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Self-Publishing Tips

Looking for publishing tips? Self-publishing a book can be a complex process — from finalizing edits to designing a cover to deciding what distributors to use. Here are a few of our top posts offering information on the self-publishing process:

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19 Cover Designers & Resources

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Relaunching & Marketing a Book After Getting the Rights Back

March 1, 2016 by Diana Urban

BookBub Interview with Colleen Gleason

Relaunching a book — or even an entire series — can be a great way for authors to reinvigorate sales and get new loyal fans. Independently published authors and publishers can relaunch books at any time. Traditionally published authors sometimes get the opportunity to … [Read more...]

Book Marketing Trends: From Blog Tours to Mailing Lists

February 23, 2016 by Diana Urban

BookBub Interview with Lee Strauss

Being an agile marketer is imperative to selling more books, as promotional channels quickly become oversaturated and ineffective. So how can anybody keep up with book marketing trends that are constantly evolving? Self-published author Lee Strauss has some ideas. She … [Read more...]

What are the Most Popular Title Trends in Your Genre?

August 27, 2015 by Hannah Reynolds

Popular Title Trends In Your Genre

Your book title — along with your cover — is the first thing a potential reader sees, and can be the deciding factor between hitting the buy button or not. Your title is a great opportunity to indicate genre, plot, atmosphere, or characters. Readers like to know what they’re … [Read more...]

Ultimate Guide to Self-Publishing & Book Distribution Tools

August 11, 2015 by Diana Urban

The Ultimate Guide to Self-Publishing & Distribution Tools

If you’re self-publishing your books, formatting the finished versions and distributing them to retailers can be a complicated process. To make this complex process simpler, several services are available to help authors distribute their books. And since the universe is … [Read more...]

3 Crucial Editing Phases All Authors Need to Sell More Books

August 4, 2015 by C.S. Lakin (Guest Blogger)

3 Crucial Editing Phases All Authors Need to Sell More Books

It’s tough for authors to get their books noticed these days, and every year the competition for discoverability gets fiercer. So how can authors make their books stand out from the pack? Whether you hope to grab the attention of an agent or publishing house or plan to … [Read more...]

What Kind of Cover Design Sells More Books In Your Genre?

June 29, 2015 by Diana Cao

What Kind of Cover Design Sells More Books In Your Genre?

A great cover design can be one of your book’s biggest marketing assets. Our testing has shown that a cover alone can account for a 30 percent difference in clicks on a BookBub listing, and other sources have reported similar results. In the past, we’ve written about some … [Read more...]

4 Ways Self-Publishing Has Changed My Writing Career

June 18, 2015 by Claire Cook (Guest Blogger)

Self-Publishing Reinvention

Authors often grapple with the choice between traditionally publishing and self-publishing their books. We want to provide our readers with insights from experienced authors so it’s easier for them to make this choice. Bestselling hybrid author Claire Cook agreed to share … [Read more...]

How to Add Links To Your Ebook’s Back Matter

June 16, 2015 by Diana Urban

How to Add Links to Ebook Back Matter

A few weeks ago, we discussed how to cross-promote your books in the back matter. This space is prime real estate for selling more of your other books. If your book is a great read or if it ends in a suspenseful cliffhanger, readers will be eager for more when they reach the … [Read more...]

How a Bestselling Author Promotes Books in a Saturated Market

May 4, 2015 by Diana Urban

BookBub Q&A With Author Lisa Renee Jones

More and more books are published each year, and the increasing market saturation and competition makes it harder for authors and publishers to effectively market their books. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones is a hybrid author of the … [Read more...]

7 Tips for Creating a Successful Book Cover

January 23, 2015 by Matt Tanner (Guest Blogger)

Cover Designs

Whether you like it or not, your cover is the face of your book, and you will be judged by it. You’ve put a great deal of work and thought into your book, and your cover should reflect that effort. After all of your planning, plotting, and editing is done, the last thing you … [Read more...]

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