Welcome to another Book Marketing Update.
It’s summer! While fall is my favorite season, this summer is ushering in a lot of changes into my life. First, I’m moving!
No, I’m not moving to Spain or anything exotic like that. But I’m moving to the opposite side of town where I’ll be just half a mile from a beautiful park and a place to walk four miles every morning alongside a lake.
And, I have a puppy. He’s an English Labrador (all of my Labs are black) and a total love bug. Puppies’ brains grow quickly so it’s a prime time for training.
What new changes are being ushered into your life? I’d love to hear from you.
Book Marketing
Chirp Follow Buttons for Authors’ & Narrators’ Websites from BookBub Partners: Confession: I’d never heard of Chirp until I saw this article. If you plan on publishing audiobooks, definitely check out this post.
What’s the Best Way to Keep in Touch With My Readers? Other Questions Answered from Alliance of Independent authors and by Orna Ross and Michael La Ronn: Find out what these two experts have to say by reading this post.
How to be an Everyday Star: Lessons From 4 Famous Authors by Ruth Harris: Ruth shares lessons from authors who have traveled the path from obscurity to success. Don’t miss this post!
How to Market Your Book to Visually Impaired Users from Sabrina Ricci & by Giacomo Rotella: “To expand the reach of your content marketing throughout the web, you’ll need a website. But a successful website needs to be accessible to everyone, including people with visual impairment. This is also a great opportunity to promote an audiobook version of your book.”
5 Ways to Get the Internet Buzzing Over Your Self-Published Book from Entrepreneur and by J.J. Hebert: Are you new to book marketing? If so, check out this article.
Blogging
How To Create An Expert Roundup That Increases Blog Traffic from Blogging Wizard: Expert roundups can bring a lot of traffic to your website. Learn how to make the most of this blogging technique.
Book Reviews
How To Get Book Reviews on Amazon [For Free] from SCRIBD: “Reviews matter. They’re a key influencer of buying behavior and provide important social proof even to non-buyers.”
Of Note
AI for Authors. Practical and Ethical Guidelines from Alliance of Independent Authors, Joanna Penn, and Larry Tesler and from Orna Ross: The Alliance of Independent Authors has developed some practical and ethical guidelines to AI for authors. Be sure to check out this blog post.
Assessing a Book Idea from Alliance of Independent Authors: This was the topic of a recent Twitter chat. See what people had to say.
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