Review: Useful and Helpful For Both Authors and the Bloggers That Support Them
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 28, 2013
Public Relations for Authors: Take Hold of Your Own Promotions is a very eye opening short book.  It's packed full of useful and helpful knowledge that all authors should have available at their fingertips.  Public Relations for Authors contains detailed instructions that all authors, new or established, can learn from, and also includes samples of pitches, press releases, and media kits.Social media is discussed, as well.  Social media is very important when networking and promoting you and your books.  But don't spam-this turns people off.  Babs also includes the benefits of radio publicity.  Also included are various types of other means of publicity and how to work with them.  She also includes the how's and why's to hiring a Public Relations (PR) Specialist.There are also tips that can help bloggers assist authors as they travel the publicity road for the first time or the hundredth time.  This book can also assist bloggers themselves to become better, more efficient hosts for the multitudes of authors and genres of books currently in the marketplace.  I learned a lot about the entire process of book promotion that will help me, as a blogger, help you, as the author.Review Copy Courtesy Of:  The author, at no cost, in exchange for an honest review.