Up the Bestseller Lists!

by Karen Jones and Kathleen A. Brehony

"Birthing a book is a lot like birthing a baby," say Kathleen Brehony and Karen Jones. "You've suffered through a long gestation process [but] ...your work, in many ways, has just begun." Their book,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158062409X
• ISBN13: 9781580624091
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Packed with Information

Good chapter on the media. Make sure to update the addresses, phone numbers and contact names. All around full of useable information. Should be a part of the library of do-it-yourself book promoters. Rene' Jackson RN BSN MS Co-author with Alberto Righi MD of Death of Mammography Caveat Press 2006

An enthusiastic, upbeat, and information-packed primer

Up the Bestseller Lists!: A Hands-On Guide to Successful Book Promotion is an enthusiastic, upbeat, and information-packed primer for any aspiring author looking to earn a niche on the coveted bestseller lists. Chapters cover everything from getting your book into the bookstore, cyberspace publicity, self-promotion, book signings, print media, contract negotiations, and much, much more. A superbly presented, down-to-earth, "user friendly", basic reference easily accessible to the lay reader, Up the Bestseller Lists! is a "must" for anyone looking to turn a profit on the words they have labored so long and hard to get published.

ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL!!!

As a novice writer, but a serious one, I've found and purchased dozens of books on writing. This one, so much more than any of the others, gives the reader (the budding author as well as those who have been successfully published) the nuts and bolts of marketing tactics and promotion....methods to get your published book flying off the shelves and creative ways to make certain it continues to do so. I think every writer needs to read and refer to this book often. It should be on your shelf next to your basic reference books, your Thesaurus and your best Dictionary. Its written with a delightful sense of humor - Jones and Brehony are rib-tickling, belly laughing funny in their approach - and it's obvious that their love of writing and support of others is sincere. Casual and "living-room-put-your-feet-up-and-stay a while" friendly, their writing style is warm and easy to understand...but completely thorough and jammed with necessary information you'll need if you follow their down-to-earth advice, including names and addresses of suggested "contacts"