I'm Published! Now What?

by Jeffrey S. Copeland

Overview

This practical guide to conducting successful book readings, events, and promotions will help you understand and navigate the shifting sands of the publishing world. This guide will help demystify book marketing and prepare authors to work effectively with bookstore event coordinators, the best friends authors can have inside the stores. Copeland also shares what to do after events to maximize and build upon success.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940157689032
Publisher:	Paragon House Publishers
Publication date:	03/15/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	286
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Jeffrey Copeland is Professor and Head of the Department of Languages and Literatures at the University of Northern Iowa, where he teaches children's and young adult literature courses and English Education. He has authored and edited numerous books, including Speaking of Poets and Young Adult Literature: A Contemporary Reader and, most recently, Inman's War: A Soldier's Story of Life in a Colored Battalion in WWII , Olivia's Story: The Conspiracy of Heroes behind Shelley v. Kraemer, and Shell Games: The Life and Times of Pearl McGill, Industrial Spy and Pioneer Labor Activist. A native St. Louisan, he lives in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Editorial Reviews

In today's publishing world, authors need to know how to market their work and themselves. I'm Published! Now What? is a must-read for new and established writers alike. I wish I had this terrific book when I got my first novel published. With a little help from a crew of renowned authors and booksellers, Jeffrey Copeland delivers a fun, smart invaluable writers' guide.

Author of Nobody Needs to Know - Kevin O'Brien

If only this book had been available when I was starting my publishing career! A quick read would have saved me countless hours of hand-wringing and uncertainty over the questions of self-promotion. With step-by-step pointers and valuable templates for setting up book events, Jeffrey Copeland provides a complete roadmap for first-time authors, offering a healthy dose of humor along the way.

Author of Ghost Girl, Singing Hands, and Here Lies Linc. - Delia Ray Howard

I can't tell you how many times I would have loved to put this book in the hands of an author to help them navigate the often new world of self-promotion. Jeffrey's book gives you all you need to know to give it your best shot!

Events & Publicity, Andersons Bookshop - Ginny Wehrli-Hemmeter

Copeland gives new authors seasoned, trustworthy advice and solid information from established authors and veteran booksellers. If you've published a book and are wondering how to market it successfully, this is your book. Buy it from an independent bookstore and get extra credit!

Left Bank Books - Kris Kleindienst