Using ‘Content Outside the Physical Definition of the Book’ to Promote Books
As book marketers find new ways to reach readers, content outside of what is normally considered a “book” is being used effectively to tease and market books, according to Matt Baldacci, vice president and associate publisher at St. Martin’s press, a division of Macmillan.
“What we’re good at is creating stories…and then distributing that content. So, using stories and content outside of the physical definition of the book to promote the author and the book is something we’re really getting into,” Baldacci, who is involved in marketing, operations and acquisition at St. Martin’s.
Baldacci related an instance of St. Martin’s creating and selling a short story that introduces a new character that is coming out in the next book by crime and romance fiction writer Iris Johansen in advance of the release of the book.
“The fans have gone crazy,” said Baldacci, meaning that they’re primed to buy the book when it comes out.
A joint production of Digital Book World and Astral Road Media: http://www.astralroad.com/. Founded by Rich Fahle, Astral Road Media is a full-service digital media agency, providing content strategy, design, video production, and other creative forms of social outreach for authors and content creators of all types.
—
For more on how to use content marketing to drive book sales, attend the Digital Book World Discoverability and Marketing conference in New York on Sept 24 and 25. Register today!
—
Typewriter image via Shutterstock
When books are truly in and of the web, indexed and available to be searched or shared, in part or in hole*, the entire game of marketing a book is going to change.
* index / share depth set by the author / publisher not retailer.