Book marketing
Producing a professional book is no easy thing, but selling it is even harder! On the Reedsy Blog, we share the latest book marketing trends and inspiration to make the process a bit easier.
How I Failed at Promoting my Novel with Amazon Advertising
May 12, 2016 – Book Marketing
At Reedsy, we like to stay on top of new marketing opportunities for authors. We covered Product Hunt Books when they launched. Advertising on Amazon (via Amazon Marketing Services) is not “new”, however, it is still, largely, an untapped resource for authors. In this guest post, indie author Eli... Read more →
Written Word Media: An Awesome Ad Platform for Authors
Mar 10, 2016 – Book Marketing
One of the questions we get most often at Reedsy is: "where can I promote my book". You're probably already familiar with Bookbub, but their exclusivity makes it hard for the emerging author to get a promotion with them. This is where Written Word Media come in: another proven ad platform for aut... Read more →
Getting Your Book Coverage in the National Press
Jan 21, 2016 – Book Marketing
This is a guest post by Douglas Wight, freelance journalist, author, publisher and book serialization specialist. He explains how authors can get book coverage in the national press… and get paid for it! Book Coverage: Making A Splash How many “likes”, how many “followers”, how’s your “discoverab... Read more →
Getting "Traction" for Your Books — Interviewing Justin Mares
Nov 06, 2015 – Book Marketing
“Most startups don't fail at building a product. Most startups fail at getting traction.” — Traction Book The same can be said of books. Most authors don’t fail at writing a book, they fail at finding their readers and selling the book to them. This is why we’ve always stressed how authors and st... Read more →
Publishing a Fundraising Field Guide, by Carlos Eduardo Espinal
Aug 14, 2015 – Book Marketing
Three days ago, we experienced the mixture of fear, excitement and fascination that comes with a book launch. We released our very first book under the Reedsy imprint: a Fundraising Field Guide, by Carlos Eduardo Espinal, partner at Seedcamp (Europe’s #1 Acceleration Fund). Reedsy is not really ... Read more →
Pinterest for authors: a step-by-step guide
Jul 28, 2015 – Book Marketing
Pinterest is the social media site that has every wannabe chef and bride-to-be totally hooked. It allows users to “pin their interests” to create virtual scrapbooks filled with hundreds of inspirational images: recipes, vacation destinations, home decor, wedding details, etc. With about 70 millio... Read more →
Is It Worth Partnering With A Book Marketer?
Apr 13, 2015 – Book Marketing
Expert book marketer Mike Doane explains why it can be a good idea for authors to partner with a book marketer, and how to do it in a fair way. Read more →
"Keep Going" — An Interview with #1 Amazon Bestsellers Mark Edwards and Louise Voss
Mar 25, 2015 – Book Marketing
Success doesn’t happen overnight. It is often the result of hard work put in over the years. And Mark Edwards and Louise Voss’ success story tells us as much. They are known for being the first indie authors to ever reach #1 on Amazon.co.uk back in 2011. Now with Amazon Publishing, their latest b... Read more →
Reader Magnets and Amazon SEO — Nick Stephenson on Author Marketing
Mar 09, 2015 – Book Marketing
Last update: 07/06/2017 “You’ve got to think about what the benefit is for the reader.” This is what author marketing is all about, according to bestselling author Nick Stephenson, who we have the pleasure of interviewing today. We first reached out to Nick over a year ago, when he had started ... Read more →
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