Does social media sell books?

According to a newsletter I subscribe to, social media isn't really all that effective to sell books as opposed to other means...read what they had to say and my opinion at www.bookmarketingbuzz.wordpress.com.

Oh, and please express your opinion on the blog, too!

Thanks!

Happy Holidays!

Happy holidays, everyone! Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday and much success in the new year!

Free Christmas Story by Kim Smith!

We have a free Christmas story for you from mystery author Kim Smith I thought you might enjoy. Kim is the author of Avenging Angel, A Shannon Wallace Mystery, and is the recipient of a free virtual book tour courtesy of Pump Up Your Book Promotion.

Every month, Pump Up Your Book Promotion gives away ONE free book tour to one lucky author whose comment was picked at random from the previous month's worth of tour stops. If you would like a chance to win a book tour for yourself, visit www.virtualbooktours.wordpress.com during January and comment on one of our authors' tour stops. You could be our next winner! Congratulations Kim!

Click here to read Kim's Christmas story!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Watch Humor Columnist & Author Kelly Epperson V-Logging with Santa Claus!

Kelly Epperson, author of When Life Stinks, It's Time to Wash the Gym Clothes, is on a virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion this month and today's stop is a little...ummmm...different.

Kelly decided to v-log her stop today for As the Pages Turn with....Santa Claus and he was such a good sport!

Watch it at www.asthepagesturn.wordpress.com.