Tech Yourself–Banner Apps and How To Use ‘Em
One of these days you might be sitting at a table in a bookstore, a pile of your freshly-printed books to your left, a pile of your freshly-printed books to your right, and…
Oh nos!
Time to pull a rabbit out of your hat–or your iPhone out of your pocket. These banner apps could give you the conversation piece that pulls customers in.
Type in a message–”Meet the author” or “Free personalization” or “Kisses: $5.00″. Easy to choose the color of the letters and background, scrolling speed. In-app purchases include the ability to change font types and sizes and customized backgrounds.
More digital-looking, but this scroller has mirror, marquee and tumble mode. All colors available, and adjustable speed.
Choose text color and preferred speed, but super-duper bonus: add photos in the scrolling stream. Try Creative Commons photos highlighting scenes in your book or photos of places that inspired your writing.
A little light and movement at your book signing table might catch a few eyeballs, get some traffic headed your way, and before you know it–
lisha cauthen
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