Gaining Discoverability and Dollars through Libraries: The SELF-e Program
The SELF-e program is mainly a library marketing vehicle for indie authors, but new possibilities for payment have arrived
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Amazon Ads: Can’t Live with ’em, Can’t Live without ’em
We’ve heard anecdotal reports from authors who’ve been running Amazon ads for a long time now that the ads have become less effective.
Reedsy Opens Discovery as a New Marketing Option for Indie Books
Reedsy is best known as a marketplace for author services—primarily used by editors and designers—on March 4 it will launch Reedsy Discovery.
Barnes & Noble Offers Advertising to Indie Authors
B&N’s new ad platform launched with significant flaws, but B&N has already issued refunds and appears to be reshaping the program.
How Indies Can Get Books on Shelves in Independent Bookstores
For literary authors, the bookstore market can be a meaningful part of long-term marketing plans and word-of-mouth sales, enter DartFrog.
Eye on the Prize: How Effective Are Awards for Indie Authors?
Launch of Selfies in London prompts us to consider awards programs for indie authors—and the impact they might have on sales and marketing.
Links of Interest: October 3, 2018
News and Trends The Association of American Publishers shifts its focus to Washington DC and antitrust issues. The AAP, under new leadership, is taking a more aggressive public-policy position. Read Jim Milliot in Publishers Weekly. Wattpad wants to be your agent. The 65-million-member online reading and writing community has brokered about 100 book deals for its . . … Read more
Audiobooks for Indie Authors: When Are They Worth the Investment?
Traditional publishing has enjoyed double-digit sales growth of digital audio every year, but indie author reports have been mixed.
The Toughest Sell? Children’s Books by Indie Authors
In a Reedsy marketing-advice article, author Martin Cavannagh looks at marketing children’s books outside of mainstream trade publishing.
Bookcase Literary’s Tough-Love Message about Foreign Rights for Indies
Wattpad wunderkind Anna Todd has sold translation rights to her upcoming self-published series The Brightest Stars in nine territories.