Book Marketing Tips & Author Branding Advice

Fake Books on Amazon are Stealing Author Identities
We're seeing this a lot more - fake books on Amazon (often written by AI) and published under well-known author names. Our goal for this episode is to uncover why it's happening, and what you can potentially do to protect yourself or deal with it if it happens to you!...

How to Organize a Virtual Book Launch Event: 11 Clever Book Promotion Ideas
A book launch event is a fun component of any book marketing strategy, and whether you're an author of fiction or non-fiction, planning out your event with some strategic book promotion ideas will be worth your time! But to make your book launch stand out and connect...

Amazon Book Reviews Are Changing for Shoppers
Amazon is making a lot of changes lately, but this one could really level the playing field for indie authors! Tune in and we'll break down what they're testing in terms of how book reviews show up in search, plus the pros and cons for different authors. Remember to...

How to Market Your Book with 13 Pre-Order Strategies
Working pre-order campaigns into your author marketing plan can definitely help you build buzz. Plus they are an excellent excuse to engage fans and draw in new ones. And pre-orders can be really lucrative for sales, when done right. If you’ve never done a pre-order...

How to Market Your Backlist Titles
We get it, writing is the fun part. And we generally don't write books because we can't wait to market them, right? But we also can't keep writing books without putting in the effort to get them in front of readers. Our goal for this episode is to share some tips and...

Mastering Book Marketing: 7 Genius AI Strategies to Help Authors
There’s a lot of buzz out there around ChatGPT, and a lot of it is scary. Like the fact that ChatGPT could take over your job or how it’s changing the publishing industry. More recently, there has been discussion about users using this AI to write books. With every...

The Amazon Marketing Machine is Changing Again
The Amazon book search algorithm is changing again! In this week's episode, the dynamic book duo takes another peek under the Amazon hood to help you better understand what's happening, why it matters for your book, and what you can do now, or at least for your next...

The Ultimate Guide to Crafting an Irresistible Book Pitch
Crafting an irresistible book pitch is an essential step in getting your book noticed by influencers and thought leaders. From understanding the importance of a compelling hook to effectively summarizing your book's plot and characters, we will explore the key...

How to Identify (and avoid) Publishing Scams
Nothing makes us madder than hearing an author who's come to us for help was taken advantage of by a publishing scam or unethical marketing practices, so in this episode we unpack numerous ways we see authors getting sucked in by offers that are really too good to be...

How to Self-Publish a Book on Amazon with Your Future Success in Mind
Whether you’re using a hybrid publisher, an indie publisher, or figuring out how to self-publish a book on Amazon directly, there are steps to success you can’t ignore. And while the technicalities of uploading your book to Amazon are crucial, today, we're going to...
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