Steven Bright's Blog: eBook Publishing and Marketing Strategies, page 3
October 28, 2016
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September 24, 2016
After Hitting the Publish Button
When you published an eBook, give it like 4 days to one week before you try to start tracking it on Amazon database. And about two days before you worry about new Cover, new author name not showing up or 'Look Inside not right' after reformatting.
September 3, 2016
My Social Media Outlets
July 17, 2016
How to Make sure your Book sells and also avoid unusually High Sales Return
The truth is for readers to put their money on your eBook, you have to make sure it is properly written, formatted, and with a fair listing price.
Book Marketing Strategies
You have to take note of the following most especially if you want to avoid unusually high book sales return of the few sales made as an indie author.
Is your book content good enough to
satisfy customers/readers?
Is
Book Marketing Strategies
You have to take note of the following most especially if you want to avoid unusually high book sales return of the few sales made as an indie author.
Is your book content good enough to
satisfy customers/readers?
Is
How to Make sure your eBook sells and also avoid unusually High Sales Return
The truth is for book readers to put their money on your eBook, you have to take note of the following most especially if you want to avoid unusually high eBook sales return of the few sales made as an indie author.
Is your book content good enough to satisfy customers/readers?
Is your book properly formatted?
Is your book cover design right?
Is your book listed in the proper categories?
If your answers to the above questions is YES, then there will be minimal return of your book. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */
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Is your book content good enough to satisfy customers/readers?
Is your book properly formatted?
Is your book cover design right?
Is your book listed in the proper categories?
If your answers to the above questions is YES, then there will be minimal return of your book. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */
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How to Make sure your eBook sells and also avoid unusually high Sales Return
The truth is for book readers to put their money on your eBook, you have to take note of the following most especially if you want to avoid unusually high eBook sales return of the few sales made as an indie
author.
1. Is your book content good enough to
satisfy customers/readers?
2. Is your book properly formatted?
3. Is your book cover design right?
4. Is your book listed in the proper
categories?
If your answers to the above questions is YES, then there will be minimal return of your book.
author.
1. Is your book content good enough to
satisfy customers/readers?
2. Is your book properly formatted?
3. Is your book cover design right?
4. Is your book listed in the proper
categories?
If your answers to the above questions is YES, then there will be minimal return of your book.
How to Promote and Market your eBook
Hey indie author, putting your one and only book on giveaway is not a smart move. The following guides ccall for your attention urgently:
1. What you should do now is go back to writing and add your 2nd, 3rd, .... 4th, 5th books.
2. You can then start experimenting with giveaways and other marketing strategies.
3. If you don't yet have accounts with goodreads.com and LibraryThings.com, do that like now start to build your profile with them.
4. During your giveaway or count down deal promotion, submit your eBook in marketing sites such as bookscream.com, BKnights.com, bookzio.com, and bookloversheaven.com etc.
4. Amazon campaign is also a great idea to work with.
5. You should have a blog, if you are yet to have one then go right away to blogger to claim one.
There are many more promotion ideas but you can start with these ones. Good luck!
1. What you should do now is go back to writing and add your 2nd, 3rd, .... 4th, 5th books.
2. You can then start experimenting with giveaways and other marketing strategies.
3. If you don't yet have accounts with goodreads.com and LibraryThings.com, do that like now start to build your profile with them.
4. During your giveaway or count down deal promotion, submit your eBook in marketing sites such as bookscream.com, BKnights.com, bookzio.com, and bookloversheaven.com etc.
4. Amazon campaign is also a great idea to work with.
5. You should have a blog, if you are yet to have one then go right away to blogger to claim one.
There are many more promotion ideas but you can start with these ones. Good luck!
eBook Cover Design Guide
You have to be creative when it comes to design your eBook cover. Just as your eBook have to be truly great, so also is your eBook cover. It is the first part the buyer have contact with and it will determine if a sales will be made or not. The following tips will be handy:
1. It should portray the ebook genre and title.
2. It should be great but simple in design and should not be clustered with two much details.
3. Take a look at best sellers eBook cover to learn from them.
4. It should be clean and clear even as a thumbnail.
5. Choose your colours wisely.
6. You can contract it out to professional eBook cover design services.
The samples below is for two of my books which are live on Amazon KDP.
1. It should portray the ebook genre and title.
2. It should be great but simple in design and should not be clustered with two much details.
3. Take a look at best sellers eBook cover to learn from them.
4. It should be clean and clear even as a thumbnail.
5. Choose your colours wisely.
6. You can contract it out to professional eBook cover design services.
The samples below is for two of my books which are live on Amazon KDP.
Professional eBook Formatting and Preparation for Publishing Guide
As an indie author, properly formatting and editing your manuscript should be your highest priority. To do this rightly, the following guides will be of great help to you in professionally formatting your manuscript to acceptable standard of major eBook publishing and distribution platforms like Amazon Kindle Direct, Smashwords and Google books.
Save the manuscript in Microsoft word as a .doc document (Save As 1997-2003).
Properly edit and proof read, as well as removing all tab and spacebar spaces. To do this, ON the Show/Hide MS word feature to guide you.
Create and use custom styles to format the front and end matter of your book.
You can directly apply Bold, Italics, and Underline where necessary.
Create the working Table Of Content using the Bookmarking method which converts well in both Smashwords and Amazon KDP Direct unlike inserting table of content through Reference menu which is not acceptable in Smashwords.
Simulate the eBook with your smart phone device to have a feel of it. If you are convinced it is great, congrats.
Login to your platform account and follow through the procedures to publish it.
Spread the news of your book being live on your published platforms.
Start implementing your planned promotional strategies.Good luck, you can now start working on your next book too. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */
Subscribe to our mailing list* indicates requiredEmail Address *
Save the manuscript in Microsoft word as a .doc document (Save As 1997-2003).
Properly edit and proof read, as well as removing all tab and spacebar spaces. To do this, ON the Show/Hide MS word feature to guide you.
Create and use custom styles to format the front and end matter of your book.
You can directly apply Bold, Italics, and Underline where necessary.
Create the working Table Of Content using the Bookmarking method which converts well in both Smashwords and Amazon KDP Direct unlike inserting table of content through Reference menu which is not acceptable in Smashwords.
Simulate the eBook with your smart phone device to have a feel of it. If you are convinced it is great, congrats.
Login to your platform account and follow through the procedures to publish it.
Spread the news of your book being live on your published platforms.
Start implementing your planned promotional strategies.Good luck, you can now start working on your next book too. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */
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Professional EBook Formatting and Preparation for Publishing Guide
As an indie author, properly formatting and editing your manuscript should be your highest priority. To do this rightly, the following guides will be of great help to you in professionally formatting your manuscript to acceptable standard of major eBook publishing and distribution platforms like Amazon Kindle Direct, Smashwords and Google books.
1. Save the manuscript in Microsoft word as a .doc document (Save As 1997-2003).
2. Properly edit and proof read, as well as removing all tab and spacebar spaces. To do this, ON the Show/Hide MS word feature to guide you.
3. Create and use custom styles to format the front and end matter of your book.
4. You can directly apply Bold, Italics, and Underline where necessary.
5. Create the working Table Of Content using the Bookmarking method which converts well in both Smashwords and Amazon KDP Direct unlike inserting table of content through Reference menu which is not acceptable in Smashwords.
6. Simulate the eBook with your smart phone device to have a feel of it. If you are convinced it is great, congrats.
7. Login to your platform account and follow through the procedures to publish it.
8. Spread the news of your book being live on your published platforms.
9. Start implementing your planned promotional strategies.
1. Save the manuscript in Microsoft word as a .doc document (Save As 1997-2003).
2. Properly edit and proof read, as well as removing all tab and spacebar spaces. To do this, ON the Show/Hide MS word feature to guide you.
3. Create and use custom styles to format the front and end matter of your book.
4. You can directly apply Bold, Italics, and Underline where necessary.
5. Create the working Table Of Content using the Bookmarking method which converts well in both Smashwords and Amazon KDP Direct unlike inserting table of content through Reference menu which is not acceptable in Smashwords.
6. Simulate the eBook with your smart phone device to have a feel of it. If you are convinced it is great, congrats.
7. Login to your platform account and follow through the procedures to publish it.
8. Spread the news of your book being live on your published platforms.
9. Start implementing your planned promotional strategies.
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