We welcomed Amazon Top 5 Horror Author J. Thorn as our first ever guest for this week’s show. We talked at length about giving value today, whether its through social media accounts, promotional methods and book discovery services. Other topics included our new Top Tip of the Week segment, ISBN numbers, venture capitalists, BookBub, writing rules to live by and the new #AmazonCart service.
Episode 004 – The Direct Selling Show
On our final show of April, we discussed how a publishing contract compares with self-publishing and why selling direct is something to strive for. This week’s topics included reality competition shows for writers, the level playing field for self-publishers, the recent layoffs at Kobo, the scenarios in which a publishing contract make sense and selling directly to your readers.
Episode 003 – The Authentic Author Approach
This week, we talked about the importance of authenticity in your writing and your social media. This week’s topics included American and German ebook reading statistics, book subscription services, social media post length and James Patterson’s writing tips. Jim made a big announcement: Author Marketing Live!
Episode 002 – The Email List Building Show
Bryan started things off by talking about the new German translation of his book. He and Jim talked about revenue splitting translator service Babelcube and the future of ebook translations. They also discussed the importance of growing your email list and downplaying Facebook. Jim teased a big event coming up for Author Marketing Club.
Episode 001 – The First Show Of Many
We opened our inaugural podcast by sharing a bit about ourselves and why we’re doing the show. We talked about how we want to share the newest ways to market your books as soon as they’re invented.Bryan talked about his start on his website, Build Creative Writing Ideas, and Jim discussed the creation of Author Marketing Club. We both have the same goals to help authors apply the ideas we find on the web.
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