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General Resources

50 Book Marketing Ideas Every Author Needs to Know
https://blog.reedsy.com/book-marketing-ideas/
Each tip is short, but the article as a whole is packed with great ideas.

Book Fairs and Festivals by State
https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/list-of-book-fairs-and-book-festivals-by-state

EventCaster
https://netread.com/calendar/
Announce your talk, signing, etc. to local news media free through this site.

Hire The Publicist To Get The Publishing Deal, by R. Scott Penza
https://www.writerswrite.com/journal/hire-the-publicist-to-get-the-publishing-deal-5016
Interesting article about the process from the perspective of a promotions agency, pointing out the advantage of hiring a publicist before pitching a manuscript to an agent or publishing house.

How to Start a Newsletter and Earn Subscribers
https://mailchimp.com/resources/how-to-start-a-newsletter/

Marketing to Libraries
https://libguides.ala.org/marketing-to-libraries

Midwest Book Review: Publisher Resources
http://www.midwestbookreview.com/bookbiz/pub_res.htm
Among a vast array of links, this site includes a good selection of book review sources.

Murder Must Advertise Promotion FAQ
http://www.murdermustadvertise.com/FAQ/index.html

Radio Interview Promotion Tips
http://www.radio-media.com/interviews/articles/main.html
A very comprehensive selection of articles on radio interviews by Bryan Farrish -- how to get them, prepare for them, conduct them, and much more.

Book Reviews

Best Book Review Blogs of 2024
https://blog.reedsy.com/book-review-blogs/
A list of 240 blogs that review books.

Children's Book Reviewers
https://www.writing-world.com/children/reviewers.shtml

The Compulsive Reader
http://compulsivereader.com/
A book review site that is actively looking for book reviews, and may also be a good place for authors to get their books reviewed.

Midwest Book Review book reviewers
http://www.midwestbookreview.com/links/othr_rev.htm

Romance Reviews Today
http://romrevtoday.blogspot.com/
A good place to get your romance novel reviewed.

RT Book Reviews
http://www.rtbookreviews.com/
Online review site and print magazine.

Self-Publishing Review
https://www.selfpublishingreview.com
"The aim of this site is to legitimize self-publishing – not just as a fallback plan, but as an avenue that’s increasingly necessary and useful in a competitive publishing industry."

Tips for Book Reviews
http://www.murdermustadvertise.com/FAQ/Reviews.html
Suggestions on how to contact reviewers, plus some things not to do.

Press Releases

The Advanced Guide to Writing Powerful Press Releases
https://www.ereleases.com/how-to-write-chapter-1/
This is an amazing site – it really is a "guide," not just a brief article. Each of the seven sections is packed with useful information, and I plan to go back and read it more than once. The downside: repeated pop-up ads and a nagging "chat now" menu.

Free Press Release Sites: A Detailed Review
https://www.vitispr.com/blog/free-press-release-sites/
Viti's Public Relations conducted a review of more than 60 "free" press release distribution sites to determine how effective such sites are in helping you "get the word out." The results might not surprise you...

How to Write a Press Release
https://www.send2press.com/guru/how-to-write-a-press-release/

Taking the Mystery out of Press Kits, by Lisa M. Dellwo
http://www.murdermustadvertise.com/FAQ/PressKit.html

Press Release Distribution Sites:
24/7 Press Release - https://www.24-7pressrelease.com/
PR Com - https://www.pr.com/press-releases
PR Log - https://www.prlog.org/
PR Fire - https://www.prfire.co.uk/
Press Release Distribution - https://www.ereleases.com/
ResponseSource - https://www.responsesource.com/
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