Book Marketing Tips & Author Branding Advice
19 Author Marketing Gurus to Follow on Twitter in 2019
These types of lists are always hard for me because there really are a lot of standouts when it comes to finding solid author marketing advice. I’ve put this list together based on real professional experiences I’ve had with people, and of course the go-to resources I...
Indie Author Book Promotion: Mistakes to Avoid in 2019
Dear indie author. The new year is freshly upon us along with our book marketing efforts. Let me take this time to let you in on things NOT to do in 2019. Mistake #1: Stealing ideas from other authors Okay, this isn’t as nefarious as it sounds but hopefully it caught...
Boost Your Amazon Book Promotion with Pre-Order Strategies
The Amazon pre-order option for KDP authors (Kindle Direct Publishing has really helped level the playing field between traditionally published authors and those who have self-published through KDP. Let’s look at how this can benefit your Amazon book promotion! On...
7 Ways to Write Book Promotion into Your Novel
It’s an exciting time to be an author, especially as we’ve just entered NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). But whether you’re attempting to write a novel in a month, or you’re just plodding along, trying to finish the book you started writing earlier this year,...
Book Promotion 101: The Complete Book Signing Checklist!
Got a book event coming up? Great! This checklist is designed to help you maximize your exposure at the event, and look like a book promotion genius! Things to Do Before Your Book Signing See if you can get a copy of the store’s media list. More than likely the...
5 Book Promotion Ideas to Scare up More Book Sales
It’s hard to believe that we’re less than two months from Christmas already. And even though you’re probably still knee-deep in Halloween candy and Fall decorations, many stores are already putting up Christmas stuff in preparation for the upcoming holiday season. If,...
15 Secrets to Selling More Books at Events
Maybe you’ve done events in the past – whether these are book shows specifically, or book signings in bookstores, libraries, or even craft fairs. If you came up short on book sales, you’re probably not alone. So often we decide to do these events, without any kind of...
8 Ways to Market your Book in an Endless News Cycle
It seems like it never stops, does it? There’s always news and that’s a fact, but book marketing has become incrementally more challenging in the last few years. I’ve even had reporters and producers at major shows tell me this news cycle is more chaotic than anything...
Smart eBook Pricing: 3 Rules for Demanding $9.99 or more for your eBook
I just returned an eBook to Amazon. I don’t normally do this. In fact being in the industry I hate returning books – period, but I did in this case and I’ll tell you why: the book was over $15. And when it comes to eBook pricing, if you’re going to charge that much,...
5 Critical Cookbook Marketing Strategies
In honor of National Cookbook Launch day on October 12, I wanted to highlight some important book discovery strategies specifically for our cookbook authors to use on their cookbook marketing journey. Book discovery is challenging across genres, but cookbook marketing...
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