Here are a few of the book marketing posts I shared recently on my personal Facebook page. For more such tips, follow me at http://www.facebook.com/johnkremer.

You can market your ass off, but if your product sucks, you’re dead. — Gary Vaynerchuk

5 key areas of Facebook posts to test: frequency, timing, type, length, and @tags. via Mari Smith

Media like the 3 C’s: celebrities, crime, and catastrophe. Too bad they don’t care for real people making real change.

With a little feedback from authors on Facebook and Google+, here’s my amended bio: Book marketing expert John Kremer is the author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, mentor to authors who have sold over a billion books, and founder of the Billion Book Initiative to help the next generation of book authors sell another billion books. Over the past 30 years, he has helped thousands of authors, both major celebrities and those just starting out.

Going to the library gives people the same kick as getting a $2,282 raise according to a study by UK’s Dept for Culture, Media & Sport: http://bookmarketingbestsellers.com/going-to-the-library-gives-a-big-kick.

Charity Showcase

The National Blind Children’s Society focuses on helping blind children. This U.K. society’s goal is to enable blind and partially sighted young people to achieve their educational and recreational goals. It focuses on providing educational advocacy advice, family support, and the correct equipment for each child’s home and school. For more information, check out http://www.nbcs.org.uk.

Curator: John Kremer

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