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


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