Ask for help—and sell more books!

Sue Collier | February 2, 2011

Folks generally enjoy being helpful. You’re much more likely to get people to accommodate you if they know what you want. When my colleague Marilyn Ross launched the first edition of Jump Start Your Book Sales, she created the following checklist; it was enclosed with every individual copy of Jump Start that was shipped out. [...]

Speak to sell books—tips for authors and self-publishers

Sue Collier | September 3, 2010

Now that I’ve got my own book out (The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, 5th Edition), I have big plans to hit the speaking circuit. Although I have taught classes on self-publishing, presenting myself as a “speaker” is new territory. I thought it would be useful to write about what I’ve learned from talking with other speakers, [...]