Awards: Is Your Book a Winner?

02/18/21 • 30 min

Could your book be a contender? This episode of Face The Book TV will help you make a wise selection from the many available book awards programs and so your return in book sales exceeds the cost of application fees.

Receiving an award can help you reach new readers and bring requests for author signings, conference presentations, and media interviews. At $90 and up (IPNE.org offers one of the lowest fees at $45 for members), the fees can mount up, but with a well-designed book, a carefully tended author platform, the right awards program, adding "Award-Winning" to your book's cover and author resume is certain to grab the attention of publicists, bookstores, and readers.

CREW:
Pierce Press Productions: https://piercepress.com/face-the-book-tv
Eddie Vincent, Host & IPNE president: https://encirclepub.com; https://IPNE.org/BOD

GUESTS:
Hannah Jacobson, Book Award Pro: https://BookAwardPro.com
Linda Radke, Story Monsters: https://storymonsters.com
Michael Piekny, IPNE: https://IPNE.org/BOD; https://hubedits.com

CREW:
Pierce Press Productions: https://piercepress.com/face-the-book-tv
Eddie Vincent, Host & IPNE president: https://encirclepub.com; https://IPNE.org/BOD

GUESTS:
Hannah Jacobson, Book Award Pro: https://BookAwardPro.com
Linda Radke, Story Monsters: https://storymonsters.com
Michael Piekny, IPNE: https://IPNE.org/BOD; https://hubedits.com

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In a crowded online marketplace, one of the few ways you may be able to get eyeballs on your book or brand is through paid advertising.
In this episode, Ian Lamont, award-winning author of the In30Minutes Guides and CEO of LeanMedia, answers your questions about factors like cost-per-click, organic vs. paid search, considerations for mobile ads, strategies for bidding on placement, and most important - how and why Amazon advertising works for book publishers!

EPISODE LINKS:
https://piercepress.com/podcasts
https://encirclepublications.com
https://in30minutes.com
https://LeanMedia.org
http://IPNE.org

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Book Marketing Timeline

As an independent author, when you should you start marketing your book? How about as soon as you know you want to write a book!? Even if your publication date is 5 years away, there's a lot you can do right now that will enhance your book's success.

Even if you publishing through a traditional press or hybrid publisher, there are ways to build and leverage your "author platform" long before the book is in your hand.

Already have your book printed and uncertain how to sell it? All is not lost! Our host and panelists have keys for successful marking of published titles, as well.

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IN THE BOOTH:

Charlotte Pierce Producer: Pierce Press & Board Member, IPNE
Eddie Vincent, Host: IPNE President and Publisher, Encircle Publications
Samantha Kolber, poet & marketing director, Rootstock Publishing, VT
Author Spotlight: Sarah Cannon, "The Shame of Losing" (Red Hen Press, 2018).