Our Book Promotion #AuthorALLiChat with Indie Reader
Each month we host a Twitter Chat with a different guest who is a self-publishing industry specialist with a font of indie…
Book Marketing: How to Use a Quiz to Promote a Book
Quizzes are a hugely popular feature on social media, and British indie author Stephen Oram explains how he devised an…
Book Marketing: How to Run a Goodreads Giveaway and Why
Love it or hate it, the website Goodreads has one indisputably useful facility for authors: the opportunity to offer a…
Waterstones Success for Self-published Author
As illustrated in Darcy Conroy's post yesterday about her success in Australia, big bookshop chains can be persuaded to stock…
National & International Campaigns in Independent Bookstores
All around the world, independent booksellers of the bricks-and-mortar variety are working hard to retain their place on the high…
Pinterest: 6 Top Tips for Pinterest for Self-publishing Authors
If you've assumed that Pinterest is best left to designers, artists, and chefs, think again! Indie author and social media…
Writing: How to Find Guest Authors for Non-Fiction Book Forewords
A foreword by a well-known author will add credibility and value to any self-published non-fiction book. Obtaining one may not…
Book Promotion: Joint Events with Non-Indie Authors
English thriller writer Alison Morton describes her collaboration with a trade-published author, steampunk novelist Liesel Schwarz, to build the audiences…
Book Marketing: How to Sign a Book
So, you've self-published a book, organised a launch event and done everything on your list to prepare for the big…
Opinion: Promote Your Self-Published Books Your Way
In this week's Bookseller magazine, the trade paper of the British publishing industry, Sarah Shaffi writes: "Authors should feel comfortable…
Book Marketing: How to Be the Best Ambassador for Your Books
It's often said that no-one can speak as passionately about a book as its author, so it makes sense to…
Book Marketing: Case Study of a Successful Book Launch
British novelist Sandy Osborne, author of the highly acclaimed Girl Cop series, offers an encouraging perspective on in-store book launches,…