Draft2Digital just sent out an email touting their new Reading List feature. I know, I know, you’re probably thinking this is just a copy of a GoodReads list, but as...Continue reading
Category: Marketing
BookFunnel Adds Buy Buttons to Landing Pages
Remember how InstaFreebie re-branded last year as Prolific Works with the apparent goal of launching new services? That has so far proven to be a nothing burger, but Prolific Works’...Continue reading
Bookbub Branches Out, Now Offers Audiobook Deals in Partnership with Findaway
Bookbub has launched a new deals service to sell publisher audiobooks. On Tuesday they announced they had partnered with Findaway to launch Chirp, a site where you can buy discounted...Continue reading
Reedsy Launches a Book Discovery Service
In a time when many authors buy Facebook and Amazon ads to catch the attention of readers, Reedsy is launching a book discovery service called Reedsy Discovery. Throwing humility to...Continue reading
Barnes & Noble Launches Ad Portal in B&N Press
Barnes & Noble sure likes to send mixed messages. They may have stopped promoting the Nook with in-store signage, but at the same time the B&N Press team is still...Continue reading
Amazon Drops Product Display Ads, Launches Lockscreen Ads for Authors
Over the past few months I have been hearing rumors of Amazon changing its ad program while at the same time I’ve been seeing indie titles show up in lock...Continue reading
How to Set Up and Edit Your Amazon.com Author Profile
UPDATE: This post is out of date. Amazon has updated its author portal. KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) is widely seen as a self-publishing portal. This is funny both because publishers...Continue reading
Guest Post: Why Snail Mail is Still Effective in the Age of the Internet
Now that brands can reach consumers through emails, texts, and social media, the idea of sending a physical postcard or promotional letter is obsolete, right? Actually, the above statement couldn’t...Continue reading
Are Email Verification/Validation Services Worth the Cost?
If you hang around where business people (this includes authors) talk about marketing, the topic of mailing lists will come up a lot, and every so often someone will ask...Continue reading
Guest Post: Five Things Readers Consider When Choosing Their Next Book
For many authors, the best way to get your book to sell can sometimes be a mystery. Everywhere you look, different people suggest different things; making it hard to know...Continue reading
Instafreebie to Rebrand as Prolific Works
The free ebook distribution service Instafreebie announced on Monday that they rebranding the company on 1 October in anticipation of a pivot to provide new services. Instafreebie sent out an...Continue reading
Grow Your Author Mailing List with These 7 Essential Tools
You’ve heard over and over that the best way to promote your author career is a robust mailing list. This is true no matter the product, the business model, or the...Continue reading
Nate’s Big List of Email Service Companies
Social media and crowd-funding may be getting all the hype, but frankly the most effective way to make a sale or build an audience is through mailing lists. You can...Continue reading
Seven Drop Dead Simple Ways Authors Can Grow Their Audience in 20 Minutes or less
One of the first – and possibly the most important – things authors learn about developing their writing career is that marketing is not something you can just do once...Continue reading
Nate’s Big List of eBook Market Analytic Tools
Finding the right niche / genre / keywords to market your book, and then parsing the sales data once your ebook is on the market, can mean the difference between...Continue reading