This page features blog tours, virtual author tours, and other online PR promo services, etc. Please note that this is a work in progress. If you'd like to nominate a site for this page, email John Kremer. I know that I have missed some sites I truly would like to add to this list. Your site might be one of those. Thanks for your support. - John Kremer, author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books and editor of the Book Marketing Tip of the Week newsletter

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Blog Tours, Book Trailers, & Virtual Author Tours

Authors Broadcast: http://www.authorsbroadcast.com - Reno Lovison Marketing, Reno Lovison, 5250 N Broadway, Chicago IL 60640; 773-989-1960. Email: reno@renoweb.net. Book trailers.

Bestseller Trailers: http://www.bestsellertrailers.com - Corey Burkes, Production Administrator, 307 E Clinton Avenue, Roosevelt NY 11575. Email: film@bestsellertrailers.com. $1,497 for up to 90 minutes.

Best Selling Author Television: http://www.bestsellingauthortv.blogspot.com - Rey Ybarra, 818-464-3726. Email: rybarra106@aol.com. For $99, they will interview you live, provide you with a 3-minute master DVD, post the video to Veoh and some social video sites, plus provide you with a handout explaining how to maximize the exposure your video receives.

Blue Rectangle Video Book Reviews: http://bluerectangle.com/book_reviews/view_one_category/today - Offers a variety of video book reviews, many produced by ordinary readers.

Book-Byte by Plus Media: http://www.book-byte.com - Shirley Kelly, 20 West 23rd Street #3, New York NY 10010; 212-206-8160, ext. 31. Email: skelly@plusmedia.com. An online marketing tool for writers. It is designed to do for books and authors what music videos have done for albums and recording artists. Their video interviews with authors are apparently free of charge.

Book Festivals: http://www.bookfestivals.com - JM Northern Media; 323-665-8080. Email: newyorkbookfest@aol.com. Features live literary events, including readings, book signings, workshops, book fairs, and industry conventions. Listings are free to authors and publishers.

Book Radio: http://www.bookradio.com - 1142 Abbott Kinney Boulevard, Venice CA 90291; 310-314-8420. Email: info@bookradio.com. Features online author readings, book review shows, streaming author interviews, audiobook excerpts, and the BookRadio Minute.

BookTours.com: http://www.booktours.com - Victor Gulotta, Gulotta Communications, 341 Lexington Street, Newton MA 02466; 617-630-9286; Fax: 617-630-1695. Email: victor@booktours.com.

Book Trailers by Tinisha: http://www.tinishanicolejohnson.com - Tinisha Johnson, P O Box 371696, Denver CO 80237. Email: tinisha12@hotmail.com. Offers affordable ($45.00), professional book trailers and mini commercials. See her samples on her website.

Book Videos: http://www.bookvideos.tv - TurnHere, Emeryville CA. Creates and runs book trailers from major publishers like Simon & Schuster, Random House, Chronicle, Norton, etc. They offer three book video options:
1. BookVideo Profile: A video meet-and-greet that gives readers the most compelling and interesting information about a new title, resulting in a 60- to 90-second virtual sit-down with the author. Cost is $800 per video.
2. BookVideo Snapshots: A fast-paced, 30-second promotional trailer driven by still images, graphics and book jacket art. Cost is $500 per video.
3. BookVideo Stories: A premium product of in-depth storytelling in a two- to four-minute video. Cost is $2,500 per video.

Books to Film: http://www.bookstofilm.tv - Their primary service features Sizzle Reels (book trailers), but they also help authors and publishers to get books into film. In addition, they offer a way for authors to get their material in front of publishers, agents, and radio/TV producers. They offer a 20% discount to IBPA members.

The Cadence Group: http://www.thecadencegrp.com - Amy Collins, 3906 Oak Street, Cincinnati OH 45227; 513-342-1952; Fax: 513-672-0060. Email: acollins@thecadencegrp.com. A sales and marketing team that sells to the national chains and can also create a plan to reach independent bookstores, libraries, and specialty retail markets. They also book author and event tours, both online and offline. For example, they created a national costume character tour for a children's book.

A Chapter a Day: http://www.achapteraday.com - Genesis Podcasting Studios, Brad Leggett, President, 8490 S. Power Road, Gilbert AZ 85297; 800-823-6097. Email: brad@genesispodcasting.com. Readers can subscribe to a RSS feed and download an audio chapter from a featured book in the category of their choice (novel, business, sports, biography, etc.).

Daily Lit: http://www.dailylit.com - Mamaroneck NY. This online service delivers books via email or RSS in short daily installments designed to be read in 5 minutes or less. They currently have deals with 20 book publishers featuring 850 books available for free or on a pay-per-read.

EdMan.tv: http://www.edman.tv - Ed Manrique, Producer; 305-432-2760. Email: ed@edman.tv. Provides full service video production for TV, web, and DVD. Specializes in videos that provide the back story about the life, personality, and inspiration of writers. Blog: http://viral-videomarketing.blogspot.com.

FilmChrome: http://www.filmchrome.co.za. Michael Bergh, South Africa. Email: michael@skinchrome.com. Book trailers and other videos for as little as $100. Very slow-loading website.

Five Eyed Films: http://www.fiveeyedfilms.com - Michael Slavens. Creates book trailers. Recommended by author Reina Weiner.

FSB Associates: http://www.fsbassociates.com - Fauzia Burke, President, 180 Mount Airy Road #205, Basking Ridge NJ 07920; 908-204-9340; Fax: 908-204-9341. Offers online book promotion, website development, and more since 1995. Sample book trailers: http://www.fsbassociates.com/video.htm.

Get It Done Today: http://www.gidtoday.com - Marney Lewis and Stefanie Hartman, Partners, #813-916 W Broadway, Vancouver BC Canada V5Z 1K7; 800-814-8445. Email: info@gidtoday.com. Helps put social media on autopilot: blogging, podcasting, product launches, social media set-up, bestseller book campaigns, and joint ventures. Also: PrivateJVClub.com.

Ghostwriter Extraordinaire: http://www.GWExtra.com - Email: Info@GWExtra.com. Book trailers for only $150. Includes automatic submission to 20 video-sharing websites, including YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo Video, AOL Video, Veoh, and Daily Motion. You also get a copy of your trailer on DVD for use at book signings, conventions, and other networking events.

Green Birdie Video: http://www.greenbirdievideo.com - Rob Bell, President, Green Birdie Productions; Cell: 908-268-4533; Deirdre Anderson, Director of Sales; 908-392-3681. Email: greenbirdie@earthlink.net or deirdre@greenbirdieproductions.com. Can do 2-minute book trailers for only $399. Sample video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vOtZ7ziv_Q.

Hasmark Services: http://www.hasmarkservices.com - Judy O'Beirn, President; 888-402-0027. Email: judy@hasmarkservices.com and info@hasmarkservices.com. Amazon bestseller campaigns, website creation, etc.

I Watch Books: http://www.iwatchbooks.com - Anna Saunders. Email: annaspike@earthlink.net. An animator that creates book trailers, especially for children's books.

Impact Movies: http://www.impactmovies.com - Lindsey Lischka, Manager of Client Services, AngelVision Technologies; 503-620-3377. Email: lindseyl@impactmovies.com. Creates and hosts Internet videos and other online advertising programs.

Living Jacket Studios: http://www.livingjacket.com - A multimedia production studio focused on book trailers.

Mantra Media Design: http://www.mantramediadesign.com - Harry Seldom, Washington DC; 202-290-3587; Cell: 347-239-3585. Email: info@mantramediadesign.com. Also an office in New York City. Offers Book Previews videos. “Optimized encoding allows book preview videos to appear not just on an author's website, but also may be included in an electronic press kit, linked to in ads, emails, promotional material and directly at the point-of-purchase, e-mailed to a mailing list, shared on video-sharing websites like YouTube, embedded in book, writing, and target-audience blogs, and placed with a link to your website as a banner ad in online newspapers, journals, and blogs.”

Master Video Disc & Design: http://www.mastervdd.com - Janita Cooper, 16055 N Dial Boulevard #6, Scottsdale AZ 85260; 480-948-0305; 800-228-8919. Email: janita@mastervdd.com. Web video, product trailers, audio books, CD/DVD duplication.

Mother Talk: http://www.mother-talk.com - Email: info@mother-talk.com. They produce blog tours and social media outreach for books appealing to women. They also host an online book club, online advertising program, and newsletters that go to 18,000 influential moms and bloggers.

Net Connect Publicity: http://www.netconnectpublicity.com - Anne Leedom, President, 3265 Stonehurst Drive, El Dorado Hills CA 95762; 916-939-8246. Email: anne@netconnectpublicity.com. They offer three major services: Content Parade, Content Showcase Tour, or Expert Showcase Tour.

Novel Publicity: http://www.novelpublicity.com - Emlyn Chand, President, P O Box 871826, Canton MI 48187. You can sign up to host tours here. They also do publicity and virtual book tours for authors (for a fee).

Patron Saint Productions: http://www.patronsaintpr.com - Steve O'Keefe, Executive Director, Bywater Tech Center, 538 Louisa Street, New Orleans LA 70117; 504-342-4806; Fax: 504-342-4157. Email: steve.okeefe@patronsaintpr.com. Online and Internet PR experts. Also offers streaming video for authors.

Peek a Book Promo, Kelly Nichols. Email: kelly@peekabookpromos.com. Basic book trailers for around $500; premium book trailers for $1,000.

Plumb Social: http://www.plumbsocial.com - They provide authors with a custom WordPress blog, Facebook page, MySpace page, Squidoo lens, Flickr account, YouTube profile, Twitter page, Upcoming, Feedburner, and two other social accounts, all integrated together.

Post 2 Post Virtual Book Tour: http://idea-sandbox.com/blog/post2post - Paul Williams, Idea Sandbox, 1752 NW Market Street #224, Seattle WA 98107; +31-6-5088-4777. Email: paul@idea-sandbox.com.

Precision Talent: http://www.precisiontalent.com - Cheryllynn Carter. Email: precisiontalent@mac.com. Produce audiobooks and create audiobook promos just like movie promos.

Promo Diva: http://www.promodiva.com - Traci Vanover; 260-489-3633; 877-300-6296; Fax: 260-489-3803. Email: contact@promodiva.com. Offers social media consulting, virtual book tours, press releases, Internet marketing, audio, video, and more. User comment: She is exceptional with websites, social networking, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Her prices are very good. I have learned a great deal from her. She really knows her stuff.

Pump Up Your Book Promotion Blog Tour: http://www.pumpupyourbookpromotion.com - Dorothy Thompson, P O Box 313, Temperanceville VA 23442; 757-824-0378. Email: thewriterslife@yahoo.com. Offers virtual blog tours and book trailers. Gold: $249 for a month-long blog tour to 15 to 20 blogs, a professionally written news release, article syndication to hundreds of directories, author banner, a free promotional ebook of your tour, and website/blog suggestions to position you at #1 in the search engines. Bronze: $149 without the article syndication and website/blog suggestions. Book trailer: $75 complete with pictures, artwork, and music.

Red Hot Blog Tour: http://www.redhotinternetpublicity.com/buzz.html - Penny Sansevieri, Author Marketing Experts, P O Box 421156, San Diego CA 92142; 866-713-2318. Email: info@amarketingexpert.com. They promise to put your book on 20 to 30 high-traffic blogs with links back to your website. If you want to move your book sales up to the penthouse suite, now is the time to access this secret sauce to market to your niche and put money in your pocket. Red Hot Internet Publicity can take you there.

SixEstate Communications: http://www.sixestate.com - Steve O'Keefe, COO, 332 Bleecker Street #K52, New York NY 10014. Email: steve.okeefe@ sixestate.com. A newsblogging company. They hire real journalists to blog news for private organizations.

Social Media Management Services: http://www.melodyjonesonline.com - Melody Jones, 303-779-4412. Email: melody@melodyjonesonline.com. Social media coaching and management services specializing in Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Pinterest.

Standard Book Videos: http://www.standardbookvideos.com - Tim McDonough creates some nice book trailers. Check out his work and speculative work.

Standout Author Promotion Services: http://www.standoutauthor promotion.com - Email: rebecca@standoutauthorpromotion.com. Book trailers: $35 without sound, $50 with sound.

The Tenagra Corporation: http://www.tenagra.com - Chris Lenois, Director of Internet Publicity Services, 530 Natchez Street #100, New Orleans LA 70130; 504-529-4344; Fax: 504-529-4926. Email: chris.lenois@tenagra.com. Jeremy L. Hart, Senior Publicist, The Tenagra Corporation, 1100 Hercules #120, Houston TX 77005; 281-480-6300; Fax: 281-480-7715. Email: jhart@tenagra.com. Besides book publicity, they also do Internet PR for websites and other commercial endeavors. They set up online chats and seminars, optimize search engine placements, etc.

Traffic Geyser: http://www.videotrafficguys.com - A service for doing multiple submissions of videos to video-sharing sites, social networks, blogs, and more with the intent of optimizing for search engines. A single click does it all once you are set up and ready to go. You can submit hundreds of videos a month if you want. Or just one or two a month. Whatever works best for your promotional strategy. But instead of taking hours to do the submissions, they can be done in minutes. A fantastic resource. Plus, the cost of joining includes some wonderful resources for creating and posting videos. Very well explained and easy to use. It got my juices flowing really fast. Cost: From $47 to $147 per month.

Watch this video right now: http://www.TrafficGeyser.com/ cmd.php?af=710393&u=www.trafficgeyser.com/tg. If you don't see the possibilities for book promotion that I see, then I apologize. But this system offers something that should knock your book sales right out the window.

The VBT System Flow Chart: http://www.wordstoprofit.com/VBTflowchart.html - Words to Profit, Diane Eble, 0S430 Jefferson, Winfield IL 60190; 630-665-0843; Fax: 630-665-1338. Email: diane@wordstoprofit.com.

Video Book Trailers: http://www.video-booktrailers.com - Röstånga, Sweden. Email: paul@paulwsutherland.com. A new book trailer service offered by author Paul "Wildcat" Sutherland. Book trailers from $157 to $297.

Virtual Author Tour: http://www.amarketingexpert.com/vat.html - Author Marketing Experts, P O Box 421156, San Diego CA 92142; 866-713-2318. Email: info@amarketingexpert.com. “Depending on your topic, we'll tour you on blogs, discussion groups, chat rooms, and Websites in your field. As an added bonus we also submit articles you’ve written to online syndication services that will keep your articles on file until an ezine editor needs them for a featured piece.”

Virtual Book Tour: http://www.plannedTVarts.com - Planned Television Arts, Rick Frishman, 1110 Second Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York NY 10022; 212-593-5820; Fax: 212-715-1664. Email: Frishmanr@ruderfinn.com. Includes the Ask survey, live teleconference call, and promotion via websites and blogs. Fee: $3,500.

Virtual Book Tour System: http://www.vbtsystem.com - Alex Mandossian. Cost: $1,297.

Visual Quill: http://www.visualquill.com - Andrea Heuston, CEO; 425-391-1187. Email: info@visualquill.com. Produces book trailers.

Webiob Publishing 2.0: http://www.webiob.com - Lee Fredrickson and Packy Savvenas, 1038 Butterfield Drive, Nixa MO 65714; 800-658-0284. Create book trailers and interactive online books.

WriterInterviews: http://www.WriterInterviews.com - This web site converts author videos to streaming video files and hosts them on its server. The streaming video is linked directly from the writers' web site. Also offers tips for photographer and subject on videotaping on-camera interviews.

The YP Publishing, Yvonne Wu; Canada: 905-341-0997; US: 347-674-9951. Email: theyppublishing@gmail.com. Virtual blog tours, social media services, audio/video editing, press releases, Internet marketing, website design, etc.

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