Promotion targeting Japanese-language teachers and learners. Outreach to language learning blogs and websites.
Galleys/e-galleys national media outlets, trade publications, and audience-focused websites and reviewers. (Book Forum, Booklist, BookPage, Choice Book Reviews, Foreword, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal)
Digital review copies on Edelweiss
Sample pages hosted on Stone Bridge Press website (www.stonebridge.com)
Advertising with Facebook, Twitter, Google and Japanese Organizations and language learning websites like The Japan Times, Tofugu, Rocketsnews24, GaijinPot, Japanesetease).
Promotion at Association of Asian Studies
Giveaways with websites focused on key audiences of Japanese culture and language with emphasis on receiving Amazon reviews (100+ copies)
Social media marketing with excerpts from the book on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, Reddit and target audience focused forums
Learn the second key Japanese syllabary from every angle: reading, writing, and real-world examples.
A complete handbook for learning to read and write Japanese katakana, the syllabary that is the second of Japan's three writing systems introduced to all beginning students. Using real-world examples, illustrations, quizzes, and practice squares, this book teaches correct stroke order as well as examples of how katakana are used for words borrowed from other languages, for emphasis, and in advertising for its “cool” factor.
