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Book Review & Contest Insights from Real Reviews and Submissions
What separates great books from the rest? Below are articles with insights from real reviews and contest submissions—what works, what doesn’t, and how to improve your book. You’ll also find a wide range of articles covering writing, publishing, marketing, and more. Each article has a Comments section so you can read advice from other authors and leave your own.
Why Some Books Win Awards (And Most Don’t) — Insights From Real Contest Submissions New!
What separates award-winning books from the rest? After evaluating contest submissions across a wide range of genres, certain patterns become clear. Some books consistently rise to the top. Others, even with strong ideas and clear effort behind them, fall short. The difference is rarely dramatic—it...
What We’ve Learned From Reviewing Hundreds of Thousands of Books (And Why Most Don’t Stand Out) New!
After reviewing and evaluating books across thousands of submissions over the past two decades, certain patterns become impossible to ignore. Some books immediately stand out to reviewers. Others—even well-intentioned ones—fade into the middle or fall short. The difference is rarely luck. It comes down to...
The Top Ten Ways in Which Media Can Increase Book Sales
Book sales are all about the buyers. Where are the buyers? They are all over the place in social media. So your book can experience great sales if you can present it to where the market is. Look for them online, in all possible venues.
Unbelievable unlimited connections to potential clients. One contact has the potential contact of more than a hundred more. If you have a hundred contacts, there is a potential of hundred thousand more. And that hundred thousand more can have the potential of connections to a million. It’s mind blowing. It’s humongous. And it’s a great probability of increased book sales.
Use social media for others to get to know the real you. It’s a great place to be yourself. And it’s a great way of people knowing how genuine you are.
A great way to access other talents to develop your book and make it more salable. Social media is where you can find other talented people who can help improve your book. A better book can lead to increased book sales.
A special bond among people. Social media gives you that special connection. You already have something in common. The potential buyers tend to find out how similar you are to them. They do not perceive you as someone who is distant and withdrawn.
A great source of word of mouth referral. One person comments on you or your book. This could cause an avalanche which, whether positive or negative, is still a form of advertisement. Some people would buy the book just to confirm the hearsay. Others would buy it because of the recommendation of their friends. Let other people do the marketing for you, for free.
A wonderful tool for marketing. Electronic communication through social media can take different forms as an advertisement tool. You could simply use it any way to promote your book. You could simply comment about your book. Or make it an avenue for your book promo like giving away free books. This is creative marketing at its best.
A good publicity site. Create a buzz regarding your book with the use of media. Let the book be felt online. Let the book be seen and experienced. Let them debate how good or how bad the book is. As they say, any publicity is still publicity. If it goes viral, the better.
Increase author visibility. Media could take you to places you could never go on your own. Author visibility is very important when it comes to increased book sales. So make your presence felt. You can be a guest blogger to some blogging authors that you know.
You get free tips. The media can be a great classroom for you. They can teach you what is in and what is out. You can get ideas too on how to make your book sales increase in number. Everything you need to know is online so take full advantage of this. Make your book sales higher with vital information you can get through social media.