Day 6: The Book List Revealed

It is much to my chagrin that I did not have far to look for the books that I needed to put on this list. The vast majority of them were already on my Kindle - books purchased long ago but, as with many of the books on it, not thoroughly enough digested. Rushed and hurried, like too many of my projects.

Book Marketing:
1) How to Build a Powerful Writer's Platform in 90 Days by Austin Briggs

• How to build a genuine online platform and cultivate an audience;
• How to generate buzz around your book; 
• How to launch a book successfully using only social media; 
• How to make sure your book lives up to the hype you're about to build;
• 90-day calendar where I show you what you need to do every day to succeed.

2) Author Publicity Pack by Shelly Hitz and Heather Heart

• 41 Places to Promote Your Book For Free
• 600+ Places for Authors to Get Exposure for Their Books Through Guest Blogging
• 8 Free Press Releases Submission Sites
• 8 Places to Get Book Reviews
• 20 Book Awards for Which You Can Submit Your Book
• 5 Media Sources for Authors
• 43 Paid Advertising Resources
• 5 Virtual Bookshelves and Forums
• 34 Facebook Groups for Book Promotion
• And More!

3) 61 Ways to Sell More Non-Fiction Kindle Books by Steve Scott

• 10 Pillars of a Rock-Solid Kindle Business (Strategies #1 to #10)
• 4 Rules of Internal Book Marketing (Strategies #11 to #14)
• Maximize Your Amazon Book Listing (Strategies #15 to #21)
• Using the Author Page to Sell More Books (Strategies #22 to #27)
• Increase Book Sales with Free KDP Select Promotions (Strategies #28 to #32)
• How Pricing Affects Your Total Books Sales (Strategies #33 to #37)
• How to Build a Loyal Audience with an Author Platform (Strategies #38 to #41)
• Why an Email List is the Ultimate Author Platform (Strategies #42 to #46)
• Advanced Book Sales Techniques (Strategies #47 to #52)
• Follow "White-Hat" Kindle Practices (Strategies #53 to #58)
• The Mindset of a Best-Selling Kindle Author (Strategies #59 to #61)

4) Secrets to EBook Publishing Success by Mark Coker

• 30 secrets of the bestselling self-published ebook authors.

5) Email Marketing Blueprint by Steve Scott

• Five Pillars of Successful List Building
• Why "Free" Is the Best Way to Build an Email List
• Three Long-Term Email Marketing Strategies
• How to Perfectly Blend Autoresponders with Broadcast Messages
• 12 Types of Email Marketing Messages (and When to Use Each)
• How ONE Page Can Build Your Email List
• Six List-Building WordPress Tools
• How to Create Compelling, "Click-Worthy" Subject Lines
• How to Time the Delivery of Email Messages
• Nine Crucial List-Building Guidelines
• How to Drive Traffic to an Email List

Finding books on formatting the interior of books was much more difficult than I expected it to be. Apparently it isn't a topic given much thought. However, here are some blog pages I found which give guidelines on the expectations of professional book formatting:

http://1106design.com/services/interior-layout-ebook/

http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2011/04/book-design-to-sell-5-book-interior-page-layout-mistakes-to-avoid/

The book designer also provides a free downloadable book on formatting your self-published book. 

The book I located on the subject is out of my price range at the moment, but is at the top of my list of items to purchase in the future:

Book formatting for Self-Publishers, a Comprehensive How-to Guide by Jennette Green

By the time I've finished reading the other books, I should be ready to buy this book and put it into action.

My reading action plan:

1) Read chapter one of the four books on marketing that I've got each day and compile the results.  It's a lot of reading, but it will be worth it if I can gain in the knowledge I need to succeed. I'll post what I learn from those books after each reading.