Our thanks to novelist Brad Graber for this guest contribution! Struggling with the decision to hire a proofreader? It seems like it should be a no-brainer. After all, who can possibly write a novel while they’re busy checking grammar, punctuation,
Author Marketing Mastery #36 – How to Run a Successful Book Price Promotion
On the heels of all our discussions of organic social media book promotion, the timing is perfect to look at another key option to add to your marketing strategy mix: book price promotion! Our thanks to Ricci Wolman, founder and
Book Marketing 101: 10 Things You Need To Know About Bestsellers Lists
Our thanks to book publicist Claire McKinney of Claire McKinney Public Relations for this contribution on the challenges of bestsellers lists! I’ve been doing book publicity and marketing for a long time. I keep doing it because I haven’t lost
Thousands of Indie Authors Can Participate in the 1st Annual Indie Author Day!
Hundreds of Libraries and Thousands of Indie Authors Across North America will participate in the first annual Indie Author Day! Mark your calendars! Libraries across North America will host local events for the first annual Indie Author Day on October
Vetting Indie Author Services: Find Just What You Need (And Avoid What You Don’t!)
We created WWW in 2012 with the simple mission to provide user-friendly author websites and easy social media training to help authors reach readers. But since then, a big part of what we do is to vet resources for authors,
How to Use Ebook Preorders to Make Your Next Book Launch More Successful
Our thanks to Jim Azevedo, marketing director at Smashwords, for this guest contribution! Ebooks released as preorders sell more copies than ebooks simply uploaded the day of release. Yet even as ebook preorders are a proven sales booster, most indie
Indie Authors: The Value of a Publishing Consultant
Our thanks to book publicist Claire McKinney of Claire McKinney Public Relations for this post on the value of a good publishing consultant to address all the details that can come with indie publishing! When I started my own business,