Book Marketing & Promotional Materials
We are pleased to announce the following book marketing services and promotional materials:- Web site creation for First Choice
Books Self Published Authors $500 Package
- up to 4 page website
- Search Engine Optimization
- Domain name (web address)
- Web hosting for 1 year
- Link back to First Choice Books
- Inclusion of your web and email address on First Choice Books on-line book store
- Inclusion on the Google BookStore*
*Please Note Google uses a specific formula for content preview over-which, First Choice Books has no control.
Please note the following can be included for additional cost: photo albums, shopping carts, online forms and/or databases.
- Custom Book selling Promotional Materials designed to fit your marketing needs:
- Business cards ( 200 . . . $95.00 , full colour 1 side)
- Bookmarks ( 200 . . . $120.00. full colour 1 side)
- Post cards (100 . . . $120.00 full colour 1 side)
- Posters (10 . . . $95.00 full colour 1 side)
- Brochures (call for price)
Book selling Promotional Materials can be used in a number of ways to market and promote your book:
- Give away the bookmarks and postcards as gifts with your book
- Distribute promotional items at book signings, speaking engagements, conferences and events
- Develop a press kit including these items
- Convert marketing materials to a .pdf format and make them available for download from your website
You may purchase your Book Promotional Materials any time before or after your book has been printed. Website development takes approximately 3 to 4 weeks and printed promotional material 1 to 2 weeks. Please contact us for more information and costs.
Book Selling Tips and Marketing Strategies
- Find an audience outside the bookstore: delis, butcher shops, community fairs, flea markets
- Visit your local bookstores if your book is well edited, appeals to certain audiences and has a good cover design, bookstores may consign it on their bookshelves
- Talk to your local library — local history and reference books are of interest
- List with Amazon.com and other virtual bookstores
- Explore co-op advertising local community newsletters
- Pursue newspaper, radio and book club reviews
- Hand out business cards and bookmarks to friends, families and social gatherings
- Market your book on the internet via blogs, google books, facebook, networking events, news releases