The Elements of
a Successful Author Sales Page by Angela J. -LSB-...]
Not exact matches
Barry Farber is rated as one of the top speakers of the year by
Successful Meetings Magazine and is the bestselling
author of 11 books on
sales, management and personal achievement.
As CEO and founder of the Canfield Training Group, I have personally helped 1000s of thousands of people become multi-millionaires, business leaders, best - selling
authors, leading
sales professionals,
successful entrepreneurs, and world - class athletes while creating balanced, fulfilling and healthy lives.
He's personally helped hundreds of thousands of people become multi-millionaires, business leaders, best - selling
authors, leading
sales professionals,
successful entrepreneurs, and world - class athletes while creating balanced, fulfilling and healthy lives.
Authors eager to boost book
sales can learn a lot by following the
successful launch of the Apple iPad because Apple enjoyed impressive first - day
sales without spending a fortune on a pre-launch marketing and advertising blitz.
This was very
successful, in
sales, we had about 10 - 15
authors join in, and that really increased the reach.
Not just that, I believe
Authors are more interested in
successful sales of their book then being a part of some exclusive book club.
Ask
successful authors what single method guarantees book
sales, and the answer isn't «great editing» or a «knock - em - dead cover», but the power of their email list to enthuse readers, make their books visible and generate reviews and
sales.
As a literary agent, I've been working with
successful and tech - savvy
author clients for decades, to find their interested audience and increase visibility and
sales.
Unless the
author has chosen a hybrid publishing package that includes
sales and distribution, few if any stores will have the book on their shelves if the
author's marketing is
successful in raising awareness and driving potential readers into stores.
Every
successful self - published
author I've heard from on this topic says to not even think about analyzing
sales for a series until at least three books are released.
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Author Marketing Club was recommended by BookBaby as an essential marketing tool for
successful exposure and book
sales.
It should be part of any
author's overall book marketing strategy, and
successful self - publishers know how to incorporate as much quality metadata as possible into their
sales plans.
I imagine in years to come publishing will just be an open market where
authors publish e-books and they become
successful if people tweet about it, i.e. a viral effect for ebook
sales.
Successful self - publishing
author Joanna Penn has said that launch
sales can be generally disappointing compared to what happens once the Amazon algorithms kick in, once a book gains traction from reviews and reputation.
Combining a permafree book with a
successful BookBub is one heck of a jumpstart to any indie
author's
sales.
Most
authors see Twitter as a vehicle to drive
sales to whatever new title they are hawking instead of a social media community that builds brand loyalty.The most
successful authors often have a Twitter audience that genuinely cares about them.
Most
authors see Twitter as a vehicle to drive
sales to whatever new title they are hawking instead of a social media community that builds brand loyalty.The most
successful authors often have a Twitter audience that genuinely... [Read more...]
And we all know who the highly
successful authors are: they get all the
sales, all the reviews, all the fame and fortune.
In your quest to get your manuscript written, edited, and just done, make sure that you're not rushing so much that you lose sight of the long - term skills needed to be a
successful, full - time
author — as in, an
author who can make enough money from book
sales to quit her day job and write for a living.
Successful authors take charge of their
sales, rather than just write, hope, and pray.
Any
successful independent
author will tell you that a key part of a
successful book that makes
sales, is having a quality book to start with.
There are many things
authors can do to make their books more
successful before the books become available for
sale.
Product planners (and this includes
successful authors) start
sales planning as soon as they define their product!
Publishers truly do expect
authors to be the driving force of
sales, and while working with a publisher will vastly increase your reach, it's so important to prove that you already have the writing skills and marketing savvy to launch a
successful book.
While many have predicted that print and / or digital have seen their glory days already, the
sales figures from Lulu appear to prove that one version's
sales actually stimulate the growth of the other and that the more
successful authors are the ones whose books are available in both formats.
Successful indie
authors are causing the decline of reported eBook
sales.
David, self - published
authors — being reliant on themselves for marketing — will no doubt embrace the same methods that
successful «traditional»
authors employ... assuming they have a demonstrable
sales effect.
Note from Jane: The following post is the first in a series that will offer tips and advice from
successful authors about self - publishing, specifically those who use Barnes & Noble's Nook Press as part of their overall
sales, marketing, and distribution strategy.
(These book promotion tips are the secret sauce that
successful authors use to create significant and ongoing book
sales.
Rick works closely with
authors to create custom, robust book marketing programs, and he's quick to share his knowledge and «insider tips» for a
successful marketing campaign that will lead to increased exposure, awareness and most importantly,
sales.
Most
authors are not copywriters (or professional marketers, for that matter) and, while you can bang out book after
successful book, you might struggle when it comes to creating a
sales message.
Mark Coker, CEO and founder of the hugely
successful ebook distribution platform Smashwords, wrote a blog poston how the
sales figures for an indie
author versus those of a traditionally published
author can demonstrate something that not many in the industry know: a traditional publishing deal might actually do more harm than good for an
author.
But as with so many
successful indie
authors, the work of even finding an agent proved difficult in a publishing market that is so closely tied to the
sales trends.
Mark Coker, CEO and founder of the hugely
successful ebook distribution platform Smashwords, wrote a blog poston how the
sales figures for an indie
author versus those of a traditionally published
author can demonstrate something that not many in the industry know: a traditional publishing deal might actually do more... [Read more...]
The list is of December
sales numbers of some very
successful indie
authors.
The most
successful author branding tends to happen when
authors and publishers don't even mention
sales and promotions, instead focusing on subjects related to the
author or publisher's genre, other content or books, including TV shows, games, and interactive or transmedia stories (adjacent customers are great converters from this).
You will come away with: • insights on how to work with the Tattered Cover • how to create a great book signing event • how to get your book into the Tattered Cover • how to create great
sales • what Tattered Cover Press is all about • the steps
successful authors take that ones that limp along don't • new friends in the
authoring community Tell all your
author friends... the more, the merrier!
On the other hand, getting together with fellow
authors in your genre to do a joint
sale or promotion can be very
successful, as I found out teaming up with other members of the «Official Chick Lit Group» on Facebook.
Comprehensive resources like
Author Earnings» quarterly analyses, the only full picture of traditionally published and indie book
sales, can give you important insights into what price points for print and e-editions are
successful in your genre.
BookBaby has helped thousands of
authors realize the dream of publishing their books, and now the company is helping them take that next step —
successful marketing and
sales of their eBooks.
Finally, with each
sale a new team is created — that of
author, editor, and agent — who work together to shepherd the project to
successful completion.»
Nick, you paint a realistic picture of the work required to become a «
successful» self - published
author if you're defining success purely in terms of book
sales.
Specifically, what makes a
successful book launch and how
authors can drive
sales.
I agree Howard, my feeling is it will lead to even LARGER disparities between the
successful authors and those who are not a
successful, when success is measured by
sales / downloads / royalties!
This is a terrific service for self - published
authors who are looking to drive more
sales and are searching for the right tools that would help their book become
successful in the industry.
Although book promotion is tangentially related to book
sales, it is not the same thing, and there's no guarantee that even the most
successful book promotion campaign (which is designed to build the
author's brand and raise the visibility of the book) will result in increased book
sales.
A
successful author's profits are being used not only to pay her own fee, but the fees of an
author whose own book
sales don't cover the firm's annual costs.
His website is called
AUTHOR MARKETING at ryanzee.com Here's what Ryan has to say about his
successful campaigns and how he can help
authors promote their books and boost book
sales.
Successful companies and successful authors ask for
Successful companies and
successful authors ask for
successful authors ask for the
sale.