Garnering reviews is instrumental to successful book sales, especially on Amazon. Sales analysts and industry influencers will tell you that getting highly rated reviews on Amazon will increase book sales—and they’re right. But if you've self-published your book, how...
How To Handle Criticism Of Your Self-Published Book
Your friends, family, and die-hard fans are all singing the praises of your self-published book. Wonderful! So now you've made it available for sale to the general public—and you get a bad review. Yes, you feel crushed, but take heart; you're not alone. Even some of...
Self-Published Writers: How Entering Contests Can Help Sell Your Book
Your self-published book is fighting for sales against thousands of other books. So how do you give your book the boost it needs to stand out from the competition? An often overlooked way to help build sales and publicity is to enter contests. To savvy self-published...
Help! My Self-Published Book Isn’t Selling!
After the many late nights writing and revising, the hours spent proofreading and formatting, and the pressure of choosing the best cover design—your self-published book is now available for sale! You anxiously wait for the sales to start pouring in...or trickling...
5 Ways Self-Publishing Has Got It Right
In the last few years, self-publishing has become a popular alternative to traditional publishing. And many self-published books have achieved great success in the form of sales, critical acclaim, and film adaptations. While traditional publishing continues to close...
4 Self-Published Authors Who Made It Big
It wasn't too many years ago that choosing to self-publish was something no self-respecting author would do. But now the trend in the publishing industry has shifted, and self-publishing no longer carries the old stigma. In fact, more and more books that have gone on...
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