When Fame Comes Knocking: Be Sure Your Author Website Has a Press Kit

  by Porter Anderson (@Porter_Anderson), The Hot Sheet While editing a story for Publishing Perspectives on the long-running popularity of dystopian fiction, I came across one of the best examples IÔÇÖve seen of an authorÔÇÖs press kit. ItÔÇÖs something every...

How Authors Can Get More Fans and Book Sales with Less Social Media

by Chris Syme     as seen on Digital Book World A mind-boggling 78 percent of Americans have a social media profile. According to Statista, 2.72 billion people will be social media users worldwide by 2019. It is a given that authors can develop loyal audiences and...

How Fifteen Minutes a Day Can Increase Your Book Sales

Rodney Fife Founder, Publicist and Fan of Books As an author the demands on your time is great. You have to work your full-time job and then there are the demands of family life. Many times you have been unable to find the time to market your book. If you take these 5...

The advantages of working with a professional editor

We are delighted to introduce you to our growing team of editors and book coaches.  Getting clarity at every stage of your book project or your manuscript from concept to completion, is so much easier when you are working with an experienced editor.  Whether you...

Agenda for the April 26th AuthorCraft event

26th April 2016 – Running Order 5.30pm┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á┬á Doors open – Registration and informal networking. ┬á ┬á First time visitors – free.┬á Members subscribing at ┬ú25 per month – free. ┬á Members subscribing at ┬ú9.99 per...

Tips to Make a Goodreads Impression

By ┬áPenny Sansevieri writing on www.bookworks.com ÔÇô the Self Publishers Association Now more than ever, Goodreads is a fantastic tool to promote your book and interact with other readers. ┬áMany authors have jumped on the Goodreads bandwagon, so IÔÇÖve put together...

Why Authors Should Consider Advertising to Their Own Fans on Facebook

By: Chris Syme  - writing on www.digitalbookworld.com The chatter about Facebook ads in book marketing circles these days is all about building massive email lists and selling books. And although I am in that corner, I also believe that there are many entry-level...

Facebook: The WorldÔÇÖs Largest Bookstore?

Facebook: The WorldÔÇÖs Largest Bookstore? By: Jason Illian | April 5, 2016. ┬áRead the full article on Digital Book World A month or so ago, Facebook reported its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2015, and letÔÇÖs just say they crushed the ball. Knocked the cover...