I’ve been getting lots of people asking me, “How can I buy Surprise!” ?
That question is more suited to a “Surprise! – How you can buy a copy” post which I’m not doing now. The only reason being is I’m still finalising something pretty important behind the scenes here on that subject and I can’t announce anything just yet – although I hope to by the end of the week.
Instead, let me talk about marketing.
Guess how much I have ‘officially’ left in my marketing budget?
$90.
And that will all be taken up with postage in getting book review copies out.
Not much, eh? [Trust me, it's not]
(Assuming I stick to the budget – heh. Pretty tough job, turns out.)
As for actual planning, here’s what else I’ve come up with so far:
If anyone would like a book poster of Surprise! please email me, or use the contact page, and I’ll post you one. Ideally, I would then love it if you could put it up in a nice pride of place at your work or something – especially if your work involves children – but if not, that’s okay. I’ll still send you one anyway. I only have a finite number to give away so please don’t ask for one if you really don’t care either way if you get it or not. {I know you probably wouldn’t ask if that was the case, but you never know. I just had to say…}
Once the book is out I will be doing a little competition/giveaway, but I haven’t nutted out the details yet.
I will also be opening up a kind of ‘testamonials’ page on the miscpress blog where if you send in a review or opinion on Surprise! I will post it up (with accreditation, naturally).
Buttons:
<a href=”http://www.miscpress.com.au/”><img src=’http://miscmum.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/xsmallcover.jpg’ alt=’surprise!’ /></a>
Cut and paste the above code if you’d like to put this cover pic on your sidebar(s) somewhere. I will love you, if you do (more than I already do, obviously).
Otherwise, I haven’t had much of a chance to think of anything else up to now. If anyone has any ideas, please please let me know. I’m all ears.
Thanks for your attention.
We’re almost there.
Yay!
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Sending media mail is pretty cheap though… you should be able to send a book to like 80 reviewers! Wow.
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So exciting. I can’t wait to have my own copy to share. Feel free to send a few posters my way I can stick them up at my school and kinder and at a friends school too. Have you thought about school and community visits to promote the book? If you are interested I can help out a little in my area. Also, do you have anything planned for Children’s Week?
Good luck
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media mail? I haven’t heard of that, michelle! Tell me more!
I haven’t forgotten my promised interview with you in regard to Surprise. I should really get on and formulate some questions for you. Do you have a release date for the book?
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how exciting the release date is so close Karen. Congratulations
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I will be adding a widget for you.
By the way, have you added the author talk / blog workshop / book launch as events over on Facebook? Because that can be pretty viral. (If so, where was my invite!!!
) And if we can add it to Visual Bookshelf that would probably be good too.
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Lightening – As you know, I’m still working off a oct 1st release
Trish – thanks
Cerebralmum – Good ideas. I’m so rusty with facebook, I should utilise it more.
I have popped the piccy in a post but it is showing? Anyone have similar trouble or can help?
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I have popped the piccy in a post but it isn’t showing? Anyone have similar trouble or can help?
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