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Originally Posted by ChaoZ
I don't dismiss new authors, but self promotion (in most aspects) does not help get me to try them. If another forum member, in a discussion of a certain genre or another book, mentions the new author in passing, I would definitely give it a shot.
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Not trying to be argumentative here, and there certainly are degrees of self-promotion which we all find obnoxious, but think chicken or egg--how would the recommending forum member have ever heard about the book if the author didn't promote it by some means, at some point? If an author just puts a book up on Amazon, Smashwords, or wherever and never tells one person about it, I guarantee, he will never sell one copy. It's no different than starting a blog and waiting/hoping for visitors; if you never promote in any way, no one will ever find it among the millions out there.
--Maria