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The Frugal Book Promoter by Carolyn Howard-Johnson

Dear Friends,

I just found out that Carolyn Howard-Johnson's book, The Frugal Book Promoter is out in an updated and revised edition! Now it's got even more cutting edge tools, techniques and information to help you promote your books without breaking the bank! She's just releasing it and when you buy it, you'll also get more than a dozen great bonuses! http://bit.ly/qHi6DZ

Here's what one author said, "Today's technology, social networking and marketing techniques are covered. Updated web resources abound. Advice in sync with today's Internet are incorporated:

* Blogging tips and pitfalls
* Obtaining reviews and avoiding scams
* Finding places to pitch your book
* Using the eBook explosion to promote sales
* Using Google alerts to full advantage
* Staying on top of current trends in the publishing industry
* Writing quality query, media release letters and scripts for telephone pitches
* Putting together power point and author talk presentations

Don't have deep pockets to pay a pricey publicist? Do you want your book to get maximum exposure? This book is a game-changer and the best investment in your book's future you can make. Carolyn Howard Johnson is an author who understands authors and generously shares her savvy about marketing. Highly recommended." http://bit.ly/qHi6DZ

Carolyn is an instructor for UCLA Extension Writers' Program. Her award winning stories and poems have appeared in anthologies like: Pass/Fail, and in journals like Pear Noir, Front Range, The Pedestal Magazine and many more. She was given the Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment Award by California Legislature members and she has published numerous award-winning, highly-acclaimed books.


THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER: HOW TO DO WHAT YOUR PUBLISHER WON'T became an instant best seller as an e-book on ebookad and the paperback opened to rave reviews on Amazon. It is now the first in a the How To Do It Frugally series. THE FRUGAL EDITOR: PUT YOUR BEST BOOK FORWARD TO AVOID HUMILIATION AND ENSURE SUCCESS is the next. She then published a little book to go with it on word trippers and other gremlins lying in wait to trip you up. It is GREAT LITTLE LAST-MINUTE EDITING TIPS. http://bit.ly/qHi6DZ

If you're like most authors, short on money but desperately wanting to get the word on on your book, don't miss this!

Your friend,

Linda Barnett-Johnson
Editor/Virtual Assistant/Producer of Book Trailers

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