HBF/BDDM Book Development Design & Marketing Worksheet

BREAK THROUGH...

Book Development, Design & Marketing Worksheet

PUBLISH THE BOOK; THEN THE WORK BEGINS. Having a vision for how to reach your readers will help ensure the audience your book deserves. It’s very important to work out ahead of time which combination and types of exposure will maximize the awareness of your book's publication. With the constant release of new titles into the marketplace, you will have a very limited time to make a lasting impression. Planning things out ahead of time is essential for success.

The following list is a sample listing of our experience in book design, development, marketing, and promotion. Please review this list and add your vision so we can make sure to plan for them. We’re always happy to accommodate special requests!

Your book may only need a very slight push to help it BREAK THROUGH. Please select all the categories about which you have questions. You will receive a quick response from the appropriate team member. Or set a time to talk, below. We will confirm the day and time, then take our next steps! Thank you.

Select the Services You're Interested in Discussing.

Book Design & Development

	Yes	No
Book Cover design
Page design
Indexing

E-Book Design & Conversion

	Yes	No
E-book design
Kindle / KDP formatting
Book Interior Design & layout for KDP, INGRAM
Children's and Cookbook formatting (Amazon KDP, Ingram, Apple Bookstore)

Book Review & Placement

	Yes	No
QBR/The Black Book Review (Review & QBR Website placement)
QBR Monthly Book Review (Direct digital delivery to QBR & HBF readers)

Author Interviews (Video) and Publicity

	Yes	No
Author Interviews & Promotion
Publicity Needs Assessment
Local Publicity
National Publicity

Email Book Campaigns & Social Media Promotion

	Yes	No
Dedicated email campaign to HBF and QBR subscribers
Sponsored email campaign to HBF and QBR subscribers
Geo-targeted email campaign by location, region, or nationally
Social media Marketing
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter/X

Children's Book Promotion

	Yes	No
Digital Sales to School Markets
Book Promotion to Parents
Social Media Promotion to Children's Books Readers and Buyers
Royalties from Books Read Online

School and Library Market Sales

	Yes	No
Listing in World and Independent Books Catalogs for Schools and Libraries
Participation in School and Library Book Events

In-person and Virtual Book Events & Promotion

	Yes	No
In-store event
In-store book placements
Harlem Book Fair and other Literary Festivals and Events
International Book Fairs (Book Display)
Harlem Book Fair Virtual Author Events

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