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Book Promotion Ideas to Fix 5 Common Author Headaches

July 17, 2019 by Penny Sansevieri Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s hard to get your book out there, I know this first hand, and you get desperate to come up with book promotion ideas to solve all your problems. When my first book published 18 years ago, I was terrified. One night I had a dream that my book had so much global hate, that…

Book Promotion Ideas for Pre-Release Marketing

July 16, 2019 by Penny Sansevieri 5 Comments

Reading Time: 6 minutes I get this question a lot, authors asking for book promotion ideas and guidelines for timing their prep work and marketing prior to the book’s release. It’s a valid concern, because most, if not all, book marketing blogs and books will tell you to start early. In general it’s good advice, being prepared is always…

10 Reasons You Aren’t Getting Book Reviews from Book Bloggers (and how to fix it)

July 10, 2019 by Penny Sansevieri Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 5 minutes I hear this a lot from authors who are doing their own book marketing: “I can’t get book bloggers to review my book.” This is a real problem for many authors, but often it’s a problem that can be easily remedied. Book bloggers want to do book reviews, that’s why they have a blog –…

Book Promotion Ideas for Successful Author Events

July 9, 2019 by Penny Sansevieri 4 Comments

Reading Time: 6 minutes In a world of social media, email and online events, there’s something very special about in-person author events, and I want to give you some book promotion ideas for making these hard to come by marketing opportunities a reality! Author and book events can be a great way to generate local media as well. In…

How to Promote Kindle Books with a Goodreads Giveaway

July 2, 2019 by Penny Sansevieri 10 Comments

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Goodreads giveaway has always been a great book marketing strategy, in my opinion, but they’ve really changed the game for how you can promote Kindle books. At the end of the day, you invest in your book marketing and if the strategy is solid, you work it into your budget – so let’s see…

Quick Quiz: Discover Why Your Book Isn’t Selling

June 26, 2019 by Penny Sansevieri Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 1 minute This quiz will test whether or not you’re hitting the book marketing strategies and platform enhancements that are key to to an author’s success.

Book Promotion Ideas for Author Events in Creative Venues

June 25, 2019 by Penny Sansevieri 10 Comments

Reading Time: 6 minutes If you’ve been looking for creative book promotion ideas for booking more (or first) events, take heart. It’s not uncommon to strike out at trying to set up events, but what if I told you I’ve set up successful book signings almost everywhere? A book event at a local brewery? Of course! Think out of…

July Observances to Inspire Your Author Marketing

June 19, 2019 by Penny Sansevieri Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 5 minutes Welcome to our list of July observances and content ideas for your monthly author marketing plan! If you’re committed to making this year one of your most successful yet – we can help you do that. If you haven’t downloaded our Monthly Book Marketing Planner yet you can grab that at the bottom of this…

How to Market a Book: New Release Cheat Sheet

June 18, 2019 by Penny Sansevieri 2 Comments

Reading Time: 4 minutes One of the most overlooked factors for how to market a book is adequately preparing for the book’s launch. I know it’s tempting to give yourself some time to breath after the blood, sweat and tears you put in to getting the book ready for publication, but you really have to plan out your book…

5 Essential Book Marketing Strategies for Mystery Authors

June 12, 2019 by Penny Sansevieri Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 6 minutes These 5 essential strategies will upgrade your book marketing to help improve sales and build your return fan base.