Why Did I Choose To Focus On Paranormal Romance For My First Self-Published Novel? I’ve had a string of conversations about writing since I took my first leap into self-publishing. One question that often comes up is why I chose to focus on paranormal romance. I just don’t look like the type of person who […]
Your Book’s Interior Design And Formatting
Many authors don’t even think about the interior design and formatting of their books. Yet it is critically important to your readers, AND to the sales of your books. Formatting refers to the way you enter paragraph and line breaks, indents, spaces, and punctuation marks. It includes the typefaces you use as well as how […]
How To Use Publisher Rocket To Sell More Books
Boost Sales with Publisher Rocket Are you looking for ways to boost your book earnings and save time on data research? Publisher Rocket can help solve your problems and increase your book earnings with fast, effective keyword searches. This fantastic tool is designed to help self-publishers build a solid and profitable book business based on […]
Marketing, Exposure and Sales
Today I got a message from one of my customers. I could hear the “pain” underlying her questions simply because I too have experienced (and still do experience) that same level of pain and frustration. I think that in my correspondence with her I had been blithering on and on about exposure. So she […]
How To SELL Your Book Using The “Look Inside” Feature
Are you using Amazon’s “Look Inside” feature to the Max? Are you using it to sell your book? Are you using it to grab readers names for your list, or send them to your website? Smart book marketers use the “look inside” feature to: encourage readers to hit the BUY button show potential buyers what […]
The one thing that is sure to kill sales is BAD GRAMMAR and TYPOS
Take a look at these scathing reviews. 2-star review The concept was excellent. The execution fell through on many levels. He kept using there instead of their. I had to stop reading. . 1-star review Wish I had opened this book sooner, I would have asked for my money back. Very poor English usage. Even […]
Have You Fallen In Love With Your Book Cover?
I know you’ve seen some HIDEOUS book covers. I’ve certainly encountered my share of awful covers and can’t help wondering, “What are they THINKING?“ Back in the far distant past, when I was publishing “paper books” a customer said to me, “I could see your book across the entire room, it just popped out at […]
The ONLY Purpose of Your Book Description is to SELL
Are your books selling? If not, it could be that your book marketing “package” needs some fixing. First of all you need a great cover. The cover has to be readable in the smallest size shown on Amazon. Once a potential buyer clicks on the cover image, they will either read the book “description,” or […]
Add The LOOK INSIDE Widget To Your Author Blog or Website
Kindle Instant Previews (aka Look Inside) Kindle Instant Previews allows you to embed full samples of your books directly onto your blog or website. The preview is similar to the Look Inside on your Amazon sales page. Look Inside lets customers preview samples of both kindle and print books before making a purchase. Not only does […]
Is Your Book Description Doing Its Job?
Your book description can kill any chance you ever had of making a sale OR it can have potential buyers clicking the BUY button! Which would YOU rather? The three most important elements on your Kindle Sales page are Your book cover Your book description Reviews Your Book Description is Your OPPORTUNITY to SELL […]