AllBooks Review 2010 February Newsletter

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Winners 2010 Allbooks Review Editor’s Choice

Shirley A. Roe, Managing Editor of Allbooks Review would like to announce the winners for the 2010 Allbooks Review Editor's Choice Award. From the hundreds of books we receive each year, a few outshine the rest; Allbooks Review likes to show our appreciation of their excellence. www.allbookreviews.com

Suicidal Tendencies                                    Mystery

Garry Patrick

Son of my Soul                                              Memoir

Debra Shiveley Welch

City of Gardens                                            Health

P. Schnerch

Shattered Reality                                        Inspiration

Kimberly Cheryl

For God and Country                                 Fiction

Daniel Reyes

Beyond Those Distant Stars                    Sci/Fi

John B. Rosenman

Shipwreck of a Nation                             History

Peter Nennhaus

The Step-By-Step Guide to Self-Publishing for Profit! Writing

Pinheiro and Nick Russell

Congratulations to all of our winners. We have chosen the 8 overall best books from our list of various genres, rather than one from each genre. Books can be purchased on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and various bookstores.

Just a reminder, your book is automatically included in the award program with the purchase of our promo package. The award is given to the authors that outshone the rest in their particular genre. Book Awards are a great marketing tool.

FEATURE

TIPS FOR BOOK READINGS.

1. Come prepared with a rehearsed reading.

2. Unless you are a Pulitzer prize winner, never read longer than 20 minutes max. Preachers know this, and authors should, too. Rehearse and time yourself before the reading. Include any introduction you give in that 20 minutes. If necessary, have a friend in the audience who can give you a 2-minute warning and PAY ATTENTION TO IT.

3. Just READ. No apologies of any kind for the work. This is embarrassing and makes the audience uncomfortable.

4. Just READ. No long introductions or rambling stories about how you happened to write the book or why or what happened during that long winter or how bad the agents were or any other extraneous information. If the audience is interested, they'll ask.

5. Just READ. Choose a selection from the book - generally the opening pages - that doesn't require a lot of explanation or background for the audience.

6. Leave time for questions. This is how you bring the audience into your book and get them interested in buying it.

7. Leave the ego at home. Be pleasant to the audience and don't wear the "I'm a Writer and you're not" hat, tee-shirt or attitude. These are the people who might buy your book. And writing is a job not an anointment.

8. No matter how small the audience, be grateful. And remember the show biz axiom - "The show must go on." I once did a reading for one person who bought both my books and recommended them to several other people who also bought them.

--Molly Larson Cook, Blue Finch Press, www.bluefinchpress.com

Success Stories

We love to hear of your success stories, submit them to us at: allbookreviews@aol.com

Remember to post your book signing, guest speaker events on our Bookstore page. Simply send us an email with details of your events and we will be happy to post them. Just part of the Allbooks service to our authors.

TIP

The title of your Web page, and your page description are also important to search engines. Use a title that has keywords someone might use to search for your site. For example, if your book is titled Homemade Cookies the Easy Way, you might choose the domain name www.EasyHomemadeCookies.com.



Allbooks Review wishes to thank all of the authors that purchased our promo package in 2009, making this our best year ever. We have grown over the past 10 years and will continue to provide excellent service for reasonable fees. Our goal is to make your book sell !