Building readership is one of the biggest challenges that all new authors face, and book marketing is a long process that can be confusing and overwhelming. So where do you start? What’s the first path you can take to reach readers? How do you continue to grow fans? Is there a simple step for beginning authors? […]
Twitter Basics for New Authors
What You Need to Know About Publishing Trade Shows
You know the saying, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”? Well, trade shows can be an awesome way to extend your connections and advance your book publishing endeavors. Publishing trade shows provide a chance for you to make industry connections, showcase your work, gain valuable insight, form partnerships, and much more. […]
Ask the Editor: When Is Enough Enough in Manuscript Editing?
Find the answers to your editing questions in eBooks2go’s “Ask the Editor” blog series! In this first entry, writers learn when to call it quits on manuscript editing as our editor discusses under-editing, over-editing, and giving your manuscript a well-earned rest. Editing is just one wave your book sails through along its publishing voyage. […]
Author Spotlight: Jeanne Bender
Growing up is tough! There are so many life lessons to learn that it can be challenging for parents to satisfy their child’s wonder and explain things in terms they’ll understand. Fun and educational resources can be a great way to help kids learn more about their expanding world of new adventures and first experiences. […]
Book Metadata: Maximizing Reader Discovery
Metadata is everything when it comes to online shopping, and it’s no different with online bookstores. Book metadata is all the information about a book that helps describe the product to readers such as its cover, price, title, author, format, genre, keywords, ISBN, price, availability, reviews, territorial rights, etc. These bits of information communicates […]
4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Self-Publishing
Nearly anyone with a writing dream can become an author in an increasingly self-published book world. Books are all about the journey your words take readers on, not so much on how a book came to be. Most readers don’t care about a book’s publisher. For a reader, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. […]
Trusting the Book Marketing Process
Growing up in the Chicago area, during Michael Jordan’s career, made me a huge basketball fan. Recently, I’ve been pretty excited because the NBA playoffs kicked off. One of this season’s captivating storylines is the Philadelphia 76ers return to the playoffs. From 2013 to 2017 they were arguably the worst team in the league. During […]
