I'm Published! Now What‪?‬

This practical guide to conducting successful book readings, events, and promotions will help you understand and navigate the shifting sands of the publishing world. This guide will help demystify book marketing and prepare authors to work effectively with bookstore event coordinators, the best friends authors can have inside the stores. Copeland also shares what to do after events to maximize and build upon success.


“In today's publishing world, authors need to know how to market their work and themselves. I'm Published! Now What? is a must-read for new and established writers alike. I wish I had this terrific book when I got my first novel published. With a little help from a crew of renowned authors and booksellers, Jeffrey Copeland delivers a fun, smart invaluable writers' guide.”—Kevin O'Brien, New York Times Bestselling Author of No One Needs to Know


“If only this book had been available when I was starting my publishing career! A quick read would have saved me countless hours of hand-wringing and uncertainty over the questions of self-promotion. With step-by-step pointers and valuable templates for setting up book events, Jeffrey Copeland provides a complete roadmap for first-time authors, offering a healthy dose of humor along the way.”—Delia Ray Howard, Award-winning author of Ghost Girl, Singing Hands, and Here Lies Linc


“I can’t tell you how many times I would have loved to put this book in the hands of an author to help them navigate the often new world of self-promotion.  Jeffrey’s book gives you all you need to know to give it your best shot!”

—Ginny Wehrli-Hemmeter, Events & Publicity, Anderson’s Bookshop


“Copeland gives new authors seasoned, trustworthy advice and solid information from established authors and veteran booksellers. If you’ve published a book and are wondering how to market it successfully, this is your book. Buy it from an independent bookstore and get extra credit! “– Kris Kleindienst, Left Bank Books