Comments on: Why a *pre-publication* web presence is important http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/why-a-pre-publication-web-presence-is-important/ News, Tips, Trends and Miscellany for Book Publicists Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:56:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Victoria Twead http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/why-a-pre-publication-web-presence-is-important/#comment-3890 Victoria Twead Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:31:36 +0000 http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/?p=1618#comment-3890 Thank you for the compliment, Ronda Viva, and I like your RondaViva lifestyle magazine very much. 'Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools' is released now, and I'm very glad I put in the hard work before it was launched. As far as I can tell, sales are going very well. I've twittered and blogged, squidooed and joined forums. The only thing I haven't done is Facebook. Probably a mistake but with my dial-up connection (I live up a remote Spanish mountain) I just can't navigate round it. Victoria Thank you for the compliment, Ronda Viva, and I like your RondaViva lifestyle magazine very much.

‘Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools’ is released now, and I’m very glad I put in the hard work before it was launched. As far as I can tell, sales are going very well.

I’ve twittered and blogged, squidooed and joined forums. The only thing I haven’t done is Facebook. Probably a mistake but with my dial-up connection (I live up a remote Spanish mountain) I just can’t navigate round it.

Victoria

]]> By: Ronda Viva http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/why-a-pre-publication-web-presence-is-important/#comment-3889 Ronda Viva Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:03:05 +0000 http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/?p=1618#comment-3889 I run a series of blogs, including blogs that are the online world equivalent of lifestyle magazines. Whenever I review a book that is yet to be published I go looking for additional information. Too many authors are wonderful at writing their book, but really let themselves down pre-launch by not actively engaging bloggers for reviews, interviews, or posts that publicise their upcoming launch. By the way, one of the other commenters here, Victoria Twead who wrote Chickens Mules and Two Old Fools has done a marvellous job of promoting her book by following your advice, and I think will be very happy with sales once it is published. Other writers could learn from her. I run a series of blogs, including blogs that are the online world equivalent of lifestyle magazines. Whenever I review a book that is yet to be published I go looking for additional information.

Too many authors are wonderful at writing their book, but really let themselves down pre-launch by not actively engaging bloggers for reviews, interviews, or posts that publicise their upcoming launch.

By the way, one of the other commenters here, Victoria Twead who wrote Chickens Mules and Two Old Fools has done a marvellous job of promoting her book by following your advice, and I think will be very happy with sales once it is published. Other writers could learn from her.

]]> By: Friday Forum: Platform « Girl Meets Word http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/why-a-pre-publication-web-presence-is-important/#comment-3658 Friday Forum: Platform « Girl Meets Word Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:47:18 +0000 http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/?p=1618#comment-3658 [...] Book Publicity Blog has a terrific post about Why a *pre-publication* web presence is important. Their focus is mainly on websites, so be sure to take a good look at this. I still need to take [...] [...] Book Publicity Blog has a terrific post about Why a *pre-publication* web presence is important. Their focus is mainly on websites, so be sure to take a good look at this. I still need to take [...]

]]> By: Paged Media: Web Design for Authors » The Book Publicity Blog http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/why-a-pre-publication-web-presence-is-important/#comment-3495 Paged Media: Web Design for Authors » The Book Publicity Blog Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:59:14 +0000 http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/?p=1618#comment-3495 [...] Why a pre-publication web presence is important [...] [...] Why a pre-publication web presence is important [...]

]]> By: Stacey J. Miller http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/why-a-pre-publication-web-presence-is-important/#comment-3316 Stacey J. Miller Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:50:59 +0000 http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/?p=1618#comment-3316 Well said, Yen. So many of my book promotion campaigns these days are online-only campaigns. In those cases, when I'm not sending out books and traditional media kits via snail mail, it's critically important to have a Web site to steer the media toward. And as you say, a big benefit of having a site up is that you can send the media to it, and get them interested in the book (and the author) even before the book is published or well after a book's sweet period for publcity is over (even months or -- in some cases -- years after it's over). Stacey Miller S. J. Miller Communications Well said, Yen. So many of my book promotion campaigns these days are online-only campaigns. In those cases, when I’m not sending out books and traditional media kits via snail mail, it’s critically important to have a Web site to steer the media toward. And as you say, a big benefit of having a site up is that you can send the media to it, and get them interested in the book (and the author) even before the book is published or well after a book’s sweet period for publcity is over (even months or — in some cases — years after it’s over).

Stacey Miller
S. J. Miller Communications

]]> By: Victoria Twead http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/why-a-pre-publication-web-presence-is-important/#comment-3159 Victoria Twead Tue, 26 May 2009 17:31:40 +0000 http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/?p=1618#comment-3159 Great advice here, thanks. I thought I was being premature as my book doesn't come out until July/August, and my website is already up and running. I see now I did the right thing, and it wasn't too early. And I won't delay my planned blog until the book is out now - I'll go ahead and start it anyway. Victoria Twead (Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools) Great advice here, thanks. I thought I was being premature as my book doesn’t come out until July/August, and my website is already up and running. I see now I did the right thing, and it wasn’t too early. And I won’t delay my planned blog until the book is out now – I’ll go ahead and start it anyway.
Victoria Twead
(Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools)

]]> By: Marketing timeline « Romantic Reads http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/why-a-pre-publication-web-presence-is-important/#comment-2320 Marketing timeline « Romantic Reads Mon, 18 May 2009 20:23:47 +0000 http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/?p=1618#comment-2320 [...] timeline as for what happens to a book when.  After reading a great piece over at the Book Publicity Blog about the importance of an author having a website built prior to publication, I realized it might [...] [...] timeline as for what happens to a book when.  After reading a great piece over at the Book Publicity Blog about the importance of an author having a website built prior to publication, I realized it might [...]

]]> By: Halfway through May « Publishing Renaissance http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/why-a-pre-publication-web-presence-is-important/#comment-2301 Halfway through May « Publishing Renaissance Fri, 15 May 2009 17:34:17 +0000 http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/?p=1618#comment-2301 [...] Book Publicity Blog explains Why A Pre-Publication Web Presence is Important. ( “I’ve seen too many authors shoot for the book’s publication date (or a couple weeks [...] [...] Book Publicity Blog explains Why A Pre-Publication Web Presence is Important. ( “I’ve seen too many authors shoot for the book’s publication date (or a couple weeks [...]

]]> By: Writing Roundup, May 15 « Jen’s Writing Journey http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/why-a-pre-publication-web-presence-is-important/#comment-2300 Writing Roundup, May 15 « Jen’s Writing Journey Fri, 15 May 2009 11:10:15 +0000 http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/?p=1618#comment-2300 [...] Why a Pre-publication Web Presence Is Important A writer can’t go anywhere on the web without some discussion of platform, it seems. And Christina Katz would remind us that platform is not just web presence. But web presence is an important component, and Yen, who works in publicity at a publishing house, provides the reasons to get your web presence going sooner rather than later. [...] [...] Why a Pre-publication Web Presence Is Important A writer can’t go anywhere on the web without some discussion of platform, it seems. And Christina Katz would remind us that platform is not just web presence. But web presence is an important component, and Yen, who works in publicity at a publishing house, provides the reasons to get your web presence going sooner rather than later. [...]

]]> By: Yen http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/why-a-pre-publication-web-presence-is-important/#comment-2296 Yen Fri, 15 May 2009 06:16:31 +0000 http://yodiwan.wordpress.com/?p=1618#comment-2296 Hear, hear! I would love to have literary agents discuss the importance of an author's online presence if only because agents work with authors way before anyone in publicity or marketing (or even editorial) does. As for press material and review copy mailings, I for one won't miss them. I think it's essential that we get out the information, but that doesn't necessarily need to involve paper. Hear, hear! I would love to have literary agents discuss the importance of an author’s online presence if only because agents work with authors way before anyone in publicity or marketing (or even editorial) does.

As for press material and review copy mailings, I for one won’t miss them. I think it’s essential that we get out the information, but that doesn’t necessarily need to involve paper.

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