Episode 424- Crowdfunding, Target Reader, and Book Bans

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Based on this week’s audience targeting discussion, who are you writing your current book for?

This week we have a great show in store for you! Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcast. Top Tips of the week include what unusual ways to make crowdfunding work for you, how bad marketing can be worse than no marketing, and what makes a good book fail. The 5 News stories that matter most to indies this week include how to avoid failing as an author, why bookstores are being told to ban books, why you should write even when things are bad in the world, how KDP’s reports have changed to give you more updated information about your books, and why Amazon has updated it’s stance on low-content books. Question of the Week: Based on this week’s audience targeting discussion, who are you writing your current book for?

What You’ll Learn:
  • Unusual ways to make crowdfunding work for you
  • How bad marketing can be worse than no marketing
  • What makes a good book fail
  • Why so many authors fail, and how you can avoid it
  • Even bookstores are being told to ban books
  • Why you should write even when things are bad in the world
  • How KDP’s reports have changed to give you more updated information about your books
  • Amazon has updated it’s stance on low-content books, and for the better
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Based on this week’s audience targeting discussion, who are you writing your current book for?

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