A few months before the release of my debut thriller, FREEZING POINT, I decided I was going to use the Internet to promote my novel as much as possible.

From talking to other writers, I knew there were plenty of promotional opportunities available - blog tours, online book clubs, book review sites, video sharing, and social network sites where people who might be interested in the topic of my book gathered.

I heard words like "Authorbuzz" and "LibraryThing" and "Shelfari," but didn't know what they meant, or how these sites and services could help promote my book.

And while I had an author page at MySpace, I wasn't sure how to make the most of it.

I looked for a resource that would explain it all; that had all of the Internet promotional opportunities listed in one place - a central database where everything could be accessed without wasting precious writing and promotional hours googling.

And when I couldn't find one, my Backspace partner, Christopher Graham, and I decided to make our own.

What is The Backspace Book Promotion Network?

The Backspace Book Promotion Network is a searchable database of thousands of listings of Internet book promotion opportunities. Current, comprehensive information - an extensive collection of everything related to Internet book promotion that we could find on the Web. Most of the listings are free, while some, such as newsletter advertising and press release services, are available to authors for a small cost.

Browse through the categories, or try out the powerful search feature (available to subscribers): enter a website's name or search on your book's subject matter or genre to sort through the listings in seconds.

If you'd rather not spend hours composing press releases and compiling lists of contacts and sending out emails, the professional marketing services and publicists listed on this site will do the work for you. We've included links to website designers, book video packagers, and others whose expert services are well worth a look.

And because the Internet is constantly evolving, we've designed the network so that subscribers can add their own links and suggest new categories.

But The Backspace Book Promotion Network is more than a vast collection of links. Our Articles section tells you how to USE these promotional opportunities to best advantage. The articles are written by the people who know: website designers, publicists, best-selling authors.

Publishers have a finite amount to spend on marketing, and the bulk of their promotional dollars go to best-selling authors. Literary agencies hire full-time publicists to take up the slack. Authors with small presses and self-published authors are at an even bigger disadvantage.

Smart authors are figuring out new and innovative ways to promote their books using the Internet. The Backspace Book Promotion Network can help. Read the preview articles on the front page. Check out this page of sample links to get a taste of the thousands waiting inside.

After that, if you think The Backspace Book Promotion Network is right for you, subscribe. $30 for six months; $50 for one year.

Not much more than the price of a good book.

"The Backspace Book Promotion Network is fabulous. I keep saying - to whomever will listen - that if publishers expect authors to do most of the promotion these days, they should organize in-house training days. This site is even better than a training day. Plus, it makes the specter of internet promotion much less daunting and unfathomable!" - Joanne Rendell, author of THE PROFESSORS' WIVES' CLUB (September 2008, NAL)

"The Backspace Book Promotion Network is a marvelous resource. What a great portal for the ever-expanding world of books online.
Writers -- make sure to bookmark this site!" -- Kelley & Hall Book Publicity and Promotion

"Today’s savvy authors know that online marketing is economical and effective, but who has the time and know-how to research where and how to target their work? Karen Dionne and Christopher Graham, the mega minds behind Backspace: The Writers Place—the serious author’s premier web resource—that’s who. In creating The Backspace Book Promotion Network, Dionne and Graham answer yet another crucial need of writers. I know I’ll be using this invaluable resource to market my next book." -- Sandra Kring, author of THE BOOK OF BRIGHT IDEAS, CARRY ME HOME, and THANK YOU FOR ALL THINGS