Limited-time discounts are among the most popular types of promotions authors advertise. This is a strategy we often encourage our partners to try — BookBub Ads is a great platform for reaching readers specifically looking for deals! In this post, we explore how to use … [Read more...]
Price Promotions
Dropping the price of your book for a limited time can dramatically increase sales and provide a halo effect! Check out the power of price promotions as a part of your book marketing plan.
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...]
Tips & Tools for Measuring the ROI of Your Book Marketing
There are many ways for authors to define success, and for different book marketing campaigns, your goals may vary — for example, you might not expect to generate ROI (return on investment) from a free discount or a new release campaign if your goal is to boost exposure. But … [Read more...]
10 Things to Try If Your Book Doesn’t Get a Featured Deal
If you’re a seasoned veteran at applying for BookBub Featured Deals, then you know the process can be highly competitive. We receive hundreds of submissions per day, and we’re only able to select about 25% of them for Featured Deals. BookBub has always limited the number … [Read more...]
Pros & Cons of Book Giveaways: 27 Authors Weigh In
Book giveaways have long been a staple of many authors’ strategies for boosting exposure, engaging their fans, and growing an audience. To understand how authors use giveaway promotions in their marketing today, we asked our partners to share their experiences and the … [Read more...]
Ultimate Guide to Publishing and Marketing a Permafree Ebook
Although it might seem counterintuitive, making one of your books permanently free can be a savvy marketing move. If you’ve written a series or a large backlist of books and you publish your books wide, a permafree book is a great way to entice new readers, increase your … [Read more...]
BookBub’s Top-Selling Indie Featured Deals of 2023
As 2023 has come and gone, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate some of the successes our self-published partners saw throughout last year with their Featured Deals. These books were some of the highest performers in their respective categories, and with polished covers, … [Read more...]
How I Sell 20 Books Per Day with BookBub Ads
After creating 1,144 BookBub Ads over the last six years, I’ve learned that surgically precise targeting and a low-priced first book are the two most important factors in my ads’ success. And I’ve learned when to scale my campaigns up and down to see consistent daily … [Read more...]
140 Book Marketing Ideas to Help Authors Increase Sales
Whether you’re an author, a marketer at a publishing house, a publicist, or anyone else looking to sell books, there’s a wide array of book marketing tactics you can use to amplify a book’s exposure and reach more readers. To spark inspiration and get those creative juices … [Read more...]
Boosting Box Set Sales with BookBub Ads [Case Study]
BookBub readers love a great deal, and what’s a better deal than several books for the price of one? When Jasper T. Scott wanted to increase exposure and sales of his epic military science fiction series The Cade Korbin Chronicles, he made the complete four-book series into … [Read more...]
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