Boost your sales on amazon...without funky "bestseller" programs
If you're an author, you've probably got at least one book listed on http://www.amazon.com/. It is the premier place to sell your books (among other things) and as such, is highly competitive. Of course you already know all this, so to get your book seen and read (bought), you need to get it exposure. Just plopping it up on amazon ensures nothing...you have to promote it yourself. Here are a few tips I've found that have worked for me:
1. Tweet frequently about your book--People like fun, intriguing tweets vs. "Buy my new book!" Get them to click by giving a hint about the book or even posting reviews
2. Promote it in everything--I got postcards and business cards printed and plan to leave them strategically in book stores and others stores and posted on bulletin boards. Also, I've posted the book on my several sites and blogs. Put it everywhere!
3. Offer free sample downloads on your site, give special discounts for buyers who purchase from your site (you make more money if you sell it yourself vs. giving amazon and other online sites a commission), and even give it as a gift bundle if buyers purchase more than one book.
You have the power to market your books creatively, so even if you do sell it on amazon or barnesandnoble, you can either make sales yourself or drive buyers to amazon to buy the book (some people will just feel safer buying from them no matter what you do).
I've offered my novel on my site for $1.00 off the Kindle price... Kiss and Spells
If you're an author, you've probably got at least one book listed on http://www.amazon.com/. It is the premier place to sell your books (among other things) and as such, is highly competitive. Of course you already know all this, so to get your book seen and read (bought), you need to get it exposure. Just plopping it up on amazon ensures nothing...you have to promote it yourself. Here are a few tips I've found that have worked for me:
1. Tweet frequently about your book--People like fun, intriguing tweets vs. "Buy my new book!" Get them to click by giving a hint about the book or even posting reviews
2. Promote it in everything--I got postcards and business cards printed and plan to leave them strategically in book stores and others stores and posted on bulletin boards. Also, I've posted the book on my several sites and blogs. Put it everywhere!
3. Offer free sample downloads on your site, give special discounts for buyers who purchase from your site (you make more money if you sell it yourself vs. giving amazon and other online sites a commission), and even give it as a gift bundle if buyers purchase more than one book.
You have the power to market your books creatively, so even if you do sell it on amazon or barnesandnoble, you can either make sales yourself or drive buyers to amazon to buy the book (some people will just feel safer buying from them no matter what you do).
I've offered my novel on my site for $1.00 off the Kindle price... Kiss and Spells
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