When you combine the new releases from both traditional publishing houses and self-publishing authors, close to four million books are published each year. With that much competition, getting those first sales for your self-published book can seem daunting. The...
How Writers Can Find Their Reader Communities | Self-Publishing Relief
Once you’ve self-published your novel, memoir, self-help, or other genre book, it’s time to get the word out and boost sales. If you want your promotional efforts to be effective, it’s important to target your potential book-buying audience—without being overly...
How Algorithms Can Affect Your Book Sales ǀ Self-Publishing Relief
Whether you’ve self-published a book or are traditionally published, you are responsible for most of the marketing. And with half a million to four million books published each year, the experts at Self-Publishing Relief know it’s not easy to stand out from the...
How To Win The Self-Publishing Game | Self-Publishing Relief
You’ve finished writing, editing, and proofreading your book—now you’re ready to roll the dice and self-publish. Fortunately, it won’t be too much of a gamble: Self-publishing is becoming more popular and successful with each passing year. And the experts at...
Outside-The-Box Book Marketing Strategies ∣ Self-Publishing Relief
Most writers are not marketing experts, but when you’re self-publishing your own book, all the promotional tasks fall directly on your shoulders. Being your own marketing manager may seem daunting—but it doesn’t have to be! The marketing experts at Self-Publishing...
Do Self-Published Authors Need Websites?
Having an author website is essential to any writing career—especially if you are a self-published author! These days, when even traditionally published authors receive less marketing and publicity support, self-published authors will find that promotion is at least...
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...
10 Things You Must Do Before You Self-Publish
Self-publishing a book is a big step in any writer’s career. But before you have your finished book (or e-book) in hand, there's important prep work to be done that will determine whether your self-publishing efforts are a success—or a flop. Here are ten things you...
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