Book Marketing Success Podcast

John Kremer
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John Kremer share stories of real-life book authors who have marketed their books in innovative, fun, and money-making ways. He talks about bestseller strategies, licensing subsidiary rights, creating large Internet tribes, social networking for book sales and prestige, and ultimately selling a lot of books. These stories are short, sweet, practical, inspirational, and doable by any book author, whether a self-publisher, an author published by a big publisher, or a Kindle ebook author. You will love this show! Please subscribe now. Thanks. This Book Writing Podcast is designed to educate and inspire writers, book authors, novelists, poets, storytellers, and content creators of all sorts. It focuses on how and why to write a book. This Book Publishing Podcast is designed to educate and inspire book publishers and self-publishers to edit, design, distribute, and promote the best books. This Book Marketing Podcast is designed to educate and inspire book authors and publishers to do a better job publicizing, promoting, and marketing their books. I know at least 1001 Ways to Market Your Books! This Content Creation Podcast is designed to educate and inspire all content creators, including writers, bloggers, podcasters, videomakers, social media marketers, and internet marketers with new ideas and the latest promotional opportunities. bookmarketing.substack.com

  1. 6d ago

    Do What You Love - Country Ballad

    This country ballad is adapted from quotes by Frank Daley, Abraham Maslow, William Shakespeare, Satchel Paige, and Mark Twain. Do what you love. But first, know who you are. Or you’ll choose your love wrong. — Frank Daley Musicians must make music, artists must paint, poets must write if they are to ultimately be at peace with themselves. What human beings can be, they must be. — Abraham Maslow This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night of the day, thou canst not be false to any man. — William Shakespeare Never let the odds keep you from pursuing what you know in your heart you were meant to do. — Satchel Paige, baseball pitcher The two most important days in life are the day you are born and the day you discover the reason why. — Mark Twain, novelist Do What You Love lyrics Do what you loveBut first, know who you areOr you’ll choose your love wrongThat is the beginningThe beginning of self-knowledge Ask yourself: Who are youAnd what are you doing here?In this jobIn this relationshipIn this countryOn this planet? Musicians must make musicArtists must paintPoets must writeIf they are ultimatelyTo be at peace with themselvesWhat human beings can beThey must be, they must be This above allTo thine own self be trueAnd it must followAs the night follows dayYou cannot be false to any man Never let the oddsKeep you from pursuingWhat you know in your heartYou were meant to do The two most important daysIn life are the day you are bornAnd the day you discoverThe reason why you were bornDiscover your reason now The two most important daysIn life are the day you are bornAnd the day you discoverThe reason why you were bornDiscover your reason now Book Marketing Success is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bookmarketing.substack.com/subscribe

    Do What You Love - Country Ballad

  2. Aug 13

    Everything Is Earned - A Country Ballad

    This country ballad is adapted from The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. The book is a wonderful moving novel. And the advice in this song (excerpted from the book) is valuable. Earn your trust as an author. Don’t try to cut corners or fake respectability. Be real. Be true. Be open. Be friendly. Everything Is Earned lyrics Everything of value in this worldMust be earned, must be earnedBecause those who givenSomething of valueWithout having to earn itAre bound to squander it You should earn respectYou should earn trustYou should earn the love of a spouseYou should earn the rightTo call yourself an adultYou should earn the right to hope There is just enough varietyVariety of American experienceFor every American in a cityTo feel for certain thatTheir experience is uniqueThis is something wonderful Because to aspireTo fall in loveTo create great thingsTo survive and surpassEven as we stumbleWe must remain unique You should earn respectYou should earn trustYou should earn the love of a spouseYou should earn the rightTo call yourself an adultYou should earn the right to hope Book Marketing Success is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bookmarketing.substack.com/subscribe

  3. Jul 29

    Unique: A Country Ballad

    If you want to be successful, be unique. This ballad is adapted from an email I got yesterday from John Castagnini of ThankGodI.com. His email was as least five times the length of this ballad. I pulled out his statements that most lend themselves to lyrics for a song. I hopes you enjoy the song, the lyrics, and intent. Unique lyrics Truth welcomes questionsOnly beliefs hide from themThe moment we stopStop examining our beliefsThe search for truth diesBefore we can hear anythingQuestions must come from within We experience reality through a filterShaped by emotion, belief, and experienceFear narrows awarenessSocial pressure silencesCertainty closes the mindThe more invested we are in a worldviewThe more difficult it becomes to question it What separates peopleWho recognize patterns early?Not IQ but curiosityThe courage to questionThe humility to be wrongEvery battle begins in the same placeThe way we perceive reality When we are centeredOur inner world and outer world alignWe see beyond our biasesWe challenge our assumptionsAnd we gain humilityTo follow the evidence wherever it leadsEven when it challenges what we believe Shape perceptionAnd you shape the world people live inThe greatest battlefieldIsn’t the world around usIt’s the world within usBecause whoever shapes perceptionRules the battlefield It is about mastering yourselfFinding balance betweenFear and fearlessnessPride and humilityPeace and conflictWhen the brain becomes balancedIt becomes impossible to manipulate The state of balance we carry insideEquilibrium is not something we createIt is something we return toIt exists throughout natureIn the laws of thermodynamicsAt the center of every circleAnd within the human mind When emotional noise falls awayClarity emergesPurpose awakensThe path becomes visibleThe world does not need more peopleMore people trapped in reactionIt needs warriors grounded in equilibrium Nature made each of us uniqueNo two snowflakes are the sameEven twins are not identicalYou have what no one else can bringA unique purposeA unique contributionA unique role Be uniqueStay uniqueDo not bendDo not surrenderKeep your spiritNurture your spiritCelebrate your spirit Book Marketing Success is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bookmarketing.substack.com/subscribe

    Unique: A Country Ballad

  4. Jul 24

    Writing Advice from The Wheel of Time Series

    Here is some writing advice from Thom Merrilin, a storytelling character from A Memory of Light, book 14 of The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. I put it into a song. Source: https://bookmarketingbestsellers.com/writing-advice-from-the-wheel-of-time-series Great Ballads lyrics If you use the words people expectthey grow boredA great ballad needs to be unexpectedNever be expectedNever be expected When people start to expect youwhen they start to anticipateYour flourishes and your bowsTo look for the ball you had hiddenThrough sleight of handOr to smile before you reachedThe twist line of your tale When such are the expectationsit is time to pack up your cloakbow once for good measureand stroll awayAfter all, that was whatthey’d least expect you to dowhen all was going well If you use the words people expectthey grow boredA great ballad needs to be unexpectedNever be expected A great ballad needs to be unexpectedStroll awayStroll awayStroll awayA great ballad needs to be unexpectedGood-byeGood-bye Book Marketing Success is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bookmarketing.substack.com/subscribe

    Writing Advice from The Wheel of Time Series

  5. Jul 10

    Poetry into Music

    I love how I can transform poetry, my own or someone else’s, into a song using Mureka. Check out this country gospel version of a portion of Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself, where he talks about the origin of all poems (and which I, in turn, made into the origin of all songs. You can create songs like this with your poetry, fiction, and even nonfiction! Origin of All Songs Lyrics Have you reckoned a thousand acres much? have you reckoned the earth much?Have you practiced so long to learn to read?Have you felt so proud to get at the meaning of poems? Stop this day and night with me and you shall possess the origin of all poems,You shall possess the good of the earth and sun, (there are millions of suns left,) You shall no longer take things at second or third hand, nor look through the eyes of the dead, nor feed on the spectres in books,You shall not look through my eyes either, nor take things from me,You shall listen to all sides and filter them from your self. Stop this day and night with meand you shall possess the origin of all songs,You shall possess the good of the earth and sun. Stop this day and night with meand you shall possess the origin of all songs,You shall possess the good of the earth and sun. Book Marketing Success is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bookmarketing.substack.com/subscribe

    Poetry into Music

  6. Jun 22

    Happy Father's Day - My Hero, My Dad

    Celebrate Father’s Day with this song inspired by Ward Clark’s ode to his father (Real Men, Real Impact: The Essential Role of Fathers in Society — https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/06/21/real-men-real-impact-the-essential-role-of-fathers-in-society-n2203567). My Father, My Hero lyrics Who is my biggest hero?That’s easy. My Dad My Dad is a rocka good mana great mana man of iron integrityand enormous personal strengthMy Dad is a rock I strive to live up to himAnd will do so for the rest of my life As he keeps telling meWork comes firstYou never stop being a parentYou are the prime exampleYou are the one they followYou are the one they love I strive to live up to my DadAnd will do so for the rest of my life He is my prime exampleHe is the one I followHe is the one I loveHe is the one I value most I strive to live up to my DadAnd will do so for the rest of my life Happy Father’s Day!Happy Father’s Day! Book Marketing Success is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bookmarketing.substack.com/subscribe

    Happy Father's Day - My Hero, My Dad

  7. Jun 11

    I Got This - Inspirational Country Ballad

    Listen to this country ballad when you need a little lift as you write, publish, market, and promote your books, products, and services. I Got This lyrics Sometimes the strength withinIsn’t a big fiery flame for all to seeSometimes it’s just a tiny grinThat whispers ever so softlyI’m in, I’m in, I’m in!Keep going, I got this Rules that she wroteFirst, be patientDon’t rock the boatKeep your head downKeep the benefits you noteGo with the bird in the hand Don’t get into the muckKeep your head up highNever stay stuckKeep on truckin’Don’t trust in luckGo with what you love. Don’t get wrapped in vinesKeep your edges sharpLook for all the signsHone the skills you haveDraw outside the linesYou can reach on high Sometimes the strength withinIsn’t a big fiery flame for all to seeSometimes it’s just a tiny grinThat whispers ever so softlyI’m in, I’m in, I’m in!Keep going, I got this Book Marketing Success is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bookmarketing.substack.com/subscribe

    I Got This - Inspirational Country Ballad

  8. Jun 8

    AI Storytelling and The Storyteller Secrets

    Perhaps I should call my new program AI Storytelling because AI is the key selling point for almost all programs and courses in today’s world. But, alas, my course isn’t really about AI. It’s about the human touch, the stories we pass on to each other that make people respond. Well, sadly, I didn’t make the case for the value of my Storyteller Secrets course. Obviously, that’s my problem. The reality is that it’s not worth it to me to present a long, complex, and life-changing course if I’m not recompensed. I have many other things I can do. We all make choices. I know the price of $497 is high for many of you in this world of high gas prices and high food costs. So, I thought I’d at least give you the opportunity to buy the first lesson in the course for only $10. Check out here: https://shorturl.at/9LbiS https://bookmarketing.mysamcart.com/checkout/storytelling-secrets-sample-lesson This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bookmarketing.substack.com/subscribe

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John Kremer share stories of real-life book authors who have marketed their books in innovative, fun, and money-making ways. He talks about bestseller strategies, licensing subsidiary rights, creating large Internet tribes, social networking for book sales and prestige, and ultimately selling a lot of books. These stories are short, sweet, practical, inspirational, and doable by any book author, whether a self-publisher, an author published by a big publisher, or a Kindle ebook author. You will love this show! Please subscribe now. Thanks. This Book Writing Podcast is designed to educate and inspire writers, book authors, novelists, poets, storytellers, and content creators of all sorts. It focuses on how and why to write a book. This Book Publishing Podcast is designed to educate and inspire book publishers and self-publishers to edit, design, distribute, and promote the best books. This Book Marketing Podcast is designed to educate and inspire book authors and publishers to do a better job publicizing, promoting, and marketing their books. I know at least 1001 Ways to Market Your Books! This Content Creation Podcast is designed to educate and inspire all content creators, including writers, bloggers, podcasters, videomakers, social media marketers, and internet marketers with new ideas and the latest promotional opportunities. bookmarketing.substack.com

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