Tag Archives: selling books

How to Increase Sales at Apple iBooks

Before I jump into this post, I have to disclose that Apple is my #4 earner and that while I always sell books there, I’m not a rock star by any means. (For me, sales at Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes & … Continue reading

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Pre-Orders, Sticking on Amazon, and Hitting Best Seller Lists

For a while now, you’ve been able to upload your ebook early on Amazon, Kobo, Apple, and some of the other sites, listing it for pre-order 90 days (Amazon) to a year (iBooks) ahead of time, as many of the … Continue reading

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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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How Can You Sell More Books Through Your Blog?

A lot of authors start blogs because of a vague notion that they should, that it’s part of “building a platform” and that it can help sell more books. Is it? Can it? Sure, though, for fiction authors in particular, … Continue reading

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3 Selling Tactics Authors Can Borrow from the Internet Marketing Gurus

Between the new wave of self-published authors and the traditional authors who are e-publishing their backlists, we have a whole slew of folks selling ebooks on their own now. More than ever, you have to think like a business person … Continue reading

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So, You Want to Sell More Books at Amazon… [Part 1]

Over the next few days, I’m going to attempt to answer some of the questions authors ask in regards to book sales (specifically selling more of their books) at Amazon. If there’s anything you’re wondering about that’s related to this … Continue reading

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High Level vs Low Level Book Promotion Techniques

I’ve been contemplating a post on time management for authors (I know, scintillating summer reading), but I thought I’d define a couple of book-promotion ideas first so I can reference them in the later post. The ideas are high and … Continue reading

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