Book Marketing Tip #28: Do a sample chapters swap with another author

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The information that follows on this page is from the 2013 edition of the Smashwords Book Marketing Guide, which will remain here for historical purposes only.


Book Marketing Tip #28:  Do a sample chapters swap with another author

Identify another author you admire who writes in your same genre.  Do you think your fans would enjoy their work?  Do you think their fans would enjoy your work?  If so, then partner with the author to introduce your fans to their books, and their fans to your books.  Do a sample chapter swap.  At the end of your book, offer your readers a few sample chapters from the other author’s book, and then they can agree to do the same.