Book marketing, publicity & creative May round-up
I've found the latest blogs, news, podcasts and more on all book marketing, publicity and creative topics published in May. Latest thinking from both indie and traditional publishing thinking and the wider digital marketing landscape, all in one place and from sources I trust.
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Book Marketing, Publicity & Creative Latest (all from MAY)
Event and days calendar for author content plan - Lounge Marketing
Seven Reasons Why Authors should do Blog Tours - Nick Jones
Spreading out Your Advertising Dollars for Effectiveness and Launching Well as a New Author - Science Fiction & Fantasy Marketing Podcast
Marketing: How to Overcome KDP Select’s Catch 22 for Free Books & Mailing List Subscriber Magnets - Ian Sutherland for ALLi
8 of the most important things I learned when publishing my debut novel - Sam Haysom for Mashable
Book Marketing: How Smart Collaboration Between Authors Helps Sell Books – A Case Study - JJ Toner for ALLi
Masterclass: Facebook Changes and What They Mean for Authors – with Mark Dawson, Self Publishing Formula
Bestseller Experiment podcast with Orion's Ben Willis, metadata, book publicity and more
Marketing: How to Overcome KDP Select’s Catch 22 for Free Books & Mailing List Subscriber Magnets - Ian Sutherland for ALLi
Disappearing reviews, RNA Indies and Reddit with Leo Petracci - Sell more Books Podcast
10 of the Best Book Covers of May 2018 - Paste Magazine
Book Covers We Love - Spine Magazine
20 Top BookBub Ad Designs Readers Want to Click - BookBub blog
How to Build Your Author Platform in a Digital World - Are.io blog
25 Creative Ways Authors Use Images for Social Media Marketing - BookBub blog
How to Develop a Content Strategy for Authors - IngramSpark blog
Grow Your Author Platform with Professional Speaking - IngramSpark blog
Who Will Buy Your Book? Tom McAllister for The Millions
Stop saying millennials have short attention spans - PR Week
11 Ways to Kickstart your Social Media Brainstorm - Hootsuite blog
Instagram Hacks - Hootsuite blog
Evergreen posts
Building your author newsletter lists - Lounge Marketing
Writing effective blurbs by author, Kerry Wilkinson - Lounge Marketing
The best book marketing podcasts - Lounge Marketing
Twitter for authors - Lounge Marketing
Building your author marketing platform - Lounge Marketing
BookBub Ads for Beginners with Adam Croft, part of ALLi Indie Author Fringe
How To Get Your Book Selected By A Book Club - Book Marketing Tools
8 Tips to Grow Book Sales by Promoting Backlist Titles - Are.io Blog
Promote Your Book on a Budget - Aer.io Blog
Creating an Effective and Timely Book Publicity Plan - Reedsy
How to Write an Amazon Book Description That Sells - Reedsy Blog
How to Write a Killer Author Bio - Reedsy Blog
Cracking the code - Successfully Using Amazon Marketing Services (AMS) to Boost Book Sales (video) - Brian Meeks for ALLi
The Art of the Book Launch (video) - April 2018 Ask ALLi Beginners' Self-Publishing Salon
What Should I Put on My Author Website?- John Burke for Ingram Spark
Online PR - How to Locate and Pitch Bloggers - Stephanie Chandler, Non-Fiction Author Association
A Smarter Author Platform for the Digital Era of Publishing - Jane Friedman for Writer Unboxed
How To Use Video Marketing Like A Hollywood Director - Joanna Penn at The Creative Penn
Courses
Learn how to use Amazon Marketing Services - Free course from Dave Chesson's Kindlepreneur