{"id":3318,"date":"2022-09-20T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3318"},"modified":"2022-09-27T06:44:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T10:44:20","slug":"318-nikos-steves-on-new-book-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=3318","title":{"rendered":"319- Nikos Steves on the Work for New Book Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24425907\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/schedule2238\/\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong>Here are some of the things I&#8217;ve done recently for getting the word out to people who may enjoy reading my new book, <em>The Very Fine Light<\/em> &#8211; to be released on November 3<sup>rd<\/sup> on Amazon.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px\"><strong>Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links below on ways to support them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week was all about the business of selling the book. First off, you may have noticed a new background look specific to these website pages and posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->\n<link href=\"\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/embedcode\/classic-071822.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;  width:600px;}\n\t\/* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block.\n\t   We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. *\/\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n    <form action=\"https:\/\/gmail.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=8066b0b7e31bb63d6a069caf4&amp;id=91cfe1cfa3&amp;f_id=001405e1f0\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" target=\"_blank\" novalidate>\n        <div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n        <h2>Subscribe<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"indicates-required\"><span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span> indicates required<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\">\n\t<label for=\"mce-EMAIL\">Email Address  <span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span>\n<\/label>\n\t<input type=\"email\" value=\"\" name=\"EMAIL\" class=\"required email\" id=\"mce-EMAIL\" required>\n\t<span id=\"mce-EMAIL-HELPERTEXT\" class=\"helper_text\"><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\">\n\t<label for=\"mce-FNAME\">First Name <\/label>\n\t<input type=\"text\" value=\"\" name=\"FNAME\" class=\"\" id=\"mce-FNAME\">\n\t<span id=\"mce-FNAME-HELPERTEXT\" class=\"helper_text\"><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear foot\">\n\t\t<div class=\"response\" id=\"mce-error-response\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"response\" id=\"mce-success-response\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>    <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups-->\n    <div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"b_8066b0b7e31bb63d6a069caf4_91cfe1cfa3\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"optionalParent\">\n            <div class=\"clear foot\">\n                <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"button\">\n         \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/downloads.mailchimp.com\/js\/mc-validate.js'><\/script><script type='text\/javascript'>(function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';fnames[3]='ADDRESS';ftypes[3]='address';fnames[4]='PHONE';ftypes[4]='phone';fnames[5]='BIRTHDAY';ftypes[5]='birthday';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true);<\/script>\n<!--End mc_embed_signup-->\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:81px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be more pages coming soon, plus I value your feedback for other things you\u2019d like to see on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good news! I\u2019ve just approved the new book cover! When I receive the finished graphic, you can be sure I will share it with you on the website!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not being a graphic artist, I chose to \u201chire it done\u201d by someone who specializes in creating book covers for the book industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the November book release will be the e-book only version and just feature the front cover, never the less, most all of the successful author\u2019s I\u2019ve seen as well as well as my publishing consultants had advised using a professional cover artist and I\u2019m excited by the final design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve done lots of research to find the right email client to improve the sign up and subscribing experience on the website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are so many email apps out there and each feature all sorts of advanced tools, it\u2019s the old story, one email app felt too basic and another too complex and so right now I\u2019m serious thinking about going with MailChimp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Either way, it will be in place next week. Please come and sign up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>As for the introduction of several characters in the book, check out this week&#8217;s podcast above.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Canalville-memories-1400x756.jpg\" alt=\"Colorized photo of a stone bridge &amp; river front.\" class=\"wp-image-3323\" width=\"1400\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Canalville-memories-1400x756.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Canalville-memories-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Canalville-memories-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Canalville-memories-1200x648.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Canalville-memories.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bridge and waterfront similiar to &#8220;Canalville,&#8221; the fictional village in the upcoming new book: <em>The Very Fine Light<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>More About Self Publishing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/selfpublishingformula.com\" target=\"_blank\">Self-Publishing &#8220;Guru&#8221; Mark Dawson&#8217;s website- selfpublishing formula.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Places to Donate to help the People of Ukraine save their country<\/strong>:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-db130c83-d2bc-47c3-858d-b4c3efe15146\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/UOCOFUSA.png\" alt=\"Ukranian Orthodox Church of the USA website uocofusa.org\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uocofusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH of the USA<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-dbb23444-c7ac-420a-b703-7273064eaefa\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1.jpg\" alt=\"Donation details for giving to the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Ukranian Congress Committee of America (UCCA)- from Roman Catholic Prayer Service in Atlanta on<\/strong> March 28, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:59px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"block-97080834-0f5f-40e4-8909-0133a991155a\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/index1.jpg\" alt=\"Poster for donations for Ukraine 770-480-8775\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mogchurch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church, Conyers GA<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I value feedback through the comments section here<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OR- Better via email at <a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\">NikosSteves@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Constant Procession,&#8221; 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Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links below on ways to support them. 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