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How to sell 10 million books without a publisher (opens the original)
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If you’ve ever dreamed of buying houses around the world, selling millions of books, or even owning a private plane, you’re not alone.But doing all of that as an independently published author?That seems like the stuff of dreams.For Bella Andre, this is all very real. After a disappointing run at traditional publishing (where she says she was on the lowest rung of that ladder in terms of readership and sales), she decided to pivot to indie publishing in 2010. She wrote a book she loved, slapped
Book marketing for people who hate social media (opens the original)
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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a newsletter about how social media doesn’t sell books... and it kind of took off.I think this is such a hot button topic because it is just so very prevalent in the publishing industry. Whether you love social media or you hate it, being active on some sort of platform is a literal prerequisite for being an author these days. This endless need to build an author platform and to nurture that platform every. single. day. is emotionally exhausting and complete time-s
How to get a book deal when your sales suck (opens the original)
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If you’re new here, I am notorious for being super honest about my own author track.I recently wrote about getting dropped by my publisher despite having what I considered strong sales (about 30,000+ copies in less three months).This publisher wants B-I-G numbers. They want you to blow up fast. If that doesn’t happen, they move on. It’s why they only signed me on for one book at a time, for three books. But what if you’re stuck in a 2-book contract, or a 4-book deal? What if the publisher sees y
The $20,000 gamble: questions to ask before you EVER hire a publicist (opens the original)
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Spending money on publicity in the publishing industry is a massive gamble.I’ve dropped nearly $100,000 of my own money on PR retainers, private publicity firms, and independent publicists over the course of my career. (Yes, you really read that right. And yes, it makes my stomach hurt just writing it.) I think there’s a lot of confusion about what a publicist does or doesn’t do and why you would need one. For instance, if you’re traditionally published, you will have an in-house publicist. But,
Why social media doesn’t sell books (and why we need to stop pretending it does) (opens the original)
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Oh, social media. Perhaps one of my (least) favorite things to discuss, and yet—if you’re an author, it is everywhere, all the time. The single biggest gripe I hear from authors on this publishing journey (myself included) is this: that in order to be an author, you have to be on social media too.And not just be on it; you have to build it, grow it, nurture it, pay other people money for it, spend your own money to boost posts, or buy bots, or whatever it is that people do.I have c
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