by Penny Sansevieri, Author Marketing Experts, Inc. | Feb 12, 2019 | Articles, Marketing, Self-Publishing, Setting Up For Sales, Social Media, Tips from the Pros
Does your website work as a book marketing tool? I pose this question at writer’s conferences quite often, and you’d be surprised how few people answer yes. The truth is, a lot of authors just don’t know if their website actually moves the sales needle. There are...
by Scott Lorenz, Westwind Communications | Jan 9, 2019 | Articles, Literary Agents, Marketing, Pre-Publication, Self-Publishing, Setting Up For Sales, Tips from the Pros
If you are a serious writer with high aspirations, then you’ll want to go to a writers’ conference. A writers’ conference is a think tank for authors to build on each other’s ideas and inspire new achievements in their own work. For the cost of lodging and...
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 Heidi K. Rojek | Mar 21, 2017 | Tips from the Pros
We asked more than 2,000 professional publicists what is the most important thing that each indie author should do when self-publishing a book. We were blown away with more than 100 responses, so we’re issuing a series of tips articles. This is our second...
by Heidi K. Rojek | Feb 20, 2017 | Tips from the Pros
We see hundreds of indie and self-published books every month here at City Book Review. Some authors are just testing the waters with their book; others take their publishing as a professional commitment. We get so many questions on how they can better prepare their...