Review: The go-to guy for promoting and marketing ideas
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2014
Jim Liston grew up In St. Louis, Missouri. A musician all of his life, he spent most of his early adult years traveling as a drummer in rock bands. He currently plays the mandolin and is part of a bluegrass duo with his wife. He has been writing short stories and flash fiction on his blog, JimsGotWeb.com, and the positive feedback has encouraged him to publish his first book, "Invasion of Privacy and Other Short Stories."  The reason that is important to know is that it gives the reader an idea of how down to earth Jim Liston's writing and guidance will be.Jim opens his `how to book' with a question: `What's the difference between promotion and marketing? Promotion is about telling a prospective customer that your book is available. Marketing is convincing that prospective customer to pull out their wallet and purchase your book.'  And that is the friendly but very helpful tone with which Jim writes this book that is specifically directed to Amazon promotion and marketing. He offers writing tips on how to phrase your PR and marketing blurbs, finding competitive keywords, selecting the correct category for your book, making sure your author page is complete, dealing with reviewers (the dos and don'ts of seeking reviews), using Kindle Free Days correctly and wisely, promoting on social websites such as Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter etc - all to increase you online visibility.There are many helpful websites highlighted in blue for easy access - sites that will answer just about every question you can imagine. This is a hands-on, practical guide for what to do with your book once you have mad it available to the public. Some valuable tips here, especially for the writers sinking in frustration asking `Why isn't anyone buying my book?' Grady Harp, January 14