EPISODE · Feb 17, 2020 · 19 MIN
BTS025, Experiments in Book Launching and Book Marketing as a New Author
from The Authorpreneur Podcast - Writing & Self Publishing Tips · host Amelia D. Hay
Send us Fan MailJust to let you know, this behind-the-scenes podcast diary was recorded on February 17, so this diary episode is primarily me looking back at the week starting from January 27, 2020, to February 2, 2020. In light of that, I have some exciting news. On Monday, January 27, I published Missing in ebook, paperback, and large print on all online store platforms. And, yes, I’ve changed my mind about going exclusive with Amazon. So, stay tuned to find out why and for more details on book marketing and releasing a book. In this episode, I discuss:Why I’m bringing back my Behind the Scenes Author DiaryThe self-publishing tasks I completed leading up to my book launchMy decision to publish my books wide instead of being exclusive to KDP selectWhat happened after I pressed the publish button on the online storesA few mindset issues that I’m struggling with now that I’m a new authorThe book marketing goals that I set when I created my book marketing planMy thoughts on the free vs. 99 cents debateThe first book sales for MissingHow I’m marketing my bookA pricing mistake I made—don’t do thisFinding authors who write books like mineMy new keyword strategyThe social media marketing mind-fieldUsing email list book promotion sitesPaying for an ethical book review serviceAnd writing the next bookThanks for listening, and happy reading and writing, everybody.Podcasts, Books, and Tools MentionedThe Blog Post | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/bts025/Book Description HTML Generator | https://kindlepreneur.com/amazon-book-description-generatorPublisher Rocket | https://publisherrocket.com/Book Report | https://www.getbookreport.com/Draft2Digital | https://www.draft2digital.com/Book Doggy | https://bookdoggy.com/Awesome Gang | https://awesomegang.com/Bargain Booksy | https://www.bargainbooksy.com/for-authors/New Author Podcast | https://jerryevanoff.com/podcast/Want the podcast straight to your inbox? | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/podcast/tap/ Support the showConnect with me on Social MediaDiscord: https://discord.gg/HZX7HZBQUfFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorpreneurpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorpreneurpodcast/X: https://twitter.com/writeradhayYouTube: www.youtube.com/c/authorpreneurpodcast/videosGoodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/authoradhay/Merch Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/WriterADHay/shop* This is a service or product offered by me** My bookish merchandise store
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