Today 42% of all online women and 13% of all online men use Pinterest. Those numbers make Pinterest one of the world’s most popular social networking sites — and they’re attracting publishers hoping to reach more readers. In case you’re not familiar with Pinterest, it’s … [Read more...]
5 Ideas for Promoting Your Ebook Price Promo on Social Media
Running a price promotion for your book — temporarily dropping the price and promoting the discount via a service like BookBub — is a great way to drive a large volume of downloads or sales. And the more momentum you get from your campaign, the higher you’ll drive your book … [Read more...]
Publishing a Sequel: 8 Book Marketing Tips You Need to Know
Whether you’re publishing the next book in a duology, trilogy, or a longer series, launching a new sequel is a huge opportunity to capitalize on the success of the previous books while capturing new readers. You’ll already have a built-in fan base eager for more, but you … [Read more...]
8 Tips on Creating Single-Author Box Sets to Sell More Books
If you’ve published a series or have an extensive backlist, bundling some of these books into a box set can be an effective way to drive sales and reach new readers. Box sets are usually priced to let readers spend less than if they had purchased each book in the set … [Read more...]
How to Market An Ebook to a Niche Audience of Readers
Knowing how to market an ebook to a niche audience can help you run more effective promotions. This way, you can spend your money and time on channels that reach the readers most likely to purchase your books! First, you need to learn about your target audience, how they … [Read more...]
Tips on Using Blog Tours for Book Marketing
A book blog tour is a marketing initiative in which an author — instead of physically visiting a bookstore or event location — is a “guest” on a blog via a post including giveaways, contests, interviews, guest posts, videos, excerpts, etc. Blog tours are a great alternative … [Read more...]
How to Get Blurbs for Your Book & Use Them In Your Marketing
Blurbs are quotes from fellow authors or review publications endorsing a book, which are sometimes used on a book cover or in a book’s marketing material (e.g. the description on retailer websites). They are often effective at catching readers’ attention, especially if the … [Read more...]
6 Book Marketing Strategies for Standalone Books that Boost Sales
A standalone book is like an island — it depends on its own merit to draw crowds, and unlike a series, it may not have a built-in audience at launch. So some book marketing strategies, like the highly effective tactic of making one book permafree as a gateway into a series, … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Guide to Promoting Your Books at Conferences
If you’re an author, publishing conferences are a great way for you to attend sessions and workshops to hone your craft, meet fellow authors, and mingle with publishing professionals. But they also can be an effective platform for promoting your book in person. Here’s a … [Read more...]
How Successful Authors Use Twitter To Promote Their Brand
To busy authors, Twitter can be a chaotic jungle. Given that Twitter is an important part of your author platform, how much should you be tweeting? Should you be actively promoting your books, or focusing more on conversations with fans? We asked successful authors on … [Read more...]