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About Me

Hi, I'm Steve Weber, author of Plug Your Book , a how-to guide to online book marketing. It teaches authors how to promote their book using effective, inexpensive tools such as blogs, MySpace, and other Web 2.0 sites.

Here's what two experts say about the book:

"A wealth of ideas for making your book stand out, including many techniques for Internet buzz you won't find elsewhere."

-- Jane Corn, Amazon.com Top Reviewer

"I spent two years building up skills to market my books Earthcore and Ancestor online, and I can tell you right now that Plug Your Book would have saved me MONTHS of time. I bought this book just to make sure I wasn't missing anything, but it blew me away."

-- Scott Sigler, # 1 bestselling author

Read more about the book here on Amazon !

Here's the back cover of Plug Your Book!

Got a question about promoting your book online? Message me and I'll give my best advice.

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I'm also author of The Home-Based Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used Books on Amazon, eBay or Your Own Web Site.
And my newest book is just for eBayers: eBay 101: Selling on eBay for Part-time or Full-time income.
If you're interested in online bookselling, check out my MySpace blog .I also have a blog here on my own domain . I answer questions from new booksellers on that blog, so if you have a question, please submit it via the "contact me" link.

My Interests

Books:

Publicize Your Book by Jacqueline Deval, 1001 Ways to Market Your Books by John Kremer, The Frugal Book Promoter by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, How To Publish and Promote Online by M. J. Rose & Angela Adair-Hoy, The Complete Guide to Book Marketing by David Cole, The Publishing Game: Bestseller in 30 Days by Fern Reiss, The Savvy Author's Guide to Book Publicity by Lissa Warren, The Making of a Bestseller by Brian Hill & Dee Power, Guerrilla Marketing for Writers by Jay Conrad Levinson, The Self-Publishing Manual by Dan Poynter, Aiming at Amazon by Aaron Shepard, Plug Your Book: Online Book Marketing for Authors , Book Publicity through Social Networking by Steve Weber, Print-on-Demand Book Publishing by Morris RosenthalSelling Used Books Online: The Complete Guide to Bookselling at Amazon's Marketplace and Other Online Sites by Stephen Windwalker, Book Finds: How to Find, Buy, and Sell Used and Rare Books by Ian C. Ellis, Official Price Guide to Books by Marie Tedford and Pat Goudey, What to Sell on eBay and Where to Get It by Chris Malta, Among the Gently Mad: Strategies and Perspectives for the Book-Hunter in the 21st Century by Nicholas A. Basbanes, Instant Expert: Collecting Books by Matthew Budman, Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions by Bill McBride, eBay Income: How Anyone of Any Age, Location, and/or Background Can Build a Highly Profitable Online Business with eBay by Cheryl L. Russell, Antique Trader Book Collector's Price Guide by Richard Russell

My Blog

eBay sellers glad about fee changes, irate on feedback

After the feedback changes announced this week at eBay, I wouldn't be surprised if there's an angry, torch-wielding mob beating down the front door of eBay's headquarters right now.The new ...
Posted by Steve Weber on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:56:00 PST

Attention eBayers!

eBay announced some huge changes today, the summary is below.Nobody will have a problem with the reduced listing fees, but a lot of sellers are going to be outraged that they can no longer leave negat...
Posted by Steve Weber on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:13:00 PST

Q&A: Should I send book buyers to Amazon, or sell to them on my Web site?

QUESTION: Why do author Web sites send all their customers to Amazon? Intelligent authors sell books exclusively from their own sites. Why send your hard-won customer to Amazon, just so they can steal...
Posted by Steve Weber on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:05:00 PST

Q&A: How can I blog about my book on Amazon?

QUESTION: How can I contact Amazon to get permission to post an author's blog on my book's product page? Can I control which of my books the blog posts will appear?ANSWER: It's fairly easy to enroll i...
Posted by Steve Weber on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:34:00 PST

Online video seen as the future of book marketing

Here's an online video that does a pretty good job of selling a book. In this case, Tim Sykes is pitching his book An American Hedge Fund to Amazon shoppers.At first glance, you might be skeptical of ...
Posted by Steve Weber on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:32:00 PST

Q&A: Should cellphone price-checking be banned at book sales?

QUESTION: I just learned that one of the biggest Friends of the Library sales in the country, the Gainesville FOL sale, has banned the use of "scanning devices." Is this a good idea, and is it getting...
Posted by Steve Weber on Fri, 18 May 2007 04:36:00 PST

Will the Postal Service sink online booksellers?

Well, here's a new shipping problem that hasn't gotten much attention yet: Next month the Postal Service will eliminate its international version of "Media Mail," which has traditionally been called "...
Posted by Steve Weber on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:32:00 PST

Amazon will raise shipping credits, closing fees

Amazon announced it will adjust Marketplace shipping credits and variable closing fees when the Postal Service changes rates March 14: To reflect these changes, we will increase Marketplace ship...
Posted by Steve Weber on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:30:00 PST