One of the Best Ways to Sell Books!

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Free-Samples.

Almost everyone likes to get free samples.  I love to try out new foods at grocery promotions, and most of the time, I buy the products after sampling.  Same with books:

Readers do “search inside” to find out if they like the story or the tips given in a non-fiction guidebook, before they hit the “Buy” button.  Even more alluring is it, when they find an article or a short story from you on your blog, on your website or a magazine, online or print, such as Salon.com, Huffington PostHubpages.com, or The Atlantic, who have millions of readers.
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Give Readers a Sample of Your Craft
Your novel or your non-fiction book is full of keywords and ideas for blogs, guest blogs and newspaper or magazines. While it takes a long time until you can make money with your books, while you might be paid for your writing within a few weeks or months , and it might turn into a long-term business relation with the editors.
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Not all of the newspapers or magazines pay for guest bloggers, yet only the exposure you get through these publications is priceless – and it also improves your author brand and your recognition as a writer.  An author, who can write a whole book, or several for that matter, can also write lots of short articles!  Just learn how to write for the Internet.
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Benefits of Article Writing 

  • Clever Marketing and reaching millions of people can be done totally free (other than your time).  Just use your creativity and imagination!
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  • Be self-assured and don’t hesitate to pitch international newspapers / blogs. It takes as much time as to pitch your local neighborhood paper.  Learn to proper pitch and always find out the name of the editor.
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  • Write something of value for readers – which is “by chance” part of your book, such as travel tips to the location of your books plot, museums, festivals or public transportation that are mentioned in your book.
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  • You have to do your research anyway, why not use the material you gather and write several articles that you can offer to the media or in guest blogs – always mentioning your book.
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  • As a writer you know how to write, just learn how to write online content by reading lots of online articles and how they are set-up
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Stiff Competition: Many More Books Published!
And competing for shelf space in stores and online …  On the other hand, author-publishers will have more opportunities to engage more deeply with their audiences, expanding efforts to build online communities of interest for their readers.  More authors, meanwhile, will hopefully recognize the value of true fans, and the importance of creating meaningful connections with the right people to rise above the competition.
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Readers want to know more about and interact with their favored author – who’s book they are buying.  They are not eager to see ads with the message: Buy my book, buy my book, buy my book …  Readers rather want to see samples of your writing!  And only the authors who write short stories, prequels, guest blogs or Kindle Shorts will rise above the competition!

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“Book Marketing on a Shoestring”
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