Not all marketing endeavors achieve the same goal. They aren’t designed to. Some are strictly tied to conversion and making that sale. Others are more about brand building, which can’t be quantified in the same way. Although in the past I probably leaned too heavily on … [Read more...]
How I Launched a Bestselling Book with a Free Promotion
For the first time in three years I had a new contemporary romance series to promote, Cade Brothers, and I wanted to reach a new audience. I had two goals for the launch of the first book in the series, Tempting Levi: Sell as many copies as possible to introduce the … [Read more...]
How Traditionally Published Authors Market Their Books (Free Flipbook!)
With the high volume of books launching each year, competition for readers’ attention is skyrocketing while publicity teams’ bandwidths are stretched thin — so publishers these days are asking their authors to take on more and more of their own promotional activities. In … [Read more...]
17 New Release Marketing Examples We Love
The Big Day is fast approaching. The final edits are in, the cover looks great, and the blurb has been polished to perfection. Phew! As the numbers on your “Days Until Release” countdown wind down, it’s time to ramp up your marketing activities! In order to help you … [Read more...]
Promoting a New Release with BookBub Ads [Case Study]
When author Lauren Blakely was getting ready to launch her new book, Mister O, she decided to experiment with BookBub Ads. Three months later, Mister O is a USA Today, Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller. Here’s how Lauren used BookBub Ads as part of this … [Read more...]
Marketing a New Book: 6 Tactics Authors & Publishers Love
When launching a new book, there’s a gamut of marketing activities authors and publishers can use to create buzz and generate sales. Despite that huge range of tactics, there are a handful of specific marketing activities that we hear authors and publishers buzzing about … [Read more...]
9 Ways to Market a Book After the New Release Buzz Dies Down
Myth or fact?: Once a book has launched and the new release buzz has died down, there’s nothing you can do to market that book except publish the next one. Myth! With a little creativity and persistence, you can continue marketing a book to effectively reach new readers … [Read more...]
Introducing BookBub Ads – Promote Any Book, Any Time
Today we’re excited to announce a new way to reach millions of BookBub readers: BookBub Ads. BookBub Ads run in a dedicated space in BookBub’s daily emails. Advertisers — authors, publishers, agents, and other book marketing professionals — can use this space to promote … [Read more...]
Download the Ultimate Collection of Book Marketing Examples
As an author or a marketer at a publishing house, there’s a wide array of book marketing tactics at your disposal, from author websites to social media channels. But simply creating a static website page or claiming an Instagram account isn’t enough — you need to share great … [Read more...]
9 Free Tools That Can Help Build Buzz for a Book
Everybody knows buzz is an important part of book marketing. It can help catch book reviewers’ and bloggers’ attention, which can in turn drive sales. But how do you create buzz? How do you get people talking about a book? Obviously, one way is to get Beyoncé or Taylor … [Read more...]