Book Marketing Tips & Author Branding Advice
A Step-By-Step Guide to Using BookTok on TikTok for Book Marketing
It’s hard to go to any publishing event, or read any news piece on the industry and not find some reference to BookTok which began its rise on TikTok in August of 2020. Not only had BookTok become an online sensation, the recommendations in this stream have also found...
Getting Permission to Use Reviews, Blurbs and Likenesses
On a recent minisode of our podcast for authors we covered permissions. We know, permissions aren't fun or sexy - but they're necessary, so stick with us. Any time you're using someone else's words, praise, input or inspiration there are right and wrong ways to go...
AI in Publishing: What’s Really Going On?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have probably heard a lot about AI in publishing in recent months. More specifically, AI (artificial intelligence) actually writing books, narrating audio books, and the like. If not, AI is here! And 2023 is poised to become...
The Best Marketing Plans Don’t Waste Any Money
Without question, the best marketing plans for authors focus on the right things at the right time. Maybe that sounds obvious? But we talk to a lot of authors that find themselves in a tailspin of not know what to do, so they buy everything they can afford. Or they...
Author Websites: 8 Mistakes That Are Costing You Book Sales
I often talk about author websites being a must, anyone who is serious about succeeding and building a solid fan base needs one. But what gets overdramatized is that author websites must be flashy or expensive. They don’t. We tend to overcomplicate things when the...
Get More From Your Book Promotions and Marketing Efforts
Coming up with clever book promotions and marketing ideas feels like a full time job on most days. And I appreciate that so many authors are getting savvy to the fact that that's the reality, and I've been consulting with a lot of you this year already on how to make...
Quiz: Is Your Amazon Book Page Selling Your Book?
We talk a lot about the Amazon book page, when I teach at events, in this blog, on our podcast, and it's not because we run out of things to say - anyone who follows the podcast knows that's not an affliction we suffer from - but we do it because we still see so many...
National Library Lover’s Month (and More) is Coming Up in February
National Library Lover's Month is a favorite of ours at AME, we've done a number of blog posts and podcast episodes dedicated to helping authors find creative ways to work with their local libraries, and enhance their local promotions and sales. According to the...
23 Successful Marketing Strategies for Authors to Start Using in 2023
When it comes to successful marketing strategies for books and authors – not everything has to cost a lot of time or money – in fact, some of the best things you can do for your book are quick and nearly free with the proper planning. So the goal with this list is to...
Become an Amazon Marketing Ninja
Amazon marketing is critical in publishing, whether you love or hate Amazon, or land somewhere in between, it's still the number one bookseller in the world - so unless you'd rather remain obscure instead of playing nice, get ready to take notes. One key element that...
WHY YOUR AUTHOR EDUCATION MATTERS
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Why? Because you are your brand, and you are the foundation for your success.
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