BookBub’s team is made up of book editors and software engineers, consumer marketing experts and published authors, recent college grads and MBAs. But we all have one thing in common: we love to read. As part of our ongoing effort to provide our partners with some insight … [Read more...]
Meet the Team: Halli Melnitsky
Halli Melnitsky is BookBub’s director of editorial operations. Before joining BookBub, she worked for a number of publishers and literary agents, including Penguin, Adams Media, and Zachary Shuster Harmsworth. In college, she also wrote for publications including McSweeney’s … [Read more...]
How a Self-Published Fantasy Series Author Sold 15K Books
Daniel Arenson is a bestselling independent fantasy author. Known for his epic world building and distinctive covers, his novels have sold over 300,000 copies worldwide. He was an early adopter of price promotions, and featured his first discount with BookBub readers over … [Read more...]
A Letter From BookBub’s Co-Founder
Dear BookBub Partners, BookBub announced some exciting news this morning — we’ve raised $3.8 million in funding from a great team of investors. You can read about it in today’s Wall Street Journal. I wanted to reach out to our partners on this important milestone to … [Read more...]
BookBub Trends: World War II
At BookBub, we have a large amount of data regarding our subscribers’ tastes and reading habits. This allows us to pick out themes that consistently perform well with our members, ranging from books about animals and children to gritty thrillers. In this new series, we’ll … [Read more...]
Meet the Team: Josh Schanker
Note: Below is the first installment in our Meet the Team series, a regular feature in which we will highlight various members of the BookBub team. Josh Schanker is BookBub’s co-founder and president. During his career as a serial entrepreneur, he has founded, advised, … [Read more...]
Trending Now: Books in Women’s Fiction That Sell
What books have been performing well BookBub’s Women’s Fiction list? We've compiled a list of books that sold many copies to BookBub subscribers. While the selection below only represents a handful of the many books that have performed above average on our Women’s Fiction … [Read more...]
BookBub Bestsellers: Thrillers
In an effort to provide more genre-specific insights into what titles perform well with BookBub subscribers, we recently launched a new series highlighting popular books in each BookBub category. After examining some stand-out Mysteries in our first BookBub Bestsellers post, … [Read more...]
A Literary Agent’s Advice on Book Marketing & Discounting
Noah Lukeman is a literary agent, author, and industry thought-leader. Since founding Lukeman Literary Management in 1996, he has represented dozens of award-winning and bestselling authors, journalists, and celebrities, including Dan Chaon, Sting, and the Dalai Lama. Known … [Read more...]
BookBub’s Most Popular Title Trends
Choosing a title can often feel almost as difficult as writing a book. Titles convey plot elements and mood to the reader — and the best offer a first impression that is unique, memorable, and evocative. As in everything, title trends come and go, often following in the wake … [Read more...]
