The Savvy Book Marketer has put up a blog post by Kathleen Gage about book promotion strategies. This is an area where many writers fail, as … well, they’re writers, not marketers.
I’ve heard writers refer to the excellent promotion tools provided by Amazon – like the Select program that allows authors to give their books away for up to 5 days over a 90 day period where the book is exclusively offered by Amazon – as a “gimmick.” These same authors claim that they gave away “hundreds” of books to people and because of that they lost “hundreds” of sales.
These writers don’t know the first thing about marketing, and they need to learn it – and fast.
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Mark your calendar for the 7th Annual Taste of Flight Saturday, October 26! The event will center on the stories of veterans of the Mighty Eighth, the greatest aerial force ever assembled. Check back often for updates on the program participants. The 7th Annual Taste of Flight will feature wine and beer tastings and a delicious selection of food stations hosted by local restaurateurs. Bid on wine and aviation-related items in the Silent Auction. And of course, the Museum’s rare aircraft will be on display front and center.
Yanks Air Museum at the Chino Airport is hosting an open cockpit day on July 20th, 2013.
The Planes of Fame Air Museum’s living history event for July is United We Win – Minorities in WWII, featuring the North American P-51 Mustang.