Hi all:
This book is recommended for the many authors among my readers. I have read and reviewed some books in this series before, and as this one was free, I could not resist. I’m not sure if it was a temporary offer, but do check it out, just in case!

The Little Blue Book for Authors: Essential Manners for the Modern Author by Gisela Hausmann
Hundreds of thousands of authors try to wow readers, reviewers, and book bloggers. No reader can handle the volume of books they are offered.
Etiquette matters.
Learn from one of Amazon’s top reviewers what to do and what to avoid.
This book includes three different examples of how to turn a “maybe” into a “yes.”
Content:
Be Kind to Yourself
Ban the Word “Automatization” from Your Book Marketing Vocabulary
Put Yourself in Others’ Shoes
Don’t Brag or Lie
Facebook
Blogging
Don’t Just Mention Your Book, Create a “Dating Profile”
It Takes Creativity to Open Doors (Practical Examples)
Lastly – Listen! Listen to Your Friends
Link:
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Blue-Book-Authors-Essential-ebook/dp/B07BBSZWDY/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Blue-Book-Authors-Essential-ebook/dp/B07BBSZWDY/

About the author:
Gisela Hausmann is a 29 yr. self-publishing industry veteran, an email evangelist, and a top reviewer.
Her work has been featured in regional, national, and international publications including Success magazine (print) and Entrepreneur, on Bloomberg, The Innovation Show – a show for Square Pegs in Round Holes, “The Brutal Truth about Sales & Selling”-podcast, and Austria’s Der Standard and Das Wirtschaftsblatt. Gisela is a graduate of the University of Vienna, Austria.
A unique mixture of wild risk-taker and careful planner, she globe-trotted almost 100,000 kilometers on three continents, including to the locations of her favorite books: Doctor Zhivago’s Russia, Heinrich Harrer’s Tibet, and Genghis Khan’s Mongolia.
Her motto:
“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.”-Napoleon Hill
For more information about the author please visit her website at www.GiselaHausmann.com
She tweets at @Naked_Determina
https://www.amazon.com/Gisela-Hausmann/e/B000APN192/
My review:
I have read and reviewed two of Gisela Hausmann’s books from her little books collection before (you can read the reviews here) and enjoyed enormously her no-nonsense attitude and the easy-to-use format. These are books that, as the author explains, should take a short time to read (she aims for less than 90 minutes, and I don’t think I’ve gone over 30 minutes for any of them), and the advice offered should be easy to implement, so that anybody who’ve just read one of them could apply what they’ve learned, rather than having to go through a lengthy process, take a course, or make a huge investment. (With regards to this last issue, that does not mean there is no cost involved at all, as in this book she emphasises the importance of finding an editor and states that is much more useful investing your hard-earned cash on that than spending money on things like tools to automatize marketing or on exchanging reviews with other authors).
This book will be appreciated by authors and reviewers alike. I had to smile at her examples of some of the e-mails she has received asking for book reviews. As a book reviewer, I’ve had similar experiences (authors sending an unsolicited copy of the book, without even bothering to find your name, and stating they read your blog, although you’ve never seen them there and from the content of the letter is evident they haven’t) and I can’t but agree with her recommendations to authors. (Although I am an author, other than in my own books and the blog, I rarely approach reviewers directly, but I’ll try and make sure I remember her advice in the future). I really liked her suggestion that we should try to introduce our book as if we were preparing the book for a date, making sure to try and choose the right partner and find the points of connection between our book and the possible date (reviewer). As she puts it:
A creative, exciting, funny, and unique “dating profile” will attract “matching” readers to start a relationship made in “book heaven.”
The author covers etiquette as pertains to various social media as well (Facebook and Twitter) and the etiquette of blogging. Her advice might not suit everybody and I suspect some of her tips might be more or less useful depending on the readership and genre of the author, but I have personally concluded that we must remain true to ourselves, and not just adopt passing fashions because they seem to work for somebody else, and I am with her on the importance of adhering to proper etiquette. (It might seem unnecessary to some people, but I can’t imagine many people will take offence to being treated politely).
This is another solid offering in a series of books for authors that has become one of my favourites, and I recommend it to authors with little time to waste (all of them, I guess) who prefer realistic advice to pie-in-the-sky promises, and who don’t mind some straight-talking (or writing). If you check the sample of the book and like what you read, it is worth following the author as she runs regular promotions and offers of her back catalogue.
Thanks to the author for all her advice, thanks to all of you for reading and please (I’m applying her advice, here), feel free to like, share, comment, click, review, and be happy!
Hello Olga, Thank you for featuring my little blue book. Indeed, today is the last free promo day of this quarter. I hope many of your fans and followers can grab a copy. Thank you again, Gisela
Thanks, Gisela. I hope they do. I don’t think any of them lack in etiquette, don’t get me wrong, but your books are always full of useful suggestion. Thanks for the information and for the book! 🙂
hashtag well-behaved authors
A dating profile, eh?
Whimsical steampunk novels seek reader in need of silly distraction.
Must like dogs.
Something like that?
It sounds perfect! You got it in one! (And I can think of quite a few readers who’d be perfect matches for your book’s date profile). You can check the book as well. I think you’d enjoy it! Have a great week, Ichabod and many thanks!
This looks like a useful book for those authors promoting their work, Olga.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks, Pete. I think so. Her advice to bloggers is sound too, although I am sure she dedicates one of her little books to blogging (I think you might enjoy her style as well). Have a lovely week!
This sounds like a useful little book, Olga, packed with titbits of information.
Thanks, Robbie. It is, and a short read too, so doubly useful! Have a fabulous week!
Thanks for sharing this little gem Olga. I will pick up a copy, even though today is still the 13th it is not free 🙁
Thanks, Debby. Perhaps it’s something to do with Amazon and the different stores and time zones. I used to be forever frustrated because many free books promoted by Spanish authors were not free on Amazon.UK. As I say, it is worth following her on Amazon to make sure they send relevant information. Thankfully, I seem to remember her books are very reasonably priced… Have a lovely day.
Thanks Olga. I bought the book last night. Halfway finished after 20 minutes. I’ll finish tonight and review too. I love your recommends. <3
Thanks, Debby!
Sounds like a great read, Olga. Thanks for sharing and I’ll grab a copy! Hugs for all your hard work. <3
Thanks very much, Colleen! I’ve enjoyed all the author’s books I’ve read so far. Have a great week!
You too, Olga. Hugs. <3
🙂
I remember your review of the other book, Olga. This sounds like another keeper. Best to Gisela. Hugs all around.
Thanks, Teagan. It sure is. Have a great Wednesday. I look forward to the ending of Hullaba Lulu (although I’ll be sad to see her go. Although, might she come back?)
Thank you, @Olga, @Teagan, @Colleen, @Dgkaye, @Beetlepete, @Ichabod. Sorry for not responding sooner. I had two intense days. An unexpected death in the extended family, due to a freak accident. For me – a reminder how precious every day is.
Thanks, Gisela. So sorry to hear about your recent circumstances. And I could not agree more. We should live every minute and not wait for the right moment.
All the best and good luck with your books.