77 Book Marketing & Promotion Resources

77 Book Marketing & Promotion Resources*

* While we do everything we can to keep these resource links up-to-date, the reality is that "free" internet sites disappear
all the time (often taking your creations with them). So, while all these links were valid and relevant at the time of this
publication, there is a chance some of them may stop working at some point, as free links have a tendency to do...

Graphic Creation & Editing Tools

Find the perfect graphic tools here to enhance your author webpage, create some promotional
materials, spruce up your author blog, or anything else you can imagine. Marketing a book is a
visual exercise, and these tools will help you add some eye-candy to your promotional efforts.

http://www.flashbuttons.com
http://www.iconico.com/colorpic/
http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.html
http://www.photofiltre.com/
http://www.gimp.org/
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint
http://www.flamingtext.com
http://www.thefreesite.com/Free_Graphics/
http://www.oswd.org
http://www.irfanview.com
http://www.photoedit995.com
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com

Press Release Distribution Sites

Our Ultimate and Full-Color services include a free standard press release announcing the
publication of your book. While electronic newswire distribution is included, we recommend you
copy your press release from your Publishing Center and also distribute it personally to as many
of these sites below as you possibly can, because such an exercise will help significantly with
improving search engine results for your book.

http://www.free-press-release.com
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com
http://www.i-newswire.com
http://www.pr.com
http://www.1888pressrelease.com
http://www.prbuzz.com
http://www.prleap.com
http://www.clickpress.com
http://www.prfree.com
http://www.eworldwire.com
http://www.prurgent.com
http:///www.theopenpress.com
http://www.przoom.com
http://www.express-press-release.com
http://www.newswiretoday.com
http://www.pr9.net
http://www.pr-inside.com
http://www.free-press-release-center.info
http://www.prlog.org
http://www.pressreleaseforum.com
http://www.postafreepressrelease.com
http://www.pressexposure.com
http://www.bignews.biz
http://www.sbwire.com
http://www.exactrelease.com
http://www.prwindow.com
http://www.openpr.com
http://www.webnewswire.com
http://www.businessportal24.com
http://www.pressexposure.com

Video Uploading/Distribution Sites

The second-most popular search engine is YouTube, which means you need a book video! We
highly recommend our Book Video Trailer and Distribution Service, which includes the high-
quality creation of a 60-90 second book video trailer and the distribution of it to these sites; but
if you're more of the do-it-yourself-type, once you have your book video created, be sure to
distribute it to:

http://www.YouTube.com
http://www.dailymotion.com
http://www.metacafe.com/
http://www.facebook.com

Survey Software

Sometimes the hardest part of knowing what to do is anticipating what others might think. And
that's where market research helps. These online survey tools can help you create fun little
surveys from your social media platform, blog, or author webpage to solicit other people's
opinions on everything from your marketing copy, to your testimonials, book reviews, and even
your marketing budget.

https://www.limesurvey.org
http://www.surveymonkey.com

Blogging & Pinging Software

If you don't have an author blog, you need to start one. A blog is a great way to find new readers,
keep the creative juices flowing, and build your author platform -- all from the same place!

http://wordpress.org
http://www.blogger.com
http://www.pingoat.com
http://www.pingomatic.com
http://www.typepad.com

Audio Tools/CD-DVD Burning

Creating an audio book is not easy, but it can be rewarding, and lucrative if it is of high-enough
quality and distributed to the right places. These links can help you put all the creative and
technical pieces into place, if you have the desire and know-how.

http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead
http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/index.php
http://coolplayer.sourceforge.net
http://www.foobar2000.org
http://www.apple.com/itunes
http://www.jetaudio.com
http://mixere.sourceforge.net
http://mixxx.sourceforge.net
http://sourceforge.net/projects/moreamp
http://www.quinnware.com
http://www.un4seen.com/xmplay.html
http://www.softpointer.com/AudioShell.htm
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm
http://www.exactaudiocopy.de
http://www.kramware.com
http://massid3lib.sourceforge.net
http://www.burn4free.com
http://demosten.com/cdrfe
http://www.deepburner.com
http://www.imgburn.com

PDF Programs

If your package included the Digital Download PDF, these links will help you edit it even more.

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/
http://www.ghostscript.com/
http://www.pdf995.com
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator
http://www.openoffice.org