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Independent vs Traditional Publishing—Round 1 | How to Promote Your Book(s) On Amazon—Part 1
Independent vs Traditional Publishing – Round 1
If you're like me, you don't appreciate being told what to do. This underscores a significant difference between traditional and independent publishing.
In traditional publishing, even if your book is exceptional, it often faces many rejections.
And if it does get accepted, brace yourself for demanded revisions—despite the quality of your work.
Even after all the changes and the eventual publication, traditional publishers take a substantial cut of the royalties and still expect you to handle most of the marketing. Does that seem fair?
“Your book is outstanding. But outstanding doesn’t sell.”
That's why I turned to independent publishing. It bypassed the extensive wait—often years—that it took for my diligently crafted book to be released. Perhaps you can relate.
If you have a manuscript, don’t let the obstacles and gatekeepers of traditional publishing hold you back. Let us help you publish your book professionally.
We offer striking covers and designs that rival those of traditional publishers, ensuring your book not only looks great but also reads beautifully.
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How to Promote Your Book(s) On Amazon—Part 1
This week, as a reader, you can download the following four Kindle eBooks for free compliments of the Munn Avenue Press and the authors.
Now why would authors give away their e-books for free? On top of that, why would they buy media, submit to 20+ blogs, and send out hundreds of thousands of emails to tell people about their 5-Day free promotion?
The first time this was presented to me, I thought it was totally counterintuitive. But the results proved me wrong. Some of the benefits of running this kind of promotion are
More Reviews: If the readers like the book, they will post reviews on Amazon. Reviews provide social confirmation and tickle Amazon's algorithms to show your book more when people are searching on your genre or keywords that relate to your book. And reviews keep coming in well after the promotion.
Wider Distribution: Your book will be downloaded at least 1000 times in 8 to 13 countries around the world. I have done this 5-Day promotion for all my books in my Not So Dead thriller series. After one of these promotions, I had more paid sales the following month in Brazil than anywhere else in the world. I have to think that was a result of someone reading my Not So Dead, liking it, and promoting it on their social media thereby spreading the word.
More Book Sales: Usually following these promotions, our authors see follow on paid sales and in addition, they get paid by the pages read in Kindle Unlimited. If the author has written more than one book or a series, they will also see paid sales of the other books during and after the promotion. More on the advantages of Kindle Unlimited for authors in a future article.
Activates the Amazon Algorithm: Perhaps the most important result is that it tells Amazon's algorithms to show your book more when people search for related titles or key phrases that match your book. Why? Because Amazon is a search engine just like Google. That search box at the top of the Amazon page is where all the action is, isn't it? So, if a reader searches for “conspiracy thrillers,” and you write thrillers or they search on “business self-help,” and you write business books, how does Amazon determine what books to show?
Like Google, Amazon has an algorithm that factors in the sales activity of the book, your reviews, and other things. The 5-Day promotion provides sales activity and reviews that can boost your book in searches for weeks following the actual promotion days.
If you are an author and would like to learn more about promoting your book with a 5-Day Amazon promotion, please contact us.
Meanwhile, as a reader you can download the following four books we are promoting this week on multiple websites, sending over one million emails, and submitting to 20+ blogs. This particular promotion ends on April 28th, grab a copy. If you enjoy it, please post reviews. You get the idea…
4 FREE Kindle eBooks Today!*
“Deception is Our Remedy is a fast-paced, dystopian adventure that will leave you guessing at every turn."
"Loved this book. So informative and inspiring. Would highly recommend to teachers, coaches & leaders. Hope everyone can take action and incorporate the lessons in everyday situations" -JK, Review
“Empress offers more than just inspiration. It is a personal story, a memoir filled with vulnerability yet also a guidebook for transformation. From motherhood to the boardroom, Renata lays down the path for readers to become empresses in their own lives.”
“This book provides direction on everything from most effective treatments to coping. It is a must read for pancreatic cancer patient and family.” --Moira, Review
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As someone who has always wanted to write... started a number of books....never finished them and only in mybmid 50s actually finished 4 short stories and getting into the swing of it... your stack and posts gives me some further inspiration...Thanks!