Running effective ads requires the ability to pivot: You need to be ready to change your strategy or switch up your tactics based on the actual performance you see from your campaigns. But sometimes it’s not only your ads that change — your book can, too! Author Lisa … [Read more...]
BookBub Case Studies
Wondering if BookBub would help you sell more books and reach more readers? Browse through BookBub case studies to learn more.
How I Use BookBub Ads to Sell Full-Price Books
For years, I believed BookBub Ads were only for discounted books. Every case study, every success story, every example I saw featured $0.99 books. Authors would drop their price, run a BookBub Ad, and watch the sales roll in. But not every author wants to discount. So … [Read more...]
Why I Finally Built an Author Website for My Pen Name
I have two pen names, a long to-do list, and never enough hours in the day. For years, I told myself I didn’t need separate websites for each pen name. Readers would figure it out, right? Besides, the idea of building another site made my brain want to melt. I envisioned … [Read more...]
How One Author Grew Annual Revenue by 27x
When author Phillip Drayer Duncan was preparing to release the fourth book in his urban fantasy series The Blade Mage, he knew it was time to kick his advertising into gear. Book one in The Blade Mage series was released in 2020, with books two and three following in … [Read more...]
The Ad Testing Process One Author Used for 1.5x Higher CTRs
BookBub Ads lets you reach a huge audience of power readers who love a deal, so it’s a great tool for boosting the results of a limited-time discount. In May 2024, traditionally published author Miquel Reina ran ads to promote a monthlong $1.99 discount of his debut novel, … [Read more...]
How an Author Perfected the Art of Advertising Free Discounts
Limited-time discounts are among the most popular types of promotions authors advertise. This is a strategy we often encourage our partners to try — BookBub Ads is a great platform for reaching readers specifically looking for deals! In this post, we explore how to use … [Read more...]
How Promo Stacking Helps Authors Hit Bestseller Lists
Becoming a bestseller is no easy feat — there’s no magic formula for hitting a list, and the criteria or sales volume it takes are subject to change. But with a coordinated strategy, it’s not outside the realm of possibility. We’ve seen several authors successfully hit … [Read more...]
BookBub Ads Strategies for Any New Release Goal
Releasing a new book is a key moment to find and hook new readers while pulling existing fans back into your world. BookBub Ads is a great tool for supporting these efforts, and here we’re going to cover three distinct strategies you can use to advertise your new book based … [Read more...]
How One Author Uses BookBub to Drive Direct Sales
Over the past few years, direct sales — selling books to readers without using a major retailer as an intermediary — has become an increasingly popular sales strategy for independent authors. Selling direct can enable authors to collect more robust reader data, generate … [Read more...]
Driving Steady Sales with BookBub Ads for $10 a Day
Running continuous BookBub Ads campaigns allows you to steadily reach new audiences of book buyers — and you can do so with a low daily budget! Advertiser Marc Jooste manages campaigns for author Baileigh Higgins’s prehistoric postapocalyptic thriller collection Primordial … [Read more...]
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