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7 starter principles for digital book marketing learned from Peter McCarthy

August 12, 2013 by Mike Shatzkin 16 Comments

Times are changing in publishing and publishers know it. Almost every publisher recognizes that their value to authors, and therefore their future, is dependent on their ability to deliver effective marketing at scale. In this day and age, that means digital marketing, which also has the characteristic of being “data-driven” marketing. And not only is […]

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