Podcasts about book promotions

Draft2Digital is known for its innovative publishing and distribution tools for indie authors. But do you know about all the cool things we're doing to promote your books to retailers and libraries? Or the free tools we offer to help you get more visibility for your titles? We're guessing you may not. Tune in so we can fix that! //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//  Looking for your path to self-publishing success? Draft2Digital is the leading ebook publisher and distributor worldwide. We'll convert your manuscript, distribute it online, and support you the whole way—and we won't charge you a dime.  We take a small percentage of the royalties for each sale you make through us, so we only make money when you make money. That's the best kind of business plan.  • Get started now: https://draft2digital.com/• Learn the ins, the outs, and the all-arounds of indie publishing from the industry experts on the D2D Blog: https://Draft2Digital.com/blog  • Promote your books with our Universal Book Links from Books2Read: https://books2read.com  Make sure you bookmark https://D2DLive.com for links to live events, and to catch back episodes of the Self Publishing Insiders Podcast.

How do I make my books more discoverable? How do I reach more readers? How do I make my books stand out? Today we'll explore these questions, and more, with Written Word Media's Clayton Noblit.//Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//  Looking for your path to self-publishing success? Draft2Digital is the leading ebook publisher and distributor worldwide. We'll convert your manuscript, distribute it online, and support you the whole way—and we won't charge you a dime.  We take a small percentage of the royalties for each sale you make through us, so we only make money when you make money. That's the best kind of business plan.  • Get started now: https://draft2digital.com/• Learn the ins, the outs, and the all-arounds of indie publishing from the industry experts on the D2D Blog: https://Draft2Digital.com/blog  • Promote your books with our Universal Book Links from Books2Read: https://books2read.com  Make sure you bookmark https://D2DLive.com for links to live events, and to catch back episodes of the Self Publishing Insiders Podcast.

Today I talk with Evan Gow, creator and developer of the amazing Story Origin App. This website is the one-stop shop for marketing for authors. If you want to join promotions, manage a swap with other authors, have a landing page for beta readers and more, you NEED to check out Story Origin App.Want to support the show?Go here: https://pencilsandlipstick.com/support-the-show/Looking for tips on writing, publishing, and storytelling? Join my writers' newsletter! https://www.subscribepage.com/katcaldwellnewsletterWant more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I'm reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter.

The After Show with McKensie Stewart and Amy Shannon is a podcast platform created to help authors promote themselves and their work. The mission of the Literary dynamic duo is to educate and assist authors, no matter their experience. The hosts will provide writing tips, and expert advice from the hosts, and other guests. Guests will include authors, writers, editors, publishers, and many more from those within the literary world. The After Show wants to help people share their stories with the world. Jon Bassoff joins the duo for the "Be Our Guest" segment, and  the duo will have an in- depth conversation about Brand and Book Promotions

As noted a few days ago, Brian Feinblum wrote a blog post on 22 things book authors should do in 2022 (https://bookmarketingbuzzblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/22-things-authors-should-do-in-2022.html). I thought I'd post his recommendations along with my riff on his ideas. Here are two more of his ideas.8. Join online groups. Join LinkedIn and Facebook groups connected to writing books, especially those targeted to your genre or topic. There are writing groups for romance, science fiction, self-help, memoirs, travel, food, business, and more. Plus, of course, there are groups targeted to any topic you write about, groups that might not be about writing, but might bring in fans, advocates, bloggers, podcasters, etc.Online groups are one of the best ways to discover insider secrets for researching, writing about, and publishing on your topic as well as marketing and promoting to your target audience or audiences.Here are just a few of the writer groups on Facebook that I discovered several years ago. I joined many of them. Check them out and see if they work for you:Creative Designers and Writers – 322,267 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativedesignerswriters – No rules, promotions allowed.Writers’ Group – 40,572 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/memberswritersgroup – Writers of all skill levels and experience are encouraged to help each other through problem spots in their writing, bounce ideas off other members, and talk about the latest news affecting the industry/craft; exchange leads to discovery.Content Writing, Writers – 37,993 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/copy.content – This is an exclusive place on Facebook for writing professionals into advertising, brand management, promotion and digital marketing to share and contribute with their experience and exposure in writing.Books, Books and More Books!!! – 35,192 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/320356974732142 – Where authors and readers can post to help promote their books and giveaways.English Writers – 33,823 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/English.Writers – Any post containing a link (and nothing else) will not be approved (when you post a link try to specify it to open in a new window so that it does not take the user away from the Facebook page). So not send quotes. A member can advertise his own book.Writers Unite! – 32,576 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/145324212487752 – IF YOU HAVE A BOOK FOR SALE OR SERVICES TO OFFER (book cover, editing, etc.): we put up a bookstore on the pinned post that stays up from Friday morning until Monday morning. . . . IF YOU WANT TO POST A LINK TO: your blog/vlog, author's page, personal YouTube video, Facebook/Twitter page or anything of that ilk, post it in the comments of the pinned post from Monday through Thursday. Please remember, only one post per day for each link. You may post more than one link per day as long as it is not the same link. DO NOT POST LINKS IN THE REPLIES TO OTHER LINKS.Book Promotion – 31,839 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/BookPromotion – The purpose of this group is to enable authors to promote their books, to readers of all tastes. What it is NOT for is the promotion and sale of anything other than books. If you post ads for anything else, you and your post will be removed – permanently. Author pages and other posts related to publishing and book business are permitted. (Operated by BestSeller Publishing; email: rebecca@bestsellerpublishing.org, Rebecca Grosch)Authors – 30,575 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/179494068820033 – Anything about writing. Stories, experiences, advice and tips. Any new books, promotions or book cover designs.Books, Blogs, Readers & Writers – 29,409 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/1738820499716120 – We are here to have crazy book lovers, amazing literary bloggers, avid readers and passionate writers, all at one place. Feel free to share your works (Literature), your reading experience... anything and everything related to LITERATURE!Online Book Publicity Group – 28,556 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/online.book.publicity – Operated by Substance Books. But members can post about their books.Amazon Kindle Goodreads – 25,125 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/kindle.goodreads – This group is for people who own Amazon Kindle and want to share their recommendations for books they recent read and liked, or chat about their favorite authors etc.Promote KDBook! Free! – 24,128 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/promotekdbook – Promote Your Kindle Book. Glad to have you with us. Wishing you every continued success.Indie Author Book Promotion Page – 23,797 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/571135069563269 – Welcome to the open group for Indie Author book promotions. Share the links for author pages and books on your wall as well!Freelance Writers – 23,561 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/2351373470 – This group is for all the freelance writers out there. Please share experiences, works or job postings.Authors and Book Lovers Discussion Group – 23,293 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/authorspostyourbooks – This is a discussion group for authors and book lovers to chat about their favorite books. All Authors are welcome to promote here!Kindle Publishers – 23,211 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/512098985483106 – Kindle ebooks only. New members please do make an introductory post so we can all know who you are, what you do, where you are from, etc. Feel free to include contact information like website or email or facebook page links. I do allow, indeed I encourage, self–promotion, advertising links, even affiliate links, in most of my groups. If not, it is clearly stated in the pinned post (No second chances for those groups!), but those promotional posts, comments, or links must be on topic for the group. If it's relevant, feel free to share it, whether commercial or otherwise. If you post about the same book, theme, plugin, etc. more than once, do so only with reasonable frequency. Some groups have more traffic than others. Your book should not show up more than about once in 6 to 10 screens.Book Reviews & Promotion – 22,232 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/148313988694907 – Post books, including those for sale (Sale Posts).Authors, Reviewers, & Book Lovers – 22,142 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/BooksLuvers – Post only things that are book related, this includes book reviews, book promos as well as author sites, blogs, and Facebook pages, etc.Book Promotions – 21,961 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/623206594363552 – This group is for promoting books of all kinds. Including poetry. Feel free to put up any book you have written or like.Where Authors Begin – 21,273 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/516756898457588 – No promo posts – this is a group to support the writing process, not to promote your books. Posting covers of your books are also considered promo. If you want to share the art, share the art, but if you post the full cover, regardless of its context, it will be deleted. Blog post links about the writing craft allowed.Ebooks N Books Promos Group – 20,359 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/eBooksBooksPromo – The purpose of this group is to enable authors to promote their books, to readers of all tastes. What it is NOT for is the promotion and sale of anything other than books. If you post ads for anything else, you and your post will be removed – permanently. Author pages and other posts related to publishing and book business are permitted. (Operated by BestSeller Publishing; email: rebecca@bestsellerpublishing.org, Rebecca Grosch).Writers and Readers – 20,335 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/writersandreaders – Post questions about books and recommend books and where writers can interact with readers.Novelspot Readers – 19,589 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/NovelspotRecommendsbooks – We're all about the books? Authors, your brags go here! Contests you're in! BUT If you're an author and want to TALK WRITING with authors, publishers and editors, join Novelspot on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Novelspotters.Author Promo and Book Sales Group – 19,453 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/147716185430164 – Post your book covers, links to where the book can be purchased, as well as a log line of what your book is about to try to get readers interested.Creative Writing – 19,448 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/wherecreativitylives – No rules.Promote Kindle Book++ – 18,740 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/1084582441578359 – Promote your Kindle book free.Writers Helping Writers – 18,565 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/mikegeffnerpresentswritershelpingwriter – New members are encouraged to introduce themselves, tell a little about yourself, how you got started writing, the type of genre you work in (sci–fi? romance? historical fiction? non–fiction?) and other interesting trivia, but no links to your books or "please buy my book" posts will be allowed.Authors Promoting Authors – 18,498 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/apablog – Authors Promoting Authors community group. This group serves as a forum for discussion, promotion and sharing. Please be respectful.Authors, Agents, and Aspiring Writers – 18,349 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/204725947524 – You are free to promo new releases, your books, your writing blogs, your thoughts on writing and asking for help from others to improve your craft. If you have information that you think will be beneficial to writers, please share. Please do not post the same link/cover/promo more than once a day. This includes promotional services. If you post six different authors in a day, you're flooding the wall and making your promo more like spam.Books, Readers and Authors – 17,903 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/BOOKS.READERS.and.AUTHORS – All of us are either readers, reviewers, or authors. Let’s celebrate our reading experiences and out books!There’s an eBook in the Room – 17,659 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/126014020784739 – A room full of eBook enthusiasts and their eReaders. Featuring the very best in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, There's an eBook in the Room is your guide to great reading!Cheekypee Promote Your Books – 17,519 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/2friendspromatewithauthors – This is a UK based group. Feel free to advertise your book/books, but please DO NOT SPAM the group with post after post with your books. Respect others in the group. Everyone wants to advertise their books, so please do not bump posts or arrange your friends to do so. People are FREE TO COMMENT on your post but not by prior arrangement just to move your post up. We do not endorse or encourage REVIEW SWAPS within this group, what you do outside of this group is up to you.Amazon Kindle/eBook Readers – 17,477 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/129536203777715 – The group promotes not only ebooks but also paperback copies...some recommended reads.Celebrating Authors – 16,721 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/157960580960255 – In this group, shameless SELF–PROMOTION is not only welcomed, it’s encouraged––and the point! Give a hook line and the link to your book.There are, of course, more such groups, some of which have grown much larger in the past few years.LinkedIn also offers many similar groups that you can join.In any group you join, don’t be mercenary. Share first. Answer questions from others. Ask questions. Become a real member of the group. Talk about your book only within the legitimate answers you give to other people’s questions.And, of course, where allowed, you can always include an author signature with every post. Something like: John Kremer, author, 1001 Ways to Market Your BooksFor more Facebook group links and other resources, download the following Facebook Links PDF: https://bookmarketingbestsellers.com/wp-content/uploads/Facebook-Links-1.pdf9. Boost your social media posts. In other words, pay to get more people to see your social media posts and click through on them.Personally, I’m not a big fan of this suggestion. But that’s just because I’m cheap. I hate paying for traffic when I can get the traffic for free.On the other hand, I do understand that with many social media, the only way you’ll get much traffic is to pay for it. Facebook definitely works that way for most users. You have to pay for traffic. And it’s certainly still worth it to test Facebook ads to see if they will pay off for you in sending traffic to your sales pages.You will also get more traffic on Instagram and LinkedIn if you pay for that traffic.In my experience, you can get a ton of traffic from Pinterest without paying for it, but ads on Pinterest could be very effective in selling your books or other products. I would certainly test ads on all social media, including Pinterest.Facebook Ad Options: This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bookmarketing.substack.com/subscribe

After The After Show: A new podcast that directly follows The After Show with McKensie Stewart & Amy Shannon. Get your second dose of the duo that discusses all things literary, and brings a new element into their conversations with each other and with scheduled guests, and that revolve around “today's” hot topics.

After The After Show: A new podcast that directly follows The After Show with McKensie Stewart & Amy Shannon. Get your second dose of the duo that discusses all things literary, and brings a new element into their conversations with each other and with scheduled guests, and that revolve around “today's” hot topics.

After The After Show: A new podcast that directly follows The After Show with McKensie Stewart & Amy Shannon. Get your second dose of the duo that discusses all things literary, and brings a new element into their conversations with each other and with scheduled guests, and that revolve around “today's” hot topics.

This episode is all about popular book promotion ideas! What really makes you pick up a book to read it? A fun reel? Instagram pics? A blog post? We are chatting about commonly used promotion ideas!

After The After Show: A new podcast that directly follows The After Show with McKensie Stewart & Amy Shannon. Get your second dose of the duo that discusses all things literary, and brings a new element into their conversations with each other and with scheduled guests, and that revolve around “today's” hot topics.

After The After Show: A new podcast that directly follows The After Show with McKensie Stewart & Amy Shannon. Get your second dose of the duo that discusses all things literary, and brings a new element into their conversations with each other and with scheduled guests, and that revolve around “today's” hot topics.

After The After Show: A new podcast that directly follows The After Show with McKensie Stewart & Amy Shannon. Get your second dose of the duo that discusses all things literary, and brings a new element into their conversations with each other and with scheduled guests, and that revolve around “today's” hot topics.

After The After Show: A new podcast that directly follows The After Show with McKensie Stewart & Amy Shannon. Get your second dose of the duo that discusses all things literary, and brings a new element into their conversations with each other and with scheduled guests, and that revolve around “today's” hot topics.

If you listened to the previous episodes of this podcast, you'd know that I've been struggling to finish my next novel. By now, you're probably wondering what drama got in the way of me achieving my writing and publishing goals. In this show, I'll share a momentous writing update. On top of this, I discuss my fears and a surprising update on my Fussy Librarian book promotion. And, I discovered a great tool for self-published authors at a great price.So stay tuned for all of this and much more.Podcasts, Books, and Tools MentionedCheck Out the Show NotesThe Previous Episode Fussy LibrarianBetaReader.ioHeyBetaBetaBooksTry The Formatting Wizard Book Formatting Services for FREE **The Formatting Templates offered by my services. The Authorpreneur Podcast Community on FacebookSupport the show by buying me a coffeeWant the podcast straight to your inbox? My BooksMy Novella, Missing My Short Story, the LawnBecome a Beta Reader and Start Reading DuplicityEntitled to Murder on my blogEntitled to Murder on WattpadConnect with Me on Social MediaTwitter: @WriterADHayFacebook: www.facebook.com/authorpreneurpodcastFB group: The Authorpreneur Podcast CommunityInstagram: @authorpreneurpodcastYouTube: www.youtube.com/c/authorpreneurpodcast/videosGoodreads: www.goodreads.com/authoradhay* This is an affiliate link where I receive a very small commission if you purchase this product.** This is a service offered by me

After The After Show: A new podcast that directly follows The After Show with McKensie Stewart & Amy Shannon. Get your second dose of the duo that discusses all things literary, and brings a new element into their conversations with each other and with scheduled guests, and that revolve around “today's” hot topics. Rerun of Chapter 2 Episode 12  

During May and June, I experimented with more low budget book promotions on a 99 cent sale on my first-in-series novella, Missing. Naturally, things didn't go as expected. In this episode, I dive into why I believe my low budget book promotions went horribly wrong. But before I delve into all of that, I discuss what I achieved in terms of writing and share a milestone that I've hit with writing the Candidate. Plus, I discuss the progress I made with Duplicity. Also, I made an interesting discovery concerning book reviews on Amazon. And I share an update on the new income stream that I've added to my business, as well as some lessons learned.So stay tuned for all of this and much more. Podcasts, Books, and Tools MentionedCheck Out the Show Notes The previous episodeBook AngelAwesome GangBook DoggyJust Kindle BooksBook Runes ***Reddit: Handling foreign language in your fictional writing?Reddit: How do I convey another language in a dialogue section?Blog Post: How to Use Foreign Languages in FictionBlog Post: 5 Ways To Incorporate Multiple Languages Into Your Fantasy NovelStack Exchange: How to use Foreign Words and Provide Translation in NovelOther Useful LinksTry The Formatting Wizard Book Formatting Services for FREE **The Formatting Templates offered by my services **Looking for an affordable premade book cover? ** The Authorpreneur Podcast Community on FacebookWant the podcast straight to your inbox?Be on the PodcastSupport the show by buying me a coffeeThe Book Nerd Red Bubble store **My BooksMy Novella, Missing My Short Story, the LawnBecome a Beta Reader and Start Reading DuplicityRead Entitled to Murder on my blogOr, read Entitled to Murder on WattpadConnect with Me on Social MediaTwitter: @WriterADHayFacebook: www.facebook.com/authorpreneurpodcastFB group: The Authorpreneur Podcast CommunityInstagram: @authorpreneurpodcastYouTube: www.youtube.com/c/authorpreneurpodcast/videosGoodreads: www.goodreads.com/authoradhayExtra Details* This is an affiliate link where I receive a tiny commission if you purchase this product.** This is a service or product offered by me*** Please note: Book Runes didn't get back to me or communicate with me until the night before the promotion was due to run, chasing payment. I received no other communication from this company.

We are thrilled to be joined by our friend and Becky's high school classmate, Barb Roose! In this episode, Barb shares her best book marketing secrets and tools, as well as ideas for promoting your book during the upcoming holiday season. https://bit.ly/3d37vS9 (Click here) for our show notes. Please feel free to send a message to Becky and Christy to share your thoughts!

This episode of the IPG Podcast welcomes Wade Lucas of BookBub to discuss the most effective ways to promote books, especially during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown. As well as discussing trends in consumer behaviour for publishers to follow, Wade shares ideas for improving publishers' engagement with readers and increasing the visibility of content online.

Social media platforms are doing everything they can to keep people on them. And that's not good news for self published authors' book promotions. I explain what native social media is and how it will change your book marketing tactics. YouTube video: https://youtu.be/iqjHxkeO_Jk Timestamp show notes (click on timestamp to view segment on YouTube): 0:42 What are native social media posts? 2:22 How native social media trend impacts your marketing 3:27 Why native social media trend is happening 6:41 Why social media is emphasizing live content 7:57 What should self published authors do about native social media trend? Blog: What are Native Social Media Posts? http://hub.me/amMia  

Swag, which is slang for imprinted promotional products and merchandise, can be very effective for marketing. But when it comes to self published books, it can be a huge money waster. I explain why in this episode. YouTube video: https://youtu.be/i6IR1I16KMM Timestamp show notes (click timestamp to view segment on YouTube): 0:25 What is swag? 1:38 Why promotional products ads are deceiving 4:17 How would you send swag to your readers? 5:54 You don't make enough to justify buying promotional products for your books 7:51 Why it's illogical to reward readers with promotional products 9:18 My book, SWAG: How to Choose and Use Promotional Products for Marketing Your Business Read these tips on my blog: https://toughnickel.com/self-employment/Book-Promotions-Using-Swag-What-You-Need-to-Know Listen to a FREE sample of my audio book, SWAG: How to Choose and Use Promotional Products for Marketing Your Business, on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/B07FXZ2DDQ/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-123241&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_123241_rh_us Or get SWAG on Amazon in print or eBook at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J1RP5H6

In this "Ask the Expert" Edition, join us for an insightful and informative interview with PR Guru & Brand Expert Pam Perry as she shares with us some effective and successful keys to marketing and promoting your books. Pam Perry is an award-winning communications professional. She has been called by Publishers Weekly a "PR Guru" and featured in many major publications, and on more than 100 radio and TV programs. She also has a 20-year career expertise in marketing, public relations and journalism in Detroit. After working with Pam, her clients have been featured on CNN, TBN, The Word Network, Radio One, Oprah Magazine, Tom Joyner Morning Show, Essence, Ebony, Black Enterprise, PBS - and many other major media outlets. Her clients have been offered major publishing contracts, and have created successful full-time careers as "authorpreneurs" earning six-figures.??? Needless to say, if you are a first-time author, seasoned professional or looking to write your first book, this is definitely the interview for you. PLUS, we also have Special Guest Pastor Anthony Shannon who also joined us for the show to discuss a very powerful event coming up this Saturday, April 13th called "The Breakfast of Champions." This event will feature dynamic speakers, powerful and anointed prayers as well as a delectable array of food for you to enjoy as well. For information about this upcoming event text "WWA" to 71441. ' PLUS, we are going to be discussing some of the week's hottest topics including MSU making to the Final 4 and is their season a failure if they didn't win a title. We discuss and a whole lot more on this edition of the Thinking Out Loud Radio Show. 

One big piece of launching that I don't see a lot of people talking about is how to judge the success of your book promotions, specifically your paid promotions. This is part of a series on how I moved from making under $100/month self-publishing on Amazon to consistently over four-figures a month within a year.  One of the investments I made as I launched my pen name last year was paid book promotions. I dabbled in Facebook ads and AMS ads, but the main bulk of my spending was in email promotions. These sites have built up email lists full of readers and send emails out to those readers with your book in them. Email sells books and I've seen a good return from this! However, it's not that simple. I'm going to share tips on how to tell if your book promotions are actually successful.  Before I get there, it's important to note that many of the sites have requirements. You may need a certain number of reviews and your book may need to be discounted to a certain degree.  For more details on paid promotions, you can check out this post: Launching Part 3: Paid Promotions How to Judge the Success of Your Book Promotions Choose Wisely All of these sites are not the same! Just because a site costs a lot doesn't mean that it will have the best results.  Look for genre-specific lists Sign up for the email lists-- does it truncate the email? Ask other authors in your genre Realize that established isn't always better They should have responsive customer service Test and Track If you don't note how the sales work, you may not realize which sites to use again and which ones to avoid.  Try doing one per day Make note if you also have a newsletter swap that day When you start out, it's best not to run FB or other ads at the same time Track it over time and by book title (ex: billionaire vs other books) Know How to Read Results It's often not a dollar for dollar thing. If I spend $25 on a promotion, I would love to make $25 back, but sometimes it's more complex.  Other book sales that week Sales over a few days' time Pagereads over that week (if you're in KU) Ranking on Amazon, which gets you more visibility & organic sales Email list sign-ups that week One sale might turn into a READER, not just a sale When it comes to paid promotions, these email list promotions have been very successful for me, but I've seen them fluctuate over time per book. I'm not going to stop tracking the sales, because I don't want to waste my money!  Other things you need to consider: If your book cover doesn't look professional and/or fit the genre, you won't make sales. If you only have ONE book, you won't have a backlist to help you make more sales from the promotion. If your book is not part of a series, you won't make as many other sales from the promotion. If your book is part of a series that has to be read in order and is NOT the first book, you won't have as much success.  I hope that this helps you not waste your time and your MONEY on paid promotions. If you aren't sure where to find these sites, you can check out these lists: Reedsy's list of Book Promotion Sites Kindlepreneur's list of Book Promotion Sites RELATED LINKS How to Sell Books on Amazon How to Use Newsletter Swaps A Simple Book Launch Framework The Create If Writing Facebook Group

In this episode Chris interviews Ricardo Fayet, one of the founders of Reedsy, about their new Book Promotions Services data base. This searchable data base helps authors find specific promotions that fit their platform level, their budget, and their goals. Show Notes & Links: -What in the heck is Reedsy? -Sorting through the Book Promotions Services data base by criteria. -How was the Reedsy list curated? -Is a BookBub Featured Deal really worth the investment? -What are the best alternatives to a BookBub Featured Deal? -Why a lack of budget shouldn't stop you from applying for a BookBub Featured Deal. -What is the value of running free promotions? -Ricardo's smarty pants tips: why authors don't need to be doing everything. Links - Click 'em they're live: Reedsy.com website Reedsy Book Promotions Tool 2019 Link to Becca's new nonfiction book (a sneak peek) Link to find out more about Chris' online course, The Content Formula: a Blueprint for Fan Engagement  

In this episode we visit with the founder of Written Word Media Ricci Wolman and discuss all things book promotions: when to do them, why to do them, how to do them, and more. Show Notes & Links -Meet Ricci Wolman, the founder of Written Word Media.  -How Written Word's two main programs, BargainBooksy and FreeBooksy, are different and when you might want to use each. -What kind of return do authors get from a free book promotion? Is making money the only reason to run a promotion? -What is the difference between running just a one-off promotion for a book and stacking promotions together? -Why a discount promotion is like the hammer in a toolbox and why you need the whole toolbox for a successful book business.  -Why it's important to plan ahead for all your book promotions. Links: Click 'em, they're live! Click here for Written Word Media's main site and blog - lots of information on book marketing here. Learn about Red Feather Romance promotions for steamy contemporary romance books Follow Written Word Media on Facebook There's still time to enroll in Chris' Content Formula Class to take your online content to the next level. See some author testimonials here.  

In Episode 20 of Beyond Writing, host Dachary Carey talks about what it means to stack book promotions to increase...

The third installment of our three-part series on how to to find the best book promotions to sell your books.  Show Notes & Links: - Two guidelines you need before you set out to buy a book promotion. -A list of the items you need to research before you buy a promotion and a copy of the Book Promotion Value Index. The list is in the link to tools and resources for the series here. Catch up by listening to the first two episodes in the series here (38 and 39). In this episode: -We start with a couple recent news items that concern authors and book marketing -How to match a potential book promotion to your marketing goal--all promotions are not created equal. -Two guidelines you need to start with before you buy a promotion -A list of items to research before you buy (on resources page listed above) -Why Fiverr might not be the best place to buy book marketing promotions -A preview of next weeks episode with Honoree Corder and Brian Meeks -The difference between promotions that offer reach and those that increase engagement. -An explanation of the Book Promotion Value Index (link on resource page above) Be sure and share the episode with author friends on your Facebook page and in Facebook author forum pages. Thanks much!

In this episode Chris explains the three cardinal rules of book promotions that will help insure every promotion you run hits the mark. Show Notes & Links: -The Three Cardinal Rules of Book Promotions (ignore them at your own peril): When choosing a book promotion always consider value before cost. If you copy what another author does, you may not get the same results. You can get success with a free book promotion but sometimes you have to spend money to make money. -Before you set out to copy another author's promotion always compare these two sets of data markers:  Basic data markers of comparison: Audience potential reach Social media engagement rates Other author's platform level Data markers of the promotion you want to copy: Genre Goal of the promotion Budget Links: Examples of good data driven marketing solution books: Chris Fox's Six Figure Author and Launch to Market The Prosperous Writer's Guide to Making More Money by Honoree Corder and Brian Meeks -Chris' closed Facebook group, SMART Marketing for Authors -Chris' premium online course, Mastering Online Book Marketing for Authors -Book Promotion Value Matrix and Data Markers on cksyme.com -Podcast episode 30: Author Platform Levels -Podcast episode 37: Roni Loren on Building Loyal Fan Groups -Link to comment on question of the week:       

In this episode, we talked with author and podcaster, Jamie Davis. He shared his experiences with how he got a BookBub promotion after many rejections, and how he maximized this promotional opportunity and was able to add thousands to his mailing list. The post Ep 099: “Maximizing Book Promotions” first appeared on Book Marketing Tools Blog.

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In this replay episode, we look back at our interview with bestselling author, Martin Crosbie, who discussed free book promotions, how to handle negative reviews, the types of marketing that are currently working for him, and more. The post Replay 012: “Free Book Promotions & More” first appeared on Book Marketing Tools Blog.

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On this solo episode of the podcast, I’m tackling a topic that’s a little controversial in the indie children’s book world. You may have heard other self-published authors talk about giving away copies of their book for free and wondered, “Why the heck would I want to give away the book that I put so […]

My guest today is Brian Jud who started the CT Authors and Publishers Assoc in 1994. He is also an expert and speaker on book marketing. He is also the Executive Director of Small Pub Assoc of North America (SPAN). So much to talk about for one show, which is sure to be crammed with useful information.