The 5 Principles to Book Reviews and Endorsements
In the book world, reviews and endorsements are extremely important… Both official reviews and unofficial consumer reviews are vital to a book’s launch into the market. Readers are becoming more and...
View Article5 Mistakes Authors Make That Ruin Book Marketing
You’ve gone through the painful and enlightening process of editing, proofreading, and other general wordsmithing (new word!). You’ve had your designer create the perfect cover for the perfect book....
View ArticleA Simple Marketing Plan Outline for Indie Authors
Recently on the phone with a buyer for a large bookstore retailer, she very casually mentioned a major pet peeve she has with ALL authors. She asserted that most authors would do much better in sales...
View ArticleCrowdfunding Indie Books – Guest Post by Pubslush’s Amanda Barbara
The goal of most writers is to get published, right? Unfortunately, as many writers know, the traditional publishing industry is difficult to break into and as a result, many authors are choosing to...
View ArticleOne Way You SHOULD Act Like a Traditional Author
Indie authors, rejoice! Why? Because you are brilliant. You have escaped the merry-go-round of inevitable rejection that is querying for agents and proposal drafting. Most writers who want to go the...
View ArticleGuest Post from Nikki N. Robinson: Less is More–Cut Back on the Free...
If you’ve published or want to publish on Amazon’s Kindle platform, you may already know about KDP Select promotions. If not, I’ll explain. When you give Amazon exclusive publishing rights for at least...
View ArticleThe 4 Hats Self-Publishers Wear (In addition to being writers)
The best part of self-publishing is that you get creative control over every step of the process — but this is also one of the worst parts. Successful indie authors, what we call authorpreneurs, are...
View ArticleHow to Market Your Book Globally For $1.99/month: A Free Webcast
Want to learn how to market your book globally for only $1.99 per month? The good folks at Bookarma are hosting a webcast with their COE (Chief of Everything) Nancy Baumann next Tuesday, May 19th at...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Blogger’s Guide to Growing Your Readership
It’s 11:30 on a Monday night and there you are, curled up in your down comforter, staring at your bleak blog stats. You’ve written so many insightful posts, but they just don’t seem to be getting any...
View ArticlePlanning Your World Wide (Web) Tour
Good news, indie authors: you too can feel like Beyoncé when promoting your new book by going on a world-wide tour—a World Wide Web tour, that is. One of the savviest ways authors are harnessing...
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