In this show I talk about something that I have been wondering about lately. How do you revive sales in a book that doesn’t sell? I’ve recently finished the second book in my Magpies and Magic fantasy series. The issue I have before I get into the process of releasing the new book is what to do about the first book in the series, that just doesn’t sell.
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Selling Books in the Spanish-Speaking World with Cristian Perfumo
On today’s show I interview Australian-based Argentinian author Cristian Perfumo, a man uniquely placed to inform those of us who are English-speaking about how to sell books in the Spanish-speaking world. He has written books in Spanish and had them translated into English, and has also now started an e-mail list service for Spanish speakers […]
My Top Ten Podcasts
Episode 28 In this mini-episode to cover me over the seasonal period, I go through the top ten podcasts that I listen to. I listen to lots of podcast, at last count I’ve listened to 50 shows on or off in the last year. Here I attempt to compile my current top 10. Note that I’ve […]
Book Publicity with Janet Murray
In this episode I interview Janet Murray, journalist for the Guardian newspaper and PR Coach. She has pitched stories and received pitches to the media over the last fifteen years and now helps other people to do the same with her Soulful PR training company.
My 3 Biggest Self-Publishing Mistakes
Episode 24 As a homage to the great blog concept of the ‘mistakes post’, here I present to you my 3 biggest self-publishing mistakes I’ve made so far. Mistake 1 : Changing Genre My first big mistake was changing fiction genre from Time Travel Science Fiction (Timeshock) to Young Adult Fantasy (Magpies and Magic). […]
Choosing the Best Categories and Keywords on Amazon
In this episode I discuss how to choose Categories and Keywords for your eBook in the KDP website. This is often an area that is considered an afterthought – something done in a hurry. This is a mistake, as what you choose here can make a real difference to how visible your book is on Amazon and how it will sell (regardless of the quality of your book!).