This is why you don't want to
advertise your book on just any blog's sidebar — you're paying to show that ad to everybody.
When marketing on the internet is so simple, while opportunities
for advertising your books online are so widespread, why bother trying to market your work in the 3 - D world?
This keeps you free of any problems or confusion about which reviews were written professionally, and which were written as a result
of advertising your book by genuine customers.
I do
n't advertise that book because I want it to be truly word - of - mouth from one author who found it useful to another.
While reviews aren't required pieces of metadata, they are definitely helpful in
advertising your book online to retailers, librarians, and readers.
If you look at
advertising your book with an emphasis on helping people, in particular your target market, then your marketing your book will be much easier and more focused.
Both non-fiction and fiction authors can
advertise book signings, or help promote causes associated with their books.
The money you spend to
advertise your book via social media promotions or old - fashioned print ads is usually safe to write off.
Furthermore, there are a lot of book printing companies that
advertise book printing services but don't actually print and bind the books themselves.
Let's look at actual advertising for a moment before we get to the other ways that traditional publishers
actually advertise books.
But with the Internet, it is possible for a writer to
advertise a book all over the world, from the comfort of one's own home.
But most of the legit book promotion sites (that
advertise book deals) need to be booked weeks in advance; and they only take discounted books with a certain number of reviews.
But if you're
advertising your book directly on Amazon, almost everyone who sees your ad is already looking to buy something; they're not as «cold» as potential customers on Twitter or FB.
If your book meets Amazon's criteria, you may be eligible to
advertise your book so that it appears when users search for other people's books or books in a specific genre.
Of course, there are those fortunate few indie writers — and I do mean few — who will tell you that despite
never advertising their books, they've had consistent sales with every book they've written.
Eyal just sent round a note saying that last week brought in a million dollars in
direct advertising bookings, positioning us well for a further rebound once the future direction of the business is clear.
Another friend was told she had to make a YouTube
video advertising her book, while another was told his deal hinged on public speaking engagements.