Great escapes book tours escape with dollycas into a. Click on the map icons to find information about the artists, artworks and locations. Virtual book tours are a promotional tool for authors to connect with readers via wellread book blogs and specialty. Everything is cancelled, so join us for stay at home book tour. A virtual book tour is very similar to a physical book tour. Enchanted book promotions is here to help you promote your book across various platforms. Vitalsource bookshelf is the worlds leading platform for distributing, accessing, consuming, and engaging with digital textbooks and course materials. Mar 31, 2020 i have tried several virtual book tour coordinators and have even set up a book tour on my own, but none of them were as successful as my tours with pump up your book tour, which has the combination of expertise and experience needed to get the author the results they need.
Today, smart indie authors can maximize their publicity with a wellplanned virtual tour of the blogosphere. Virtual book tours, book blitzes, book promotion, book publicity, marketing your novel, pr for your book. To schedule your standard virtual tour, please complete the form here. Take note from selfpublishing outskirts press author, nina blakeman, who is taking her latest book, envy rots the bones, on tour a virtual book tour, that is. Dec 01, 2011 charie, virtual book tours can work for any type of book the key is to tour in places that match the target audience for your book. At italy book tours, we give special attention to every book that tours with us.
Blog stops are promoted via our social media channels. On this latest tour, twelve to murder made it up to number three on amazon. Top 15 reasons to do a virtual book tour authors boutique. Xpresso book tours is another of the premier blog tour sites for your ebook or print book it has a reach of over 1,200 bloggers, and that means you could be seen by tens of thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands. Up close delta iv heavy launch pad tour tory bruno ceo of ula smarter every day.
Scroll down to product details to learn how a virtual book tour can put your book in front of thousands of readers via social networking at the blogosphere. This virtual tour walks you through the museums colorful galleries, where you can view paintings, pottery, textiles, and more. We decided to start rockstar book tours because we love books, the authors behind the books they are our rockstars and blog tours. Blog tours, virtual author tours, book trailers, and online. Jo linsdell has blown me away with her new book virtual book tours. We work with book bloggers to host tours to promote your book. Covid19 wont stop peta presidents animalkind world tour. It is, as the name suggests, the internet version of an oldfashioned, intheflesh book tour.
You will receive one book teaser hosted at youtube. Free copy of pump up your book virtual book tour handbook. I work with a fantastic group of bloggers and am adding new blogs all the time. Turn off blog moderation and word verification, often known as captcha code, during a daily blogging challenge or blog book tour. Covid19 wont stop peta presidents animalkind world.
If you purchased your book from one of the sponsoring bookstores linked below or from another favorite retailer ill send you a signed. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new. Goddess fish promotions your promotional needs at an. The appearances on these book blogs consist of a variety of online activities for the author, from writing guest posts, engaging in interviews, posting book excerpts and more. This tour guarantees 10 stops featuring your book on quality book blogs or sites. Apr 23, 2015 premier virtual author book tours provides book marketing services to authors including virtual book tours, author web platform consultation, and amazon seo, social media, etc. Take your book on a whirlwind world tour even if youre too busy to leave the house. Incredible virtual tours to explore virginia from home. She will be featured on several blogs over the weeks and months ahead so keep your eyes peeled to learn more about her and her book. What authors need to know about virtual book tours by dana.
Browse the site to learn more about current and past virtual blog tours and virtual book tours. Generally, a tour lasts about two weeks with an author visiting a new blog. Premier virtual author book tours provides book marketing services to authors including virtual book tours, author web platform consultation, and amazon seo, social media, etc. Well keep the format of a bookstore author talk, but well do it online, in a series of events.
This tour must be booked at least five weeks in advance. I have tried several virtual book tour coordinators and have even set up a book tour on my own, but none of them were as successful as my tours with pump up your book tour, which has the combination of expertise and experience needed to get the author the results they need. A book blog tour allows an author to appear on multiple book blogs in a span of 1 to 4 weeks to promote an upandcoming book. Dont hang your head in despair over your first marketing mishap. Charie, virtual book tours can work for any type of book the key is to tour in places that match the target audience for your book. Rabt book tours and pr blog reading addiction blog tours. However, instead of loading up copies of your book and driving from bookstore to bookstore and radio station to radio station to promote, you andor your book can make appearances on blogs and social networking sites such as facebook, twitter and youtube while you stay put in the comfort of your own home. Hire a book publicist on reedsy to organize one for you. Virtual book tours are a promotional tool for authors to connect with readers via wellread book blogs and specialty blogs.
Im currently looking into doing a virtual book tour for my upcoming debut novel reckless beginnings due to be launched this summer. A difference exists between a virtual book tour and what has been called blog tour. Welcome to my stop on the virtual book tour for the prophecy by erin pemberton. Evolved publishing presents the first book in the red death series of epic fantasy adventures, brought to by the multiple awardwinning coauthor of the chosen series of ya fantasy thrillers. Mar 25, 2020 the oriental institutes virtual tour lets you explore many of the objects uncovered during their excavations, from early pottery to a massive statue of king tut. As a virtual assistant for a bestselling romantic suspense author, i was looking for a good blog tour company that could deliver on a short deadline. The skinny on virtual book tours curiosity never killed the writer.
Because i am unable to go on book tour this spring, i thought id offer you all a virtual book tour. I also feature an author bio and your social media links where you might be found prowling at. Italy book tours italy book tours book a tour today. Theres no doubt that virtual blog tours should be a piece of your marketing pie. How to organize a truly successful blog tour reedsy.
An author can usually aim to begin planning at least three months before her books publication date. Ive just run the second block of a marathon and am still going strong. To maximize the value of your book tour, were targeting bloggers specifically hosting the genre of your book, and we try to get as many bloggers with high traffic involved in the blog tour as possible. A virtual book tour is perfect for authors who cant travel and its also a great way to supplement an inperson tour. On my stop, i have an excerpt for you as well as a guest post from the author. Day two of my virtual book tour, and i am still going strong.
This book tour was organized by goddess fish promotions. Let award winning author and publicist, nikki leigh, put over 16 years. I dont find either to be very useful since i monitor my posts daily, and far more often during a busy project. Great escapes book tours escape with dollycas into a good book. I offer hourly coaching for authors who need guidance with starting or finishing their manuscript, selfpublishing, and book promotion. Field museum the field museum of natural history is one of the largest museums of its kind in the world. Most of the tour is still ahead of me, but im looking forward to seeing what happens, to meeting new people, and visiting new blogs. These tours are sometimes called book blog tours or virtual author tours, or. Your book blurb, book cover, buy links, and author information posted on minimum of two blogs per day. And there are always chances for readers to win prizes.
Xpresso book tours promises a stress free, fully organized promotional tour. One week publicity tour whats included in this one week promotional tour. The whole effect of a blog tour is far greater than the sum of its individual posts. The skinny on virtual book tours updated 123119 what is a virtual book tour. After the tour is scheduled and all of the tour materials have been sent out, it is the responsibility of the blogger who signed up for the tour to post materials on their designated day. This is seriously a book that every author promoting any book absolutely needs to read. Partners in crime virtual book tours partners in crime. When readers see you at several related blogs writing as an. A virtual tour gives you the chance to tour without leaving your home or family. Are you searching for a unique way to tour to promote your book or another product or service. A book blog tour allows an author to appear on multiple book blogs in a.
We can set up a virtual book tour for your book, but we also offer publicist services on a monthly basis, as well as social media management and even a custom book marketing campaign tailored to fit all your promotional needs. I coordinate virtual blog tours for authors and publishing houses and also have other marketing opportunities available. Scheduled to receive his aeronautical engineering degree in a few months, chris is determined to gain a career in aviation as an airline pilot. The days of the allexpensespaid, nationwide book tour are a thing of the past. There are countless fiction and nonfiction blogs that have emerged in the past few years, all written by. Click on the map icons to find information about the artists, artworks and locations, along with multiple images of the artwork and video links of murals created during the. I think the next thing i want to try out, which jo discusses in her book, is a virtual book signing.
A virtual book tour is where i spotlight your chosen book s with a cover pic, description, buy links, excerpt and any other goodies you may have such as teasers, trailers etc. Each book tour is guaranteed a minimum of 50 blog stops, though usually theres many more. And we wanted to be able to provide a service that would allow us to promote the authors and books we love. What authors need to know about virtual book tours by dana lynn. How to plan a virtual book tour by jennifer mccartney jun 09, 2014 the days of the allexpensespaid, nationwide book tour are a thing of the past. During this time when social distancing prevents us from gathering together, we are offering this tour to help readers build personal connections with authors and their new books. However, you need to be informed and confident in the marketing strategies you apply because that is part of how you succeed in book. We are passionate about books and we customize all our tours because no two authors are alike. Jun 07, 2012 are you searching for a unique way to tour to promote your book or another product or service. To provide you with a fullytailored book tour that fits your book and genre, we need some lead. The chosen ones tour goes virtual ive teamed up with the independent bookstores on the original chosen ones inperson tour to move all events online. Two week publicity tour whats included in this two week promotional tour.
Great escapes book tours was started back in 20 and i have organized over tours. Anybody with a blog, facebook page and even bookstagrammers are more than welcome to join tours. Ive been spending most of the past week querying book bloggers to see if they would host my daughter am i virtual book tour, setting up a schedule for the few who responded, figuring out enough exciting or at least undull activities for the tour, planning my online book launch party, filling out an author interview, preparing articles. Please understand great escapes book tours is not responsible for missed stops on your tour. Tune in to my twitch channel vrothbooks at the dates and times below. I researched quite a bit and found several tour companies that looked good, but i kept being drawn back to enchanted book promotions. There are no caps on stops, instead i try to get as many bloggers on board as possible for maximum exposure. Rabt book tours and pr blog book tours book publicity rabt book tours. Your tour stop will remain online indefinitely for readers to find. As we all practice social distancing, i thought this might be the next best thing. When you go on a virtual or online book tour, you can stay in the comfort of your home but hop virtually from blog to blog, podcast to podcast, and social media. Effective online book promotion from the comfort of your own home. Everyone needs more publicity and partners in crime virtual book tours has made it our mission to help connect readers with the amazing mysteries and thrillers theyre going to love.
Our short video will clarify what we do and what we are known for. Peta president ingrid newkirk had been on the road for several months talking with audiences about her new book, animalkindthat is, until covid19 halted social gatherings for the foreseeable future. The nice thing about this is that, unlike with a live book tour, on a virtual tour you can wear yoga pants the whole time unless, of course, you go onto skype or do any video chats. A blog tour is very much like a traditional book tour, where the author would go from town to town to sign their books and meet new readers. Jan 08, 2016 inclusion on our puyb virtual book club page includes promo page for your book and is included in the books of the month page social media exposure via participating bloggers and pump up your book. Instead, shes gone virtual to bring you her engaging and illuminating talk. Take a peek inside my office where i do the bulk of my writing. On a virtual book tour, authors promote their books by making virtual guest appearances during a particular time frame on blogs, podcasts, radio shows, social. Virtual book tour in the blogosphere and on social networks. Oct 24, 2011 the nice thing about this is that, unlike with a live book tour, on a virtual tour you can wear yoga pants the whole time unless, of course, you go onto skype or do any video chats. Mar 30, 2020 peta president ingrid newkirk had been on the road for several months talking with audiences about her new book, animalkindthat is, until covid19 halted social gatherings for the foreseeable future.
Tlc, founded by trish collins the t and lisa munley the l, promises to treat our authors. A fantasy adventure that weaves together powerful themes like death and faith, love and devotion, and, of course, betrayal. Generous site sponsors help me to offer these cozy mystery tours for free. Young readers will also find an athome activity just for them.