Tag Archives: book sales

Tracking Results

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Laura Orsini

Tracking Results by Patricia Grady Cox I admit it’s difficult, with my right-brain tendencies, to analyze my marketing results. It’s only been a couple of months since I really started working at marketing again, with regular weekly postings on more … Continue reading →

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Selling at Street Fairs

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Laura Orsini

Selling at Street Fairs by Barbara Renner Ah, summer . . . swimming, camping, traveling, watching baseball, and, if you live in northern Minnesota . . . street fairs. Every small town celebrates summer with some sort of outdoor festival. … Continue reading →

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Steampunk Desperado, a Progress Report

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Laura Orsini

Steampunk Desperado, a Progress Report by Vaughn Treude In November, I wrote about my new blog, Steampunk Desperado, and promised to report back on my progress. So far it’s gone well. I’ve been posting consistently and have greatly increased the … Continue reading →

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The Big Picture

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Laura Orsini

The Big Picture by Marcus Nannini Be forewarned: The following is my opinion and is based upon my experience. There is a long road to travel when a book is published by an “indie” publisher, and it’s much longer still … Continue reading →

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Low-Cost Book Promotion: How I Engage People at Book Events

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Low-Cost Book Promotion: How I Engage People at Book Events by Kathleen Watson When my Grammar for People Who Hate Rules: Killer Tips from the Ruthless Editor came out in August 2016, I was not exactly a marketing novice; I … Continue reading →

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Power of the Group: Grab Your Author Friends and Hold a Group Reading!

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Laura Orsini

Power of the Group: Grab Your Author Friends and Hold a Group Reading! by Laura Orsini Every other month, the Phoenix Publishing & Book Promotion Meetup holds a group reading event. Authors have the chance to read from their published … Continue reading →

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The Self-Publishing Force-Field Analysis

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Laura Orsini

The Self-Publishing Force-Field Analysis by Mary Ellen Stepanich Some of us writers have an affinity for bookkeeping, and when we tally all the self-publishing costs against the income from our book sales, we discover a dismal truth: We make very … Continue reading →

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The Bookstore Dream

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Laura Orsini

The Bookstore Dream by Jack Dermody What could be more pleasurable for new writers than to walk around a bookstore and fantasize about their own books one day landing on the prime real estate of the choicest shelves there? On … Continue reading →

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The Power of the Group: Support Your Fellow Authors by Buying Direct from Them

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Laura Orsini

The Power of the Group: Support Your Fellow Authors by Buying Direct from Them by Laura Orsini Most authors in the Phoenix Publishing & Book Promotion Meetup are familiar with my tolerate/hate relationship with Amazon. To put it succinctly, I … Continue reading →

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How to Up Your Amazon Bestsellers Rank

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Laura Orsini

How to Up Your Amazon Bestsellers Rank by Virginia Williams Do you know your Amazon Bestsellers Rank? Or what kind of algorithm Amazon uses to determine those rankings? AND, do you think your Sales Rank is achieved through reviews? The … Continue reading →

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