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rosalindwinter
 30 Dec 2011, 16:20 #138191 Reply To Post
Any advice on how to use Twitter to promote a book? I've tried the obvious - advertising and asking for Re-Tweets - but I only got one or two. I've never bothered to promote my books in the past, but with the huge increase in Kindle sales recently, it seems a good idea to have a go.



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sulcus
 30 Dec 2011, 17:30 #138197 Reply To Post
Quote: rosalindwinter, Friday, 30 Dec 2011 16:20
Any advice on how to use Twitter to promote a book? I've tried the obvious - advertising and asking for Re-Tweets - but I only got one or two. I've never bothered to promote my books in the past, but with the huge increase in Kindle sales recently, it seems a good idea to have a go.


it has to be more organic than that Rosalind. Get involved in conversations with people on the themes around your book, or genre. Build up a following. When they start retweeting your daily promo tweet, that's when the network kicks in.

Also what are you pointing people too in your tweets? Your amazon page? Can you point them to free sample chapters, on a blog, on a site like BookBuzzr? Have you made a trailer or reading video and posted to YouTube & point people to that? Unfortunately if your content/output is completely static, retweeting won't achieve anything.
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rosalindwinter
 31 Dec 2011, 08:11 #138228 Reply To Post
Many thanks, Marc, that's very helpful.



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CaroA
 01 Jan 2012, 08:37 #138264 Reply To Post
thanks for asking the question, I was wondering the same thing myself.

Caro
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Victoria21
 04 Jan 2012, 21:54 #138662 Reply To Post
Hi, I've been on Twitter for about 9 months now and have only just started to build up followers. It does take time and from experience the worst thing you can do is advertise straight away. Please find me on twitter @VixBarry and would be more than happy to retweet you and also tweet with you

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rosalindwinter
 05 Jan 2012, 21:40 #138763 Reply To Post
I'm now following you, Vix, and looking forward to reading Darkmoor. Can you explain what Lists are all about? I see you're following quite a few.



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Victoria21
 05 Jan 2012, 22:46 #138771 Reply To Post
Thank you I'm following you too! At first I really didn't get twitter but now seem to have the hang of things. Lists are something's that either one of your followers has created and added you name to or you can create your own list and add your followers too! A couple of people who follow me have added me to their 'new author' lists. You then can opt to follow that list, hope that helps and I look forward to tweeting with you
PERRY
 07 Jan 2012, 15:16 #138917 Reply To Post
To think that constant Twitter users read books?
This post was last edited by PERRY, 07 Jan 2012, 15:17
sulcus
 07 Jan 2012, 16:30 #138919 Reply To Post
Quote: PERRY, Saturday, 7 Jan 2012 15:16
To think that constant Twitter users read books?


well I manage to. There again I have no internet on my phone, so spend a happy commuting to and from work reading on the Tube
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"How a psychopath makes sweet love. I can get you ringside. Royal box even."
LoopyLou
 16 Jan 2012, 01:14 #139678 Reply To Post
I'm a Twitter fan (@louise_wise), I find it best if you use the hashtags to find followers ie Check out Blahblah on htt://blah #writers #bloggers #author #romance

But the secret, as others have said already, is to make conversation with others.

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