Listly by Lynnette Phillips
Of all the questions I have been asked, the most common is how can I market my book? And following hot on its heels is how can I market my book on a budget? This question does not have a 'one Band Aid fits all' answer. Why?
1. Begin well in advance of your book launch to build an email list of people who “opt in” to your newsletter or monthly email.
Of all the questions I have been asked, the most common is how can I market my book? And following hot on its heels is how can I market my book on a budget? This question does not...
Sorry. It doesn't work that way. You may have written or published the greatest book ever, but if people don't know about it, they can't buy it. Whether you are the author or publisher (or maybe you're both), it is your job to create excitement about and interest in your book.
Remember how I shouted the praises of Kindlegraph as a potential book promotion tool? Well not only has Kindlegraph become Authorgraph but they now offer a feature to add this tool to your Facebook page. Think of the potential sales increase when you make it convenient to get your ebooks with personalized signatures and the promotion...
Amazon offers several free tools to an author; make use of them by visiting their author central site and sign into your page. Here you can: Set up an RSS feed so that any blog entries you make from your personal blog site will also be seen on your author page.
I was talking with a client who has a book releasing in about a year, and she was concerned about how to begin building her blog and increasing the traffic. At the moment she doesn't have a great deal of time to devote to it, since she is still writing her book.
Book Marketing Tips: Give Your Book Sales a Shot in the Arm Guest post by Lynnette Phillips There are no secrets to increasing your book sales. There are, however, many ways to achieve this goal. Here are some starting points. First of all, for best sales results you'll want to combine both online and offline...