Not exact matches
Will your book have to compete with a big - time, irresistible
best - selling
author's book on your
promo day?
All these facts plus numerous other benefits such as free
promos and countdown deals makes Amazon, in my opinion, the absolute
best place for indie
authors to publish their works.
Once they know who you are, or have seen you pop up on their feed a few times, you can reach out (though, I prefer to organize a joint
author promo or content page first, like «10
best xyz books for readers who love abc.»
A suggestion for a future article would be a list of your recommendations for reader forums Indie
Authors should get involved in, and how to
best create relationships without the «hit - em - over-the-head» self -
promo that predominates.
I appreciate that
authors are doing the
best they can, but jumping on Twitter with spammy promotions, getting other
authors to like your
author page, or spamming Facebook groups with your free or 99cent
promo are not
good strategies.
For
authors, we've run the 300K Newsletter Blast, as
well as two cash giveaways attached to the romance and fantasy sales
promos happening during our release week.
Kindle Worlds is a
good option for some
authors who are game to expand their readership and are willing to join in
promo with other
authors to do this.
One of the
best places to network with
authors hosting giveaways across multiple genres is the Facebook group Instafreebie
Promos run by Dean Wilson.
Here are the
promo sites she used (these will accept new releases, but sometimes require that an
author have previously published books with
good reviews): Fussy Librarian, Ereader News Today, Books Butterfly, Free Kindle Books and Tips, and Bknights.
Self - E Indie
Author Day: Spoke on a panel on
best practices for writing and
promo for
authors wanting to make a living from writing.
Well thought of by her peers, she has achieved international success as an
author and marketing expert but she is also a busy work - at - home mother, organizer of
Promo Day, the world - wide marketing conference day for writers, freelance writer and teacher.
Sometimes, the
best way to get the media to pay attention is to pool your resources with other
authors and create a power
promo team.
I didn't make near that with the couple of
promos I had with them last year, but it was far and away my
best months as an indie
author since I started in 2010.
When it comes to shouting about it, advertise your
promos with sites like Kindle Nation Daily and BookBub, and read sites like BookMarketingTools who offer countless free videos packed with information from social media and marketing experts, and
best - selling
authors.
There's lots of
good author self -
promo on Facebook.