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About the Author, Linda F. Radke
Since 1985, veteran publisher Linda F. Radke, owner of Five Star Publications, has been ahead of her game--self-publishing before it was commonplace, partnership publishing before the rest of the world even knew what it was, and producing award-winning traditionally and nontraditionally published fiction and nonfiction manuscripts for adults and children.
Among her many accolades, Radke is the author of The Economical Guide to Self-Publishing (a 2010 Paris Book Festival first-place winner in the "How-To" category and a Writer's Digest Book Club selection, now into its second edition) and Promote Like a Pro: Small Budget, Big Show (a Doubleday Executive Program Book Club selection). Legends in the Kitchen: Celebrity Recipes for a Cause, which she coproduced with Mrs. Howard Keel, earned an honorable mention in the "Cookbook" category at the 2010 Paris Book Festival. She is also a founding member of the Arizona Book Publishing Association, was named "Book Marketer of the Year" by Book Publicists of Southern California and received numerous public relations and marketing awards from Arizona Press Women.
In addition to the honors Radke garnered for her own publications, she is responsible for producing premium quality books for clients and authors. Just since 2005, more than 35 received recognition for excellence on local, national and international levels, with a plethora of others receiving the same prior to 2005. Using her award-winning marketing and public relations skills, she also promotes her authors' books and those of others, increasing their visibility and recognition exponentially.
In 2010, Radke launched Five Star Scripts, a spin-off company whose team of film/television producers and screenwriters use their inside insiders' expertise to morph books into screenplays and pilots, and then market them to television, film and stage producers, directors and studios across the globe. On the flipside, Five Star Scripts also transitions scripts and screenplays into books including writing and editing, graphic design, layout, packaging and promotion.
Radke's journey to becoming one of the nation's leading consultants in the areas of book production, marketing, publicity and distribution began simply enough with the desire to print a few books to complement the household employment agency she owned. For Radke, who on more than one occasion has been teased about having "printer's ink in her veins," the experience of publishing the books was exhilarating, prompting her to change careers and launch Five Star Publications without looking back.
Eventually, Radke added services and acted as a publishing consultant for other self-publishers, ventured into traditional publishing and pioneered partnership publishing to allow her to publish more authors and make them a more integral part of the creative process of publishing.
Click here to view Linda's Leads, a blog of marketing and publicity ideas created by Five Star President and author, Linda Radke.
Questions for the Author
- How tough is it to promote a self-published book?
- Big companies fork over millions of dollars for just a few seconds of advertising on the Super Bowl. In an age of super-hype, is it really possible to promote a book effectively on a low budget?
- Does it take a lot of experience to get publicity for a book?
- What's the biggest challenge that newcomers face in marketing their wares?
- You spend a lot of time promoting books, why did you write a book that stands to increase your competition?
- Would please tell us a little bit about how you got into this field?
- You're an expert in your field, so why did you feel it was necessary to have other people contribute to Promote Like a Pro?
- Would you tell us some of the new things you learned from your contributors?
- Do you target different media in a different way? Do they play different roles in a marketing plan?
- What's the most important piece of advice in your book?
ISBN 978-1-877749-36-0
$ 19.95
Published by Five Star Publications, Inc.
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