Marketing Tips Around The Net: June 11th

It's Friday and that means it's time to take a look at a few posts around the net that can help us market our book. So grab a nice cool glass of iced tea or steaming hot coffee and snuggle into these posts:

1. Book Publicity: All You Need To Know You Learned In Kindergarten- Joanna Penn kick us off with a look at the simple lessons of book publicity.

2. How to Craft Back Cover Copy that Sells Books by the Boatload- Dana Lynn Smith invites Eric Gelb to share some tips on getting the most out of your book's back cover.

3. What We Authors Can Learn from Apple and Jobs- Carolyn Howard-Johnson shares some observations on what we as authors can learn from a technical icon, Apple's Steve Jobs.

4. Vocus Acquires Shankman's HARO- Very interesting... Sandra Beckwith announces that Haro has been acquired by a press release distribution service.

5. PitchEngine.com offers a new breed of press releases- Phyllis Zimbler Miller tries out a new free platform that may help you get the word out about your book. Also, you may want to check out the Miller Mosaic Monthly Membership that she has now opened to everyone.

6. Author's Defined Niche Promotes Book Sales - What is Yours?- Todd Rutherford invites Harriet Hodgson to discuss the importance of defining a niche when it comes to marketing your book.

7. 12 Ways to Market Your Book By Giving Away Free Stuff- Vikram NarayanBook of BookBuzzr shares some ways that you can market your book by giving away free stuff.

8. The Query - What to Send and to Whom- Ugh, the dreaded query! No worries, L. Diane Wolfe touches on this necessary evil.

9. Six Steps to Finding a Literary Agent- Penny C. Sansevieri invites Hillel Black to share tips about getting an agent.

10. Author’s Journey #25: Using video to market and sell your book- Roger C. Parker introduces you to a free new tool that allows you to record video screen casts and tweet them to your Titter followers. This is a must-read for anyone who is contemplating adding video for your visitors.

Well, that's it for this addition of Tips Around The Net. I hope you have a wonderful, peaceful weekend. I will see you bright and early on Monday Morning.