book marketing

How to Successfully Hand-Sell Copies of Your Book by Bonnie McCune

Published on March 3, 2023 author, book marketing, self-publishing, traditional publishing

The best advice I got was from a community relations person at a Barnes & Noble was this: BE PREPARED TO HAND SELL.

Book Awards: Worth the Cost?

Published on March 2, 2023 book marketing, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, traditional publishing

They earn a LOT of money for the organizations, and usually cost a LOT of money for authors.

How to Use Breaking News Stories to Instantly Promote Your Website, Services, or Books

Published on March 2, 2023 book marketing, diversify your writing income, promoting your writing, writing career advice

How I creatively used the Alex Murdaugh murder trial to get more than 180K views on TikTok.

Can’t Easily Find Your Book on Amazon? Here’s Why!

Published on February 24, 2023 amazon, book marketing, complaints, write that book, writing career advice

Authors and other supplies get REALLY upset when it’s not easy to find their books or products on Amazon. Can’t Amazon simply “fix” their system to make it work? They can…but they WON’T. Here’s why…

How I Sold All 28,000 Copies of My Children’s Books by Cynthia Wylie

Published on February 17, 2023 author, book marketing, diversify your writing income, writing career advice

What I did to sell all 28,000 copies of my 5 children’s books.

SELF-PUBLISHING IN 2023? – How Many Book Sales Needed to Recoup Your Investment?

Published on December 12, 2022 amazon, author, author solutions, authorhouse, book marketing, bookbaby, bookstores, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, iuniverse, lulu, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice, xlibris

Considering self-publishing? How many copies would you need to sell to earn back your investment? Compare these 17 popular POD publishers!

ARE YOU A BARD, TOO? 10 Bits of Writing and Publishing Advice from the Famous Bard of the South, Rickey Pittman!

Published on December 8, 2022 article ideas, book marketing, diversify your writing income, promoting your writing, self-publishing, writing career advice

A bard’s life often proved to be a challenging life, as the bard experienced similar difficulties that authors face today: Making a living, building a reputation, dealing with difficult audiences, and finding time to improve their craft….