Thanksgiving is a time to take stock of everything there is to be thankful for. Family, friends, love, laughter … and being a published author (or the opportunity to be published soon). There’s never been a better time to be a writer.
Here are just a few reasons we should all be thankful to be self-publishing these days. Be sure to read the last two! They’re game-changers.
- eBooks. Having the ability to offer books in an easy-to-order format has opened up a massive sales channel for independent authors. As readers continue to move from hardcopy to electronic books, the ability for anyone to get their book in front of these customers is priceless exposure — and offering an ebook is easy.
- Social media. When knocking on doors, making phone calls, buying ads and getting media coverage aren’t on your busy holiday calendar, reaching out to large audiences is still achievable, thanks to social media sites like Facebook, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and more. Author pages can be set up quickly, so you can let others know about your book from the comfort of your home.
- Author webpages. An author website can be created for free on many drag-and-drop website building platforms and most full-service self-publishing companies, such as Outskirts Press, provide a webpage to every author who publishes with them. You can easily provide this link to prospective readers so they can purchase your paperback, hardback, eBook, or even your audiobook on iTunes.
- Blogging platforms. The advantage of being an author is that you can put your writing skills to great use in your marketing. A personal or professional blog is a great way to raise your profile online, interact with readers and make valuable connections with others in the publishing industry. If you don’t have a blog, start one today for free on WordPress.
- Power of the press. Book announcements have come a long way in recent years. In an instant, a press release distribution service can get your book announcement to thousands of relevant news organizations worldwide. Plus, with the internet as a valuable research tool, an author can very quickly gather specific publications and broadcast media to target with personal contact.
- Goodreads. Self-published authors can easily make use of many selling tools on the Goodreads platform to foster relationships with readers, promote their books and sell more copies.
- Support when you need it. Traditional publishing houses typically provide a marketing push upon a book’s release but withdraw support as time goes on — especially if a book falls short of lofty sales goals. This doesn’t mean the window for success has closed; it only means the publisher no longer supports the author. Many of those authors now have the flexibility to pursue self-publishing when their rights revert back to them from the traditional houses. And they’re discovering that when they’re in charge — as all self-publishing authors are — they have the power to tweak their marketing approach, and keep more of the profits at the same time. It’s never too late to self-publish and market your way to success!
- AudioBooks. Back in the day (like 4-5 years ago), eBooks were all the rage. But the Internet never sits still, and what was a rising wave for eBooks just a few years ago has turned into a tsunami for AudioBooks as we enter the third decade of this new millennium. And no wonder! Between iTunes and Amazon, finding and listening to Audiobooks has never been easier, and publishing an audiobook is just as simple.
- A FREE AUDIOBOOK EDITION DURING BLACK FRIDAY. Did you know a 50,000-word Audiobook costs nearly $6,000 to narrate, produce, publish, and distribute when narrated by a human narrator? But Apple Intelligence digital voice narration flips the script! In fact, Apple tells us their Apple Intelligence Audiobooks are purchased at rates similar to those of human-narrated ones!Black Friday is your chance to get a FREE audiobook edition of your book with the purchase of the Ultimate Black and White or Ultimate Full-Color publishing package, which already includes free Amazon and Apple eBook editions.
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- 50% OFF BOOK MARKETING DURING BLACK FRIDAY. To reserve your first 5-hour block of time with your personal Book Marketing Specialist at a 50% discount, click here: https://outskirtspress.com/p/bms and use promotion code bkmarket
To all of you from all of us at Outskirts Press, Happy Thanksgiving!
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| Very Good! |