Category Archives: Advertising

Discussing advertising options for ebooks

The Art of the Amazon Sale: Improving Rankings, Selling More Books, and Gaining Exposure

I’m not a master marketer. I never hand someone a business card unless they ask, I rarely plug my titles on Twitter and Facebook, and if I had to sell my books face-to-face I doubt I’d have moved more than … Continue reading

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The Fussy Librarian: A New Book Recommendation Site (and advertising option)

As authors, we’re always trying to find ways to get the word out about our work, and as readers, we’re always looking for good new books to try. The Fussy Librarian is a new site that offers a little of … Continue reading

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My Experience Advertising My Ebook with BookBub

We’ve talked about advertising here before — in fact one of my earliest posts covered my experiments with buying Goodreads ads — and whether it’s an effective way to promote one’s books. In most cases, it’s not worth it, with … Continue reading

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Does Facebook Advertising Work? (One Author’s Experience)

Last week, I wrote a post on how Facebook advertising works, but what you’re all wondering is if Facebook advertising works. For example, if you’re a self-published author, can you a) use Facebook to sell more copies of your books … Continue reading

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How Facebook Advertising Works for Authors

You spend years writing, editing, and polishing your first book, and when it’s finally published, all you’re worried about is whether people will like it. You don’t worry about whether people will buy it or even know it exists. But … Continue reading

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Does Advertising Work for Authors? (AKA We Wanna Sell More Books, Dagnabit)

I never thought I’d get a chance to work “dagnabit” into the title of a blog post (or, you know, anywhere), but it seemed to be an appropriate euphemism for the occasion. I asked what folks wanted to hear about … Continue reading

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Goodreads Advertising Results and Tips on Creating Campaigns

Warning: this post is long and rambling. Read at your own discretion. There are a lot of challenges as an indie ebook author, but perhaps the biggest is being found. As I’ve mentioned before, nobody is going to stumble across … Continue reading

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Kindle Nation Sponsorship Results

As I mentioned Sunday, I purchased a Kindle Nation sponsorship for The Emperor’s Edge, a full-length fantasy novel priced at $2.99. Kindle Nation has several advertising options, and I went with #1: “free book alert sponsorship.” To qualify, your book … Continue reading

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