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...]
BookBub Ads Tips
Want to make the most of your BookBub Ads? Learn how to target the right readers, choose the right bidding strategy to help you meet your goals, and more.
Who Actually Sees Your BookBub Ads Campaigns? [Video]
Many authors and book marketers use ad auction platforms like BookBub Ads to promote their books to readers. BookBub Ads can be an incredibly powerful tool for running customized ad campaigns and driving book sales, but it can also be confusing if you’re newer to advertising … [Read more...]
The Best BookBub Ads of 2020
2020 has been a challenging and unusual year, but books continued to be an important source of solace, education, and entertainment for BookBub members. As the year draws to a close, we want to continue our annual tradition of highlighting some examples of the excellent … [Read more...]
19 Holiday-Themed BookBub Ads Readers Loved
While it might be hard to believe, ‘tis the season when readers start craving books with snowy settings and holiday festivities — and a comforting escape from reality. According to Google Trends, Google searches for “Christmas books” each year in the US tend to pick up just … [Read more...]
15 Top Audiobook Ads Readers Want to Click
If you’re looking to drive more audiobook sales, you can target audiobook listeners with your BookBub Ads campaigns. But we often get questions about what creative designs work best. Do the same design elements from successful ebook ads work when you’re promoting … [Read more...]
How Your Book Price Impacts Your Ad Results
We know that the price of a discount has a huge impact on the click and sales rates for Featured Deals — but what about for BookBub Ad campaigns? Should you always include a price in your ad image? Which deal prices drive the most clicks? We analyzed over 1,000 recent ad … [Read more...]
Using BookBub Ads to Generate Steady Book Sales
Editor’s Note: As the COVID-19 crisis continues, it can be difficult to know how to approach book marketing. But reader behavior data indicates that people have been turning to books to entertain and distract them during these challenging times. As such, while we’ll keep … [Read more...]
Biggest BookBub Ads Mistakes Authors & Marketers are Making
Running online advertising campaigns can be challenging! Between finding the right target audience, optimizing your ad designs, and perfecting your budgeting, bidding, and pacing strategies, there are a ton of decisions to make and many different elements to tweak and test. … [Read more...]
5 Things to Try if Your BookBub Ads CTR Drops
When running BookBub Ads campaigns, the click-through rate (CTR) is the percentage of impressions that turned into clicks. Your CTR is a good indication of how appealing your ad is to your audience, as it captures what percentage of them clicked! And when you’re running … [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...]