You have a book. You love it! Your mom loves it! (If your mom doesn't love your book, you may want to consider a revision. Your mom is your #1 fan. If your #1 fan doesn't love your book, you may have a problem. Anyway, my mom loves both of my books so I am good.)
How in the world do you get the word out about your incredible book? By no means do I have all the answers to this mystical question. In fact, I only have a vague idea on how to market a book. To top it off, I have an ebook and a paperback version to market. Great! Now I have two markets. :) Both of these markets are radically shifting and changing daily so hang on for a wild ride.
My main advice is to dabble in everything. See what works. I personally like Goodreads. They have a great author program and I have found their giveaways to be helpful. If you do a giveaway, just start with one book and do a month long time period. You won't get a ton of response at first, but a few days toward the end of the giveaway, your book gets featured toward the top. It is the most visible then and people enter to win it. I also like the author dashboard. It is interesting to view over time.
Bublish is also fun to use. I am not sure of the results from Bublish, but it is free and enjoyable. You can re-post the bubbles so be sure to use that option. Bublish also publishes new bubbles every Sunday.
One of my author friends sent me this great link that I want to share on this topic. It has some great advice. It is http://savvybookwriters.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/bookstore.jpg
Did you like it? (Notice Goodreads is the first on the list.)
Keep in mind that marketing takes time. What? I know. Time. Does it pay off? I will let you know in a few years.
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