Have you thought about doing a cover reveal for your upcoming book? Have you seen other authors reveal their covers and wonder what was up? Revealing your cover can be a great way to generate pre-launch excitement for you book. And they can super simple or a grand event depending on the time and resources you have […]
JumpStart Your Book Marketing (with this jumpstart checklist)
I love checklists. They always help me make sure I have everything done and keep me headed in the right direction. When my husband published his first book last fall, I wish I would have had a checklist for new authors. I’ve been writing and publishing books for close to 5 years now – it’s […]
How to Send a Kindle MOBI Review Copy Directly to a Kindle Device
When you send a Kindle mobi review copy to your book reviewers, it is best if you can send it directly to their Kindle. Yes, you can attach the mobi file to an e-mail and then they can either transfer it to their Kindle via USB or use the Send to Kindle feature. But, the […]
4 Tips For Using Facebook Events to Their Full Potential
I’ve spent all day on Facebook today. And it wasn’t a waste of time. Shelley and I were invited to join Bryan Cohen’s “March to a Bestseller” event on Facebook a while back. The live event is today and we’ve been having some amazing conversations. 16 authors got together (at Bryan’s request) and each of […]
6 Steps to Choosing a Book Title that Sells
How do you choose a book title? That’s the question my dear friend Janet asked me a few weeks back. And it’s actually a really good question, so I wanted to share my 6 step process here. But first, let’s go over what makes a good book title. A good book title is: Relevant – […]
Why an Author Should Have a Booth at Live Events
I turn my head from left to right scrutinizing the setup of my booth. The tables are in the shape of an L and are situated toward the back of the booth space. This set up leaves plenty of room for readers to come in and browse. The tablecloths are fitted and reach the floor […]
15+ Places to Promote Your 99 Cent eBook
Is 99 cents the new free? Several marketers have made that declaration, and while it’s still highly debatable, many authors are running 99 cent promotions. In this post we’ll share over 15 places where you can promote your 99 cent eBook, but first we are going to share several reasons to consider a 99 cent […]
29 Networking Tips for Live Events
I will be attending a conference for authors next week and have been doing some research on networking tips for live events. Here is a compilation of 29 tips I have gathered from friends on Facebook as well as my own online research. By the way, if you are going to be at the Writing […]
Free KDP Select Promotion Case Study
Over the last couple of years, we have conducted dozens of free KDP select promotions with varying results. In October of 2012, we ran a free promotion for my book, “21 Prayers of Gratitude,” and received over 23,000 downloads. So when the ranking on that book recently started to drop, we decided to do another free KDP promo […]
How To Easily Sell Your PDF eBook
Over the years, one of the questions I get asked by up-and-coming authors repeatedly is: “How do I sell my eBook from my own website?” And to be quite honest, there hasn’t been an easy answer until now. Before, you’d have to upload it to a file hosting service (like Amazon S3), choose a third […]