Three Key Business Goals for an Author’s First Book(s)

Entrepreneurs launching their first product don’t expect to make money immediately. They understand it takes time to develop an audience, grow brand awareness and fully develop their product. Spreadsheets are created to show how much time and money it will take before they start making money. In the early days, all the revenue is poured […]

The Dos and Don’ts of Approaching Booksellers

By Christine Munroe As the U.S. Manager of Kobo Writing Life, I bring together local authors and bookstores at events across the U.S. to foster partnerships. Along the way I have learned a few tips regarding best practices for approaching booksellers. Some key strategies for success: DO Be professional. Remain focused and organized. Treat this […]

Tutorial: Maximize Your Bublish Account

Do you want to… Build a dynamic author brand? Start conversations with new audiences? Turn loyal fans into brand advocates? Track reader engagement? You'll want to watch this tutorial on how to maximize your Bublish account.  

Compelling Book Bubbles

Increase reader engagement by creating compelling book bubbles. The most powerful brands in the world use storytelling to break through the noise and reach their audience. Bublish book bubbles make it easy for authors to share the "story behind their story," reach new readers, and build a dynamic author brand. Watch this short tutorial to […]

Book Marketing Tools Google+ Hangout with Bublish Founder Kathy Meis

We really enjoyed our Google+ Author Hangout with Shawn Manaher of Book Marketing Tools. We talked all things book marketing and author branding. It’s packed with actionable information about how to build your platform, author brand and use storytelling as a promotional tool to reach, engage and grow your audience. We hope you’ll check it out! […]

New Bublish Feature: Facebook Comments in Book Bubbles

Bublish has integrated Facebook Comments into book bubbles! This is an exciting new feature that will encourage conversations between authors and readers and help spread those conversation to a wider audience. Using this new feature, authors can talk directly to their readers right through their book bubbles. With a single check in the bubble, everyone who participates in the conversation — both […]

A Socially Savvier Author Shares What She Has Learned

Today we have a guest post romance author Susan Rodgers, winner of Kobo’s Social Savvy Author contest. She’s here to share what she has learned from that experience. Thanks for sharing with the Bublish Community, Susan!   I’ve long been an avid Facebook user but I’ve never really understood Twitter, and my website was old and sadly […]

Authors, Publish Smarter! Attend PubSmart!

Join Team Bublish in Charleston, South Carolina on April 16-18, 2014 for the inaugural PubSmart conference.  We’re part of the founding team of this exciting new publishing event that puts authors in the driver’s seat. EARLY BIRD PRICING EXTENDED due to bad weather. Register by February 14 at pubsmartcon.com.  It was important to make this conference affordable for authors […]