The longest portion of putting together your press kit will be, hands down, gathering the important information on each of your publications. It requires a lot of back and forth with the physical book, manuscripts, or websites. If you are like me and have the majority of your publications online, you can find most of the information where you published the book.
*Tip* Fill out this information when you are publishing your book. That way, you can go back to this information any time you need it.
If you would like a template, please click HERE. I created a simple document to use that has all the important information that you will need. It is the template I use to gather all the information required for this portion of the press kit.
*Tip* Fill out this information when you are publishing your book. That way, you can go back to this information any time you need it.
If you would like a template, please click HERE. I created a simple document to use that has all the important information that you will need. It is the template I use to gather all the information required for this portion of the press kit.
Here's a list of what you need to gather:
Start by opening up a document file. Name the file using the book or publication name.
If you are using the template, you will see that the template provides a simple listing of the information you have to gather as pictured below.
If you have chosen to make your own, write the name of the publication and skip a line. Copy and paste the list above or create your own. Begin filling it out.
I also chose to include the Amazon links and the format the books are available in - i.e. e-book and 5x8 print. Take the time to fill each category. Remember, you only have to do this once! You will have the information for the future in the Press Kit file.
The ISBN can be found on the copyright page of the publication. On Amazon, you can find that information by scrolling down the page until you locate the section titled Product Details. As you can see in this screenshot, it includes many of the bullet points you are trying to fill.
Once that is complete, you do that for each publication/book you have. Don't overwhelm yourself if you have multiple publications. You can do one or two a day.
Now you can include this individualized information on your web page for that exact publication. Congrats! You are one step closer to having a full press kit.
- ISBN 10 and 13
- Release date
- Publisher
- Genre
- Pen Name
- Number of pages
- Publication date
- Summary
Start by opening up a document file. Name the file using the book or publication name.
If you are using the template, you will see that the template provides a simple listing of the information you have to gather as pictured below.
If you have chosen to make your own, write the name of the publication and skip a line. Copy and paste the list above or create your own. Begin filling it out.
I also chose to include the Amazon links and the format the books are available in - i.e. e-book and 5x8 print. Take the time to fill each category. Remember, you only have to do this once! You will have the information for the future in the Press Kit file.
The ISBN can be found on the copyright page of the publication. On Amazon, you can find that information by scrolling down the page until you locate the section titled Product Details. As you can see in this screenshot, it includes many of the bullet points you are trying to fill.
Once that is complete, you do that for each publication/book you have. Don't overwhelm yourself if you have multiple publications. You can do one or two a day.
Now you can include this individualized information on your web page for that exact publication. Congrats! You are one step closer to having a full press kit.
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