Are your book sales slumping? Never had many to begin with? Is your back catalog looking old and tired? Maybe it’s time to consider a book cover redesign. Every author does it from Stephen King to J.K. Rowling. Book cover redesigns are how authors keep their book fresh and to revitalize sales. Examples? No problem: …
I made my first content about Amazon Ads almost 6 years ago. Since then, it’s been through a few changes including in name. If you remember when Amazon Ads were referred to as AMS or Amazon Marketing Services, then you’re truly an OG in these parts. Paid ads are intimidating. You’re granting a platform to …
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I’m going to tell you exactly why most KDP authors don’t sell books or start losing book sales. Yeah. Book covers. Book covers don’t come easy. Some authors would rather make their own covers than worry about figuring out how to hire a professional. They’ll spend countless hours and even months putting together something they …
What do a few different flavors of Pringles have in common with your cover design? Maybe nothing, and that’s part of the problem! What can make your series fail on KDP? When you have one-off publications, you’re at a greater disadvantage. Stay with me. Authors who have a deep backlog, it’s like Pringles, once you …
Let’s face it, your cover is probably not the worst book cover in history. There are plenty of places to find that online. You can still get your book cover all wrong, even if it looks right. That’s why it’s important to not DIY your book covers. I’ve done it. You’ve probably done it. We’ve …
This is a burning question with A LOT of moving parts: how much does self publishing cost? It all comes down to your time versus money ratio and your skill set. Self-publishing itself doesn’t cost anything…meaning Amazon and most other platforms don’t charge you anything to publish and list your book on their sites. However, …
What Are Low Content Books? Low content book ideas? Forget that, what are low content books!?! For those in the back or who have been under a rock the last 4 or 5 years, low content books include: Diaries Journals Notebooks Planners Coloring books Activity books Puzzle books and so much more. Creating these books …
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Here it is…this is the detailed process I use to determine my Amazon KDP keywords. If you’ve ever wondered exactly what steps to take to get keywords that will help your book get discovered on Amazon, I’m going to show you. I’m going to show you both the long manual way, and I’ll also show …
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Can you still make money publishing on Kindle? The short answer is “yes,” but the long one is “Yes, but you can make a lot more if you take things beyond just publishing on Kindle.” Have I Made Money Publishing on Kindle? Around 2013, I threw my hat into the self-publishing ring just to give …
A lot of lists for how to write a book for beginners start out with things like, “Decide which genre you want to write in.” I think most authors start with an idea they’ve had for a book (or 3) for YEARS. Deciding a genre seems like an empty step to me. If that’s not …
