I collaborated with seven romance authors to publish a holiday anthology titled Hugs, Kisses and Mistletoe Wishes. Our goal was to by cross promoting eight-books-in-one to a wide audience, a strategy that led to launching the ebook at a bargain price. After a coordinated … [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 Maximized My First BookBub Featured Deal
Firstly, if you have just qualified for your first BookBub Featured Deal (BBFD), congratulations! A little about me. I’m a steamy romance author publishing under the name Juliette N. Banks — my real name with an initial. For three (gulp) decades I’ve been a consumer … [Read more...]
How I Went from Zero to 6,500 BookBub Followers
You don’t have to be a USA Today or New York Times bestselling author to build a following on BookBub. Whether you’re a debut author or one who’s been around for a few years — or you’re traditionally published (like me!) or self-published — it can be daunting to think about … [Read more...]
How We Hit the USA Today Bestseller List with a Multi-Author Anthology
We are a group of romance authors — Sierra Simone, Joanna Shupe, Eva Leigh, Nicola Davidson, and Adriana Herrera — who joined forces to write a spicy little anthology, which began as a title: Duke I’d Like to F… DILF, but make him historical! The title came to Joanna … [Read more...]
Launching Book 4 in a Series: How I Crushed My Sales Goals
I am an actor and longtime audiobook narrator who decided to try my hand at writing back in 2016, turning a dust-collecting screenplay of mine into a novel. Zombie Bigfoot hit #1 in Horror Comedy on Amazon, yet I found myself drawn to another story that had been kicking … [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...]
How an Author Drove 10K New Release Sales With BookBub Ads
Authors and book marketers can use the BookBub Ads platform to accomplish a wide range of marketing goals. One common strategy is to run ads to increase sales and awareness of new releases. Author Jeana E. Mann ran a series of ad campaigns in October 2019 after the launch of … [Read more...]
How I Hit a Bestseller List with a Traditionally Published Book
It’s almost every author’s dream: become a bestseller and hit those elusive lists. I’ve been chasing this dream in one way or another since I was a kid and started penning my first stories for my little sisters. But there’s more to becoming a bestselling author than just … [Read more...]
How a University Press Boosts Nonfiction Book Sales
A university press publishes a wide range of nonfiction, from interdisciplinary titles to those with more trade appeal. But with such a wide range of subjects, it can be challenging to find the core audience and drive sales for each title. So how does a nonfiction publisher … [Read more...]
How to Amplify a BookBub Deal as a Traditionally Published Author
Several months after the January debut of my novel Here and Now and Then, I felt like things were in a good place — critical response was strong, reader reactions were positive, and sales were at a level that seemed to satisfy my publisher, Mira Books. I'd tried to do my due … [Read more...]
