If you have an older book that just isn’t selling the way it used to, you’re not alone. And maybe your older book could have been better to start with. But, once your book has...
By Penny Sansevieri, CEO and founder of Author Marketing Experts, Inc. (AME) and Adjunct Professor at NYU (Originally posted on 3/3/18) You’ve finally done it: you’ve finished that book you’ve been wanting to write for...
As authors, we often don’t spend enough time crafting our bios. Most of us write up a quick “about me” and never give it a second thought. There’s a problem with this tactic: it’s the...
Originally Posted 2/15/18 If, as an indie author, you feel like you’re learning how to swim by jumping straight into the deep end, you aren’t alone. But, although it’s admirable to jump in both feet...
Originally posted 2/9/18 When indie authors come to me and ask “Should I just give up?” it’s hard to answer. Without knowing a lot of the history of the book or what the author has...
Social media is like a really bad game of telephone, where you post one thing, and hours later you're sacrificing puppies in your backyard and claiming to be Harry Potter.
Working smarter, not harder, applies to most things. And social media should be at the top of your list of strategies to streamline.
The 2020 winners are here, after a hard fought “battle of the books!” The judges on the IRDA panel included top people in all areas of the publishing industry, in concert with IndieReader’s trusty reviewers....
I think most people have this vision of an author releasing a book and going, AGH that was nice, my work here is done, enjoy world, enjoy! That is so not the case when it...