Six ways that reviews can help market your book

To know for sure how book reviews influence sales is hard to gauge. There are many factors that may lead people to purchase a book: boredom, amount of free time to fill, how long it’s been since their last pay day, an impending long train journey… However, there’s one...

Ebook promotion with KDP Select

With the ever-growing number of self-publishing authors, effectively marketing your ebook really is the key to success. There are so many tools and methods available already, from self-promotion on social media to freebie chapters, that this entrepreneurial part of...

How do you write a book?

There can be many things stopping us writing the book we’ve always wanted to write. One of these is how to actually organise your time and sit down to write the book. So many people have some really great ideas for a book, but never reach the point of getting the...

Choosing categories and keywords for your Kindle ebook

As a writer in the world of self-publishing, you’re up against thousands of other books. It’s a super-competitive market, so your selling strategies need to be up to scratch to get the desired result. This includes making sure that Amazon’s algorithm rules are working...

How can Goodreads help with your book marketing?

Goodreads is the world’s largest website for readers, authors and book recommendations. Readers can search for new books, new authors, share reviews, and keep track of what they’ve read. And because there are so many readers on the site, it’s a great place for authors...