BTS025, Experiments in Book Launching and Book Marketing as a New Author

The Authorpreneur Podcast - Writing & Self Publishing Tips

Just to let you know, this behind-the-scenes podcast diary was recorded on February 17, so this diary episode is primarily me looking back at the week starting from January 27, 2020, to February 2, 2020. In light of that, I have some exciting news. On Monday, January 27, I published Missing in ebook, paperback, and large print on all online store platforms. And, yes, I’ve changed my mind about going exclusive with Amazon. So, stay tuned to find out why and for more details on book marketing and releasing a book.

In this episode, I discuss:

• Why I’m bringing back my Behind the Scenes Author Diary
• The self-publishing tasks I completed leading up to my book launch
• My decision to publish my books wide instead of being exclusive to KDP select
• What happened after I pressed the publish button on the online stores
• A few mindset issues that I’m struggling with now that I’m a new author
• The book marketing goals that I set when I created my book marketing plan
• My thoughts on the free vs. 99 cents debate
• The first book sales for Missing
• How I’m marketing my book
• A pricing mistake I made—don’t do this
• Finding authors who write books like mine
• My new keyword strategy
• The social media marketing mind-field
• Using email list book promotion sites
• Paying for an ethical book review service
• And writing the next book

Thanks for listening, and happy reading and writing, everybody.
Podcasts, Books, and Tools Mentioned
The Blog Post | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/bts025/
Book Description HTML Generator | https://kindlepreneur.com/amazon-book-description-generator
Publisher Rocket | https://publisherrocket.com/
Book Report | https://www.getbookreport.com/
Draft2Digital | https://www.draft2digital.com/
Book Doggy | https://bookdoggy.com/
Awesome Gang | https://awesomegang.com/
Bargain Booksy | https://www.bargainbooksy.com/for-authors/
New Author Podcast | https://jerryevanoff.com/podcast/
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