10 - 12 weeks — Contact bloggers and reviewers; determine how the book's release page will
look on your author website; contact any local bookstores you plan to use for signings.
Not exact matches
Golden Delicious: A Boozy Take
on Apple Cider Now we'd rather wake up
looking bright - eyed and dewy - skinned like wellness coach Heather Crosby, the creator of the clean - eating
website Yum Universe and a newly minted cookbook
author...
That reminds me, I was
looking on the Hesperian Foundation
website (publishers of «Where There is No Doctor» and other such titles for developing countries, and which illustrious
author should they be selling in the store but Ina May, «America's leading midwife» (or something similarly gushy).
In an article
on the UK
website, The Guardian,
author Tanya Gold asks the question, Are Britons who are searching for love online,
looking in the wrong place?
I plan to make this a series of posts
on the easiest / fastest / cheapest ways to create a modern -
looking author website even if you are less than technical right now (as many of the best writers I know are).
I plan to make this a series of posts
on the easiest / fastest / cheapest ways to create a modern -
looking author website even if
As with the recipe, this means that if you see an image of a book that
looks interesting, you can click
on the image and be linked back to an online bookstore or the
author's
website to find more information about the book.
Just to recap, Part 1 focused
on everything that I thought was absolutely essential to be
on an
author's
website — the kind of stuff readers are going to be
looking for and the kind of stuff that will give you the best chance of promoting your books to potential readers.
While current
authors will continue to see the current version of the
website (if they are logged - in), new clients who start publishing with us in August will see the all new Outskirts Press
website, which will
look like this
on their desktops when it goes live:
Readers love to see what you
look like, so put in your very best
author photo, and a short bio, complete with all your social media links, your
website address, and a direct link to your email list in case they loved your book so much they want to be kept updated
on further releases.
There is a lot of info
on author websites and blogs in my book I have blogged about that in the past and may do so again, but in the meantime if you have my book, give those sections a
look.
Read books about writing and books in your chosen genre, go to writing classes, attend writers» workshops,
look for writing tips
on authors»
websites, etc..
Here are some questions you can answer from blog marketing guru Kristi Hines when
looking at a comment to help you determine whether or not you should approve it
on your
author website.
Ask other
authors, your social media network or
look on the
websites of credible industry companies or organizations to see if they refer professionals.
We encourage you to have a
look at the current listings of other
authors on this
website to have a feel of how your listing will be displayed.
For curated self - published and small publisher titles, we have Kobo Next, which has been a rotated banner that appears in various different spots
on the
website and features a mix of well known plus lesser known
authors and titles that our merchandisers feel are worthy of a second
look (all divided by genre)-- much like that gorgeous table display that reflects a bookstore staff's selection:
If your
author website looks like dozens or even hundreds of other
websites, it'll be harder to make a lasting impression
on your readers and potential fans.
the only thing I haven't done
on Author Central is to pull in my blog from my
website, so it
looks like I better start blogging.
Winning a contest
looks great
on query letters and in pitches, as well as
on your
website and
author platform.
Since your
website is your home base, focus
on establishing your indie
author brand and your
look there through content and imagery that is known to appeal to your genre and buyer market.
Open Book Audio is a fine example, they do accept content from indie
authors but their
website looks like it was made in 1992 and they don't have any apps to listen to the books while
on the go.
We also will
look into how
authors share their books
on pirate
websites in order to gain more exposure.
What I mean is, I don't even realise the books I'm
looking at are self - published until I visit the
author's
website or scroll down
on Amazon to see the publisher's name.
Amateur
author:
Looked for recipes
on Pinterest - 3 hours Confirmed ingredients and directions
on other
websites - 2.5 hours Made a quick run to Sprouts to pick up missing ingredients - 2.25 hours Rush hour traffic - 30 minutes Quick conversation with neighbor - 1 hour Mixed ingredients while talking
on phone - 32 minutes Baked - 165 minutes Burnt dinner somewhere between 65 and 165 minutes Got takeout - 1.5 hours
We've
looked at the need for mailing lists and an
author website, and in doing so we touched
on the importance of content.
Your
author website is up and running, your headshot
looks like it could be
on the cover of People Magazine, and now you're ready to lounge poolside while reaping the benefits of worldwide exposure
on the World Wide Web.
While there are a few small, inexpensive promotional opportunities for
authors on the
website, Bookady.com isn't
looking to the
authors for any income other than the commissions they earn.
Your 3D book cover then can be used in your
author email signature, share it
on social media platforms and
websites, and create amazing
looking banners.
To search inside the book and read the first chapter,
look for the printed novel
on Amazon books or visit the
author's
website at www.RunningLProductions.com
Looking forward to having web design relief work
on my
author website — even if it's not minimalism!
It would be terrible if your
author website looks perfect
on desktop screens or laptops without regard to mobile phones.
If you are an indie
author looking for a way to sell your eBook, without forking over a good percentage of your sales to Amazon, then selling the eBook
on your own WordPress
website allows -LSB-...]
To search inside the book and read the first chapter,
look for the printed novel
on Amazon books or visit the
author's
website at www.RunningLProducti...
Literary journals and agents generally reject work that has been posted online — they're
looking for fresh, new, unpublished content — and if your work is featured
on your
author website or blog, it's considered previously published.
If you are an indie
author looking for a way to sell your eBook, without forking over a good percentage of your sales to Amazon, then selling the eBook
on your own WordPress
website allows you to keep more of the profits for yourself.
If you're an
author starting up your first
author blog or if you're
looking to get more traffic
on your
author website, a great way to get your name out there is to submit guest posts to some pre-established writing blogs.
Your
author website needs to
look professional (this is so critical to understand that I'll be doing a post
on this soon).
I see a lot of small publishing companies and book publicity «experts» offering book marketing packages that
look something like this: Standard
Author website Fan e-mail list for your
website Social media accounts with weekly updates (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google +) Search engine optimization Book listing
on Goodreads, Shelfari, and other book listing sites Amazon book promotion and management News...
And if you are
looking for a particular
author, check their blog,
website or Twitter account: Most
authors who offer their books for free
on the Kindle let their fans know.
There are numbers you need to get published (find out what numbers they are
looking for
on your
author website) and numbers you need to help sell books.
Many
authors go directly to a book fair's
website and see the cost to have their own booth and it is extremely cost - prohibitive, not to mention it will not bring the return
on investment that a new
author is
looking for.
Smart writers regularly check in
on their
author websites to make sure that everything
looks okay and to avoid the mistakes that «bounce» readers fast.
As of now, paid - for options for writers include editing, design, and technical services such as managing and coding a
website (so that the
author looks «professional» rather than just slapping his / her name
on Blogspot or WordPress).
I too have
looked at many of the most popular
websites selling ebooks
on dog training and found their
authors to be uneducated bufoons bent
on stealing money from well intentioned dog owners.
Simply
look at their bylines (the names of the
authors of the articles) and either find their email addresses
on the company
website, or reach out to them
on Twitter.
A long - term care and life insurance hybrid policy could be another choice for those
looking at their insurance options, according to
author Gail Liberman
on The Palm Beach Daily News»
website.