Authors: Do You Have A Web Site To Promote Your

Authors: Do You Have A Web Site To Promote Your Book?

I was browsing online the other day and discovered the news about a first time novelist who had recently published a book telling the story of an African tribe suffering the loss of land and identity. Her story is based on her true-life experiences and research. Shes even donating a portion of the books profits to a charity that helps the displaced people. Her whole story sounded intriguing. However, when I looked for her web site–I couldnt find it.

What a shame, I thought.

While her book is featured on Amazon.com and other online bookseller sites, and theres a couple of press releases announcing her book signings, there is no obvious web presence for this wonderful book and its author. My immediate thought was that she was leaving book awareness and sales on the table.

Maybe she feels she doesnt need a web site because she has the charity and her publisher assisting with publicity, or because there is some expressed interest in movie rights. Even so, I feel that a simple web site featuring her telling her story of how she researched and wrote her book, with photos of her on location, would...