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Have you put your book out there and been disappointed in your sales? Perhaps you’ve tried a variety of marketing tactics to boost discoverability: blog posts, social media, book tours, paid ads in a variety of venues. But nothing is working.The publishing landscape changes every year. The number of books published has increased and the competition for readers is more than it has been before. The key is to define your audience and then convince those potential readers of the value of your book. Your marketing time and money should primarily be spent on a message of value–not price, not story, and not genre.This book provides specific techniques to exploit that value without resorting to the typical overexposure in social media and newsletters with “Buy My Book” sales messaging. Instead, focus on the top three proven techniques that actually sell books. Follow step-by-step instructions and timelines to learn how to: 1) Create an Effective Plan for Communicating to Readers; 2) Use Social Media and Email lists to Engage with Your Readers; and 3) Plan for Effective Campaigns for both Book Launches and Backlist Rejuvenation throughout the year.In addition this book provides techniques to:Distinguish specific groups of readers most likely to buy your novel or nonfiction book.Understand your competition and the advantages that your book offers.Clarify hooks that capture attention of the media, reviewers, and readers.Identify where and how to reach readers, reviewers, and media.Create and implement a consistent brand throughout all marketing efforts.Effectively select, from 100+ options, the appropriate marketing tactics and timing that matches your book intentions and values.Maximize organic reach and stay to a budget of less than $100 per book campaign.Develop a long-term online marketing plan.

Once you have a finished book, you need to get it into readers' hands. Loading your book to a vendor looks deceivingly easy. However, the career author knows that each vendor has its own methods for promoting books, performing searches, and identifying ready buyers. You need to take advantage of these differences in order to maximize your profits and discoverability.Capitalize on competitive retail pricing in different markets, and use effective metadata to draw more readers to your books. Learn to: Write compelling book blurbs for each title that focus on "reader cookies" and marketing. Unlock keywords and get access to hidden category options. Take advantage of search algorithm nuances at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Apple. Use aggregators to increase distribution opportunities around the world. Evaluate opportunities for direct sales to bookstores and individual consumers.

Eternity, Inc. owns a virus that allows humans to live up to 800 years–their physical bodies age only one year for every ten years of life. Miki Yokoyama leads a rebel organization known as the Agers. Her goal is to create a counter agent to reintroduce “natural” death, no matter the cost. When Eternity learns of the Ager plan, they send their best agents to infiltrate Miki’s organization and to sabotage any efforts to distribute a counter-virus.Rohin Chawla and Miki were science partners and passionate lovers when they originally discovered the Eternity virus in Antarctica two hundred years ago. But they separated as enemies. When they meet again, Rohin realizes he must rally his resources to stop the Ager virus or risk the only viable future he sees.But no one can foresee the extent human treachery will go when there are astronomical profits and world-wide political power at stake. Will Rohin and Miki combine forces against a greater evil, or fight each other over prolonged life or natural death? Their decision will determine who survives—and, ultimately, the outcome of humanity’s future.

Book 1 of the Forest People Series - The AwakeningA teenage shifter turned captive. A magical land in danger. Is she a monster or a savior?Sixteen-year-old Camryn Painter struggles with more than the usual teenage identity issues. As a human chameleon, emotions trigger a transformation into the visage of whomever she sees. But when her foster parents die in a crash and she's taken captive by so-called scientists, she's not sure if she's human or just a freak of nature.Desperate to control her abilities and escape, Camryn emerges from her prison and into a dangerous magical forest. Surrounded by dragons, faeries, and other extraordinary creatures hungry for her power, some in the forest claim she's their prophesied savior. Unfortunately for her, that declaration triggers a supernatural civil war.Can Camryn unite the fractured forest people, or will her powers erase more than her own identity?Chameleon: The Awakeningis the first book in The Forest People YA paranormal fantasy series. If you like incredible worlds filled with unique creatures, intriguing twists and turns, and heartfelt coming-of-age stories, then you'll love Maggie Lynch's enthralling adventure.BuyChameleon: The Awakeningto shift into a dangerous battle today!

Frustrated with the plethora of conflicting information on how to self-publish? Wouldn't it be wonderful to sit down with someone who has already made the mistakes, done the analysis, and will provide you the short cuts-the secrets about the things that work? Now you have that chance with the Career Author Secrets series.Indie Publishing (Self Publishing) has changed dramatically in the past five years. There are now new, easier tools to use for every part of the process-editing, formatting, distribution, sales, and analysis. This first book in the Career Author Secrets series provides a foundation for navigating the indie publishing process and staying away from the scammers. It breaks down the requirements for self-publishing successfully, protecting your rights for the future, and YES I do share all the secrets I've learned.It contains everything a DIY author needs to get her book from manuscript to professional publication in both ebook and print, including:Why books don't sellOptions for DIY or contracting professionalsThe truth about ISBNs & Copyright RegistrationSecrets for formatting your book the easy wayCreating book covers that sellMaking decisions about distributionThis book is especially valuable for those with limited technical skills who want to produce a quality professional book for the least amount of cost. Learn the secrets to easier implementation and how to make good decisions on what is worth your time and money.

Faith is easy...living is hard.Sarah Cosgrave picked up the guitar at age sixteen as a way to escape her life with an alcoholic father. Sweetwater Canyon gave her a career and the best of friends. Now, called to her dying father's bedside, Sarah is forced to leave her band-the one thing that saved her.With her music career on hold and her past threatening to silence her, Sarah must make choices she swore she'd never have to face again. Her faith in her path is true; but can she have faith in Tom Pawlak, the man who once betrayed her, in order to find the peace she desperately needs?

Forgiving yourself is the first step, but helping others forgive may be just too hard.Each note Rachel Cullen plays on her violin comes straight from the heart. But life isn't easy. A Scottish immigrant to America, she embraced the Celtic and Bluegrass communities. Unfortunately, divorce, rape and distrust leave her emotionally crippled. Can Noel Karshaw, an English teacher and poet with a young daughter, be the key to help her reconcile who she is, what she wants, and how to get there?It takes both music and words to make a love song. With Noel by her side, Rachel has a chance to be part of the family she's always wanted-a chance to make love strong.

Balancing a career and a relationship is never easy, and it's even harder when you are on the road and everyone wants a piece of you.As a music major who sacrificed everything to become master of the upright bass, the last thing Michele Scott thought she'd be doing is touring with an Americana and Bluegrass band. But to tell the truth, she loves it.Not so much David Blackstone. Even though he's irresistible, the thought of balancing her career, life on the road, and a long-distance relationship isn't for her. Her music gives her life, yet her heart yearns for something more. A girl just can't have it all or can she? Trusting David is a risk that may give her everything she wants or it will close her heart forever