Bublish Founder and CEO Kathy Meis makes her predictions for the top four book marketing challenges in 2016. 1. Increasing Competition for Readers’ Attention and Entertainment Dollars This challenge is an ongoing one, but will get much tougher in 2016 and beyond. According to UNESCO, there are 2.2 million books published each year in the world. And, this […]
By Joanna Penn, http://www.thecreativepenn.com/ Do you want to successfully self-publish? Self-publishing has now become a positive choice for authors, not a last resort. Some of us are years into the industry, but many authors are just starting out. Some are new authors, choosing to self-publish their first book. Others are established authors moving into publishing […]
Generating word-of-mouth recommendations is the most powerful book marketing strategy on the planet. Bublish helps generate word-of-mouth about you and your books through social engagements with your book bubbles. Word-of-mouth is also how Bublish has grown so quickly in recent years as a must-have platform for thousands of successful authors around the world. It’s the […]
Happy 2016! It’s the New Year, and a fresh start! Here at Bublish, though, we’re not fans of the annual New Year’s resolution tradition. Why? Resolutions are too general. “I’m going to write more.” “I’m going to sell more books.” If you think about it, resolutions like this don’t set you up for a real sense […]
A number of you have asked for a more detailed explanation of the “Author Metrics” found at the top of your Bublish Authorpreneur Dashboard. We’ve lined up your questions, and posed them to Bublish Founder Kathy Meis You can see her responses below. As a point of reference, here’s what the “Author Metrics” look like on the Authorpreneur Dashboard: […]
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On Wednesday, Nov. 18, Joel Friedlander – www.TheBookDesigner.com – presented “How to Create Book Covers that Work.” Webinar attendees learned: 4 reasons that book covers fail 3 tools to use to evaluate book covers The 5 jobs a book cover must to to succeed To watch the webinar replay, click here. Here are a few articles […]
by Joel Friedlander, www.TheBookDesigner.com Book cover design, at its best, is an amazing commercial art. The best book designers continue to amaze and surprise us with their graphic design prowess. But indie authors, write and publish their own books, can get started by knowing the worst mistakes to avoid. Here’s my number 1 tip for do-it-yourself cover designers: […]
November is one of those months that sneak up on you. One day it’s Halloween; the next, you’re in the throws of the holiday shopping season. Though you might resent the reality of “Christmas Creep,” it makes November a critical month for your publishing business. Here are three reasons why: 1. Holiday Sales. By some […]
National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo, begins Sunday, November 1, and runs until midnight on November 30. To participate, novelists sign up and commit to writing a 50,000-word draft manuscript in 30 days. That’s about 1,667 words a day! It’s quite a commitment, but there’s plenty of support along the way. You can commiserate and celebrate the highs and lows of your […]