I’m Samantha A. Cole, a USA Today bestselling and award-winning indie author of suspenseful and seductive romance novels. The first book in my Trident Security series launched in April 2015 with little fanfare and expectations. Like most indie authors, I had to learn the … [Read more...]
3 Things You Didn’t Know About Ebook Retailer Rankings
Ebook discoverability has always been one of the hottest topics among indie authors. With ebooks never going out of print, and more and more ebooks being published every week, the struggle for visibility on major retailers has become ever greater. Nowadays, readers will … [Read more...]
Engaging with Readers: 14 Ways Authors Express Gratitude
Authors often say that engaging with readers is one of the most gratifying aspects of their career. And while authors provide readers with entertainment, information, or an escape from reality, readers provide authors with an audience (and revenue), word-of-mouth exposure, … [Read more...]
17 Instagram Book Promotion Ideas from Publishers
Looking for Instagram book promotion ideas? That’s no surprise — according to Rival IQ, brands have a 13.5x higher median engagement rate on Instagram than on Facebook, and 27x higher than on Twitter. And in this survey, 87% of people said that they took action after … [Read more...]
Book Advertising: 5 Design Elements That Can Impact Ad Clicks
One of the trickiest parts of advertising a book via display ads is finding the right combination of elements to make someone not only stop to look, but actually click. And the best way to understand what works and what doesn’t is to test your ad images with a series of … [Read more...]
2021 Book Marketing: How Authors Are Promoting Their Novels
With each passing year, there seem to be more and more book marketing tactics you can use to amplify a title’s exposure and reach more readers. And it can be tough to keep up with all of them! So what are some of the biggest (or newest) book marketing strategies that authors … [Read more...]
How I Make Six Figures as a Self-Published Author
I’m Ines Johnson, author of paranormal romance with lots of kissing. I also write sweet western romances under the pen name Shanae Johnson. There’s kissing in those books too. Lots of authors who come on this blog are a pretty big deal. Me? I’m a pretty big failure. Funny … [Read more...]
Introducing BookBird: A New Way To Reach Readers
For years, BookBub has been helping thousands of authors and publishers promote their ebooks to millions of readers. A couple of years ago, we introduced Chirp, giving partners a new channel on which to promote their audiobooks. Today we’re delighted to announce a … [Read more...]
Do BookBub Deals Work for Permafree Books Multiple Times?
For authors looking to drive more book sales, running BookBub Featured Deals for free ebooks can be incredibly powerful, often driving tens of thousands of downloads. This influx of new readers typically leads to increased sales of an author’s other books and a significant … [Read more...]
How to Self-Publish Audiobooks: 16 Tips from Indie Authors
Have you started self-publishing audiobooks? Audiobook readers are listening to more books than ever — the average number of audiobooks consumed per year increased to 8.1 in 2020, up from 6.8 in 2019, according to Edison Research’s national survey. And the fast-growing … [Read more...]
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