Tag Archives: book reviews

How Do You Get Book Reviews? (and related questions)

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Lindsay

It’s no secret that reviews play a big role in helping people decide whether or not they should buy a book. It’s a form of social proof–in the absence of other information, we’ll rely on the opinions and actions of … Continue reading →

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How to Make Money as a Book Blogger Part 5: Affiliate Links

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Lindsay

It’s time for a new post in the “How to Make Money as a Book Blogger” series, and today we’re getting to the good stuff, the actual making of the money! In previous installments, we set up our blog, and … Continue reading →

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How to Make Money as a Book Blogger Part 4: Building Traffic

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Lindsay

Yes, it’s time for the next installment of the series that started with How to Make Money as a Book Blogger Pt. 1. In the last post, we talked about using keywords to create titles and content that would help … Continue reading →

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How to Make Money as a Book Blogger Part 2: Blog Setup

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Lindsay

As promised in “How to Make Money as a Book Blogger Part 1,” it’s time to get down to business. Today we’re covering where to start a blog, choosing a user-friendly theme and layout (just say no to excessive widgets, … Continue reading →

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How to Make Money as a Book Blogger Part 1

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Lindsay

This is the introduction in what will be a series of posts on making money blogging about books and ebooks. My intent is to do about ten posts covering starting a blog, building traffic, and earning money through affiliate programs … Continue reading →

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Three Ways to Make Extra Money with Your Author Blog

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Lindsay

You’re selling three books a day, but it’s not quite enough to pay the bills yet. Drat! If you’ve been blogging and working at building traffic (you have been doing these things, riiiiight?), there are some ways you could earn … Continue reading →

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Ebook Reviews: Are They Vital to Sales?

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Lindsay

A new ebook author on the Kindleboards asked if reviews are vital to ebook sales. To me, the answer seems obvious (yes), since I doubt I’d buy an ebook from an indie author without several reviews posted on Amazon. Heck, … Continue reading →

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Make Money Selling Other People’s Ebooks with the SmashWords Affiliate Program

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Lindsay

If you’ve ever tried to make money online, you’ve doubtlessly heard of affiliate programs. For those who haven’t, it’s the internet version of working on commission. If you’ve got a blog, book review site, etc., you could make a few … Continue reading →

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