(Entertainment-NewsWire.com, May 31, 2012 ) Austria -- askDavid.com knows that book publicity is a top priority for an author publishing a book. The site has offered its services for free to countless writers wanting to reach their targeted book audience, and offers tips on how to market your book or e-book and ways to build and increase revenue. All authors want to generate sales, and askDavid.com offers the free tools to assist that author in reaching their goal. David says "There are lots of paid for book promotion services but we offer a high quality service for free."
Free book marketing services are the specialty of askDavid.com. Your book has to be published in either printed or e-book form and listed on Amazon.com in order to be promoted. The site requires a fully personalized book description from the author different from what is published on other sites. Authors are invited to add a photo, book specific websites, keyword tags, book trailers and other book promotion tools to engage their target audience. Social networking is also recommended as the author can list their Facebook, Twitter and Google plus site.
After an author submits their form to askDavid, a book profile page similar to this one for Revealing Eden by Victoria Foyt is created. The book cover is shown as well as the book publisher, author's photo and biography and categories. The author's websites follow and the readers can see a thumbnail preview of each. Social networking share tools allow visitors to promote the book to their friends and family directly from the page.
askDavid.com knows that book reviews are a must have for authors. A peer recommended book generates interest that can lead to more sales and book popularity. The author's profile page includes a star rated section for book reviewers to post their opinion of the author and the book. Any page visitor can rate the book from “very good” to “junk”, and write a detailed review for submission on the author page. The review must adhere to askDavid.com terms and conditions and can not be copied from another site. Following the reviews, the site makes recommendations of similar books for the reader.
The website also offers free tips on how to market a book from start to finish, including finding your target audience and setting up a separate website for the book. The site also recommends contacting radio and television stations for media exposure and being prepared to give away free copies of your book for offsite reviews and obtaining interviews.
About askDavid.com:
askDavid.com offers free book marketing and promotional services to authors. The site also offers valuable tips on how to market your book and gives authors a venue to reach book reviewers for free. askDavid.com has been online for almost ten years and has a good Google PageRank and Alexa traffic rating. The site lists a 100% satisfaction guaranteed seal. For more information, please visit http://askdavid.com
