Book Marketing Expert, Sharon Castlen, on More Distribution Options (Part Two)

In our second interview with book marketer Sharon Castlen, owner of Integrated Book Marketing, we discuss Book Distribution Options and Author Distractions. Listen to the first interview with Sharon (#1 downloaded episode to date!) below: Don't Miss It! Book Marketing Expert Answers Key Questions For Authors:Book Distribution, Ingram vs Ingram Spark, Book Marketer vs Book Publicist and more.. In this second interview Sharon shares answers to: * Book Distribution CHOICES for where you are! ***PLUS***: book distributors that could be perfect for your book that you’ve never heard of! * Selling Books Directly to a Location (like a specialty store) ie. (Ask: “Where do you buy your books?”) * The answer to: Where do libraries buy their books? and Where do schools buy their books? * Can an author have several different distributors for their book(s)? * The difference between Ingram and Ingram Spark * Marketing offerings by IBPA- possibly part of your marketing plan * Money - How much a wholesaler (distributor) will take for each sale of your book (and who takes the rest) * Sharon’s “honor your strengths & outsource your weaknesses strategy ***My Call To Action To You*** If you are serious about a marketing plan for a new book or want to refresh a book marketing plan for your exiting books, consider a call to Sharon. She offers a 15 minute consult (phone or Zoom) for free. I implore you to take advantage of her expertise! For this audience, Sharon has shared her email - please put “Claudine Wolk” in the subject line - so Sharon knows you are from this audience. Sharon’s email: Sharon@integratedbookmarketing.com or you can fill out the contact form on her website. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks for listening to this podcast! Sign up for a subscription to my Substack Posts / Podcasts. Try a monthly subscription for as low as $5/ a month or yearly subscriptions - a paid subscription comes with a fill in the blank book marketing plan. If you know a writer or an aspiring writer, please share it. Get Your Book Seen and Sold book (eBook and paperback) By Me and Julie Murkette includes additional information on book distribution, too - easy graphs and explanations to get started. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit claudinewolk.substack.com/subscribe