Here are some of my favorites from the newsletter in somewhat alphabetical order. What would you add to the list? Please include them in a comment.<\/p>\n
1. Author Monthly Planner<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe authors at the Duolit website have created the Author Monthly Planner<\/strong><\/a>, an easy, visual guide for organizing your writing and marketing life.\u00a0It\u2019s a simple, downloadable calendar that lets you assign writing or marketing tasks to specific days and weeks so you see where you\u2019ve been and where you\u2019re going.<\/p>\nThe thinking behind this, they say, is that you\u2019re more likely to do what\u2019s on your to-do list if you\u2019ve got context for it. When you see what you\u2019ve already accomplished, you\u2019ll be more likely to keep moving forward.<\/p>\n
2. Babelcube<\/strong><\/h3>\nHas the cost of translation services kept you from expanding into global markets with your book?<\/p>\n
Babelcube<\/strong> <\/a>will translate it into other languages absolutely free. The service\u00a0provides an easy way for\u00a0publishers and independent book authors to partner with translators at no cost. The company then distributes the\u00a0books in multiple languages globally. You, the translator, and Babelcube share the royalties.<\/p>\n3. Book Blogger Directory<\/strong><\/h3>\nPlanning a virtual book tour?<\/p>\n
Check out the comprehensive Book Blogger Directory<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\nUse the tool bar at the top to select fiction, non-fiction, religious, or young adult, then select your book\u2019s genre or category to find bloggers who love books and authors.<\/p>\n
Need more information on virtual book tours?\u00a0Check out my free download, Virtual Book Tour Basics<\/em><\/a>, too.<\/p>\n![\"Booktrib\"](\"https:\/\/buildbookbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Booktrib-300x90.png\")
<\/a>4.\u00a0BookTrib.com<\/strong><\/h3>\nBookTrib<\/a><\/strong> is a site for book lovers that offers sneak peeks of pre-released books, new books just published, news, book trailers and related videos, weekly giveaways, and live chats with bestselling, well-known, and new and talented authors.<\/p>\nAccording to the site, BookTrib has an established presence among book bloggers and book buyers. It features authors and titles in a weekly giveaway and\u00a0enjoys a regular following of well-educated and primarily female readers \u00a0who receive the site\u2019s e-mailed book alerts.<\/p>\n
It also provides a social community component that allows users, including authors, to connect with each other to talk about a book, share opinions and reviews, or even form book clubs.<\/p>\n
I recommend signing up as a free member and spending time on the site before considering purchasing an advertising package, which is how authors get exposure on the site.<\/p>\n
5.\u00a0Competwition\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nIf you\u2019ve been thinking about creating a Twitter contest for your book, now\u2019s the time to do it. Competwition\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>creates and supports Twitter contests. Just log-in with your Twitter account, follow the instructions for creating your competition, and let Competwition supplement your own promotion efforts by promoting it to its (currently) more than 60,000 followers.<\/p>\nOnce Competwition users enter your contest, they will automatically follow you on Twitter and tweet the message you chose when you set up your contest.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re new to Twitter contests, which can help promote your book and generate more Twitter followers, read \u201cHow to host a book contest<\/a>\u201d here on the\u00a0blog.<\/p>\n6. Contact Any Celebrity<\/strong><\/h3>\nIf you want to snag celebrity endorsements for your book, use my affiliate link to check out ContactAnyCelebrity.com<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s a searchable database of celebrities and contact information for their representatives (note that it doesn\u2019t give you any celebrity\u2019s personal e-mail address).<\/p>\nThere\u2019s an annual fee for the database, but you can sign up for a trial program that offers seven days of access at no charge. That gives most authors enough time to grab contact information for the representatives of celebrities they want to endorse their books.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s important to note that you need to provide a credit card number or checking account information to participate in the trial program, and if you don\u2019t cancel your account within those seven days, your account will be charged the annual $197 fee. If you don\u2019t want to subscribe for a year, make sure you add a reminder to your calendar to cancel so you don\u2019t get charged.<\/p>\n
7. Editorial Calendar Database<\/strong><\/h3>\nCision, a company that distributes press releases and provides other publicity products and services, offers an online Editorial Calendar Database<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that lets you search the scheduled editorial content of nearly a half million publications at no charge. You\u2019ll have to provide your name and address to get access to the results, which means you\u2019ll be added to the company\u2019s mailing list, but that\u2019s a small price to pay for this powerful and helpful tool.<\/p>\n8. 15 Places to Promote Your Book for Free<\/strong><\/h3>\nMediaBistro\u2019s Galleycat blog is one of my favorite resources for information about the publishing industry, in part because of content like the\u00a0\u201c15 Places to Promote Your Book for Free<\/a><\/strong>\u201d list.<\/p>\nSeveral of the sites require the books to be either new or free, but scan the list to see which ones might be a good resource for you and yours.<\/p>\n
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<\/strong><\/h3>\n9.\u00a0Figment.com<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nFigment.com<\/a><\/strong> is a community for young writers and readers that lets you share your writing, connect with other people who love to read, and discover new stories and authors.<\/p>\nThe site features several ways for you to interact with readers and vice versa. There\u2019s no charge to participate as an author or a fan.<\/p>\n
10. iDreamBooks.com<\/strong><\/h3>\niDreamBooks.com<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s tagline is, \u201cNever read a crappy book again!\u201d<\/p>\nIt\u2019s a \u201cbook discovery tool\u201d with a rating and recommendation system based on reviews from critics at publications that include The New York Times<\/em> and select bloggers. The scores represent a weighted average of all reviews from book critics. Each book\u2019s score is a percentage; iDreamBooks recommends books with a score of 70 percent or higher. A blue cloud icon next to the score indicates a critically-acclaimed book while a grey icon represents one that isn’t.<\/p>\nIt’s also\u00a0a great resource for scanning book covers. Go through the various lists and study the covers and their ratings. Do you see patterns in your book\u2019s category \u2013 does a certain type of cover always appear on a highly rated book or not? Use it to inspire your own cover plans.<\/p>\n
11. Authorgraph<\/strong><\/h3>\nIf you\u2019ve got an e-book\u00a0book available, you can now sign it electronically for buyers with an online service called Authorgraph<\/a>.\u00a0Because you sign each book individually as you receive requests, you can write something different (if you want) for everyone who makes a request. So, while you might write something generic for a stranger, you can write something personal when you get a request from someone you know.<\/p>\n12.\u00a0PicMonkey.com<\/strong><\/h3>\nBan boring blog and Facebook images with PicMonkey.com<\/a><\/strong>, a no-charge site that lets you edit and combine images for your blog, Facebook cover shot, book cover, or anything else quickly and easily. Add special effects and filters to your photos, crop images, even add text \u2013 do it all at PicMonkey.com.<\/p>\nIn addition, use it to create image collages for your Facebook fan page cover photo by combining several images side-by-side or in other visual combinations.<\/p>\n
PicMonkey can also support your marketing by adding a watermark \u2013 identifying text such as your website URL \u2013 to the images you post on Facebook so that when others share them, they share your web address, too.<\/p>\n
Learn more about other resources for creating social media images in “How to create shareable images with quotes<\/a>.”<\/p>\n![\"Insegna](\"https:\/\/buildbookbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Dollarphotoclub_62531097-300x225.jpg\")
<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n13. Podcast411.com<\/strong><\/h3>\nOne of my favorite authors and bloggers, Pat Flynn<\/a>, says that most of his website traffic now comes from people who discovered his podcast first.<\/p>\nHosting your own podcast<\/a> is a great way for an author to build an audience, expand reach, and connect with people. Being a guest on someone else\u2019s podcast is also a excellent\u00a0way to promote your book (and it takes far less work than launching your own podcast).<\/p>\nIf you host a podcast and want to get it listed in more directories, or if you\u2019d like to be a podcast guest and need to find shows that are a good fit, check out the directory list at Podcast411.com<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s a good starting point for both goals.<\/p>\n14. Press Release Template<\/strong><\/h3>\nDid you quote others in your nonfiction book or rely on the topic or location expertise of others for your novel? If so, you can use them to get publicity for your book.<\/p>\n
Simply use the fill-in-the-blanks \u201clocal source\u201d press release template<\/strong><\/a> I\u2019ve made available for immediate download. Tweak it to fit your situation, complete it individually for each expert or source, and send it to the hometown media of each of those individuals \u2014 including sources of anecdotes \u2014 in your book.<\/p>\nNeed help determining media outlets for your sources? Get a few tips in this blog post, “How to build a killer book publicity media list<\/a>.”<\/p>\n15. Publishing Profits Podcast Show<\/strong><\/h3>\nI listen to\u00a0the Publishing Profits Podcast Show<\/strong><\/a> produced by e-book publisher Tom Corson-Knowles<\/a>. He\u00a0interviews authors, publishers, editors, agents, marketers, and others to share inspiration, education, and best practices. Guests often discuss the huge changes in the industry and what you can do to succeed as an author today.<\/p>\nWhether you’re just thinking about writing your first book or you’re a multi-published author, you’ll find new ideas to help you take your career to the next level.<\/p>\n
16. SourceBottle<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nOne of my smart and helpful Australian subscribers alerted me to SourceBottle<\/a><\/strong>, an international service that connects journalists with experts on topics related to women\u2019s interests. Topics include parenting, health and well-being, women in business, entertainment, food, and many others.<\/p>\nClick on the interactive global map to get to the portion of the website for your part of the world. Subscribe in the box on the right to receive daily e-mailed alerts for the topics you select when you register. It\u2019s that easy!<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n17. Thunderclap<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat if you could amplify a single, important tweet that supports your book?<\/p>\n
You can with a cool tool called Thunderclap<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\nThunderclap is something like an online flash mob \u2013 you and others share the same message at the same time, spreading an idea through Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr that\u2019s hard to ignore.<\/p>\n
Everything happens through the Thunderclap site: You set up your message and a campaign, then let your social networks know about it. Your connections go to Thunderclap and agree to support your \u201ccause\u201d \u2013 in this case, a specific message about your book. When you reach 100 supporters, the campaign happens \u2013 the message is shared automatically through the social networks of those who agreed to participate.<\/p>\n
If you don\u2019t get 100 collaborators, the message doesn\u2019t go out.<\/p>\n
18.\u00a0Top 100 Websites for Book Promotion<\/strong><\/h3>\nAuthor A.D. Winch has compiled what he calls the \u201cTop 100 Websites for Author Promotion and Book Promotion<\/strong><\/a>.\u201d The list is free and downloadable in both Word and PDF formats.<\/p>\nHe says that most of the sites listed are designed to help you promote a free or reduced-price book. He recommends using the list when you\u2019re promoting a free book on Amazon.com<\/p>\n
Pretty sweet.<\/p>\n
19. The Ultimate Author Checklist for Online Book Marketing<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe Ultimate Author Checklist for Online Book Marketing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0from the Book Marketing Tools website gives you a comprehensive checklist that you will want to refer to regularly while you\u2019re writing your book and later, once it\u2019s published. The downloadable PDF file includes a printable version of the comprehensive checklist, too. Let it help guide your marketing decisions as you move through the publishing process.<\/p>\n20. 21 Ways to Write and Publish Your Nonfiction Book<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nGet a free copy of Kristen Eckstein\u2019s e-book, 21 Ways to Write and Publish Your Nonfiction Book<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, by completing the survey form. Just answer a few quick questions, and she\u2019ll send you a PDF of the book. It\u2019s a pretty fair trade-off for the couple of minutes it will take you to help with her market research.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Yasiv\"](\"https:\/\/buildbookbuzz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Yasiv-300x281.png\")
<\/a><\/h3>\n21. Yasiv<\/strong><\/h3>\nYasiv <\/strong><\/a>is one cool tool.<\/p>\nType your book title into the box at the top of the (very empty) page, then select \u201cGo.\u201d The screen comes to life as the software displays a fun \u201cmindmap\u201d type of visual featuring the covers of books that people purchased in addition to yours. It also tells you which of those books are the most popular.<\/p>\n
Use this tool to learn more about the people who are buying your book (you might be surprised!) or for recommendations for your own reading list.<\/p>\n
What free resources would you add to the list? Please help your author colleagues by adding a comment with your recommended free resource or tool.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>What are your favorite free resources for authors?<\/p>\nI publish the free Build Book Buzz<\/em><\/a> newsletter twice a month; the content in the second issue of the month always includes a free resource for authors. I’ve compiled my absolute favorites for power and impact\u00a0in a\u00a0free report, Top 5 Book Promotion Resources<\/em><\/a>, but that doesn’t mean that the others I’ve been featuring\u00a0each month aren’t valuable.<\/p>\nHere are some of my favorites from the newsletter in somewhat alphabetical order. What would you add to the list? Please include them in a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,12],"tags":[534,535],"class_list":["post-6600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-tools","tag-cool-tools","tag-free-resources"],"yoast_head":"\n
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The thinking behind this, they say, is that you\u2019re more likely to do what\u2019s on your to-do list if you\u2019ve got context for it. When you see what you\u2019ve already accomplished, you\u2019ll be more likely to keep moving forward.<\/p>\n
2. Babelcube<\/strong><\/h3>\nHas the cost of translation services kept you from expanding into global markets with your book?<\/p>\n
Babelcube<\/strong> <\/a>will translate it into other languages absolutely free. The service\u00a0provides an easy way for\u00a0publishers and independent book authors to partner with translators at no cost. The company then distributes the\u00a0books in multiple languages globally. You, the translator, and Babelcube share the royalties.<\/p>\n3. Book Blogger Directory<\/strong><\/h3>\nPlanning a virtual book tour?<\/p>\n
Check out the comprehensive Book Blogger Directory<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\nUse the tool bar at the top to select fiction, non-fiction, religious, or young adult, then select your book\u2019s genre or category to find bloggers who love books and authors.<\/p>\n
Need more information on virtual book tours?\u00a0Check out my free download, Virtual Book Tour Basics<\/em><\/a>, too.<\/p>\n<\/a>4.\u00a0BookTrib.com<\/strong><\/h3>\nBookTrib<\/a><\/strong> is a site for book lovers that offers sneak peeks of pre-released books, new books just published, news, book trailers and related videos, weekly giveaways, and live chats with bestselling, well-known, and new and talented authors.<\/p>\nAccording to the site, BookTrib has an established presence among book bloggers and book buyers. It features authors and titles in a weekly giveaway and\u00a0enjoys a regular following of well-educated and primarily female readers \u00a0who receive the site\u2019s e-mailed book alerts.<\/p>\n
It also provides a social community component that allows users, including authors, to connect with each other to talk about a book, share opinions and reviews, or even form book clubs.<\/p>\n
I recommend signing up as a free member and spending time on the site before considering purchasing an advertising package, which is how authors get exposure on the site.<\/p>\n
5.\u00a0Competwition\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nIf you\u2019ve been thinking about creating a Twitter contest for your book, now\u2019s the time to do it. Competwition\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>creates and supports Twitter contests. Just log-in with your Twitter account, follow the instructions for creating your competition, and let Competwition supplement your own promotion efforts by promoting it to its (currently) more than 60,000 followers.<\/p>\nOnce Competwition users enter your contest, they will automatically follow you on Twitter and tweet the message you chose when you set up your contest.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re new to Twitter contests, which can help promote your book and generate more Twitter followers, read \u201cHow to host a book contest<\/a>\u201d here on the\u00a0blog.<\/p>\n6. Contact Any Celebrity<\/strong><\/h3>\nIf you want to snag celebrity endorsements for your book, use my affiliate link to check out ContactAnyCelebrity.com<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s a searchable database of celebrities and contact information for their representatives (note that it doesn\u2019t give you any celebrity\u2019s personal e-mail address).<\/p>\nThere\u2019s an annual fee for the database, but you can sign up for a trial program that offers seven days of access at no charge. That gives most authors enough time to grab contact information for the representatives of celebrities they want to endorse their books.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s important to note that you need to provide a credit card number or checking account information to participate in the trial program, and if you don\u2019t cancel your account within those seven days, your account will be charged the annual $197 fee. If you don\u2019t want to subscribe for a year, make sure you add a reminder to your calendar to cancel so you don\u2019t get charged.<\/p>\n
7. Editorial Calendar Database<\/strong><\/h3>\nCision, a company that distributes press releases and provides other publicity products and services, offers an online Editorial Calendar Database<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that lets you search the scheduled editorial content of nearly a half million publications at no charge. You\u2019ll have to provide your name and address to get access to the results, which means you\u2019ll be added to the company\u2019s mailing list, but that\u2019s a small price to pay for this powerful and helpful tool.<\/p>\n8. 15 Places to Promote Your Book for Free<\/strong><\/h3>\nMediaBistro\u2019s Galleycat blog is one of my favorite resources for information about the publishing industry, in part because of content like the\u00a0\u201c15 Places to Promote Your Book for Free<\/a><\/strong>\u201d list.<\/p>\nSeveral of the sites require the books to be either new or free, but scan the list to see which ones might be a good resource for you and yours.<\/p>\n
<\/strong><\/h3>\n9.\u00a0Figment.com<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nFigment.com<\/a><\/strong> is a community for young writers and readers that lets you share your writing, connect with other people who love to read, and discover new stories and authors.<\/p>\nThe site features several ways for you to interact with readers and vice versa. There\u2019s no charge to participate as an author or a fan.<\/p>\n
10. iDreamBooks.com<\/strong><\/h3>\niDreamBooks.com<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s tagline is, \u201cNever read a crappy book again!\u201d<\/p>\nIt\u2019s a \u201cbook discovery tool\u201d with a rating and recommendation system based on reviews from critics at publications that include The New York Times<\/em> and select bloggers. The scores represent a weighted average of all reviews from book critics. Each book\u2019s score is a percentage; iDreamBooks recommends books with a score of 70 percent or higher. A blue cloud icon next to the score indicates a critically-acclaimed book while a grey icon represents one that isn’t.<\/p>\nIt’s also\u00a0a great resource for scanning book covers. Go through the various lists and study the covers and their ratings. Do you see patterns in your book\u2019s category \u2013 does a certain type of cover always appear on a highly rated book or not? Use it to inspire your own cover plans.<\/p>\n
11. Authorgraph<\/strong><\/h3>\nIf you\u2019ve got an e-book\u00a0book available, you can now sign it electronically for buyers with an online service called Authorgraph<\/a>.\u00a0Because you sign each book individually as you receive requests, you can write something different (if you want) for everyone who makes a request. So, while you might write something generic for a stranger, you can write something personal when you get a request from someone you know.<\/p>\n12.\u00a0PicMonkey.com<\/strong><\/h3>\nBan boring blog and Facebook images with PicMonkey.com<\/a><\/strong>, a no-charge site that lets you edit and combine images for your blog, Facebook cover shot, book cover, or anything else quickly and easily. Add special effects and filters to your photos, crop images, even add text \u2013 do it all at PicMonkey.com.<\/p>\nIn addition, use it to create image collages for your Facebook fan page cover photo by combining several images side-by-side or in other visual combinations.<\/p>\n
PicMonkey can also support your marketing by adding a watermark \u2013 identifying text such as your website URL \u2013 to the images you post on Facebook so that when others share them, they share your web address, too.<\/p>\n
Learn more about other resources for creating social media images in “How to create shareable images with quotes<\/a>.”<\/p>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n13. Podcast411.com<\/strong><\/h3>\nOne of my favorite authors and bloggers, Pat Flynn<\/a>, says that most of his website traffic now comes from people who discovered his podcast first.<\/p>\nHosting your own podcast<\/a> is a great way for an author to build an audience, expand reach, and connect with people. Being a guest on someone else\u2019s podcast is also a excellent\u00a0way to promote your book (and it takes far less work than launching your own podcast).<\/p>\nIf you host a podcast and want to get it listed in more directories, or if you\u2019d like to be a podcast guest and need to find shows that are a good fit, check out the directory list at Podcast411.com<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s a good starting point for both goals.<\/p>\n14. Press Release Template<\/strong><\/h3>\nDid you quote others in your nonfiction book or rely on the topic or location expertise of others for your novel? If so, you can use them to get publicity for your book.<\/p>\n
Simply use the fill-in-the-blanks \u201clocal source\u201d press release template<\/strong><\/a> I\u2019ve made available for immediate download. Tweak it to fit your situation, complete it individually for each expert or source, and send it to the hometown media of each of those individuals \u2014 including sources of anecdotes \u2014 in your book.<\/p>\nNeed help determining media outlets for your sources? Get a few tips in this blog post, “How to build a killer book publicity media list<\/a>.”<\/p>\n15. Publishing Profits Podcast Show<\/strong><\/h3>\nI listen to\u00a0the Publishing Profits Podcast Show<\/strong><\/a> produced by e-book publisher Tom Corson-Knowles<\/a>. He\u00a0interviews authors, publishers, editors, agents, marketers, and others to share inspiration, education, and best practices. Guests often discuss the huge changes in the industry and what you can do to succeed as an author today.<\/p>\nWhether you’re just thinking about writing your first book or you’re a multi-published author, you’ll find new ideas to help you take your career to the next level.<\/p>\n
16. SourceBottle<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nOne of my smart and helpful Australian subscribers alerted me to SourceBottle<\/a><\/strong>, an international service that connects journalists with experts on topics related to women\u2019s interests. Topics include parenting, health and well-being, women in business, entertainment, food, and many others.<\/p>\nClick on the interactive global map to get to the portion of the website for your part of the world. Subscribe in the box on the right to receive daily e-mailed alerts for the topics you select when you register. It\u2019s that easy!<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n17. Thunderclap<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat if you could amplify a single, important tweet that supports your book?<\/p>\n
You can with a cool tool called Thunderclap<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\nThunderclap is something like an online flash mob \u2013 you and others share the same message at the same time, spreading an idea through Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr that\u2019s hard to ignore.<\/p>\n
Everything happens through the Thunderclap site: You set up your message and a campaign, then let your social networks know about it. Your connections go to Thunderclap and agree to support your \u201ccause\u201d \u2013 in this case, a specific message about your book. When you reach 100 supporters, the campaign happens \u2013 the message is shared automatically through the social networks of those who agreed to participate.<\/p>\n
If you don\u2019t get 100 collaborators, the message doesn\u2019t go out.<\/p>\n
18.\u00a0Top 100 Websites for Book Promotion<\/strong><\/h3>\nAuthor A.D. Winch has compiled what he calls the \u201cTop 100 Websites for Author Promotion and Book Promotion<\/strong><\/a>.\u201d The list is free and downloadable in both Word and PDF formats.<\/p>\nHe says that most of the sites listed are designed to help you promote a free or reduced-price book. He recommends using the list when you\u2019re promoting a free book on Amazon.com<\/p>\n
Pretty sweet.<\/p>\n
19. The Ultimate Author Checklist for Online Book Marketing<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe Ultimate Author Checklist for Online Book Marketing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0from the Book Marketing Tools website gives you a comprehensive checklist that you will want to refer to regularly while you\u2019re writing your book and later, once it\u2019s published. The downloadable PDF file includes a printable version of the comprehensive checklist, too. Let it help guide your marketing decisions as you move through the publishing process.<\/p>\n20. 21 Ways to Write and Publish Your Nonfiction Book<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nGet a free copy of Kristen Eckstein\u2019s e-book, 21 Ways to Write and Publish Your Nonfiction Book<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, by completing the survey form. Just answer a few quick questions, and she\u2019ll send you a PDF of the book. It\u2019s a pretty fair trade-off for the couple of minutes it will take you to help with her market research.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/h3>\n21. Yasiv<\/strong><\/h3>\nYasiv <\/strong><\/a>is one cool tool.<\/p>\nType your book title into the box at the top of the (very empty) page, then select \u201cGo.\u201d The screen comes to life as the software displays a fun \u201cmindmap\u201d type of visual featuring the covers of books that people purchased in addition to yours. It also tells you which of those books are the most popular.<\/p>\n
Use this tool to learn more about the people who are buying your book (you might be surprised!) or for recommendations for your own reading list.<\/p>\n
What free resources would you add to the list? Please help your author colleagues by adding a comment with your recommended free resource or tool.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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3. Book Blogger Directory<\/strong><\/h3>\nPlanning a virtual book tour?<\/p>\n
Check out the comprehensive Book Blogger Directory<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\nUse the tool bar at the top to select fiction, non-fiction, religious, or young adult, then select your book\u2019s genre or category to find bloggers who love books and authors.<\/p>\n
Need more information on virtual book tours?\u00a0Check out my free download, Virtual Book Tour Basics<\/em><\/a>, too.<\/p>\n<\/a>4.\u00a0BookTrib.com<\/strong><\/h3>\nBookTrib<\/a><\/strong> is a site for book lovers that offers sneak peeks of pre-released books, new books just published, news, book trailers and related videos, weekly giveaways, and live chats with bestselling, well-known, and new and talented authors.<\/p>\nAccording to the site, BookTrib has an established presence among book bloggers and book buyers. It features authors and titles in a weekly giveaway and\u00a0enjoys a regular following of well-educated and primarily female readers \u00a0who receive the site\u2019s e-mailed book alerts.<\/p>\n
It also provides a social community component that allows users, including authors, to connect with each other to talk about a book, share opinions and reviews, or even form book clubs.<\/p>\n
I recommend signing up as a free member and spending time on the site before considering purchasing an advertising package, which is how authors get exposure on the site.<\/p>\n
5.\u00a0Competwition\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nIf you\u2019ve been thinking about creating a Twitter contest for your book, now\u2019s the time to do it. Competwition\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>creates and supports Twitter contests. Just log-in with your Twitter account, follow the instructions for creating your competition, and let Competwition supplement your own promotion efforts by promoting it to its (currently) more than 60,000 followers.<\/p>\nOnce Competwition users enter your contest, they will automatically follow you on Twitter and tweet the message you chose when you set up your contest.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re new to Twitter contests, which can help promote your book and generate more Twitter followers, read \u201cHow to host a book contest<\/a>\u201d here on the\u00a0blog.<\/p>\n6. Contact Any Celebrity<\/strong><\/h3>\nIf you want to snag celebrity endorsements for your book, use my affiliate link to check out ContactAnyCelebrity.com<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s a searchable database of celebrities and contact information for their representatives (note that it doesn\u2019t give you any celebrity\u2019s personal e-mail address).<\/p>\nThere\u2019s an annual fee for the database, but you can sign up for a trial program that offers seven days of access at no charge. That gives most authors enough time to grab contact information for the representatives of celebrities they want to endorse their books.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s important to note that you need to provide a credit card number or checking account information to participate in the trial program, and if you don\u2019t cancel your account within those seven days, your account will be charged the annual $197 fee. If you don\u2019t want to subscribe for a year, make sure you add a reminder to your calendar to cancel so you don\u2019t get charged.<\/p>\n
7. Editorial Calendar Database<\/strong><\/h3>\nCision, a company that distributes press releases and provides other publicity products and services, offers an online Editorial Calendar Database<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that lets you search the scheduled editorial content of nearly a half million publications at no charge. You\u2019ll have to provide your name and address to get access to the results, which means you\u2019ll be added to the company\u2019s mailing list, but that\u2019s a small price to pay for this powerful and helpful tool.<\/p>\n8. 15 Places to Promote Your Book for Free<\/strong><\/h3>\nMediaBistro\u2019s Galleycat blog is one of my favorite resources for information about the publishing industry, in part because of content like the\u00a0\u201c15 Places to Promote Your Book for Free<\/a><\/strong>\u201d list.<\/p>\nSeveral of the sites require the books to be either new or free, but scan the list to see which ones might be a good resource for you and yours.<\/p>\n
<\/strong><\/h3>\n9.\u00a0Figment.com<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nFigment.com<\/a><\/strong> is a community for young writers and readers that lets you share your writing, connect with other people who love to read, and discover new stories and authors.<\/p>\nThe site features several ways for you to interact with readers and vice versa. There\u2019s no charge to participate as an author or a fan.<\/p>\n
10. iDreamBooks.com<\/strong><\/h3>\niDreamBooks.com<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s tagline is, \u201cNever read a crappy book again!\u201d<\/p>\nIt\u2019s a \u201cbook discovery tool\u201d with a rating and recommendation system based on reviews from critics at publications that include The New York Times<\/em> and select bloggers. The scores represent a weighted average of all reviews from book critics. Each book\u2019s score is a percentage; iDreamBooks recommends books with a score of 70 percent or higher. A blue cloud icon next to the score indicates a critically-acclaimed book while a grey icon represents one that isn’t.<\/p>\nIt’s also\u00a0a great resource for scanning book covers. Go through the various lists and study the covers and their ratings. Do you see patterns in your book\u2019s category \u2013 does a certain type of cover always appear on a highly rated book or not? Use it to inspire your own cover plans.<\/p>\n
11. Authorgraph<\/strong><\/h3>\nIf you\u2019ve got an e-book\u00a0book available, you can now sign it electronically for buyers with an online service called Authorgraph<\/a>.\u00a0Because you sign each book individually as you receive requests, you can write something different (if you want) for everyone who makes a request. So, while you might write something generic for a stranger, you can write something personal when you get a request from someone you know.<\/p>\n12.\u00a0PicMonkey.com<\/strong><\/h3>\nBan boring blog and Facebook images with PicMonkey.com<\/a><\/strong>, a no-charge site that lets you edit and combine images for your blog, Facebook cover shot, book cover, or anything else quickly and easily. Add special effects and filters to your photos, crop images, even add text \u2013 do it all at PicMonkey.com.<\/p>\nIn addition, use it to create image collages for your Facebook fan page cover photo by combining several images side-by-side or in other visual combinations.<\/p>\n
PicMonkey can also support your marketing by adding a watermark \u2013 identifying text such as your website URL \u2013 to the images you post on Facebook so that when others share them, they share your web address, too.<\/p>\n
Learn more about other resources for creating social media images in “How to create shareable images with quotes<\/a>.”<\/p>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n13. Podcast411.com<\/strong><\/h3>\nOne of my favorite authors and bloggers, Pat Flynn<\/a>, says that most of his website traffic now comes from people who discovered his podcast first.<\/p>\nHosting your own podcast<\/a> is a great way for an author to build an audience, expand reach, and connect with people. Being a guest on someone else\u2019s podcast is also a excellent\u00a0way to promote your book (and it takes far less work than launching your own podcast).<\/p>\nIf you host a podcast and want to get it listed in more directories, or if you\u2019d like to be a podcast guest and need to find shows that are a good fit, check out the directory list at Podcast411.com<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s a good starting point for both goals.<\/p>\n14. Press Release Template<\/strong><\/h3>\nDid you quote others in your nonfiction book or rely on the topic or location expertise of others for your novel? If so, you can use them to get publicity for your book.<\/p>\n
Simply use the fill-in-the-blanks \u201clocal source\u201d press release template<\/strong><\/a> I\u2019ve made available for immediate download. Tweak it to fit your situation, complete it individually for each expert or source, and send it to the hometown media of each of those individuals \u2014 including sources of anecdotes \u2014 in your book.<\/p>\nNeed help determining media outlets for your sources? Get a few tips in this blog post, “How to build a killer book publicity media list<\/a>.”<\/p>\n15. Publishing Profits Podcast Show<\/strong><\/h3>\nI listen to\u00a0the Publishing Profits Podcast Show<\/strong><\/a> produced by e-book publisher Tom Corson-Knowles<\/a>. He\u00a0interviews authors, publishers, editors, agents, marketers, and others to share inspiration, education, and best practices. Guests often discuss the huge changes in the industry and what you can do to succeed as an author today.<\/p>\nWhether you’re just thinking about writing your first book or you’re a multi-published author, you’ll find new ideas to help you take your career to the next level.<\/p>\n
16. SourceBottle<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nOne of my smart and helpful Australian subscribers alerted me to SourceBottle<\/a><\/strong>, an international service that connects journalists with experts on topics related to women\u2019s interests. Topics include parenting, health and well-being, women in business, entertainment, food, and many others.<\/p>\nClick on the interactive global map to get to the portion of the website for your part of the world. Subscribe in the box on the right to receive daily e-mailed alerts for the topics you select when you register. It\u2019s that easy!<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n17. Thunderclap<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhat if you could amplify a single, important tweet that supports your book?<\/p>\n
You can with a cool tool called Thunderclap<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\nThunderclap is something like an online flash mob \u2013 you and others share the same message at the same time, spreading an idea through Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr that\u2019s hard to ignore.<\/p>\n
Everything happens through the Thunderclap site: You set up your message and a campaign, then let your social networks know about it. Your connections go to Thunderclap and agree to support your \u201ccause\u201d \u2013 in this case, a specific message about your book. When you reach 100 supporters, the campaign happens \u2013 the message is shared automatically through the social networks of those who agreed to participate.<\/p>\n
If you don\u2019t get 100 collaborators, the message doesn\u2019t go out.<\/p>\n
18.\u00a0Top 100 Websites for Book Promotion<\/strong><\/h3>\nAuthor A.D. Winch has compiled what he calls the \u201cTop 100 Websites for Author Promotion and Book Promotion<\/strong><\/a>.\u201d The list is free and downloadable in both Word and PDF formats.<\/p>\nHe says that most of the sites listed are designed to help you promote a free or reduced-price book. He recommends using the list when you\u2019re promoting a free book on Amazon.com<\/p>\n
Pretty sweet.<\/p>\n
19. The Ultimate Author Checklist for Online Book Marketing<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe Ultimate Author Checklist for Online Book Marketing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0from the Book Marketing Tools website gives you a comprehensive checklist that you will want to refer to regularly while you\u2019re writing your book and later, once it\u2019s published. The downloadable PDF file includes a printable version of the comprehensive checklist, too. Let it help guide your marketing decisions as you move through the publishing process.<\/p>\n20. 21 Ways to Write and Publish Your Nonfiction Book<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\nGet a free copy of Kristen Eckstein\u2019s e-book, 21 Ways to Write and Publish Your Nonfiction Book<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, by completing the survey form. Just answer a few quick questions, and she\u2019ll send you a PDF of the book. It\u2019s a pretty fair trade-off for the couple of minutes it will take you to help with her market research.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/h3>\n21. Yasiv<\/strong><\/h3>\nYasiv <\/strong><\/a>is one cool tool.<\/p>\nType your book title into the box at the top of the (very empty) page, then select \u201cGo.\u201d The screen comes to life as the software displays a fun \u201cmindmap\u201d type of visual featuring the covers of books that people purchased in addition to yours. It also tells you which of those books are the most popular.<\/p>\n
Use this tool to learn more about the people who are buying your book (you might be surprised!) or for recommendations for your own reading list.<\/p>\n
What free resources would you add to the list? Please help your author colleagues by adding a comment with your recommended free resource or tool.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Use the tool bar at the top to select fiction, non-fiction, religious, or young adult, then select your book\u2019s genre or category to find bloggers who love books and authors.<\/p>\n
Need more information on virtual book tours?\u00a0Check out my free download, Virtual Book Tour Basics<\/em><\/a>, too.<\/p>\n BookTrib<\/a><\/strong> is a site for book lovers that offers sneak peeks of pre-released books, new books just published, news, book trailers and related videos, weekly giveaways, and live chats with bestselling, well-known, and new and talented authors.<\/p>\n According to the site, BookTrib has an established presence among book bloggers and book buyers. It features authors and titles in a weekly giveaway and\u00a0enjoys a regular following of well-educated and primarily female readers \u00a0who receive the site\u2019s e-mailed book alerts.<\/p>\n It also provides a social community component that allows users, including authors, to connect with each other to talk about a book, share opinions and reviews, or even form book clubs.<\/p>\n I recommend signing up as a free member and spending time on the site before considering purchasing an advertising package, which is how authors get exposure on the site.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve been thinking about creating a Twitter contest for your book, now\u2019s the time to do it. Competwition\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>creates and supports Twitter contests. Just log-in with your Twitter account, follow the instructions for creating your competition, and let Competwition supplement your own promotion efforts by promoting it to its (currently) more than 60,000 followers.<\/p>\n Once Competwition users enter your contest, they will automatically follow you on Twitter and tweet the message you chose when you set up your contest.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re new to Twitter contests, which can help promote your book and generate more Twitter followers, read \u201cHow to host a book contest<\/a>\u201d here on the\u00a0blog.<\/p>\n If you want to snag celebrity endorsements for your book, use my affiliate link to check out ContactAnyCelebrity.com<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s a searchable database of celebrities and contact information for their representatives (note that it doesn\u2019t give you any celebrity\u2019s personal e-mail address).<\/p>\n There\u2019s an annual fee for the database, but you can sign up for a trial program that offers seven days of access at no charge. That gives most authors enough time to grab contact information for the representatives of celebrities they want to endorse their books.<\/p>\n It\u2019s important to note that you need to provide a credit card number or checking account information to participate in the trial program, and if you don\u2019t cancel your account within those seven days, your account will be charged the annual $197 fee. If you don\u2019t want to subscribe for a year, make sure you add a reminder to your calendar to cancel so you don\u2019t get charged.<\/p>\n Cision, a company that distributes press releases and provides other publicity products and services, offers an online Editorial Calendar Database<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that lets you search the scheduled editorial content of nearly a half million publications at no charge. You\u2019ll have to provide your name and address to get access to the results, which means you\u2019ll be added to the company\u2019s mailing list, but that\u2019s a small price to pay for this powerful and helpful tool.<\/p>\n MediaBistro\u2019s Galleycat blog is one of my favorite resources for information about the publishing industry, in part because of content like the\u00a0\u201c15 Places to Promote Your Book for Free<\/a><\/strong>\u201d list.<\/p>\n Several of the sites require the books to be either new or free, but scan the list to see which ones might be a good resource for you and yours.<\/p>\n Figment.com<\/a><\/strong> is a community for young writers and readers that lets you share your writing, connect with other people who love to read, and discover new stories and authors.<\/p>\n The site features several ways for you to interact with readers and vice versa. There\u2019s no charge to participate as an author or a fan.<\/p>\n iDreamBooks.com<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s tagline is, \u201cNever read a crappy book again!\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s a \u201cbook discovery tool\u201d with a rating and recommendation system based on reviews from critics at publications that include The New York Times<\/em> and select bloggers. The scores represent a weighted average of all reviews from book critics. Each book\u2019s score is a percentage; iDreamBooks recommends books with a score of 70 percent or higher. A blue cloud icon next to the score indicates a critically-acclaimed book while a grey icon represents one that isn’t.<\/p>\n It’s also\u00a0a great resource for scanning book covers. Go through the various lists and study the covers and their ratings. Do you see patterns in your book\u2019s category \u2013 does a certain type of cover always appear on a highly rated book or not? Use it to inspire your own cover plans.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got an e-book\u00a0book available, you can now sign it electronically for buyers with an online service called Authorgraph<\/a>.\u00a0Because you sign each book individually as you receive requests, you can write something different (if you want) for everyone who makes a request. So, while you might write something generic for a stranger, you can write something personal when you get a request from someone you know.<\/p>\n Ban boring blog and Facebook images with PicMonkey.com<\/a><\/strong>, a no-charge site that lets you edit and combine images for your blog, Facebook cover shot, book cover, or anything else quickly and easily. Add special effects and filters to your photos, crop images, even add text \u2013 do it all at PicMonkey.com.<\/p>\n In addition, use it to create image collages for your Facebook fan page cover photo by combining several images side-by-side or in other visual combinations.<\/p>\n PicMonkey can also support your marketing by adding a watermark \u2013 identifying text such as your website URL \u2013 to the images you post on Facebook so that when others share them, they share your web address, too.<\/p>\n Learn more about other resources for creating social media images in “How to create shareable images with quotes<\/a>.”<\/p>\n One of my favorite authors and bloggers, Pat Flynn<\/a>, says that most of his website traffic now comes from people who discovered his podcast first.<\/p>\n Hosting your own podcast<\/a> is a great way for an author to build an audience, expand reach, and connect with people. Being a guest on someone else\u2019s podcast is also a excellent\u00a0way to promote your book (and it takes far less work than launching your own podcast).<\/p>\n If you host a podcast and want to get it listed in more directories, or if you\u2019d like to be a podcast guest and need to find shows that are a good fit, check out the directory list at Podcast411.com<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s a good starting point for both goals.<\/p>\n Did you quote others in your nonfiction book or rely on the topic or location expertise of others for your novel? If so, you can use them to get publicity for your book.<\/p>\n Simply use the fill-in-the-blanks \u201clocal source\u201d press release template<\/strong><\/a> I\u2019ve made available for immediate download. Tweak it to fit your situation, complete it individually for each expert or source, and send it to the hometown media of each of those individuals \u2014 including sources of anecdotes \u2014 in your book.<\/p>\n Need help determining media outlets for your sources? Get a few tips in this blog post, “How to build a killer book publicity media list<\/a>.”<\/p>\n I listen to\u00a0the Publishing Profits Podcast Show<\/strong><\/a> produced by e-book publisher Tom Corson-Knowles<\/a>. He\u00a0interviews authors, publishers, editors, agents, marketers, and others to share inspiration, education, and best practices. Guests often discuss the huge changes in the industry and what you can do to succeed as an author today.<\/p>\n Whether you’re just thinking about writing your first book or you’re a multi-published author, you’ll find new ideas to help you take your career to the next level.<\/p>\n One of my smart and helpful Australian subscribers alerted me to SourceBottle<\/a><\/strong>, an international service that connects journalists with experts on topics related to women\u2019s interests. Topics include parenting, health and well-being, women in business, entertainment, food, and many others.<\/p>\n Click on the interactive global map to get to the portion of the website for your part of the world. Subscribe in the box on the right to receive daily e-mailed alerts for the topics you select when you register. It\u2019s that easy!<\/p>\n What if you could amplify a single, important tweet that supports your book?<\/p>\n You can with a cool tool called Thunderclap<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Thunderclap is something like an online flash mob \u2013 you and others share the same message at the same time, spreading an idea through Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr that\u2019s hard to ignore.<\/p>\n Everything happens through the Thunderclap site: You set up your message and a campaign, then let your social networks know about it. Your connections go to Thunderclap and agree to support your \u201ccause\u201d \u2013 in this case, a specific message about your book. When you reach 100 supporters, the campaign happens \u2013 the message is shared automatically through the social networks of those who agreed to participate.<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t get 100 collaborators, the message doesn\u2019t go out.<\/p>\n Author A.D. Winch has compiled what he calls the \u201cTop 100 Websites for Author Promotion and Book Promotion<\/strong><\/a>.\u201d The list is free and downloadable in both Word and PDF formats.<\/p>\n He says that most of the sites listed are designed to help you promote a free or reduced-price book. He recommends using the list when you\u2019re promoting a free book on Amazon.com<\/p>\n Pretty sweet.<\/p>\n The Ultimate Author Checklist for Online Book Marketing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0from the Book Marketing Tools website gives you a comprehensive checklist that you will want to refer to regularly while you\u2019re writing your book and later, once it\u2019s published. The downloadable PDF file includes a printable version of the comprehensive checklist, too. Let it help guide your marketing decisions as you move through the publishing process.<\/p>\n Get a free copy of Kristen Eckstein\u2019s e-book, 21 Ways to Write and Publish Your Nonfiction Book<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, by completing the survey form. Just answer a few quick questions, and she\u2019ll send you a PDF of the book. It\u2019s a pretty fair trade-off for the couple of minutes it will take you to help with her market research.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Yasiv <\/strong><\/a>is one cool tool.<\/p>\n Type your book title into the box at the top of the (very empty) page, then select \u201cGo.\u201d The screen comes to life as the software displays a fun \u201cmindmap\u201d type of visual featuring the covers of books that people purchased in addition to yours. It also tells you which of those books are the most popular.<\/p>\n Use this tool to learn more about the people who are buying your book (you might be surprised!) or for recommendations for your own reading list.<\/p>\n What free resources would you add to the list? Please help your author colleagues by adding a comment with your recommended free resource or tool.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I publish the free Build Book Buzz<\/em><\/a> newsletter twice a month; the content in the second issue of the month always includes a free resource for authors. I’ve compiled my absolute favorites for power and impact\u00a0in a\u00a0free report, Top 5 Book Promotion Resources<\/em><\/a>, but that doesn’t mean that the others I’ve been featuring\u00a0each month aren’t valuable.<\/p>\n Here are some of my favorites from the newsletter in somewhat alphabetical order. What would you add to the list? Please include them in a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,12],"tags":[534,535],"class_list":["post-6600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-tools","tag-cool-tools","tag-free-resources"],"yoast_head":"\n<\/a>4.\u00a0BookTrib.com<\/strong><\/h3>\n5.\u00a0Competwition\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
6. Contact Any Celebrity<\/strong><\/h3>\n
7. Editorial Calendar Database<\/strong><\/h3>\n
8. 15 Places to Promote Your Book for Free<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/strong><\/h3>\n9.\u00a0Figment.com<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
10. iDreamBooks.com<\/strong><\/h3>\n
11. Authorgraph<\/strong><\/h3>\n
12.\u00a0PicMonkey.com<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n13. Podcast411.com<\/strong><\/h3>\n
14. Press Release Template<\/strong><\/h3>\n
15. Publishing Profits Podcast Show<\/strong><\/h3>\n
16. SourceBottle<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n17. Thunderclap<\/strong><\/h3>\n
18.\u00a0Top 100 Websites for Book Promotion<\/strong><\/h3>\n
19. The Ultimate Author Checklist for Online Book Marketing<\/strong><\/h3>\n
20. 21 Ways to Write and Publish Your Nonfiction Book<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/h3>\n21. Yasiv<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/a>What are your favorite free resources for authors?<\/p>\n