If your goal is to profit from selling your future books, you first need to know the most popular book selling genres. Then, select which one you’d like to focus on for your next book!
You’ve put in a great deal of sweat equity working on writing, releasing, and getting your books into the hands of as many readers as possible. Doesn’t it deserve the “best” chance possible for success?
Another one bites the dust…
An author included detailed information about a fight between neighbors, and included their names. I sent her the same message I send to all authors who are (likely unknowingly) putting themselves in legal crosshairs.
She wrote back, “They can’t sue me because it’s 100% true.”
And, that’s when my lips pursed, as they do each time an author says that because I hear those same words ALL the time. I had to explain to her that ignorance can lead to bankruptcy…
Even though your potential audience members can’t see inside the pages of your book, they will definitely judge its quality based on the cover!
Too many new authors have been robbed by vanity presses who have charged naïve authors thousands of dollars. BookLocker’s fees are so low that some authors are skeptical. However, you should not be…
The back to school/fall-is-coming advertisements spur authors to want to get their new books on the market ASAP to take advantage of the impending holiday shopping season. I’m currently being reminded that I will be getting little sleep from now until Christmas week…
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With so many options available to sell your book today, it can be challenging and overwhelming for an author to stand out from the crowd…
“My publisher can’t give me that list (??) and said it’s a bad idea anyway. What do you think is going on?”
