Photography, floor plans, elevations, renderings, virtual tours, maps, square footage and dimensions are approximate and for illustration purposes only, and will vary from the homes as built and are subject to change without notice. Every bewitching book tours virtual book tour package includes. How to create an online book tour with social media huffpost. Promotion ideas to fit your regularly scheduled life. There will be steps the author themselves are encouraged to follow to help this along interaction on blogs where they are featured, etc.
It has been her mission to match readers with books and her dream to organize virtual book tours for authors. For virtual book tours, we need one month to six weeks lead time, please. Please click through and read the information on this page before booking your tour. Laura fabiani is an author and book blogger who shares her love of books on library of clean reads. If youd like to nominate a site for this page, email john kremer. All had the same number of stops 30, but reading addiction virtual book tours is the only company i felt i was mislead by. Whether this is your first book or youre a seasoned author, partners in crime virtual book tours can help you increase your readership. This article is excerpted from everyday book marketing. Reviews, features, author interviews, giveaways and book excerpts. Roxanne rhoads, book publicist and owner of bewitching book tours, shares her virtual tour expertise in this quick tips for authors guide.
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Great escapes virtual book tours great escapes book tours are for small 12 week tours. Christian and lynn tyoder are taking their latest book, too late to mourn, on tour a virtual book tour with outskirts press. A virtual book tour is a great way to promote your book to an online audience. And yes, most authors, even famous authors, dont draw crowds the way they used to. Like virtual book tours, you dont have to pack and travel.
While book tours are a great way to connect with your readers, they arent the most affordable method of promotion. Find and submit author and celebrity book signings, book tours, book festivals, book salesfairs, book clubs, book conventions, book discussions, book festivals, book launchreleases, book series and literary workshops. We offer various packages depending on your desired outcome. Blog tours, virtual author tours, book trailers, and online pr promos. Going on a virtual book tour can be a whole lot of fun for the author. I know that sounds simple, but it is a lot of work if done right. Book tours for the alreadyfamous will always continue, but theres a real danger that publishers will decide that the rest of us authors are no longer worth sending on tour at all, a trend that.
Get connected to the friends of your targeted readers another benefit of using virtual book tours is free wordofmouth marketing. Another strategy for a virtual book tour, especially during a book launch, is to combine a tour with an amazon bestseller campaign. Scheduled to receive his aeronautical engineering degree in a few months, chris is determined to gain a career in aviation as an airline pilot. Engage potential readers and build a fan base using unique interviews and guest posts fresh content at every stop.
He lives in montana with his wife and young son, and when hes not writing, greg enjoys reading, hiking, and biking. Premier virtual author book tours was created by teddy rose of so many precious books, so little time and her husband, bill pope. Tlc, founded by trish collins the t and lisa munley the l, promises to treat our authors and their books with the tender loving care they deserve. Thanks to my wonderful sponsors i am able to offer free cozy mystery book tours. What you will want to do with this is get your selling page on as many blogs and websites as possible so the search engines will link up to you. Virtual book tours is well structured, easy to read, and it makes learning about blog tours seamless. You will understand what a tour is, how to determine your target audience, how to set your goals, how to find hosts, schedule stops, promote your tour, and, extremely important, how to measure results. Match the authors book with the interest of the blogger. Secrets of successful virtual book tours quick tips for authors 1 kindle edition by rhoads, roxanne. Oct 24, 2011 the nice thing about this is that, unlike with a live book tour, on a virtual tour you can wear yoga pants the whole time unless, of course, you go onto skype or do any video chats.
Virtual tours american classic homes seattle new homes. Virtual book tours for indie authors is a helpful tool in educating authors on the importance of their role in marketing their book. The virtual tour provides quality, lasting links to your website. We offer several packages and can coordinate a package to suit your needs.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading virtual book tours for indie authors. Virtual book tours are a promotional tool for authors to connect with readers via wellread book blogs and specialty blogs. Anne marie citro grew born and raised in the greater toronto area of ontario, canada. In this book ill take you through everything you need to know to be able to set up and carry out a successful virtual book tour.
By the time i finished applying to book fairs and scheduling book talks, my tour included cities from coast to coast. Dec 07, 2015 before my book was published, i thought book tours sounded charming. Mar 01, 2017 a virtual book tour is a promotion where you set a specified time, usually two to four weeks, and you put yourself on tour. The days of the allexpensespaid, nationwide book tour are a thing of the past.
Youll find a goodly amount of information about how to conduct a blog tour online. Apr 23, 2015 premier virtual author book tours provides book marketing services to authors including virtual book tours, author web platform consultation, and amazon seo, social media, etc. It is, as the name suggests, the internet version of an oldfashioned, intheflesh book tour. Greg strandberg is the author of several novels and nonfiction books including his third marketing book for authors, tour your book. Technology has made it possible to reach wider audiences and enabling a more affordable method of promotion. A custom media kit featuring the book cover, blurb, buy links, short excerpt, author bio and photo. Today, author u has a special guest who will answer your questions about book blog tours. Virtual book blog tours plan one for your book success. Two authors talk about virtual book tours huffpost. A virtual book tour is a promotion where you set a specified time, usually two to four weeks, and you put yourself on tour.
Book blog tours are comprised of different peoples blogs across the internet that all showcase your book to their followers, who are targeted readers of your genre. How to be a good author on a virtual book tour fire and. Social media marketing is the hip version of the old book tours where authors trekked from city to city selling their books. Tours are a great way to connect with your readers and technology has made them easier and more cost effective than ever. The thing is, a virtual book tour is just like any other book tour.
Virtual book tour in the blogosphere and on social networks. One book promotion item youll hear about often is blog tours, but where do you go when your book isnt a ya young adult novel. Virtual book tours are wonderful, especially if youre not able to do an extensive inperson tour. Generally, a tour lasts about two weeks with an author visiting a new blog every day, while promoting each stop on social media. Historical fiction virtual book tours march 22 at 8. Evolved publishing presents the first book in the red death series of epic fantasy adventures, brought to by the multiple awardwinning coauthor of the chosen series of ya fantasy thrillers. Secrets of successful virtual book tours quick tips for. This option is ideal for authors starting out on their first tour or those on a tight budget desiring. With traditionally book tours, authors travel from town to town doing book signings and doing interviews to publicize their books. When you go on a virtual or online book tour, you can stay in the comfort of your home but hop virtually from blog to blog, podcast to podcast, and social media event to social media event to meet your target audience in cyberspace. Did you know you can speak to groups at libraries all over the countrywithout leaving your home.
In these campaigns, people who buy a book during a certain time frame receive bonus gifts from the author or from jv partners who contribute bonuses and help promote the event. While reading addiction blog tours can not guarantee sales, we have created a plan to ensure the most publicity out of your tour. The skinny on virtual book tours updated 123119 what is a virtual book tour. Dont hang your head in despair over your first marketing mishap. A virtual book tour is perfect for authors who cant travel and its also a great way to supplement an inperson tour. Ive seen some authors really get some great sales from these. We organize virtual book tours to match your book with book bloggers who like your particular genre of books. Promoting your book starts with choosing your tour package. We cant expect readers to get excited if the author isnt. The skinny on virtual book tours curiosity never killed. She is the owner of iread book tours, and italy book tours and also the proud sponsor of worlds best story. The skinny on virtual book tours curiosity never killed the writer. Jo linsdell has blown me away with her new book virtual book tours. Whether you are a traditionally published author, hybrid author or independently selfpublishing, you will need to market your book and online is the place to do it.
A single mother and owner of the town diner, charlie mckay. Roxanne is an author and book publicist, she owns bewitching book tours a virtual book tour. Posts about virtual book tour written by outskirts press. Virtual book tours a new promotional tool for authors. Virtual book tours sometimes called book blog tours or virtual author tours.
Author anton venter is taking his latest book war of dreams, on tour a virtual book tour with outskirts press. These tours are sometimes called book blog tours or virtual author tours, or abbreviated as vbt. Selfpublishing news for self publishing authors blog at. As with any other marketingpromotion channel, it highly depends on your genre, on your book, and on how you do it. Virtual book tours, book blitzes, book promotion, book publicity, marketing your novel, pr for your book. Chaze, theresa virtual book tours a new promotional tool for authors. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading secrets of successful virtual book tours quick tips for authors 1.
A virtual book tour authors pointofview the dmzone. The goal of a virtual book tour is to gain exposure for you and your book. What authors need to know about virtual book tours by dana. The idea is to get other blogs to feature you each day during your tour stops. This page features blog tours, virtual author tours, and other online pr promo services, etc. Take your book on a whirlwind world tour even if youre too busy to leave the house. What is the future job outlook for an authors and writers. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Social media script for twitter, facebook, instagram, etc. To maximize the value of your book tour, were targeting bloggers specifically hosting the genre of your book, and we try to get as many bloggers with high traffic involved in the blog tour as possible. One thing we do want to stress is that you will need to have patience and give yourself a lot of time to put your. Although the retirement rate will likely be average. When you go on a virtual book tour, you stay in the comfort of your home but hop virtually from blog to blog, podcast to podcast and social media event to social media event to meet your target audience in. On a remote island in british india, a mute fouryearold and the local girl who cares for him disappear on the eve of japanese occupation, forcing the boys parents, a young anthropologist and her physician husband, to take drastic measures to save the children.
A fantasy adventure that weaves together powerful themes like death and faith, love and devotion, and, of course, betrayal. The virtual book tour packet includes everything you need to make the most of your opportunities on blogs and social media, along with instructions on how to use it. Dont you love it when authors actually take their own advice. I think the next thing i want to try out, which jo discusses in her book, is a virtual book signing. Thank you for trusting us with your book publicity needs. Today, book tours, like everything else, have gone virtual.
Brooks unearthing the past the mckay series book 3 virtual book tour march 2 april 30. By the time i finished applying to book fairs and scheduling book talks, my tour included cities. Dana lynn smith has one put together for her latest book, virtual book tour magic. What authors need to know about virtual book tours by dana lynn. Secrets of successful virtual book tours ebook by roxanne. Strategically using podcast interviews to create massive visibility, profits and book sales kindle edition by gage, kathleen. What could be better than talking about your book to interested readers, traveling the country and hopefully making a little money. Charie, virtual book tours can work for any type of book the key is to tour in places that match the target audience for your book.
A fifteen week tour with 30 stops 2 stops per week. Effective online book promotion from the comfort of your own home. Secrets of successful virtual book tours will guide you in utilizing the best marketing tool available a virtual book tour, which can create online exposure for your book, jumpstart your book sales, help. Yes, the goal is to make sales, but that will happen. This will allow anton to take his book into the far corners of the globe, all from the. Super blog tour companies for nonya books by kate tilton. The official home of penguin books usa, publishers of bestselling fiction, nonfiction, classics, and childrens books. Before my book was published, i thought book tours sounded charming. Virtual book tours bypass this problem because they are selfselected communities of readers, making it easier for authors to reach specific groups of active and engaged readers. The nice thing about this is that, unlike with a live book tour, on a virtual tour you can wear yoga pants the whole time unless, of course, you go onto skype or do any video chats. Virtual book tours are the newest marketing opportunity for authors.
A book blog tour allows an author to appear on multiple book blogs in a span of 1 to 4 weeks to promote an upandcoming book. It is, as the name suggests, the internet version of an. I know that i have missed some sites i truly would like to add to. Historical fiction virtual book tours posts facebook. In contrast, live author appearances by authors who arent well known may to have low attendance. The beauty of virtual book tours is that they can be done at any time not just when your book is newlylaunched. This is because we have carefully selected our publicists based on their previous blog tour. Everyone needs more publicity and partners in crime virtual book tours has made it our mission to help connect readers with the amazing mysteries and thrillers theyre going to love.
Blog tours, virtual author tours, book trailers, and. What you wont find is how to make one work for your book tour. What book tours are like in the 21st century the atlantic. Today, smart indie authors can maximize their publicity with a wellplanned virtual tour of the blogosphere. Authors gain exposure to thousands of potential readers via blogs and instagram. How to plan a virtual book tour by jennifer mccartney jun 09, 2014 the days of the allexpensespaid, nationwide book tour are a thing of the past. Top 15 reasons to do a virtual book tour authors boutique. By hiring a publicist vetted by reedsy, your blog tour will be as effective as it can be. I know, i know, lots of people say the book tour is dead. Unlike a traditional book tour where you get on a plane, go to a city, get up at some super early time to begin a day of radio, tv and print interviews, virtual book tours happen in the comfort of your home.
This tour must be booked at least five weeks in advance. Your book is a business and having a strategic marketing plan in place leads to sales and other opportunities. Oct 17, 2015 book tours for the alreadyfamous will always continue, but theres a real danger that publishers will decide that the rest of us authors are no longer worth sending on tour at all, a trend that. When you go on a virtual or online book tour, you can stay in the comfort of your home but hop virtually from blog to blog, podcast to podcast, and social media. Scroll down to product details to learn how a virtual book tour can put your book in front of thousands of readers via social networking at the blogosphere. Premier virtual author book tours provides book marketing services to authors including virtual book tours, author web platform consultation, and amazon seo, social media, etc.
Your job outlook will continue to be average because. How to choose the right tour company for your book iread. My client, author saylor storm is launching her fifth book, but on her first vbt. The employment growth rate will likely be average because of an aging population interested in reading material.
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