How to Sell more Books
Learn the newest book marketing methods for sales on Amazon, Kindle, Smashwords and Kobe
Want to sell more books online and offline? That is the most asked question by authors. The Internet can be overwhelming and who has time to market online if you are also attempting to write books. These are the topics we address in our latest book marketing guide. We will explore some quick online book promotions, more in-depth book selling ideas and some suggestions on how to better sell your ebooks and print books online as well as to book stores and libraries.
˃˃˃ New book promotion ideas for 2017 and beyond
As non-traditional publishing moves past its infancy and muscles its way into adulthood, the book world continues to evolve. Technology has made it possible for writers outside of Big 5 publishing to become successful published authors ”" many equaling or exceeding industry-induced sales. This has forced the top players ”" Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Hachette ”" to take a second look at authors they once disdained, a vigorous shake-up of the status quo. There’s good reason for this trend.
We will take a look at some of the most used social media forums including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest. There is an array of new technology available for today's publishing world that helps authors to utilize these reader-friendly platforms. In addition, new electronic communications are created everyday, the latest and biggest phase is snapchat on mobile devices. In our book marketing we have tried to list the newest marketing options and have included links, tips and examples of how to use each to better sell your ebooks and books.
˃˃˃ Learn how to sell books on Amazon, Goodreads and Smashwords
While most people still go through Kindle Direct Publishing and Amazon for most of their book sales and promotions, we have included information for other digital communities such as Kobe, Apple and others on Smashwords. More authors are seeking to branch out and places like Smashwords are making it easier and more profitable to distribute your books electronically.
In addition, Goodreads, recently purchased by Amazon has a number of author tools for writers. This site is one of the largest for writers and readers on the Internet. It is also a tricky site to master. But with the potential of reaching thousands of readers or gaining a slew of book reviews, Goodreads should be added to any book marketing proposals for published works.
˃˃˃ Tips on how to get into bookstores and libraries
Costs, quality, distribution and inventory are all considerations when book stores consider acquisitions. This is why working with established people in the business is easier but there are some book buyers willing to take a chance on self-published creators who operate like traditional sellers. In addition, getting hard copy books into libraries is difficult for any author not just new writers. But the lower cost of ebooks for cash-strapped bibliotheca is attractive and a door has been open for self-published authors. With more than 16,000 public libraries, plus thousands of university and other types of athenaeums.
In our Author Platform guide for book marketing we have listed the most updated information on how book stores and libraries operate. A number of references are offered with book marketing tips, book selling ideas and how to best contact the people in bookstores and libraries that can help you with book sales.
