Marketing Novels
Take the Step: Move Forward on Your Book Marketing Plan
Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tip toe if you must, but take that step. This advice is so important for book authors. If you don’t take action (if you don’t take that step), your books won’t sell. Take a small step every day: […]
Selling More Books by Giving Books Away
Guest post by Meredith Allard When I published the first novel in my paranormal/historical trilogy, Her Dear & Loving Husband, in 2011, I was starting completely from scratch. I didn’t have a platform, a website, or really anything to recommend me or my book. As an independent book author, I don’t have unlimited funds to […]
Jeff Davidson: The Amazon Book Reviewer with an Agenda
Guest Post by Jeff Davidson An insidious trend is impacting authors, writers, poets, and all creative individuals everywhere. As a result of the Amazon.com review process, virtually anyone can post anything about any intellectual property at any time. Such postings can be made independently of whether or not one has actually, say, bought and read […]
Jeff Davidson: 10 Tips for Becoming a Successful Mainstream Author
Guest Post by Jeff Davidson 1. The success of a book is 10% content and 90% marketing. Unless the publishing house is behind your book, forget it. 2. The book publishing industry is agent driven. Agents sell the best books for the most money, with some few exceptions. Authors representing themselves hardly ever match this. 3. The […]