by Stephanie Chandler | Sep 15, 2016 | Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Ebooks & Information Products, Internet Marketing for Authors, Meet Our Authors, On Writing Non-fiction, Professional Speaking for Authors, Social Media for Authors, Special Announcements, Traditional Publishing Myths
After a database crash, we were unable to restore many of our blog posts from the past several years (despite having backups, which failed). However, we had already begun to moving our blogging efforts over to our sister site: The Nonfiction Authors Association. You...
by Stephanie Chandler | Mar 15, 2013 | Book Marketing
Guest Blog Post by Norm Schriever Has your book ever received a one-star review? Ouch, that hurts. It’s hard enough being an author these days without bad reviews to stunt our sales. Already we’re shunned for being self-published authors, like it’s some sort of...
by Stephanie Chandler | Mar 13, 2013 | Social Media for Authors
Of all the social media networks, LinkedIn is the most business-oriented. The vast majority of LinkedIn users are involved in business of some kind, and therefore can make great connections for authors who want to sell books in bulk to companies, speak at events, or...
by Stephanie Chandler | Mar 4, 2013 | Social Media for Authors
If you’re still struggling to find your footing with social media and trying to decide whether it’s worth your time, I have news for you: Social media is IDEAL for authors. In fact, if the rest of the world wasn’t already using it too, I’d argue that social media was...
by Stephanie Chandler | Feb 27, 2013 | Book Marketing, Book Publishing
Authors often ask me why their books appear on Amazon under the Used Books category, especially if their book has only recently been released. Not to worry! There are legitimate reasons for this. Most books are distributed through Ingram, the world’s largest supplier...