Publishing: Kindle Scout Case Study
New Zealand novelist Katherine Hayton shares her inspiring success story about her fourth novel's success in a Kindle Scout campaign,…
Book Marketing: Generous Offer for ALLi Author Members from Ingram Spark re Nielsen Metadata
We are delighted to share the exciting news that IngramSpark and the Alliance of Independent Authors is to pilot an…
Book Promotion: How to Survive Your First Radio Interview About Your Self-published Books
As indie authors, securing a slot to talk about your books on radio stations provides a great way to attract new…
8 Book Marketing Shots in the Dark
On the last Thursday of the month, we round up off-the-wall book marketing ideas and serendipitous book promotion success stories…
Book Marketing: How, Why and When to Use Blab – and What is Blab, Anyway?
PLEASE NOTE: SINCE LORNA SIXSMITH WROTE THIS HELPFUL ARTICLE, THE BLAB SERVICE HAS UNFORTUNATELY BEEN CLOSED DOWN. (We're just leaving…
Opinion: Why Authors Shouldn’t Spend Too Much Time on Photography
How much time do you spend taking photographs to publicise your self-published books? Or to illustrate your blog posts, to…
Book Promotion: 10 Ways to Build Your Author Mailing List without Paying for Facebook Advertising
One of the hottest topics in book promotion right now is the use of strategic Facebook advertising to build your…
How to Use BookBub to Boost Sales of Self-Published Books
Award-winning English author Jane Davis shares her successful case study of using book promotion service BookBub to market her literary…
Book Marketing: Choosing the Cover for your Self-Published Book – Follow the Crowd or Dare to be Different?
As an indie author, it's your prerogative to do things your way, including choosing the cover design for your self-published…
8 Ebook Discovery Services Compared
Free and discounted ebooks can be a powerful tool for increasing sales, but only if readers know about the deal.That's…
Author Conference Feedback: Social Media Marketing World 2016
British indie author Timothy Lewis, who also runs the Begin Self-publishing Podcast, reports on the recent Social Media Marketing World…
Opinion: To Tweet or Not to Tweet? Is Twitter Worthwhile for Self-published Authors?
Award-winning historical novelist Anna Belfrage from Sweden shares the results of her experiment to determine whether Twitter is an effective…