15 Reasons that Your Book Isn’t Selling
15 Reasons that Your Book Isn’t Selling BY JOEL FRIEDLANDER We’ve all been there: a book we were excited about, one that we worked on earnestly. But when it hit the market, all that came...
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15 Reasons Why Your Book Isn’t Selling: How to Improve Your Book Sales
By JOEL FRIEDLANDER We’ve all been there: a book we were excited about, one that we worked on earnestly. But when it hit the market, all that came back was a big yawn. No author...
How to create a book publicity tip sheet
When Irish children’s author Avril O’Reilly sent a tip sheet to media outlets throughout Ireland, she had immediate success that included newspaper and television exposure for her book, Kathleen and the Communion Copter. In...
How to Plan a Virtual Book Tour
DIY: How to Plan a Virtual Book Tour By Jennifer McCartney Today, smart indie authors can maximize their publicity with a well-planned virtual tour of the blogosphere. The days of the all-expenses-paid, nationwide book...
Book Marketing Techniques that Don’t Work Any More
Book Marketing Techniques That Don’t Work Anymore RACHEL RUEBEN Pic via Pixabay Over the past 10 years, publishing has evolved into a very profitable business with the 5 biggest publishers reporting a profit margin...
Literary Contests and Services to Avoid
Contests and Services to Avoid More Scam-Fighting Resources Warning signs of a bad literary contest Sites that warn against scams We suggest you avoid the following contests and organizations. Many appear to be disguised...
9 Critical Steps to Successful Self-Publishing: Critical Step 7
Critical Step 7: Prepare Key Marketing Materials While Your Book is Being Readied for Publication, Prepare Your Marketing Materials The most important materials you need to support the marketing of your book are: A...
How to Use BookBub to Get on The Amazon Bestsellers List
How to Use BookBub to Get on The Amazon Bestsellers List by ALICIA RADES In January, 2017, I gave away 60,301 books on Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble and Kobo combined. And that’s just...
9 Critical Steps to Successful Self-Publishing: Critical Step 5: Get Prepublication Reviews
Critical Step 5: Get Prepublication Reviews While you are writing your book and dreaming of success, think about which reviewers from which publications you would want to invite to review your book. Many will...
Are you using your back matter effectively?
WHAT SORT OF ‘BACK MATTER’ SHOULD YOUR BOOK CONTAIN? by Deborah Jay In response to a question asked on my last post – a request for advice on gaining reviews for your book, I...