15 Rules for Negotiating a Large Book Sale
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes Most of us have at one time interviewed for a job. And if you’re reading this article, the odds are that you’ve published a book,...
Optimizing Your Amazon Meta Description
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Your Amazon book listing seems like it would be front-and-center for millions of shoppers every day. Yet when you think of your book as a...
Amazon Metadata Mistakes Every Indie Author Must Avoid
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Have you ever wondered why two nearly identical books: same genre, same high-quality cover, same general concept, can perform wildly differently on Amazon? One might...
How to Use Email Marketing to Sell More Books Directly to Readers
Table of Contents:
• Email matters more than social media
• Build an email list with BookBaby Bookshop
• Create email content that converts
• Drive people to subscribe to your emails (and keep them there)
Email marketing is...
Examples of Book Advertising That Drive Sales
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Selling thousands, or even millions of books, isn’t just luck — it’s the result of smart book advertising strategies. Smart self-published authors are proving that...
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 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...

















