Using Personal Author-Reader Communication to Promote Your Indie Book
By Amy Holland, with Ian Sutherland, indie-publisher Developing a substantial following and readership is the ultimate task in marketing an indie book. There are tons of readers and potential readers out there, and how you communicate with them is extremely important....
Are Kindle Ad Campaigns Worth the Investment?
If you’re a self-published author and have a Kindle version of your book, you may have heard about a relatively new ad campaign service offered by Amazon Marketing Services as part of the KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) Select program. Here's how it works: 1. First,...
Indie Authors Need Hard Copy Paperbacks, Not Just E-Books
In my previous post, Are Self-Published Authors Who Publish E-Only Titles at a Disadvantage?, I discussed the benefits of making hard copies available. As with most worthwhile endeavors, though, coming up with a professional looking print book means extra work and...
Surfer Dad UK Reviews Psycho-Tropics
Check out these excerpts from the great review of Dorian Box's dark thriller, Psycho-Tropics from Andrew Norton, editor of Surfer Dad, Blog of a Wave Starved Father: Wouldn’t it be nice to win the lottery, surf all day and drink all night? Oh, and occasionally play...
One More Week to Enter the Goodreads Giveaway for Psycho-Tropics
Still one more week (until June 15) in the Goodreads Giveaway contest to receive one of twelve hard copies of Psycho-Tropics. There are currently 242 entries, which makes for about a one in twenty chance of winning. Not bad odds. Enter today! In the meantime, check...