Preorder Alerts are a flexible, affordable tool for driving early sales, visibility, and excitement for an upcoming release. And they reach an author’s biggest fans — the readers who follow you to hear more about your books! Today, we’re excited to share two updates that … [Read more...]
Preorder Marketing
Don’t miss out on building prerelease buzz for your book! Capitalize on preorder marketing strategies to boost early book sales.
How to Use BookBub with a Limited Budget
Marketing books can be expensive, and if you’re on a budget, navigating the costs of different opportunities may feel daunting. The good news is, it’s not impossible! BookBub’s full suite of marketing tools is aimed to support our partners with diverse needs and goals — … [Read more...]
30 Ways Authors Use Videos to Engage with Readers
Video is a great way to grab readers’ attention and engage with them in a personal way online. It could lead to an increase in book sales, as 82% of consumers have been convinced to buy a product by watching a video. And since consumers prefer video over any other type of … [Read more...]
How to Promote Your Book Before It’s Published
Promoting a book before it’s published can help generate buzz and build awareness, which might convince readers to buy early. And driving preorder sales can help a book hit certain bestseller lists, since many retailers count preorders as launch day sales. But how can you … [Read more...]
Sample Marketing Timeline for Launching a New Book
When preparing to launch a new book, there are tons of new release marketing strategies you could choose from… but even some of the most tried-and-true promotional tactics aren’t necessarily the best for driving sales. For instance, many authors and publishers still invest … [Read more...]
Book Launch Checklist: A Marketing Timeline for Authors
As a traditionally-published author, it’s important to supplement your publisher’s marketing campaigns with your own promotions so your lovingly crafted words reach as many readers as possible. Nowadays, readers want to personally connect with authors they like, especially … [Read more...]
How the Right Preorder Strategy Can Build a Book’s Platform
Preorders are a great way to earn money for a new book release before its launch date. I started the process for Gone Daddy Gone, the seventh novel in my Sloane Monroe mystery series, three months before its release. My goal was to promote the book enough to see consistent … [Read more...]
How I Promoted a Preorder to Launch a Bestselling Book
Before I released Warwolfe, the prequel to my bestselling series de Wolfe Pack, I knew I wanted to aggressively promote this book because my readers had been waiting for it for years. As someone who releases a new full-length book about every seven weeks, I have an entire … [Read more...]
How to Drive Preorder Book Sales: Q&A With a Big 5 Publisher
Preorder book sales can be an essential driver of a book’s early success — a higher volume of preorder sales can build buzz and lead to more reviews, bigger retailer orders, and even placement on bestseller lists. But driving those sales is a tough proposition. How do you … [Read more...]
Introducing BookBub Preorder Alerts
Update: You can now send two Preorder Alerts for each new release! See brand new data on the results from partners who send a second alert. Today we’re thrilled to announce a new way for our partners to promote an upcoming release: BookBub Preorder Alerts! A Preorder Alert … [Read more...]
