Promoting Your First Book: The Experience of Writer Andrey Polyakov
We discussed with Andrey Polyakov, author of "Press Tour," how his PR experience was useful in promoting his first book. How did the writer ensure good sales? What promotional channels did he use? What was the author's budget and how did he spend it? Was he satisfied with the result, and what emotions did he experience after the book's publication?
Speaker: Andrey Polyakov, PR manager and marketer, LitRes author
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Timecodes:
1:08 - About Andrey Polyakov's book "Press Tour"
3:43 - Book promotion
7:40 - Preparing the book for publication
19:00 - How much money is needed for promotion?
47:13 - The Most Effective Promotion Resources
50:02 - How Long Does It Take to Promote a Book?
54:56 - Andrey Polyakov's Personal Impressions of Creating a Book
58:36 - About LiveLib
1:00:15 - How to Find Bloggers?
1:01:05 - Where to Find Editors?
1:02:23 - How to Create a Promo Code for Subscribers?
1:05:10 - Paid Book Download Statistics
1:05:45 - Successful Sales on LitRes
1:06:12 - How to Budget for Sales
1:09:52 - Plans for International Market Launch of "Press Tour"
1:10:05 - About Social Media
1:10:20 - Is It Possible to Make Money Writing?
1:13:25 - Is There an Audiobook of Andrey Polyakov's "Press Tour"?
1:14:08 - About the book license
1:14:44 - Does Andrey Polyakov plan to submit his book to a competition?
1:17:04 - Should I show the book to my loved ones before publication?