If You’re an Indie Author, How do you Establish Legitimacy? by Laurel Osterkamp
Discover how indie authors can establish legitimacy in publishing. Laurel Osterkamp shares insights on reviews, contests, and promotions.
Discover how indie authors can establish legitimacy in publishing. Laurel Osterkamp shares insights on reviews, contests, and promotions.
Advice on how to get ready to advertise your novel, including evaluating your author brand and doing an audit on your book, from scifi romance author, Keri Kruspe.
book marketing / Book Promotion
by Beth Barany · Published February 8, 2021 · Last modified January 25, 2021
The number one way readers learn about books is word of mouth. In this Internet day and age, that is still true. Yet, book reviews still hold enormous sway over readers, whether they’re browsing...
The most effective way to understand your potential audience is first really understand your book and your purpose in writing it. This applies to both fiction and non-fiction, so fiction writers, no getting out of this!
A compilation of 15 tips to marketing your novel in the time of COVID from Keri Kruspe who has published five books in the last two years. Even in these challenging times, we can find ways to reach readers.
Asking people to buy your book is often cited as the most difficult part of marketing by authors. It’s understandable. Here are some tips on writing copy for your book ads that doesn’t leave you feeling dirty.
July 14th is the 11th anniversary of my business helping writers. I chose July 14th to file for a city business license on purpose, as I’m a Francophile and have lived in France twice....
Listen to learn how to set up your own book launch event.
book marketing / Book Promotion
by Beth Barany · Published August 18, 2013 · Last modified August 23, 2013
Hey awesome novelists! I’ll be teaching an online class for novelists on book promotions for beginners starting Sept. 1. Come join me! Here’s all the details! Please share this post with your friends. Thanks!...
Book titles are extremely important. As an author, creating a memorable title should be a high priority.
Scan Twitter or Facebook streams, and you will see it over and over again, authors asking for people to support their book, to share it and promote it. Some will even write simply “Buy my book,” over and over again and wonder why nobody does. They are forgetting to add any kind of value to a potential reader’s life.
book marketing / Book Promotion
by Beth Barany · Published February 26, 2012 · Last modified April 30, 2014
So you’ve taken the plunge and have decided to make your book free for the Kindle using the Kindle Select program. (See “How KDP Select Will Make You An Amazon Bestseller” about the Kindle Select program written by bestselling award-winning author, Ezra Barany.) Now comes time for promotions!
Twitter for Authors / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published September 27, 2011 · Last modified February 14, 2014
Welcome to Twitter Tuesdays where I feature tips on how to use Twitter for authors by authors. This week we feature tips and advice from author and social media expert, Phyllis Zimbler Miller. She reveals...
book marketing / Book Promotion / social media for authors
by Beth Barany · Published September 20, 2011 · Last modified August 23, 2011
Welcome to Twitter Tuesdays where I feature tips on how to use Twitter for authors by authors, like the tips that will be in my upcoming book, The Writer’s Guide To Twitter for Fiction Authors....
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