If you're an author with a book who doesn't have the time, money or inclination to set up your own blog or website, Squidoo.com provides a free, quick method of at least having one page on the Net about you and your book. You don't need to know anything technical - simply sign up for an account and follow the instructions.

Squidoo has a dedicated page to explain why it works well for writers - see Authors On Squidoo. Squidoo's editor in chief is Megan, who previously worked as an editor at Random House, so she is an uncommonly sympathetic ear to the needs of author self publicity within the internet/tech sphere.

Don't expect a page on Squidoo to bring you Da Vinci Code like sales. But at least give your potential readers the chance to find you and your book on the Net if you don't have your own website.

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Posted by Chris to splinters: books, authors, literature, travel, politics at 11/09/2006 03:01:01 PM