by Caroline O'Connell & Joe Wehinger | Mar 22, 2018 | Articles, Marketing, Setting Up For Sales, Social Media, Tips from the Pros
Facebook offers authors a simple, yet multi-faceted, platform to reach a worldwide audience and sell their books. We’ve come a long way from the days of being dependent on a publisher for distribution and sales. Thank goodness. It is now incumbent on authors to...
by Bethany Brown | Mar 7, 2018 | Articles, Setting Up For Sales
Once you have finalized your editing, design, and production, it’s time to set the price for your book. This part of the publishing process can be both challenging and overwhelming. It’s also a part of the process where authors and publishers can make big mistakes....
by Heidi K. Rojek | Jan 10, 2018 | Articles, Marketing, Public Relations/Services, Setting Up For Sales
By Ross Rojek Recently, an author we’re working with wanted to know how we could help him sell more books, but didn’t want to do anything with social media. “Facebook doesn’t sell books, Amazon does!” was his statement. This brings up a whole host of issues that I...
by Brian Feinblum, Media Connect | Jan 3, 2018 | Articles, Book Reviews, Marketing, Pre-Publication, Setting Up For Sales
I recently met a potential author who seemingly has a lot going for him – great credentials, a timely subject, something useful to offer, and connections to A-list stars. He asked me what I thought authors need to do to be successful, and thought it seems like he...
by Mari Selby, Selby ink | Oct 11, 2017 | Articles, Setting Up For Sales
Bookstores are not your only option. Think outside the box. It’s October, if you start creating an action plan now, you can still take advantage of Holiday gift giving. All books qualify as potential gifts – nonfiction for students and seekers, and fiction for those...
by Scott Lorenz, Westwind Communications | Sep 21, 2017 | Articles, Setting Up For Sales
For most self-published authors, it is extremely difficult to get book stores to buy their books. There are many issues that stand in the way, including distribution, returns, payments, and the quality of the book. Many authors have complained to me about the time,...
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