trailers, online book promotion, virtual book tours, book publicity, book publishing news, the web-savvy writer

  The second edition of The Web-Savvy Writer: Book Promotion with a High-Tech Twist is now available on Amazon.com. I anticipate availability at Barnes & Noble, Chapters, Amazon UK, and others within the next few days. Hopefully my AmazonConnect po...

• Book Promotion 2.0 Video

  Posted on Wednesday November 12th, 2008 at 19:42 in book marketing, book trailers, online book promotion, book publicity

  To celebrate the release of my latest book, The Web-Savvy Writer: Book Promotion with a High-Tech Twist, Second Edition, I created the following trailer. Hope that you enjoy watching it, and that it inspires you to create a trailer for your own book!...

• Google Book Search Settles Lawsuit with Publishers and Authors

  Posted on Wednesday October 29th, 2008 at 14:48 in google, google book search

  Google has settled the class action lawsuit filed by a group of authors and publishers concerning book access through its Google Book Search program. You can read the official statement or the more user-friendly agreement summary on the Google Book S...

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