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Should Every Author Have Their Own Website?

The simple answer to this is yes. If you conduct an internet search of your favourite authors you will most probably find that all of them have their own designated author website and you must too. Every author needs to promote their book and one...

The Process of Making a Book Trailer

The book trailer can be the author’s best friend. It is simply a short video ‘promo’ which gives potential readers a taste of what the book is all about and how they can go about buying it. It helps the author to both market and...

How Does an Author Market Their Self-published Book?

You have spent time and money publishing your self-published book, but how do you go about marketing your book if you do not have a big publishing house backing you? Many authors have no interest in marketing their books - they are writers not publicists -...

How to Make an Eye Catching Book Promo

A book trailer is a short promotional video which gives a general overview of your book. Every author now seems to have a book promotional trailer. There is no escaping them. So as an author it is a good idea to make one yourself, but how...

Should Authors Ask for Book Reviews?

Reviews help to sell books; this is a known fact. Potential readers will look for reviews when choosing a book and this will help guide them in choosing whether to purchase or not. A book with ten 5-star reviews as opposed to a book with...

How Authors Use Public Speaking to Increase Their Following

Public speaking is a very effective marketing strategy for authors as they help to promote and more importantly sell books. Every author should embark on a tour of public speaking. People love to hear other people talk about their life and interests and for any...

Do it Yourself Book Trailers

What every author really needs to do once their book is finished, and preferably before their book is published, is to promote their book. One of the new and most innovative ways in which to do so is the promotional book trailer. A book trailer is...

How to Use the Media to Increase Your Book Sales

When trying to promote your book, there are a variety of ways available for you to do so. One of the most effective and reliable ways of self-promotion is to use the media; they really do have a powerful voice and presence and can help...

Book Promotion - What Not To Do

As an author you will need to promote your book. However, authors are not promotional gurus, they are writers. So how do you go about this, or more importantly, what should you not do? Not identifying the name of the author either on the eBook cover...

How Indie Authors Can Get Their Books Into Bookstores

The number of indie authors who are deciding to self-publish their books is gradually increasing. However, it is not always easy to market a book and one of the difficulties that self-published authors face is the task of breaking into the traditional bookstore market. However,...