Hurrah, you’ve published a book! Now all you need is some readers - other than your friends and relations. "But I’m a writer, not a salesman!” is the common cry of the new self-published author (from behind the boxes of books piled up in his spare bedroom). Not sure where to begin? This new handbook by an experienced writer and promoter will take you through all that you need to know to gain confidence and expertise in promoting your book. With abundant good humour and common-sense, it gives easy-to-follow instructions on everything from holding a local launch event to creating a worldwide author profile worldwide via the internet. This upbeat and supportive guide will be an invaluable addition to your writing reference library, to which you will return time and again. Whether you’re new to the challenge of book promotion, or you just need some fresh ideas to shift your backlist, this new handbook will help you do what it says on the cover – SELL YOUR BOOKS!
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Don't be fooled by her name - Debbie Young is old enough to have had 30 years of experience in journalism, PR, marketing and publishing. An enthusiastic writer and blogger, she now draws on all her past lives to help new authors sell their books through the services of her consultancy, Off The Shelf Book Promotions. To the benefit of authors everywhere, she is also helping to raise a new generation of enthusiastic readers by working part-time at the national children's reading charity, Readathon. Born and raised in Sidcup, Kent, Debbie now lives in a small Gloucestershire village with her Scottish husband and their daughter. One day, she hopes to have read all the books on her "must read" list - and to catch up on her sleep.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By sallyj
Format:Paperback
Debbie Young writes in a friendly, engaging manner. It's like listening to advice from a friend rather than reading a textbook. Her wealth of experience in PR, marketing, publishing and journalism is obvious.
She leads the reader through topics such as, targeting markets, selling locally, harnessing the internet, pitching to a bookshop and much more. Well worth buying if you want to construct a proper sales campaign and give your book the push that it deserves.
She leads the reader through topics such as, targeting markets, selling locally, harnessing the internet, pitching to a bookshop and much more. Well worth buying if you want to construct a proper sales campaign and give your book the push that it deserves.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a self-published author, with books to sell, this book is aimed at people like me. What I especially liked about Sell Your Books! is that it is aimed primarily at the UK market. That's not to say that authors in other parts of the world won't find lots of useful advice contained in these pages, but having researched this topic extensively, it was refreshing for me to find a book that wasn't primarily targeting US authors.
I was given an advance review copy of this book - but I then went on to buy the paperback anyway, because I loved it so much and knew I'd want to refer to it again and again. Debbie Young writes in an engaging and authoritative manner, and clearly has many years of experience helping clients sell their books. Even though I know quite a lot about this topic already, and have tried many of the tasks in the book at one time or another, I still found lots here to inspire me and many techniques or ideas that I haven't yet tried.
This book is informative, eminently useful to any author - self published or not - and manages to cover a wide range of topics without skimping on detail. An absolute must-buy for any new author, and a valuable resource for all.
I was given an advance review copy of this book - but I then went on to buy the paperback anyway, because I loved it so much and knew I'd want to refer to it again and again. Debbie Young writes in an engaging and authoritative manner, and clearly has many years of experience helping clients sell their books. Even though I know quite a lot about this topic already, and have tried many of the tasks in the book at one time or another, I still found lots here to inspire me and many techniques or ideas that I haven't yet tried.
This book is informative, eminently useful to any author - self published or not - and manages to cover a wide range of topics without skimping on detail. An absolute must-buy for any new author, and a valuable resource for all.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Helen Hollick
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The opportunity to self publish your own book is now so easy to accomplish, but it is one thing writing a book - getting it edited, producing it to a high standard, adding it to Amazon is another thing entirely... but then what do you do? Sit back and hope people will buy it? Well, unfortunately, you are possibly going to sit there for a long time. There are millions of books on Amazon - how are potential readers to know YOURS is there, up for grabs?
The answer is to market it, to get the word out - and to do that, this delightfully written "How To" book could be your answer.
Written in a friendly, simple, manner it is full of hints, tips, do's and don'ts. Every Indie author should have a copy!
The answer is to market it, to get the word out - and to do that, this delightfully written "How To" book could be your answer.
Written in a friendly, simple, manner it is full of hints, tips, do's and don'ts. Every Indie author should have a copy!
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Intelligent, practical, well written and full of that indispensable...
There are many books and websites offering to show authors and publishers how to publicise and sell their books. I have read five or six, and this is by far the best. Read more
Published 2 days ago by MalcolmT
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Slightly disappointed
I was rather hoping, from the blurb, for fantastic new ideas and ways to smash into the overcrowded market but I found that it was the same old, same old, which one can find on the... Read more
Published 26 days ago by Mrs A Abraham
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My Author Bible!
I would recommend this book to any author wanting to promote their books well! It is packed full of invaluable advice that is given in an extremely friendly and down to earth... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Estelle Wilkinson
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A mine of information
Debbie Young's 'Sell Your Books!' is a mine of information for self-published and indie authors on the sometimes vexed issue of ensuring books and readers 'meet' each other. Read more
Published 2 months ago by L. Stanberry-Flynn
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Informative and friendly - the perfect companion for any indie writer
I came across Debbie Young's book on Twitter - yes, I am living proof that Twitter adverts can succeed! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Helen Baggott
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Sound, down to earth advice
I'd say this is actually a useful book for a whole spread of writers, self published and those signed to small indie presses as well as those under a bigger publisher. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Emmsy
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A must
If you are a writer, indie or not, then this book is a must-have for you. Debbie Young writes so easily, it is as if a voice is guidng you along. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Zac
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Great advice for the indy publishers
I have published my book The Creatures of Chichester on Amazon and Kindle so now all the hard work starts. Read more
Published 2 months ago by C. Casburn
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- A must have book - for new and not-so-new writers
As a new author of The Adventures of Eric Seagull (series) - Sell Your Books! is now on my kindle and always available to look up useful hints, tips, great advice and loads more. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Cazzy
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Sell Your Books
Sell Your Books is a great book. I wish I had a copy when I published my first book. Packed with useful information, hints and tips it is a must buy if as a self-published author... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Paul Newnton
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