In Need Of Attention

I've been offered a rare opportunity and I'd like to share it. Yes, it's the opportunity we've all been waiting for - a place to promote our books.

For only $75.00, you can have your book listed on the Book Promotion website. And not only that, but the Book Promotion people will spam booksellers on your behalf, and that's just the kind of attention an author would crave.

For an extra $310.00, they'll fill bookstore mail bins with flyers that promote your tome. More junk mail - isn't that what we all want?

Like to be a hands-on type? For $300.00, they'll send you a list so you can do your own spamming and junk mailing.

Want to cover a lot of ground? Here's a quote from the e-mail came my way:

What You'll Receive:

* We will send a promotional email to bookstores and libraries about your book
(value $200.00)
* Press Release Distribution to over 2500 newspapers, magazines, radio & tv
shows (value $225.00)
* Your book listed and discussed on at least 10 blogs, websites, or newsletters
within the same week. There will be times during that week where you will have
to make yourself available for chats and/or blog discussions. (value $995.00)

Cost: Only $575.00

Now, I know what you're saying. Who's going to browse the Internet, looking for a website that promotes books? And what's to keep the book vendors from deleting the e-mails unread? As for the flyers, you can picture them being chucked straight into the dust bin. And how many blogs are there, competing for attention?

A fool and his money are soon parted, the old wives say. There's a sucker born every minute, according to P.T. Barnum. If you believe that this book promotion scheme just might work, then you probably believe that your self-published novel is going to sell tens of thousands of copies.