tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post2245938204409749195..comments2024-03-04T13:30:37.333-08:00Comments on Mark Lawrence: MarketingMark Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16877925828353073272noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-82457455415030082612014-07-18T09:03:10.349-07:002014-07-18T09:03:10.349-07:00I think that marketing stuff only works locally. I...I think that marketing stuff only works locally. I've never even heard about Night Circus here in Germany. I find new authors on review blogs, publisher's websites, and sometimes Twitter. Having an interesting internet presence / blog helps. I usually check that out, and the Read Inside on Amazon. The rest is the (in)famous gut feeling that a book is worth risking the bucks. <br />Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-3821738765176306502014-07-15T00:35:41.025-07:002014-07-15T00:35:41.025-07:00Its all about brand, and the author is usually the...Its all about brand, and the author is usually the brand, therefore the author must be celebrity. <br /><br />The marketers - and the book buyers - do seem to believe that only a very well known celebrity can write a decent book. There are exceptions, yourself included, to prove the rule. They reinforce the belief by occasionally seizing someone unknown who produces a great book, and turning them into a celebrity, but they are very rare. Be careful Mark they are after you... <br /><br />Or kittens, maybe puppies or babies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-71011703414438836532014-07-14T13:10:15.718-07:002014-07-14T13:10:15.718-07:00Kittens are an awesome reason for many things!
&q...Kittens are an awesome reason for many things!<br /><br />"I think it's pretty sure that a terrible book will sink no matter how much marketing it gets. It's less clear whether a great book will float without any."<br /><br />I think this is true. Although some terrible books, for some definitions of the same, succeed neverthelessPaul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-30634042037120046612014-07-14T12:59:28.698-07:002014-07-14T12:59:28.698-07:00I love your books and recommend them to everyone. ...I love your books and recommend them to everyone. Couldn't get past chapter 2 in Night Circus. The kittens are a definite marketing plus. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859188074616556911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-64195711023127844782014-07-14T00:18:33.383-07:002014-07-14T00:18:33.383-07:00Try having HBO make a series out of your books. T...Try having HBO make a series out of your books. That might be a good marketing plan. ;)Michael Thom Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633066904517401125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-71071213385936035112014-07-13T07:12:48.291-07:002014-07-13T07:12:48.291-07:00Have I been influenced by marketing to buy a book?...Have I been influenced by marketing to buy a book? Yes, I suppose I have. Mr Abercrombie signing in my home town (Newcastle) gave me the motivation to go and buy Half a King and say hi, and thank you for giving me great stories to read. Would I have bought it anyway? No, I don't think I would - I'd have waited til it became available at my local library. All singing all dancing marketing wouldn't influence me to try a new author I hadn't read before. Usually I place my trust for new authors in recommendations from a very good friend who, so far, has always got it right. After all, he did tell me to give that 'Mark Lawrence' a try. <br />Wordwiccannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-63883276569084646382014-07-13T06:52:47.620-07:002014-07-13T06:52:47.620-07:00For what it's worth, I'll take your books ...For what it's worth, I'll take your books over The Night Circus any day. :)Jeremy Szalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866835639858676059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-8858316403633541342014-07-13T04:46:47.132-07:002014-07-13T04:46:47.132-07:00A question that's been asked over and over. Ye...A question that's been asked over and over. Yes I think a huge marketing campaign will sell books so if you're looking to sell one and maybe none after go for it. But the discriminating reader won't be fooled for long so don't try to sell us a bad book twice because it's exciting, can't put it down content we want and then we'll do our level best to spread the word to all our book loving friends and they'll tell theirs and by the second book this guy/gal is a bestseller.The Reading Frenzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908245479700999445noreply@blogger.com