Question of the Week: What do you think is the One Thing you should be focusing on to get more readers and why? Also, which one of us is Toots and which one is Puddle?
Looks like Rocket has some competition. After Jim introduced Willow the Puppy to the Sell More Books Show, he and Bryan tackled the biggest stories of the week. This episode is brought to you by show patrons Twisting Fate, Character Sketch & Color, and The Last Verdict. In their last episode before the show’s three-year anniversary, Bryan and Jim talked tips about using social media to find readers, how to track what your fans are buying, and how to make Amazon Ads work for you. The top five stories included new opportunities for authors to get on TV, a new publishing path for academics, a new trad pub author going indie, Hachette’s two latest partnerships, and Marie Force’s changed stance on the New York Times list. This week’s Question of the Week: What do you think is the One Thing you should be focusing on to get more readers and why? Also, which one of us is Toots and which one is Puddle?
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What You’ll Learn:
- How authors discover their ideal readers through retailers and social media
- How authors can build strong relationships with their fans
- How authors can improve the effectiveness of their Amazon Marketing Ads
- Why more and more film and TV producers are looking to books for their next project
- How academic authors can gain more control and royalties with a new publishing platform
- Why one bestselling traditionally published author is trying her hand at self-publishing
- What new audiobook projects Hachette has in store and who they are working with
- Why one successful romance author has sworn off chasing bestseller lists
Links:
- Bryan’s Webinar with Mark Dawson on March 31st
- Twisting Fate by Caro Bégin
- Character Sketch & Color by Emma Alisyn
- The Last Verdict by Jamie Arpin-Ricci
- Reader Roundup
- Fan Appreciation
- Keywords to the Kingdom
- From Page to Screen
- Indie Academia
- Taste Changes
- Can You Hear Me, Hachette? (1)
- Can You Hear Me, Hachette? (2)
- A New Lease on Lists
Question of the Week: What do you think is the One Thing you should be focusing on to get more readers and why? Also, which one of us is Toots and which one is Puddle?