Reading Time: 6 minutesHave 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...
Reading Time: 6 minutesI’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...
Reading Time: 7 minutesIf you’ve never considered trying to sell more books internationally, maybe you should. English is the primary language spoken lots of places, with around 20% of the world speaking and reading it. That translates to 1.5 billion people. If that...
Reading Time: 8 minutesAmazon is always changing things up. And that’s why it’s important to always be watching for what’s new. Especially if we’re in book marketing mode (and aren’t we always?), making the most of Amazon is a great way to spend your...
Reading Time: 5 minutesIf you’ve spent any time on the Amazon website, you’ve no doubt seen the Amazon Marketing Services “Sponsored Products” and “Product Display” ads. The Amazon Marketing Services for authors (also called AMS) is a fabulous opportunity to...
Reading Time: 8 minutesEveryone wants more exposure on Amazon. And understandably. Exposure drives book sales. But, as we seek more exposure, don’t spend all of your time focusing on great keywords. Why? Because, yes, although keywords are important, critical even,...