By Chandler Bolt Did you know that there are almost 50 million books available on Amazon? While that’s great news for readers, it represents a challenge for authors. With so many books vying for attention, how can you make sure yours stands the best chance of success? Marketing is the difference-maker for self-published authors. When carried out the right way, it … [Read more...] about Guest Post: 4 Free and Effective Fiction Marketing Ideas
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Amazon News and Tools
It's been a while since I've posted about Amazon, so thought I'd share some links I've been collecting. It covers a wide range of topics, but hey, that's Amazon! Amazon Tools and Tutorials ACX University Kindle Create Amazon Sales Estimator Tool on Jungle Scout Amazon Sales Rank Calculator on Kindlepreneur "Tutorial: Enabling X-Ray for Your eBooks on Amazon" … [Read more...] about Amazon News and Tools
128 Resources on the Who’s, What’s, Where’s, When’s, Why’s, and How’s of Book Marketing and Other Publishing Tidbits
All right folks, time for another epic list! I noticed I'd accumulated a lot of WWWWWH links, and thought it'd fun to put them all together here. They're mostly about book marketing, but some are about other aspects of publishing (and not always about books), and some are just for fun. Enjoy! The Who "Who is the Genius Behind Merriam-Webster's Social Media?" on Literary … [Read more...] about 128 Resources on the Who’s, What’s, Where’s, When’s, Why’s, and How’s of Book Marketing and Other Publishing Tidbits
Indie Authors: Launching a Book
At first, launching a book may seem daunting. But it helps to plan the launch in increments, and also, know that ebooks have an indefinite shelf life, so that even though it's nice to have a strong start, there's always time to build up buzz and excitement around a book. Creating a Book Launch Plan Direct Contact PR offers an excellent list/set of guidelines on what to do … [Read more...] about Indie Authors: Launching a Book
Guest Post: How to Market a Kindle Book: 10 Easy Marketing Strategies for New Authors
By Jordan Ring Writing your book was hard enough, now you have to market it? Oh man… Never fear, here are 10 easy strategies to sell more copies of your book. 1. Create an author website Make sure you have an author website. It’s an absolute necessity if you want to establish an author platform that you can ride as you continue to publish books. Having your own … [Read more...] about Guest Post: How to Market a Kindle Book: 10 Easy Marketing Strategies for New Authors
What Self-Publishing and Internet Marketing Have in Common
For those of you who don't know, ClickBank is an affiliate marketing website. People can sign up to either sell their information products, or to promote products and receive a cut of the sale. Recently I was looking through ClickBank's site, and I stumbled across their tips for Internet marketers. Many of their tips can also be directly applied to self-published authors, or … [Read more...] about What Self-Publishing and Internet Marketing Have in Common
New Book Marketing Techniques
As digital becomes increasingly important to spread the word about a new book, Simon & Schuster has successfully found two new techniques to reach their younger audiences. … [Read more...] about New Book Marketing Techniques