Tag Archives: Book Marketing

Analyzing a Mid-List Series (keys to success and room for improvement)

It’s been about six months since I published Republic, the last installment in my Emperor’s Edge series (technically, the series finished a year and a half ago with Forged in Blood II and Republic was dealing with a new story line). … Continue reading

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Are Facebook “Promoted Posts” Ever Worth It for Authors?

I’ve talked a lot about buying sponsorships on book blogs and mailing lists such as Bookbub, Ereader News Today, Pixel of Ink, and sites of that ilk, but I haven’t covered pay-per-click advertising much, not since a very early (three years old … Continue reading

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For New Indie Authors: What I Would Do if I Were Starting Today

Sometimes when you give publishing and marketing advice on your blog, you get a little resistance from new self publishers. But you’ve been doing this for 3+ years. You have a fan base already. You have heaps of books out … Continue reading

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How Do You Stay Excited About Marketing and Book Promotions as the Years Pass?

This Christmas will mark my three-year anniversary in the e-publishing arena. I put out my first novel, The Emperor’s Edge, in December of 2010. I did book blog tours, submitted to review sites, started this blog, started a newsletter, built … Continue reading

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How To Win Followers and Influence Readers on Wattpad

I’ve had a few folks write guests posts about Wattpad in the last year and I keep running across news stories on Wattpad authors getting picked up by publishers, so it must be the place to be right now. At … Continue reading

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Amazon KDP Select for eBook Promotion, Yea or Nay?

I’ve avoided Amazon’s KDP Select Program since the beginning because it requires exclusivity (you can only sell your books at Amazon as long as you’re enrolled). It came out a year after I started publishing, and I already had readers … Continue reading

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How Leeland Artra Is Rocking the Amazon Sales Charts with His First Book

If you asked me how many sales you could expect to get on your first book, I’d probably say something like, “Well, if you want to make money, it’s more important to think about a career and to plan to … Continue reading

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Book Promotion Advice from Popular Indie Fantasy Author Joseph Lallo

Today I’ve got a guest post for you guys from fellow indie fantasy author Joseph Lallo. He’s had a lot of success with his fantasy series (The Book of Deacon is the first and is available for free at Amazon, … Continue reading

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