Author's PR Playbook: How to Get Media Coverage Without a Publicist
About this episode
This episode discusses the costs and risks of hiring a publicist for authors and explores alternative strategies for gaining media coverage.
Is hiring a publicist a waste of money or not? A typical book publicist charges between $3,000 and $10,000 per month, and they often require a three-month minimum. At $3 of profit per book, you'd need to sell 5,000 copies just to break even. Most PR campaigns don't come close to selling 5,000 copies. But the publicist gets paid either way, while the author takes all the risk. Here's what most authors don't know: the access publicists used to sell is now free. There are tens of thousands of po...
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