Episode 429 – Takeovers, Going Wide, and What Readers Want

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In the style of “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” what would your own “Person Doing a Thing” title be like if you were the title character?

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. You can find Claire, Bryan and Monica’s Kickstarter links in the show notes. Top Tips of the week include how to have more pen names on Amazon, what is the new title trend that has your protagonist’s name all over it, and why emailing more often might boost your open rates and sell more books. The 5 News stories that matter most to indies this week include what turns faithful readers off and makes them stop reading your books, how Goodreads is finally changing, what is Tertulia, how Spotify plans to use AI voices, and how B&N is highlighting indie books. Question of the Week: In the style of “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” what would your own “Person Doing a Thing” title be like if you were the title character?

What You’ll Learn:
  • How to have more pen names on Amazon
  • The new title trend that has your protagonist’s name all over it
  • Why emailing more often might boost your open rates and sell more books.
  • What turns faithful readers off and makes them stop reading your books
  • How Goodreads is finally changing, even though it might not be for the better
  • There’s a new book discovery tool in town, and it’s name is Tertulia
  • How Spotify plans to use AI voices
  • How B&N is highlighting indie books
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In the style of “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” what would your own “Person Doing a Thing” title be like if you were the title character?

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