Marketing Tips Around The Net: December 18th

It's actually a little past that time where we take a trip around the net to look at some of the best book marketing tips this week. Sorry for posting a day late. My Indianapolis Colts played football Thursday night to stay undefeated at 14-0 and then I had an unexpected and rare opportunity to spend the day on Friday with my wife and 3 year old twin boys. But never fear, here are the weekly tips around the net that normally appear right here, each Friday!

1. Publishers Delay eBooks- To get us started today, Angela Wilson keeps us up-to-date on the publishing industry by discussing news about major publishers pushing back the release of e-book titles.

2. Reality Test for Authors- Shel Horowitz shares advice on how authors can be one of the few who can turn their trade into a lucrative living.

3. Give a Holiday Gift to Writers Who Help Other Writers- Carolyn Howard-Johnson discusses how you can nominate your favorite writing site to Writer's Digests lists of 101 Best Website For Writers: 2010. My sincerest thanks for her nod to my site, but she also displays all the information you need to nominate your favorite site as well.

4. Announcing a contest for whose Twitter profile needs the most help- Phyllis Zimbler Miller is announcing a new contest that you can enter today. It's easy to enter, so check it out today!

5. Web marketing tips for authors from Peter Bowerman, the Well Fed Writer- Roger C. Parker looks at Peter Bowerman's website and shares great lessons we can use for our own website.

(Make sure to check out Roger's live call on Tuesday, December 22nd, 4:00 PM EST. The topic will be: Author Guide to Evaluating Your Online Presence. The details can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/yz4cyyt)

6. Podcast: Writing Family Humour and Fulfilling Your Dreams With Jane Grieve- Joanna Penn interviews author Jane Grieve about the writing and marketing of her book. She employed a unique marketing/distribution channel that's worth your time to check out.

7. Promote a Book with Video - How to Get Started - MaAnna Stephenson is the guest on Dana Lynn Smith's site discussing how to use video in your book marketing efforts.

8. Is Your Newsletter Compelling Enough?- Patti Stafford shares some great tips on creating newsletters that people really want to read. How does your newsletter stack up?

9. Best Tweets for Writers- I am a huge fan of Jane Friedman's blog, especially her regular "Best Tweets For Writers" section. Her blog is packed with great stuff, and is worth subscribing to for this segment alone.

10. 6 Lessons I Learned in Two Years of Blogging- Aseem Kishore shares his wisdom with bloggers after his two years of blogging.

That's it for this week's trip around the net. I wish the warmest holiday wishes to all who honor me each week by reading and sharing this blog with others. It's the greatest gift you have given me and I you have my sincerest thanks. I'll see you next week.