Smart Promotion Tip for Children’s Book Authors
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Authors know the power of giving out freebies to promote their books. Bookmarks, stickers and the like are a great way to spread the word. The problem is getting the stuff in the hands of enough children, teachers and parents to make a difference.
Here’s the solution: “freebie” websites. These sites list offers of free goodies for a variety of audiences, and are excellent places for authors to be listed.
Here are some links to get you started:
Freebies for Teachers
Freebies for Parents
Freebies for Kids
You can either offer your freebies by mail (request that folks include a self-addressed stamped envelope to defray your costs) or, if it’s a bookmark or other paper item, perhaps you can offer it online in PDF format. That way, you can also get more traffic to your website!
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July 6th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Freebies definetly work. We have been giving out pencils and wristbands to those who buy our book. It makes it more fun for children and it’s also a great way to advertise since pencils are always getting passed around from child to child in the classroom.
July 7th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
WOW! Thanks for the links. Those websites are really good to give a puch in the right direction1
July 7th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
WOW! Thanks for the links. Those websites are really good to give a push in the right direction!
July 14th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Nice list! Does a book called ”Twisted” sound good? I’m working on a book with that title.
July 14th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Whoops! I mean tittle!