If you are a member of KDP Select, then you can set up one Kindle Countdown Deal for your ebook on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk during every KDP Select term (90 days). Countdown Deals are limited-time special price promotions where customers… Read more
Category: Book Promotion
Amazon Review Guidelines Updated
Amazon Customer Review Guidelines have been updated… In an attempt to prevent spam accounts and click farms leaving fake reviews, Amazon recently changed a requirement on their Customer Review Guidelines. It is now necessary for someone to have spent at… Read more
20 Book Awards for Indie Authors
When I published my first memoir, I entered quite a few book awards. It wasn’t just the award that I was after, it was the feedback and the public nod of approval that my book was of a high standard…. Read more
Paid Advertising for Discounted Book Promotions
Book Promotion is hard work. Some authors agree that it is harder than actually writing the book! With the current ease and accessibility of self-publishing, the book market is flooded with new books and it can be hard to get… Read more
The New & Only True Book Marketing Method
With the millions and millions of books out there, in a world where everyone can be an author, it can be difficult to get your book noticed. The old book marketing tactics and tricks are no longer working and book… Read more
Press Release Distribution for Authors
Every author dreams of extensive online and media coverage for their book. The most reliable way to secure this is to take the time to build relationships and reach out to journalists and bloggers personally. To do this, spend some… Read more
Top 10 Sites for Free Stock Photographs
Good quality images are essential for web design, blogging, social media content and can even be used for book covers. By using images in social media, it is said that you can double the engagement on your posts. Below is… Read more
Book Promotion – Launching a Book
I’m excited to be sharing our second guest post by author Carol Bodensteiner. Thanks so much Carol for taking the time to share your personal experiences and tips for launching and promoting a self-published hard copy book. Book promotion can… Read more
Going Free with KDP
I discussed the importance of getting book reviews for your book in a previous post. Another way that I received many of my book reviews was through free book promotions. When it comes to giving books away for free it… Read more
Getting Reviews for your Book
I put much of the success of my own book down to actively pursuing impartial book reviews right from the start. Book reviews are, in my opinion, one of the most important tools for book promotion. Books with a lot… Read more