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    The Little Blue Book for Authors; 53 Dos & Don’ts Nobody Is Telling You

    By Gisela Hausmann

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    About this ebook

    In times of hyped promises many marketing organizations don't tell "everything," especially in the self-publishing industry.
    In this short book, Gisela Hausmann, a 29-year industry veteran, author of the naked (no-fluff) book series, and Amazon top reviewer reveals 53 rarely published facts that will help indie authors to avoid costly mistakes and market their books cheaper and more effectively.
    Topics:
    •Basic Warnings
    •Legalities
    •Editing & Covers
    •About Influencers
    •Book Promotions on Social Media Platforms
    •Book Reviews
    •Communicating with Influencers
    •Book Marketing
    •What's Overrated and What's Underrated

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGisela Hausmann
    Release dateOct 25, 2017
    ISBN9781370974122
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    The Little Blue Book for Authors; 53 Dos & Don’ts Nobody Is Telling You
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    Gisela Hausmann

    Her motto:"Don't wait. The time will never be just right."-Napoleon HillGisela Hausmann is an email evangelist, an author, a former film maker and a transportation professional. Some of her books have been featured in the Success magazine, in Entrepreneur and on Bloomberg's podcast "Decrypted." She is also the winner of the 2016 Sparky Award “Best Subject Line.”A unique mixture of wild risk-taker and careful planner, Gisela globe-trotted almost 100,000 kilometers on three continents, including to the locations of her favorite books: Doctor Zhivago’s Russia, Heinrich Harrer’s Tibet, and Genghis Khan’s Mongolia.She graduated with a master’s degree in Film & Mass Media from the University of Vienna. She now lives in Greenville, South Carolina. She tweets at @Naked_Determina

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