Writing Lessons
7/16/24
Six Things Authors Can Do To Get Your Book Move Visible
You have written the book and finally launched it. It’s loaded on Amazon and you have exhausted your own marketing network and harassed your
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You have written the book and finally launched it. It’s loaded on Amazon and you have exhausted your own marketing network and harassed your friends to buy it. Now what? Here is a a list of sites that will help you promote your book and get it out there.
Here is a list of things you can do to promote it.
1. Get a print code
https://authors.bookfunnel.com/help/print-codes/
Print codes are ebook and audiobook download codes that you can share with readers at in-person events. Generate a batch of 100 unique codes and print them on bookmarks, postcards, flyers… any promotional material, really!
Each code is good for one download and once it is redeemed, it can’t be used again. Book files are watermarked with the reader’s personal information and readers are invited to join your mailing list when they redeem their book code.
2. Make sure you make an Amazon Author Profile and claim your books
3. Make sure you make a Goodreads Author Profile and claim your books
4. Add book and author profile to LibraryThing at https://www.librarything.com/
You can claim your author profile there by clicking where it says - Is this you - claim your author profile on the top right hand column.
5. Ask BookBub to add your book to their site. You can ahead and start the process of claiming your author profile there as well. Sign up first at BookBub.com as a reader and submit your profile and author photo. Then go to
https://www.bookbub.com/partners/free_toolsand sign up in the partner dashboard. It does take a little time to get full approval so try to start soon. BookBub is a great way to gain followers and build an author brand.
6. Also add your book to the following sites:
What are publishers looking for this year?
Once again, we turn our attention to the publishing market and the trends shaping the upcoming cycle. For authors, understanding what readers are buying is invaluable—particularly in non-fiction, which must tap into the mood of the times. That said, a book can also spark a global trend, unleashing a new concept and capturing imaginations in unexpected ways. The “Let Them Theory,” for example, demonstrates the power of fresh ideas, amplified by podcasters, social media, and celebrity influence.
Should you plan or just write?
Should you plan a book? In my view, there is only one answer: yes. If you want to publish, writing with intent matters.
In non-fiction, planning is especially critical. You will know exactly what belongs in your book, how the chapters build, and what material sits where. That outline becomes your proposal and, later, your compass for the entire manuscript.
Many writers assume novels are different. They aren’t. In fiction, your plan becomes your plot.
