Book Marketing Tips & Author Branding Advice
Christmas in July: Five Ways to Capture More Holiday Book Sales
Have you started planning your holiday book sales yet? If you haven’t, you should be. Because Cyber Monday and Black Friday are right around the corner. While I know we all like to put off thinking about book marketing while the kids are out of school or we’re on...
Improve Your Book Discovery on Amazon with These Tips
I’ve been focused on book discovery lately because in my opinion, it’s largely misunderstood. If you haven’t read my first three pieces that introduced this series I encourage you to do so, I started with what most authors are doing wrong in general. Then I covered...
Increase Your Readers and Your Book Sales with this One Thing
Wouldn’t we all love to sell more books? I mean that’s the goal, right? The chasm between writing a book, publishing a book, and actually having a successful book marketing campaign is often wide and treacherous. A lot of the reason why so many authors have a hard...
Increasing Book Discovery with Smart Advertising
Book discovery is about reaching new, potential readers with a smart message. What it’s not about is simply throwing basic information out there about your book and hoping someone is paying attention. Luck really doesn’t play as big a role in book discovery as you’d...
July Observances To inspire Your Author Marketing
Welcome to our list of July observances and content ideas for your monthly author marketing plan! If you haven’t downloaded our Monthly Book Marketing Planner yet you can grab that here! Remember, without regular connections to readers, you’re just another book on the...
What Indie Authors Can Learn About Branding from IHOP
Indie authors are in a unique position to mold and develop their brand at their own pace and in their own way, but just because you have more flexibility than a traditionally published author doesn’t mean you don’t have to be careful, and you need to be aware of how...
Book Marketing for Introverts: Finding Your Voice
Does this describe you? You hear the term “guerilla marketing” and you want to rock/hide in a corner or run screaming from the room instead of doing book marketing? If you would rather die than speak in public or tell funny stories about your dog to a room full of...
Why You Must Self-Publish an Audiobook in Today’s Market
If you’ve been on the fence about whether or not to self-publish an audiobook I’ve pulled together, what I feel, are some staggering and extremely motivating statistics for you! For starters, the Audiobook Publishers Association reported that 26% of the US population...
Guest Post: Legal Trips and Traps of Book Giveaways and Contests
Have you ever glanced at the back of a Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes mailing? There are about 3,000 words in four-point type about liability, probability, and eligibility. Did you know that the laws that require that microprint apply to your book giveaways and...
Street Teams and Super Fans: Quality Over Quantity
Let’s start off here: 95% of books are sold via personal recommendation. Let that sink in for a minute. Personal recommendations are the biggest sales generator --- not just for books, but a lot of things. Think about the last time you heard a friend tell you that XYZ...
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