Grab This Free Report on Publicising Your Book!

If you've written a book, or are in the process of writing one, here's a free report you won't want to miss.

Beyond the Press Release: 10 Exciting Book Buzz Ideas That Will Take You to the Top is written by Sandra Beckwith, an award-winning US book publicist, author of two publicity books, and online course instructor for Book Publicity 101: How to Build Book Buzz. You can download the report free of charge by clicking on this link.

The report comes in the form of a highly professional-looking PDF. It's much more than just the 10-point list I half-expected to receive. There are 13 pages of excellent advice on promoting your book, including some ideas I'd certainly never thought of myself. For example, here's an extract from Idea 9, Start Your Own Holiday:

Whether its serious or lighthearted, your holiday can be the launch pad for an annual publicity campaign.

Every year, humor writer Jen Singer generates national publicity for her collection of laugh-out-loud parenting essays, 14 Hours 'Til Bedtime, through the holiday she created, 'Please Take My Children to Work Day.'

How can you not smile when you see that title? Whether you're a humorist, a science fiction writer, or a biographer, you can use this technique to generate buzz for your book every year, too.

Start by brainstorming ideas for a holiday that is appropriate and relevant to your book but attention-getting, too. A funny holiday will get more attention than a serious one, but a lighthearted concept isn't required. Here are a few examples using books written by a few students in my book publicity course to get you thinking:

'Visit a Cemetery Day' for Grave Matters: A Journey through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial
'Call a Sick Friend Day' for How to Say it When You Don't Know What to Say: The Right Words for Difficult Times

And Sandra goes on to explain how you can make your holiday 'official' by registering it at a certain website.

As well as the free report, you also get a free subscription to Sandra's monthly newsletter. This is also very informative, and includes interviews with successful authors and publicists, tips on publicising your work, and much more. Obviously, though, you can unsubscribe to the newsletter any time you like.

I'm sure Sandra hopes that as a reader of her report and newsletter, you might like to buy her book publicity guides and workbooks, attend one of her courses, or even hire her professional services. However, there is no hard sell involved. I've also corresponded with Sandra recently, and found her friendly and helpful.

As I said above, if you're writing a book or have written one, I do recommend going to Sandra's website and grabbing a copy of her free report while it's still available.