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How to Write a Bestselling Author Bio

How to Write a Bestselling Author Bio
How to Write a Bestselling Author Bio You heard it right – a bestselling author bio.  In order to sell your book, one of the major players in your book campaign is that little bit of text that tells everyone who you are, what book you have written and where to buy it. If your author bio isn’t up...
September 1st, 2010 | Articles | Read More

“When tour begins, how much will I have to be on call on a daily basis?”

“When tour begins, how much will I have to be on call on a daily basis?”
Since Pump Up Your Book opened its doors back in ‘07 (was Pump Up Your Book Promotion back then), we’ve had thousands of questions pour in about our services and about virtual book tours in general. Every Friday, I’ll be posting a new question to help everyone learn more about what...
February 19th, 2010 | Articles, Featured | Read More

How to Find the Magic Key to Selling Books

How to Find the Magic Key to Selling Books
Years ago, before book tours – virtually, that is – and before Twitter and Facebook even – when an author wanted to promote her/his book, they had very few choices in which to do this namely – e-groups, writer’s boards and forums, and wherever else they could find to get their book mentioned....
October 14th, 2009 | Articles, Featured | Read More

Making the Right Connection – How to Do Business in the World of Virtual Book Tours

Making the Right Connection – How to Do Business in the World of Virtual Book Tours
As I was drafting this article I realized my two-year anniversary with Pump Up Your Book Promotion is this month.  Not a day goes by without me being thankful for how much I love my job.  Part of that is because I love good books, but most of that is due to the wonderful relationships that result...
October 9th, 2009 | Articles, Featured | Read More

What I Know Now: The Ever Changing World of Online Book PR

What I Know Now: The Ever Changing World of Online Book PR
I was on a radio show recently talking about virtual book tours and the radio show host asked me, “Is there anything you think Pump Up Your Book Promotion can be doing but isn’t?”  He reworded it a little differently, but that’s how I remember it.  For the first time in the whole interview,...
October 1st, 2009 | Articles, Featured | Read More