Tips to Make Your Back Matter Sizzle
Did you know your #1 chance for a repeat sale is right when the reader finishes your book?
It’s your prime opportunity, because:
Category: Marketing
Your Re-release Questions Answered
Rebranding a backlist book is a common way to improve its appeal and give it fresh exposure to readers. But the idea of rebranding often raises a lot of questions. We’ve assembled the most frequently asked and answer them below.
Goodreads Tips for Authors
Goodreads has over 125M readers and some fantastic free resources and opportunities for you to promote your books.
Here are my top tips for Goodreads:
Holiday Sale Ideas
The holidays are fast approaching, which means it’s time to…
☕ binge on pumpkin spice lattes
? put on the holiday music
? take advantage of extra earning opportunities for authors
Want to sell paperbacks directly to readers?
Some authors are killing it with direct sales (we’ll report more on this soon!) but if you aren’t ready to jump into that deep end, and just want a simple way to provide signed paperbacks to readers… we wanted to share Alessandra Torre’s method.
Top “Don’ts” for Goodreads Authors
I’ll start out by saying that I love Goodreads. Love, love, love it with a capital L. After all, a place where 125 million readers converge to discuss books? Sign me up all day long and twice on Sunday. However…
5 Mistakes to Avoid with Amazon Keywords
How can you improve the likelihood that a reader will discover your book on Amazon? We recently hosted expert Dale L. Roberts at Inkers Con, discussing this very topic. Dale gave a presentation that broke down the nuances of book discoverability and keywords and gave a tons of tips.
Breaking into BookBub
There was a time when getting a BookBub Featured Deal was akin to hitting the lottery. Champagne was popped, authors started screaming in joy, and money was guaranteed to fall from the sky (or at least via ACH deposit).
A Rolodex of Author Services
The longer you’re in this industry, the bigger your author Rolodex grows. We took a peek at Alessandra Torre’s (our co-founder!) list and grabbed the top 15 most frequently used items to share with you.
Tiktok Best Practices
Have you jumped into TikTok yet? TikTok is the #1 fast-growing social media app in the world and authors have been busy joining, posting, and going viral. As a result, #BookTok is one of the biggest influencers of book sales that our industry has ever seen.