A university press publishes a wide range of nonfiction, from interdisciplinary titles to those with more trade appeal. But with such a wide range of subjects, it can be challenging to find the core audience and drive sales for each title. So how does a nonfiction publisher … [Read more...]
6 Book Ad Design Tools Authors Can Use
When it comes to book ads, designing creative that’s enticing is more than half the battle. Your ad image plays a huge role in whether readers are driven to click on your ad and, hopefully, go on to purchase your book. Because of this, you’ll want to ensure you’re designing … [Read more...]
Q&A with a Literary Agent on Querying, Trends, Subrights & More!
Literary agents play an important role in the publishing world. They work closely with publishers and marketers to help find success for the authors they work with. Their knowledge of the industry is extensive and wide-ranging, and their job requires them to wear many … [Read more...]
How to Promote Your Book Before It’s Published
Promoting a book before it’s published can help generate buzz and build awareness, which might convince readers to buy early. And driving preorder sales can help a book hit certain bestseller lists, since many retailers count preorders as launch day sales. But how can you … [Read more...]
How to Amplify a BookBub Deal as a Traditionally Published Author
Several months after the January debut of my novel Here and Now and Then, I felt like things were in a good place — critical response was strong, reader reactions were positive, and sales were at a level that seemed to satisfy my publisher, Mira Books. I'd tried to do my due … [Read more...]
10 Top Book Advertising Tips from RWA 2019
At last week’s Romance Writers of America (RWA) Conference, one of the biggest annual US publishing conferences, there were many panels about book promotion. On these panels, authors, publishing professionals, and industry thought leaders shared a wide variety of book … [Read more...]
9 Book Marketing Goals You Can Accomplish With BookBub Ads
Whether you’re new to BookBub Ads or an experienced advertiser, you may not realize all the different ways this tool can help you market your books. BookBub Ads allows you to reach millions of power readers any time to promote any title, and with all the customization … [Read more...]
How Authors Use Instagram Stories to Connect with Readers
Instagram is a popular social network with over 1 billion active users on the platform each month. Of those, 500 million use the Instagram stories feature every day. Similar to Snapchat, Instagram stories let users capture and share photos, videos, text, and other features … [Read more...]
How to Run a Book Launch for Maximum Sales (& Hit List!)
When you’re preparing for a book launch, there’s a massive amount of book marketing tactics you can choose from — but which will make the biggest impact on sales? Which will give you the best shot at hitting a bestseller list? And if you’re a traditionally published author, … [Read more...]
45+ Author Websites with Stellar Designs
Do you have an author website? Take this quick survey to tell us why or why not. Many successful authors have websites that are the hub of their online marketing activity — they provide a central platform for everything from blogging to book sales and email newsletters. But … [Read more...]
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