book sales

S29E8 – Making the Most of Keywords and Blurbs

Technology allows more people to tell more stories in more ways. Storytelling knows no boundaries. I believe print and web can work beautifully together. – Donna Talarico

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S29 Bonus – Marketing Professionals with Janine Pangantihon

At its very core, marketing is storytelling. The best advertising campaigns take us on an emotional journey – appealing to our wants, needs, and desires – while at the same time telling us about a product or service. – Melinda Partin

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S29E7 – What To Do While Your Editor Edits

You were the author when you wrote the book; now you’re the publisher making publishing and marketing plans – Joel Friedlander

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S29E5 – The Purpose and Value of News Releases

Without publicity, a terrible thing happens: nothing. – PT Barnum

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S29E4 – Marketing Books Through Newsletters

Email has an ability many channels don’t: creating valuable, personal touches – at scale. – David Newman

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S29E2 – About the AIDA Funnel

Book marketing is like opening doors for your readers to find you, not a stick you hit them with. – Heather Hart

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Extended Archives – Target Audience

If your target audience isn’t listening, it’s not their fault. It’s yours. – Seth Godin

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S20E9 – Myth Nine: Everything is Better as a Trilogy

Snowballing a story into a series to establish yourself as an author can be a smart strategy. But if you try to snowball a weak story, you’ll have a snowball’s chance in hell of success. – Lisa Poisso

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S20E6 – Myth Six: A Good Book Will Sell Itself

Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to. – Henry Van Dyke

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S17E5 – What Price Should I Set for My Book?

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run. – Henry David Thoreau

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