Gathering email addresses and the right to market to them — what Seth Godin long ago dubbed "permission marketing" — is a crucial part of any author or publisher's marketing effort. What kinds of books and email campaigns work best? What are some of the best practices … [Read more...]
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Top 8 Book Marketing Takeaways from DBW 2016
This week, Digital Book World held their annual conference on digital publishing in New York City. This year the conference was buzzing about book marketing, data, and discovery, among other topics. And from SEO to author branding, many sessions focused on connecting with … [Read more...]
What Else Are Your BookBub Readers Reading? [Infographic]
The average BookBub subscriber signs up for eight categories. What categories are your readers subscribing to? Do Fantasy readers disproportionately subscribe to Science Fiction as well? If someone signs up to receive Christian Fiction books, are there certain categories … [Read more...]
BookBub by the Numbers in 2015 [Infographic]
Over 7 million members, 12.3K ebook deals, and 20 million ebooks sold — that's just a taste of what the BookBub community of authors, publishers, and readers achieved in 2015. To highlight these and other accomplishments from last year, we created the infographic below. … [Read more...]
How Engaged Are BookBub Readers in Your Genre?
Sales differ significantly across BookBub categories. But how much is that variation due to simple differences in subscriber counts vs. discrepancies in reader engagement? We can start to answer this question by examining how average purchase rates — or the percentage of … [Read more...]
What are the Most Popular Title Trends in Your Genre?
Your book title — along with your cover — is the first thing a potential reader sees, and can be the deciding factor between hitting the buy button or not. Your title is a great opportunity to indicate genre, plot, atmosphere, or characters. Readers like to know what they’re … [Read more...]
Why Smart Authors & Marketers Discount Their Books [Infographic]
Running a price promotion and driving exposure with a BookBub Featured Deal lets you reach new power readers, drive backlist book sales, get readers hooked on a series, and possibly boost a book up the bestseller lists. This data reveals why discounting books is a powerful … [Read more...]
