Within the past few years, there has been a meteoric rise in reader demand for special edition books. Special and exclusive editions include a range of deluxe content, from updated covers and illustrated end pages to sprayed edges and bonus chapters. While BookBub is … [Read more...]
New Release Marketing
Planning for the release of a new book? Before your book launch, learn the ins and outs of new release marketing to maximize sales and reach readers.
“My Best Launch Ever”: How an Author Broke Into a New Genre
Convincing readers to purchase a book written by an author they haven’t heard of before is a common marketing challenge, whether you’re promoting a debut book, trying to expand your readership, or breaking into a new genre. When author Christian A. Brown released Raven’s … [Read more...]
11 Marketing Ideas to Start Before Finishing Your First Book
Writing a book is an incredible achievement, and your main focus right now might just be getting it over the finish line. But if you want to sell a lot of copies or build a business, don’t wait until you have a finished product! Cultivating an audience for your book takes … [Read more...]
Interview: How One Debut Author Built an ARC Team from Scratch
When Cindy L. Sell started as a freshman at Kansas State University, she had her sights set on a career as a tiger conservationist. “I wanted to work with the big kitties,” she says. Today, this mother of two young boys is starting to build a career that embraces a different … [Read more...]
The Marketing Strategy I Used to Launch My First Book
Long before I started writing my novels and short story collections, I was writing — but you may have heard my words, not read them. As an Emmy Award–winning documentary director, cinematographer, and writer, I've produced nearly 100 films, mostly in the adventure and … [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...]
36 Authors Using Pinterest for Book Marketing & Inspiration
Pinterest offers a unique opportunity for authors to connect with readers and sell more books. In some ways, it acts like a social media platform: You can interact with other users, build a following, and join groups to increase your content’s reach. But unlike social media, … [Read more...]
How to Pitch Your Book to the Media: 5 Steps to Standing Out
The idea of working to generate publicity for your book may seem a little old-fashioned, maybe even irrelevant. After all, publicity isn’t an exact science, and doesn’t come with a tracking link or the concrete numbers offered by digital advertising. But what can’t be easily … [Read more...]
15 Ways Book Marketers Use Social Media to Promote Preorders
When promoting a preorder to drive early sales of a book and build its visibility before launch, advertising the preorder using tools like BookBub Preorder Alerts or author newsletters is a great way to run highly targeted promotions reaching an author's existing audience. … [Read more...]
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