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Online Book Marketing

There are many ways to promote a book, and a lot of them happen online. From social media to digital ads, this advice will help you maximize your online book promotion.

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Earn More Royalties With Bookshop: My Self-Publishing Experience, Part 11

This is a cautionary tale born from my bad decision to promote my book's Amazon page instead of Bookshop for my self-published title. Note: From the outset, I promised I'd be as unbiased as I...
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How To Promote Poetry on Social Media

If you’re preparing to promote your poetry, these social media forums will open up new worlds and connect you with readers and groups likely to revel in your words.
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Can You Really Make Money Selling Poetry?

One tactic to selling and making money with poetry is to pursue outlets other than bookstores. This post can help you think creatively about how to make a dime selling rhyme.
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Choosing The Best Categories For Your Book Sales on Amazon

One of the most powerful things you can do to improve your book sales on Amazon is to choose the best category for your book. It is amazing what a few tweaks and changes can do for your book rankings! Within just a few days of optimizing one of my books, it hit #1 on Kindle for its category.
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Your Author Website Must Have…

For everything you're told you have to do as an independent author publishing and promoting a book, I'd argue there are only two absolute, universal musts: you must get a professional edit and you must have your own author website.
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Does Advertising Guarantee Book Sales?

BookBaby Publishing Specialist Rachel Kerr explains what you can — and can't — expect from social media and display banner ads.
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How To Promote Your Romance Novel on Social Media

If you’re getting ready to promote a romance novel, this post will get you started connecting with groups and forums likely to embrace your work.

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