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Book Promotion & Publicity

From book launches to digital ads, in-person events to social media, email lists to author newsletters, these strategies and ideas will get your book in front of as many potential readers as possible.

How Authors Can Ask Smarter Questions for Better Answers (and Marketing Results)

How Authors Can Ask Smarter Questions

Estimated reading time: 9 minutes As an independent author, you should know that answers are less important than questions. How can that be? Because if you ask the wrong questions,...
Affordable Book Advertising for Self Published Authors

Affordable Book Advertising Tips

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Did you know that as a self-published author, you can retain anywhere from 50–85% of your book royalties? That opens up incredible potential for you...
How to Engage With Readers and Add Value to Your Book

How to Engage With Readers and Add Value to Your Book

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes When authors complete their manuscripts, they are proud of their work, thinking it will be a blockbuster. That is certainly understandable. However, in the final...
Optimizing eBook Metadata for Authors in Competitive Niches

Optimizing eBook Metadata for Authors in Competitive Niches

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes If you’re writing in a highly competitive eBook market, you already know what a challenge it is for your book to stand out, let alone...
Blogger Outreach for Children’s Book Authors

Blogger Outreach for Children’s Book Authors: How to Connect with Parenting and Education Influencers

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Blogger outreach is an excellent way for children’s book authors to tap into vibrant communities of parents, teachers, and caregivers. By partnering with these influencers,...
How to Get Free Advertising for Your Book

How to Get Free Book Advertising

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes What if there were a way to make your title known to every potential buyer for free? There is, and it’s called word-of-mouth advertising —...
How A First-Time Author Sold Hundreds of Books

How a First-Time Author Sold Hundreds of Books

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Doak Turner may not be a household name, but that’s part of what makes his story so inspiring. Doak Turner had what every first-time author...

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