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I have written three parenting books. The first one was acquired by a traditional publisher.I was paid an advance but they never marketed the book and at that time I was suffering from a severe case of naivete' and ignorance. The publisher sold about 700 digital copies and some print copies but not enough to cover my advance. I decided to self publish my second book and fell many sell schemes including the costly best seller scam which earned me a best seller sticker from Amazon but no sales. I later found out that I was required to master Amazon ads. I'm still working on that. It's been almost a year. I just finished my third book and still feel ill equipped to sell books. I'm old and tired like Seinfeld's Uncle Leo. I'm fading fast and need help. Can Book Launchers help me?
Being an author has been one of my greatest accomplishments, my goal is to also share my journey on how I became a self published author. Good luck to everyone telling their story!
1.0 Get honest reviews from peers. 2.0 Sumit your book to the look inside creation. Need ISBN number. 3.0 Create your Author page central. 4.0 Drive Sales 5.0 Meta data keywords that make the most sense.
Just launched my 1st book today and I really feel that I’m the happiest out there. Never thought about writing a book as it always seems to be for experts, but after taking the step it’s one of the best things to do that helps expressing yourself. My book name is “How to be your money superhero” as I’ve always been interested in such area, and that made it much easier to write my first release. Ty Julie for your fruitful ideas, they always help 💖
Whenever a business owner does a good job for me I always offer to give them a review. However i go one step further. I ask for the manager's email address and I let them see it before I put the review up on google. Sometimes it works too well. One pizzeria told me he is getting three times as many orders and he's had to take on more staff. I just love your video and I will be glad to connect with you via your website. You can now say you have James Bond on your books!
After four years of researching and writing, I finally went live today with "Defat Yourself" - the title is to appeal to the 70%+ of people who are overweight, but in reality, the book is about FINALLY getting healthy by correcting your diet balance. I'm sure all other writers here can identify with my huge sigh of relief that it's done! Thanks for this video, Julie. It's a big help!
Good luck! If you’re ready to market a book our Gameplan for selling 1000 books with less than $100 is a great way to start planning your book marketing. You can download that for free at www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan
Do you realize how difficult it is to get people to give a review? I've given tons of copies and even sold a few, people promise to do it but rarely follow through.
Try this. Go to the person you gave the book to after they read it and ask them to log into Amazon then to the book you gave them. Then ask them to rate it without telling you and then leave a one line comment about what they liked about it, then press the button. I did this with one book and it worked. I now will try the others.
My experience is the rate of people leaving a review (positive or negative) is less than 1%. People don't bother unless they either love the book or hate it.
@@kathrae76 I send people the link to the book on Amazon and I know they've read it and even enjoyed it but they just don't take the time to do it! They don't realize how important it is to us. They were so excited when I was completing the book and then when it launched...but now, nothing from them. Oh well.
Travel with Smiley and Kenny the Car from Maine to Florida. My first trip in a 1969 Beetle with no air conditioning an AM radio and no credit cards. Was unemployed and spent my savings on a 45 day adventure. After 13 years of travel Smiley had visited all 50 states. Smiley learned so much about American history, culture and the beauty of America from coast to coast.
Thank you so much for saying hello! If you liked this video you will LOVE my new book: Self-Publish and Succeed. You can grab it here: books2read.com/ap/RDOjGr/Julie-Broad Hope to see you again soon!
My novel “Hooked” by Dillen George has been up for a while and getting reviews is by far the hardest part. Marketing is awesome, but I find it very tough on a budget.
"How to Prepare and What to Expect for Your Surgery" is my recently published book. I'm brand new at this and am learning a lot by watching your videos. Thank you very much!!
Sounds like a really important book! Thank you so much for saying hello! If you liked this video you will LOVE my books: Self-Publish and Succeed. You can grab it here: www.selfpublishandsucceed.com or the newest one which is NOW out Oct. 3rd: books2read.com/ap/RDOjGr/Julie-Broad The new one will help with book marketing! Hope to see you again soon!
Hi thank you for all the value from your videos, I am in prelaunch mode, almost ready to publish. I am so excited . Been a dream of mine for many years, I am 63 never thought it would happen.
Just went live on Amazon for my 6 children’s books series along with 6 companion coloring books, just search Kurly Kitt on Amazon. Whew! The project took me a year and a half! I think they might be still reviewing a couple of those coloring books! What a process!
This has been the most valuable advice from the many courses I've taken. A pleasure to watch, easy to understand, excellent pace and fun presentation. Now to do the hard work and try to get my sales increased. 12 books published on Amazon since 2012, all with very low sales volume so far.
Welcome Digna Irizarry-Cassens! Thank you so much for joining the community and saying hello. If you have a specific question you want to be answered, you can ask at any time. I just might shoot a video to help you out. And, if you haven't already, I highly recommend you check out our free resources at BookLaunchers.com and grab our free guide to plan and write a great book www.booklaunchers.com/7steps and the Game Plan to sell books: www.booklaunchers.com/sellbooks
I really enjoy your videos, they are extremely helpful and informative. I published my first novel "Of Vital Interest" in December 2023. Writing a book has been on my Bucket List for several years. Just holding the final version in my hand brings a smile to my face, but it got even better. My book won an award as the best military book in 2023, and just recently received a very positive review from Kirkus. What I am quickly learning is that writing a book is the easy part, promoting and gaining interest in what you have written is much more difficult. Thanks so much for your videos, they are providing me a lot of information on how to grow sales and interest. Have a wonderful day.
Another big benefit: Talk to people. Old fashion interpersonal skills, and talking will also help get your book out there. I just published an excerpt for the first time on Amazon last week. I have used this method for my first book: Nuvelle on Amazon.
Thank you for these 5 valuable points! I wrote them down. Very helpful. I have 3 contemporary romance novels in a series that were published a few years earlier. WILD WIND, BROKEN ARROW, and NIGHT MOON. They are still on Amazon but have been mainly setting there hidden the past year since I had to stop and deal with life. I’m working on Book 4 now in the series and want to do the marketing right to obtain sales for all 4 books. I’m also my son’s caregiver, so my time is precious. Many thanks!
Thank you so much for saying hello! If you liked this video you will LOVE my new book: Self-Publish and Succeed. You can grab it here: books2read.com/ap/RDOjGr/Julie-Broad Hope to see you again soon!
I found business cards, handed out just everywhere I go, Doctors apointments, stores, pharmacy and such have been wonderful, but especially at craft shows where there are hundreds of walk throughs have yielded results. Helps people remember they said "I'll have to look that up." My Neighbor's Keeper, Child's Keeper and currently formatting Twins' Keeper, with three more in the series in the pipline. Thanks for the video.
I have to say out of all the videos I have watched to better help promote my memoir, THIS video by far has helped me the most! I did all the steps you said. Thank you!! I subscribed to your channel.
Thank you!! And welcome. New videos every Friday and when you comment on a video on the day it comes out you get entered to win a prize! :) And congrats on your Memoir. :)
Greetings to you, I would like to share my book with you it's called The World's Greatest Poems by Hugh A ParkerII and it's on Amazon and I would like to connect with like-minded people who like to write
Great tips!! Started publishing books on Amazon in October. Have several books now mostly inspirational books. Blessed from the Beginning ...I created using other tricks and advice. Thank you for the information, most helpful!!
Thanks for letting us give a shout out to our books on this video. Mine is The Medium: A Supernatural Novella by Janet J Jones. I launched my book yesterday and now the marketing begins. Thanks for the tips I will definitely be using them.
You are so welcome! Thank you so much for saying hello! If you’re just getting started with writing, I highly recommend our 7 steps to write a non-fiction book. You can get that at www.booklaunchers.com/7steps and if you’re ready to market a book our Gameplan for selling 1000 books with less than $100 is a great way to start planning your book marketing. You can download that for free at www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan Hope to see you again soon!
I am excited to be a first-time author of "Walking in the Shadow of a Schizophrenic / Power of Forgiveness." Genre: Memoir/autobiography/mental health account. WISOS / POF is an absorbing narrative about marrying into mental illness without recognizing it, survival of the struggles, and the horrific challenges that come with it... Thank you, and I appreciate the tips on how to make my book more visible to the audience. #mentalhealth #schizophrenia #unconditional love #testimony #forgiveness
I’ve watched many Video’s that only talk about them selves and not the topic they are supposed to be giving what it’s about. This Video is one that doesn’t beat around the Bush and gives You straight answers and Many things to Market Your Novel ( NEVER say Book ) !
Thank you for your video This process was a lot scarier than I anticipated. My first book was released with KDP a little over a month ago, with some sales, but I really want to get it into more hands. The book is titled, All I Will Ever Need. A very clean and funny story.
Thank you so much! Have you read my new book? Self-Publish and Succeed books2read.com/ap/RDOjGr/Julie-Broad - that’s a really great starting point for any non-fiction author to start thinking through what you need to do to write a book that will sell. ' Hope to see you again soon!
I've always said that anyone can write a book. The hardest part is selling it. I recently launched my third book, "Say No To Keto." This time around I'm definitely putting more energy into marketing. Thus far, I've been able to get a handful of reviews. Over the next week, I will complete my author profile and the "Look Inside" page. Thanks for the great tips.
Thank you for the info. I will use that to try and increase sales of my children's book, Wilber's Scary Day! It is for kids 2-8 yrs. I have sold way more copies personally than Amazon has. Looking forward to using your strategies to increase sales. Thanks again for the tips.
Thank you so much for the great information! It has been a blast so far to write my short stories. My first two are "What Could Go Wrong Next" and "Searching For The Past" with one more to follow soon.
I have published Amazon books since 2008. The advice in this video is spot on! Do all five NOW. This is concise and to the point. Without these basics your book is invisible to buyers among over 7 million listings. Especially if you are a first time publisher..... Forget everything anybody ever told you about marketing books -because the old ways are outdated and will waste your time and money. This lady has it right --this is the modern way and the most inexpensive and powerful way to make your book on Amazon successful. Last thing I can tell you from experience is that over 90% of your books sales are going to be through Amazon, so it just makes sense not to spend your time getting it listed and selling it anywhere else until you’ve done everything possible here on Amazon to promote your book correctly. If you can’t sell ur book on Amazon it probably will not sell anywhere or you need to try something different.The advice here is the real deal! And of course I would not be a good salesman for my own books if I didn’t give myself a little plug here so forgive me for that: please check out my book and Channel KETO FOR DRINKERS and if you’re going on keto and want to keep your wine beer or liquor, I’ll show you how to do that. Thanks and good luck to all.- Art
Really really helpful. I thought it was just me that had to practically beg people to live up to their promise to review. It's easy to get buried under the pile on Amazon. My book Lovesic in Kyoto was first in a very specific category for a month.Now trying to bump it back up. Really appreciate your advice!
Thanks very much mam for a very informative information of a new book promotion, especially on getting reviews from your friends and family readers. Awesome stuff, I learned a lot as a new self publisher of a very new book on KDP called :'from struggle to a blessing'!
Thanks. Just published my first book entitled “I want to Enjoy My Marriage: Best Practices for an Enjoyable and Lasting Marriage.” Thanks for the tips.
On a recent radio interviewI was asked why I wrote my autobiography; "The Crazy Life of a Kid From Brooklyn", along with it's revised version, "The Crazy Life of Bill". I always liked to tell stories of my adventures to friends, associates and family. Some of these stories were to illustrate a point or recount some humorous event. They were, as best that I could remember all true. During one of our dinners with some close friends and neighbors after recounting one of my adventures both of my friends simultaneously asked; why don't I write a book? My response was "OK, sure I can do that". I had accumulated various files, letters, address book and photos going back many years. Reviewing these records it was easy to reconstruct the various phases, instances, stories and people that had populated my life from early on. For the people that had an impact on my life it was easy to reconstruct incidences, lessons and events. Each stage from grammar school, high school, the University of Alabama, meeting my wife of 65+ years, the army, jobs, realizing my dream to become a corporate president by 35 years of age, going into business and developing a $55 million import-export business, losing it, a short retirement and and adapting to a new field were all easy to write about. I would look at an old address book, see a name and remember some hysterical anecdote about the person. All in all in took just a few months to self publish my memoirs on Createspace (Now Amazon) in both KDP and Print Editions. The results were good and the book has received mostly 5 star reviews, helped of course by heavy promotions including social media, u-tube, radio and magazine interviews. The surprise came later. I had given a few books away to friends, relatives and some business associates in the hopes that they would buy additional copies as gifts. Apparently some did, but the surprise was that businesses were buying it for their staff (and in some cases as gifts to their customers) as as a sales and ethics training tool. Since this was not the original purpose of my writing the book it did come as a complete surprise.
Inspired. I’m planning to write an autobiography as well but I think I’m too young at only 23 for people to consider reading my life experiences with all its traumatic journey and some fun filled memories.
@@uvk418 UVK, If you have had a 'traumatic' journey, by all means write about it and your biography. Being young will turn to your advantage as that will be the first of many books and my prediction is that you will become a well known author. Best of luck and if you have any questions I would be delighted to help. www.thecrazylifeofbill.com Bill
Thanks for the tips. I just published my book, "Who shall be the king?" about birds trying to select a king among themselves. I will surely make use of these tips
My first novel is on Amazon, ‘Take All of Me’ by Lisa Stephen 👍🏽. And getting reviews is like pulling teeth!! I even ran a giveaway for honest reviews - I only had to give away 2 boxes 😅
Did you see my two recent videos on the subject? ua-cam.com/video/bQWIwmcrLtA/v-deo.html & ua-cam.com/video/h_4UWzBwLBE/v-deo.html It is hard! Good for you for trying so hard though. Keep going. :)
Thank you! I will definitely use these tips for the book I co-wrote with my aunt.- “The 12th Factor: We are the Strong” which is finally available on Amazon after 3 long years of work!
My 7 books on amazon all came out of years of research. I see so many people working for beautiful houses, lovely cars and to impress others. One lady I knew worked 3 jobs, asked me to make a door key for her, but was found dead 3 days later in her apartment next door. The first book "The Value of Complete Rest" examines the need for scheduled rest and is very controversial, It has received only 5 reviews. Your suggestions are great. I will put them into practice as soon as possible.
Our Gameplan for selling 1000 books with less than $100 is a great way to start planning your book marketing. You can download that for free at www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan Hope to see you again soon!
I published "Restless Nights: 6 Spine Tingling Tales Of Mystery, Horror and Suspense!" a few weeks ago and already completed a few things from your list. Looking to add more based on your info. Thanks for sharing these ideas!
As always your videos are helpful ma'am! Whenever I have any doubts or if I need insight about books and publishing, yours is the first channel I look for. I like the part where you said it is all about helping each other! Keep the good work! Love from India!😄
Welcome Doris White! Thank you so much for joining the community and saying hello. If you have a specific question you want to be answered, you can ask at any time. I just might shoot a video to help you out. And, if you haven't already, I highly recommend you check out our free resources at BookLaunchers.com and grab our free guide to plan and write a great book www.booklaunchers.com/7steps
Uploaded my new Sci-Fi book yesterday, it's called Major: Operation Dreadnaught. I'm just going to run through the suggested tips in your video and make sure i have everything ticked. Great advice, thank you.
"Rise Of The Bloodmoon" I been so scared and sat on this book for 5 years before deciding to take a chance. And if it fails, I will try again with another option, I am selling for low to start with. That way I can see how this does, Cause I have more planned in the series.
Know how you feel. I've been sitting on my book for about 6 years. I'm going to try, but I want to be as informed as possible to avoid all the common mistakes.
These tips are so great! Thank you! My book is "El: Tale of Beginnings". I wrote it as a kid and am now publishing it to inspire my students to create their own stories. Appreciate any and all reviews!
Welcome USOutsourcing Inc.! Thank you so much for joining the community and saying hello. If you have a specific question you want to be answered, you can ask at any time. I just might shoot a video to help you out.
Great information! I have had some success scheduling Book Signings at local businesses such as Starbucks with my book "Whispers of Inspiration for Busy Women". Also, suggesting business owners and companies purchase books for dedicated clients, employee gifts, etc. Building relationships and target marketing are key. Getting reviews on Amazon has been challenging. Thank you for the excellent tips!
Glad you like them! Thank you so much for saying hello! If you’re just getting started with writing, I highly recommend our 7 steps to write a non-fiction book. You can get that at www.booklaunchers.com/7steps and if you’re ready to market a book our Gameplan for selling 1000 books with less than $100 is a great way to start planning your book marketing. You can download that for free at www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan Hope to see you again soon!
Awesome! Thank you! If you’re ready to market a book our Gameplan for selling 1000 books with less than $100 is a great way to start planning your book marketing. You can download that for free at www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan Hope to see you again soon!
"NPC in Real Life" is my first ever book and I absolutely love the world I created. Wish more people would leave reviews. Already working on the second book in the series.
Thank you so much! Just published my book, Overcoming Sexual Abuse From the Inside Out -- such a relevant topic so working hard to get the word out! This will help! Thanks again!
Good luck!! Also, you might be interested in our next Deep Dive training is on Saturday June 18th and it’s another ‘Author Success Tips’ edition, which is almost always a viewer favorite. You’ll meet some Book Launchers past and current clients as they share what they learned and what worked on their author journey. Join us by registering here: www.booklaunchers.com/deepdive
To Erick's credit, the green edge around you is also the first thing I noticed. He is probably an editor or cinematographer like me and wanted to give you simple tips to make your videos more professional. Perhaps as a way of saying thank you for this video that you gave us.
Possibly but if that were the case he never did come back to me with tips. And the thing is ... so many people are afraid to put themselves out there on video or in print or any format because they are scared of being criticized for not being good enough so I don't want to encourage people to criticize my stuff because others could see that and be scared off. And, this video is far from professional (I was just learning green screen as you guys noted), but the content was share worthy. I'd rather that than a perfect video with nothing of value in it! I think you're probably quite kind and do mean to help so I thank you. People like you will help foster an environment where more people with brilliant ideas and inspiring stories will feel a little more comfortable and even brave enough to share what they have to offer even if it's not professionally polished. I am still not quite where i want to be with my videos, but if you check out the recent uploads we're getting better with every batch we shoot I think. Of course, something always does seem to go wrong ... lighting was off, the sound didn't quite record right ... but I make tiny improvements every time. Thanks.
Great video, but I have to say, the best part is the comments. Seeing all the titles since you told people to post the titles of their books. (Not posting mine since it's not out yet.) It's inspiring and fills me full of warm fuzzies to read all these posts from other authors. Have you ever thought abut creating a forum for self-published authors so we can all talk to each other and inspire each other?
We have considered it but we've found that it's not that easy to create engagement. Join our livestreams and deep dives. We have an amazing community that joins in all of those events. You'll get notified of those things here: www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan
THANKS FOR THE TIPS! I AM NEW TO THE PUBLISHING WORLD, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING ALL I CAN ABOUT THE BUSINESS. MY NAME IS DERRICK TURNER AND I'VE RECENTLY PUBLISHED 7 BOOKS. THEY AREALL ON AMAZON.
Love your videos. Always so informative. Thank you. I hope to have my children's picture book out by November 2022. Three years in the process. Writing the book was not the hardest nor the longest part. Just saying.
Well ... that's the Canadian Amazon site ... so he hasn't done much to be seen in my home country of Canada but he has 325 reviews on Amazon.com so I think he's doing just fine. :) www.amazon.com/Lets-Get-Visible-Noticed-Publishing/dp/149031041X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1507749308&sr=8-1&keywords=Let%27s+Get+Visible
Thank you so much Mam, for this valuable information and tips about how to promote our book. I'm Ajay Kamble from India I recently wrote a book and put it on Amazon. It is Financial Discipline Versus Constant cycle of bills and payments.
Thanks so much for those helpful tips, I have recently started my self-publishing career publishing my first book "Money: The Real Controversy!" and I'll definitely use those tips for the success of my book.
Hi and thanks for saying hello! If you’re ready to market a book our Gameplan for selling 1000 books with less than $100 is a great way to start planning your book marketing. You can download that for free at www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan
Thanks for the honest advice. I have a children's book soon to be published and I will be using your tips to drive sales. Look for my first book"The Dancer". God bless
Glad you think so! Thank you so much for saying hello! If you’re just getting started with writing, I highly recommend our 7 steps to write a non-fiction book. You can get that at www.booklaunchers.com/7steps and if you’re ready to market a book our Gameplan for selling 1000 books with less than $100 is a great way to start planning your book marketing. You can download that for free at www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan Hope to see you again soon!
Thank you for this! I am about to launch a companion workbook for my book (2yr old at this point). Great reminders and wish I had seen this 2 yrs. ago! Now subscribed. Thank you very much.
Book Launchers helps entrepreneurs and professionals self-publish non-fiction books that grow their business. You own 100% of the content, have total creative control, and keep all the royalties. Our publishing team is YOUR publishing team.
Find out how we can help you write, publish, and sell a book to grow your business:
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Request you to please promote my book, The journey till date. You can search it on flipkart.
I have written three parenting books. The first one was acquired by a traditional publisher.I was paid an advance but they never marketed the book and at that time I was suffering from a severe case of naivete' and ignorance. The publisher sold about 700 digital copies and some print copies but not enough to cover my advance. I decided to self publish my second book and fell many sell schemes including the costly best seller scam which earned me a best seller sticker from Amazon but no sales. I later found out that I was required to master Amazon ads. I'm still working on that. It's been almost a year. I just finished my third book and still feel ill equipped to sell books. I'm old and tired like Seinfeld's Uncle Leo. I'm fading fast and need help. Can Book Launchers help me?
How can you help me and what does it cost?
Hi Julie, Thank you for the great video. The Lets Get Visible page seems to have been taken down. Do you have an updated link to another similar page?
My book is “Cancer Won’t Stop Me” it is live today!!! I’m excited.
AWESOME! Good luck.
Congratulations
All the best dear :-)
Congratulations to you!!!
Congratulations! 🎉👏👏🎉
I'm 13 and I just published my first book 'The Purple Willow Tree,' on kendle! So exited.😊
Fabulous. Congrats.
Congrats 😊
Being an author has been one of my greatest accomplishments, my goal is to also share my journey on how I became a self published author. Good luck to everyone telling their story!
Congratulations!
hey are you amazon reviewer ?
1.0 Get honest reviews from peers.
2.0 Sumit your book to the look inside creation. Need ISBN number.
3.0 Create your Author page central.
4.0 Drive Sales
5.0 Meta data keywords that make the most sense.
Thanks for sharing
hey are you amazon reviewer ?
5 years after you post this video it is bringing me assistance! Thank you!!!! First time publishing, I'm so excited!!!!!
Fantastic! Good luck!
Just launched my 1st book today and I really feel that I’m the happiest out there.
Never thought about writing a book as it always seems to be for experts, but after taking the step it’s one of the best things to do that helps expressing yourself.
My book name is “How to be your money superhero” as I’ve always been interested in such area, and that made it much easier to write my first release.
Ty Julie for your fruitful ideas, they always help 💖
hey are you amazon reviewer ?
Whenever a business owner does a good job for me I always offer to give them a review. However i go one step further. I ask for the manager's email address and I let them see it before I put the review up on google. Sometimes it works too well. One pizzeria told me he is getting three times as many orders and he's had to take on more staff. I just love your video and I will be glad to connect with you via your website. You can now say you have James Bond on your books!
Thanks for sharing! :) I love it.
After four years of researching and writing, I finally went live today with "Defat Yourself" - the title is to appeal to the 70%+ of people who are overweight, but in reality, the book is about FINALLY getting healthy by correcting your diet balance. I'm sure all other writers here can identify with my huge sigh of relief that it's done! Thanks for this video, Julie. It's a big help!
Good luck! If you’re ready to market a book our Gameplan for selling 1000 books with less than $100 is a great way to start planning your book marketing. You can download that for free at www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan
Do you realize how difficult it is to get people to give a review? I've given tons of copies and even sold a few, people promise to do it but rarely follow through.
Well, I'm feeling a lot better now! I sent out 12 and received 6, so I'm doing well, apparently. You're right, it is difficult. Everyone's so busy!
Try this. Go to the person you gave the book to after they read it and ask them to log into Amazon then to the book you gave them. Then ask them to rate it without telling you and then leave a one line comment about what they liked about it, then press the button. I did this with one book and it worked. I now will try the others.
Got friends? Lol
My experience is the rate of people leaving a review (positive or negative) is less than 1%. People don't bother unless they either love the book or hate it.
@@kathrae76 I send people the link to the book on Amazon and I know they've read it and even enjoyed it but they just don't take the time to do it! They don't realize how important it is to us. They were so excited when I was completing the book and then when it launched...but now, nothing from them. Oh well.
Travel with Smiley and Kenny the Car from Maine to Florida. My first trip in a 1969 Beetle with no air conditioning an AM radio and no credit cards. Was unemployed and spent my savings on a 45 day adventure. After 13 years of travel Smiley had visited all 50 states. Smiley learned so much about American history, culture and the beauty of America from coast to coast.
I love how anyone can write a book now and self publish 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 how times have changed :p
hey are you amazon reviewer ?
I am not yet published but not far off. The information presented on this video is so important that when it is I will be prepared. Thank you.
Thank you so much for saying hello!
If you liked this video you will LOVE my new book: Self-Publish and Succeed. You can grab it here: books2read.com/ap/RDOjGr/Julie-Broad
Hope to see you again soon!
My novel “Hooked” by Dillen George has been up for a while and getting reviews is by far the hardest part. Marketing is awesome, but I find it very tough on a budget.
How do you market yours? On Amazon?
hey are you amazon reviewer ?
"How to Prepare and What to Expect for Your Surgery" is my recently published book. I'm brand new at this and am learning a lot by watching your videos. Thank you very much!!
Sounds like a really important book! Thank you so much for saying hello!
If you liked this video you will LOVE my books: Self-Publish and Succeed. You can grab it here: www.selfpublishandsucceed.com or the newest one which is NOW out Oct. 3rd: books2read.com/ap/RDOjGr/Julie-Broad
The new one will help with book marketing!
Hope to see you again soon!
My book is called “ sleep breathe dream repeat “ a guide to help people with insomnia, anxiety and general stress
Thanks for the tips 👏
Hi thank you for all the value from your videos, I am in prelaunch mode, almost ready to publish. I am so excited . Been a dream of mine for many years, I am 63 never thought it would happen.
Best of luck!
My book is "Childhood: How not to ruin it". This books tells you a lot about parenting.
My book will be available next month, A Memoir, “Ay Bendito”. In Spanish and and English. Humbled and Excited! NYC
Congrats! Looking for marketing tips? www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan will hook you up!
That would be great!
Just went live on Amazon for my 6 children’s books series along with 6 companion coloring books, just search Kurly Kitt on Amazon. Whew! The project took me a year and a half! I think they might be still reviewing a couple of those coloring books! What a process!
Thank you I will try those tips. My children’s book is A Winter’s Tale and the Magic of Mycelium.
This has been the most valuable advice from the many courses I've taken. A pleasure to watch, easy to understand, excellent pace and fun presentation. Now to do the hard work and try to get my sales increased. 12 books published on Amazon since 2012, all with very low sales volume so far.
Welcome Digna Irizarry-Cassens! Thank you so much for joining the community and saying hello. If you have a specific question you want to be answered, you can ask at any time. I just might shoot a video to help you out. And, if you haven't already, I highly recommend you check out our free resources at BookLaunchers.com and grab our free guide to plan and write a great book www.booklaunchers.com/7steps and the Game Plan to sell books: www.booklaunchers.com/sellbooks
I really enjoy your videos, they are extremely helpful and informative. I published my first novel "Of Vital Interest" in December 2023. Writing a book has been on my Bucket List for several years. Just holding the final version in my hand brings a smile to my face, but it got even better. My book won an award as the best military book in 2023, and just recently received a very positive review from Kirkus. What I am quickly learning is that writing a book is the easy part, promoting and gaining interest in what you have written is much more difficult. Thanks so much for your videos, they are providing me a lot of information on how to grow sales and interest. Have a wonderful day.
Another big benefit: Talk to people. Old fashion interpersonal skills, and talking will also help get your book out there. I just published an excerpt for the first time on Amazon last week. I have used this method for my first book: Nuvelle on Amazon.
Thank you for these 5 valuable points! I wrote them down. Very helpful. I have 3 contemporary romance novels in a series that were published a few years earlier. WILD WIND, BROKEN ARROW, and NIGHT MOON. They are still on Amazon but have been mainly setting there hidden the past year since I had to stop and deal with life. I’m working on Book 4 now in the series and want to do the marketing right to obtain sales for all 4 books. I’m also my son’s caregiver, so my time is precious. Many thanks!
Congrats!
I am an Author. Not yet published -- but excited for all this wonderful information. Thanks so much for all your wisdom Julie.
Don't do it, it's a nightmare, you won't sell a single copy
God bless this woman. I'm thankful for all her advice.
Thank you so much for saying hello!
If you liked this video you will LOVE my new book: Self-Publish and Succeed. You can grab it here: books2read.com/ap/RDOjGr/Julie-Broad
Hope to see you again soon!
I found business cards, handed out just everywhere I go, Doctors apointments, stores, pharmacy and such have been wonderful, but especially at craft shows where there are hundreds of walk throughs have yielded results. Helps people remember they said "I'll have to look that up." My Neighbor's Keeper, Child's Keeper and currently formatting Twins' Keeper, with three more in the series in the pipline. Thanks for the video.
your videos are some of the best I have come by, on self publishing. I can't thank you enough for this one :)
Thank you!
I have to say out of all the videos I have watched to better help promote my memoir, THIS video by far has helped me the most! I did all the steps you said. Thank you!! I subscribed to your channel.
Thank you!! And welcome. New videos every Friday and when you comment on a video on the day it comes out you get entered to win a prize! :)
And congrats on your Memoir. :)
You're just out the gate when it goes live. The real work begins, then. I'm loving your point of view.
Thank you for the tips! I published my poetry collection, it’s called “silhouette of a sun-kissed soul” ♥️
Greetings to you, I would like to share my book with you it's called The World's Greatest Poems by Hugh A ParkerII and it's on Amazon and I would like to connect with like-minded people who like to write
Great tips!! Started publishing books on Amazon in October. Have several books now mostly inspirational books. Blessed from the Beginning ...I created using other tricks and advice. Thank you for the information, most helpful!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for letting us give a shout out to our books on this video. Mine is The Medium: A Supernatural Novella by Janet J Jones. I launched my book yesterday and now the marketing begins. Thanks for the tips I will definitely be using them.
Thanks Julie! Very helpful and your enthusiasm is contagious.
You are so welcome! Thank you so much for saying hello! If you’re just getting started with writing, I highly recommend our 7 steps to write a non-fiction book. You can get that at www.booklaunchers.com/7steps and if you’re ready to market a book our Gameplan for selling 1000 books with less than $100 is a great way to start planning your book marketing. You can download that for free at www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan
Hope to see you again soon!
I am excited to be a first-time author of "Walking in the Shadow of a Schizophrenic / Power of Forgiveness." Genre: Memoir/autobiography/mental health account. WISOS / POF is an absorbing narrative about marrying into mental illness without recognizing it, survival of the struggles, and the horrific challenges that come with it... Thank you, and I appreciate the tips on how to make my book more visible to the audience. #mentalhealth #schizophrenia #unconditional love #testimony #forgiveness
I’ve watched many Video’s that only talk about them selves and not the topic they are supposed to be giving what it’s about. This Video is one that doesn’t beat around the Bush and gives You straight answers and Many things to Market Your Novel ( NEVER say Book ) !
Thank you for your video This process was a lot scarier than I anticipated. My first book was released with KDP a little over a month ago, with some sales, but I really want to get it into more hands. The book is titled, All I Will Ever Need. A very clean and funny story.
Thanks! Nice, clear and to the point.
Thank you! Hope to see you again!
Julie, you are awesome! You really present yourself so well and have great information!
Thank you so much!
Have you read my new book? Self-Publish and Succeed books2read.com/ap/RDOjGr/Julie-Broad - that’s a really great starting point for any non-fiction author to start thinking through what you need to do to write a book that will sell. '
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I've always said that anyone can write a book. The hardest part is selling it. I recently launched my third book, "Say No To Keto." This time around I'm definitely putting more energy into marketing.
Thus far, I've been able to get a handful of reviews. Over the next week, I will complete my author profile and the "Look Inside" page. Thanks for the great tips.
Love that! Good luck!
I have been trying to get sales. Tried the Amazon marketing options but nothing tangible
Thank you for the info. I will use that to try and increase sales of my children's book, Wilber's Scary Day! It is for kids 2-8 yrs. I have sold way more copies personally than Amazon has. Looking forward to using your strategies to increase sales. Thanks again for the tips.
Thank you so much for the great information! It has been a blast so far to write my short stories. My first two are "What Could Go Wrong Next" and "Searching For The Past" with one more to follow soon.
I never knew about this. My first books name is The Preacher and the Princess. My new book will be out in a couple weeks.
I have published Amazon books since 2008. The advice in this video is spot on! Do all five NOW. This is concise and to the point. Without these basics your book is invisible to buyers among over 7 million listings. Especially if you are a first time publisher..... Forget everything anybody ever told you about marketing books -because the old ways are outdated and will waste your time and money. This lady has it right --this is the modern way and the most inexpensive and powerful way to make your book on Amazon successful. Last thing I can tell you from experience is that over 90% of your books sales are going to be through Amazon, so it just makes sense not to spend your time getting it listed and selling it anywhere else until you’ve done everything possible here on Amazon to promote your book correctly. If you can’t sell ur book on Amazon it probably will not sell anywhere or you need to try something different.The advice here is the real deal! And of course I would not be a good salesman for my own books if I didn’t give myself a little plug here so forgive me for that: please check out my book and Channel KETO FOR DRINKERS and if you’re going on keto and want to keep your wine beer or liquor, I’ll show you how to do that. Thanks and good luck to all.- Art
Thank you for all you advice. I had no idea there was an Author Central page. And the Metadata and Keywords is something I never thought of.
'Thank GOD'🙏🏾 and thank you very much for sharing your support and time 😉
You are so welcome
My book is a cartoon book and coloring book for moms called "Mommy is Effing Tired". Thanks for these tips!!!
Thank you very much for the tips on self-publishing a book on Amazon. Your help is greatly appreciated. Again, thank you.
You're welcome. Good luck with your book!
Really really helpful. I thought it was just me that had to practically beg people to live up to their promise to review. It's easy to get buried under the pile on Amazon. My book Lovesic in Kyoto was first in a very specific category for a month.Now trying to bump it back up. Really appreciate your advice!
I've used PPC (Pay Per Click) Campaigns to find some success in driving sales.
That's great - PPC on Google or Amazon or Facebook?
Book Launchers Amazon PPC or AMS
Thanks very much mam for a very informative information of a new book promotion, especially on getting reviews from your friends and family readers. Awesome stuff, I learned a lot as a new self publisher of a very new book on KDP called :'from struggle to a blessing'!
My book is'quiet the mind'with a nice cherry tree cover in the mountains. Free exampels possible 🙂
Thanks. Just published my first book entitled “I want to Enjoy My Marriage: Best Practices for an Enjoyable and Lasting Marriage.” Thanks for the tips.
Wonderful! Good luck!
On a recent radio interviewI was asked why I wrote my autobiography; "The Crazy Life of a Kid From Brooklyn", along with it's revised version, "The Crazy Life of Bill". I always liked to tell stories of my adventures to friends, associates and family. Some of these stories were to illustrate a point or recount some humorous event. They were, as best that I could remember all true. During one of our dinners with some close friends and neighbors after recounting one of my adventures both of my friends simultaneously asked; why don't I write a book? My response was "OK, sure I can do that". I had accumulated various files, letters, address book and photos going back many years. Reviewing these records it was easy to reconstruct the various phases, instances, stories and people that had populated my life from early on. For the people that had an impact on my life it was easy to reconstruct incidences, lessons and events. Each stage from grammar school, high school, the University of Alabama, meeting my wife of 65+ years, the army, jobs, realizing my dream to become a corporate president by 35 years of age, going into business and developing a $55 million import-export business, losing it, a short retirement and and adapting to a new field were all easy to write about. I would look at an old address book, see a name and remember some hysterical anecdote about the person. All in all in took just a few months to self publish my memoirs on Createspace (Now Amazon) in both KDP and Print Editions. The results were good and the book has received mostly 5 star reviews, helped of course by heavy promotions including social media, u-tube, radio and magazine interviews.
The surprise came later. I had given a few books away to friends, relatives and some business associates in the hopes that they would buy additional copies as gifts. Apparently some did, but the surprise was that businesses were buying it for their staff (and in some cases as gifts to their customers) as as a sales and ethics training tool. Since this was not the original purpose of my writing the book it did come as a complete surprise.
Inspired. I’m planning to write an autobiography as well but I think I’m too young at only 23 for people to consider reading my life experiences with all its traumatic journey and some fun filled memories.
@@uvk418 UVK,
If you have had a 'traumatic' journey, by all means write about it and your biography. Being young will turn to your advantage as that will be the first of many books and my prediction is that you will become a well known author.
Best of luck and if you have any questions I would be delighted to help.
www.thecrazylifeofbill.com
Bill
Thanks for the tips. I just published my book, "Who shall be the king?" about birds trying to select a king among themselves. I will surely make use of these tips
Sounds great!
hey are you amazon reviewer ?
My first novel is on Amazon, ‘Take All of Me’ by Lisa Stephen 👍🏽. And getting reviews is like pulling teeth!! I even ran a giveaway for honest reviews - I only had to give away 2 boxes 😅
Did you see my two recent videos on the subject? ua-cam.com/video/bQWIwmcrLtA/v-deo.html & ua-cam.com/video/h_4UWzBwLBE/v-deo.html
It is hard! Good for you for trying so hard though. Keep going. :)
Hi Lisa, let's cooperate
@@siggiselector2468 okay, shoot
Thank you! I will definitely use these tips for the book I co-wrote with my aunt.- “The 12th Factor: We are the Strong” which is finally available on Amazon after 3 long years of work!
My book "A Bid Of Pleasant Laugh" is out three days ago and still I'm excited 😂👍
CONGRATS!!!!
utilized theses tricks for my book
'Inspiri ng stories of covid 19'
My 7 books on amazon all came out of years of research. I see so many people working for beautiful houses, lovely cars and to impress others. One lady I knew worked 3 jobs, asked me to make a door key for her, but was found dead 3 days later in her apartment next door. The first book "The Value of Complete Rest" examines the need for scheduled rest and is very controversial, It has received only 5 reviews. Your suggestions are great. I will put them into practice as soon as possible.
Our Gameplan for selling 1000 books with less than $100 is a great way to start planning your book marketing. You can download that for free at www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan
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I published "Restless Nights: 6 Spine Tingling Tales Of Mystery, Horror and Suspense!" a few weeks ago and already completed a few things from your list. Looking to add more based on your info. Thanks for sharing these ideas!
Hi...i would like to review your book in exchange with reviewing mine
As always your videos are helpful ma'am! Whenever I have any doubts or if I need insight about books and publishing, yours is the first channel I look for. I like the part where you said it is all about helping each other! Keep the good work! Love from India!😄
Thank you!
Gonna definitely out this into play for my book
“The Bayou Witch Club” by Ashley Touchet.
Thanks Julie, these 5 tips were really helpful.
I've just launched my first book called
Strongself Weakself, helping people to build selfbelief
Thx so much, will use these for my new book, Aragan: Return of the lost world
I checked out your book to offer an honest review, since you have none posted. Hope it helps.
I don't care about the green screen, green shadow, whatever. I watched this video for the information and got it. Thank you, Julie.
Welcome Doris White! Thank you so much for joining the community and saying hello. If you have a specific question you want to be answered, you can ask at any time. I just might shoot a video to help you out. And, if you haven't already, I highly recommend you check out our free resources at BookLaunchers.com and grab our free guide to plan and write a great book www.booklaunchers.com/7steps
Thanks for the tips. Just published " Your best life now" & became International best selling author
A remake of Joel Osteen's book?
Uploaded my new Sci-Fi book yesterday, it's called Major: Operation Dreadnaught. I'm just going to run through the suggested tips in your video and make sure i have everything ticked. Great advice, thank you.
"Rise Of The Bloodmoon" I been so scared and sat on this book for 5 years before deciding to take a chance. And if it fails, I will try again with another option, I am selling for low to start with. That way I can see how this does, Cause I have more planned in the series.
Know how you feel. I've been sitting on my book for about 6 years. I'm going to try, but I want to be as informed as possible to avoid all the common mistakes.
These tips are so great! Thank you! My book is "El: Tale of Beginnings". I wrote it as a kid and am now publishing it to inspire my students to create their own stories. Appreciate any and all reviews!
Thanks for sharing!!
Great video. Implementing these ideas. My book is ManUp Gentlemen. Blessings, Gary P.
Welcome USOutsourcing Inc.! Thank you so much for joining the community and saying hello. If you have a specific question you want to be answered, you can ask at any time. I just might shoot a video to help you out.
Great information! I have had some success scheduling Book Signings at local businesses such as Starbucks with my book "Whispers of Inspiration for Busy Women". Also, suggesting business owners and companies purchase books for dedicated clients, employee gifts, etc. Building relationships and target marketing are key. Getting reviews on Amazon has been challenging. Thank you for the excellent tips!
Those are FANTASTIC suggestions. Thank you.
Thanks so much for the information!!
I am a new author and I love your direct approach to marketing. I will try them myself soon. Thanks a lot.
Glad you like them! Thank you so much for saying hello! If you’re just getting started with writing, I highly recommend our 7 steps to write a non-fiction book. You can get that at www.booklaunchers.com/7steps and if you’re ready to market a book our Gameplan for selling 1000 books with less than $100 is a great way to start planning your book marketing. You can download that for free at www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan
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Sounds like an idea! There is nothing wrong with constructive criticism.
Thank you so much. I will use these for "Before offering her the ring".
Great info. My book is 'The Science of Feeling Good.' Looking forward to future vids.
Awesome! Thank you! If you’re ready to market a book our Gameplan for selling 1000 books with less than $100 is a great way to start planning your book marketing. You can download that for free at www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan
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"NPC in Real Life" is my first ever book and I absolutely love the world I created. Wish more people would leave reviews. Already working on the second book in the series.
Congrats and good luck!!
Thanks for the tips. Just self-published "Mourning for Lisa." A police procedural mystery. Susan Meyers.
Thank you so much! Just published my book, Overcoming Sexual Abuse From the Inside Out -- such a relevant topic so working hard to get the word out! This will help! Thanks again!
very helpful; will use immediately for: "Casefiles of Dr. Arthur Lyons: Medical Examiner"
always enjoy your videos... thank you for the insight ... i would have never know to find innovative ways to promote my book... thank you so much
You're so welcome!
Title of my book ""The Confidence Builder "" to released in a few weeks time.
"Liderazgo político en Campaña" This is one of several books that I will publish on Amazon. Thanks for your video. Quite helpful. Guadalajara, México.
Congrats!!
Great info!
Thanks. Helped me with promoting Notes from your grandfather. Wish me luck.
Good luck!! Also, you might be interested in our next Deep Dive training is on Saturday June 18th and it’s another ‘Author Success Tips’ edition, which is almost always a viewer favorite. You’ll meet some Book Launchers past and current clients as they share what they learned and what worked on their author journey. Join us by registering here: www.booklaunchers.com/deepdive
D-did you use a green-screen and put yourself in a hotel lobby?
I put out a book on Amazon tips and that's the question you have for me? :)
To Erick's credit, the green edge around you is also the first thing I noticed. He is probably an editor or cinematographer like me and wanted to give you simple tips to make your videos more professional. Perhaps as a way of saying thank you for this video that you gave us.
Possibly but if that were the case he never did come back to me with tips. And the thing is ... so many people are afraid to put themselves out there on video or in print or any format because they are scared of being criticized for not being good enough so I don't want to encourage people to criticize my stuff because others could see that and be scared off. And, this video is far from professional (I was just learning green screen as you guys noted), but the content was share worthy. I'd rather that than a perfect video with nothing of value in it!
I think you're probably quite kind and do mean to help so I thank you. People like you will help foster an environment where more people with brilliant ideas and inspiring stories will feel a little more comfortable and even brave enough to share what they have to offer even if it's not professionally polished.
I am still not quite where i want to be with my videos, but if you check out the recent uploads we're getting better with every batch we shoot I think. Of course, something always does seem to go wrong ... lighting was off, the sound didn't quite record right ... but I make tiny improvements every time. Thanks.
looks like it see the shadow? :) Nice video though
Lol
Great video, but I have to say, the best part is the comments. Seeing all the titles since you told people to post the titles of their books. (Not posting mine since it's not out yet.) It's inspiring and fills me full of warm fuzzies to read all these posts from other authors. Have you ever thought abut creating a forum for self-published authors so we can all talk to each other and inspire each other?
We have considered it but we've found that it's not that easy to create engagement. Join our livestreams and deep dives. We have an amazing community that joins in all of those events. You'll get notified of those things here: www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan
THANKS FOR THE TIPS! I AM NEW TO THE PUBLISHING WORLD, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING ALL I CAN ABOUT THE BUSINESS. MY NAME IS DERRICK TURNER AND I'VE RECENTLY PUBLISHED 7 BOOKS. THEY AREALL ON AMAZON.
Love your videos. Always so informative. Thank you. I hope to have my children's picture book out by November 2022. Three years in the process. Writing the book was not the hardest nor the longest part. Just saying.
Yep - marketing is a long journey.
The 'let's get visible book' you link to has only 7 reviews, maybe the author didn't read his own book?
Well ... that's the Canadian Amazon site ... so he hasn't done much to be seen in my home country of Canada but he has 325 reviews on Amazon.com so I think he's doing just fine. :) www.amazon.com/Lets-Get-Visible-Noticed-Publishing/dp/149031041X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1507749308&sr=8-1&keywords=Let%27s+Get+Visible
@@BookLaunchers TG I have some contacts in Canada so I can get some Amazon CA reviews up, too!
Thank you so much Mam, for this valuable information and tips about how to promote our book.
I'm Ajay Kamble from India I recently wrote a book and put it on Amazon.
It is Financial Discipline Versus Constant cycle of bills and payments.
goooooooooooooooooooooooood job
Thanks so much for those helpful tips, I have recently started my self-publishing career publishing my first book "Money: The Real Controversy!" and I'll definitely use those tips for the success of my book.
Hi and thanks for saying hello! If you’re ready to market a book our Gameplan for selling 1000 books with less than $100 is a great way to start planning your book marketing. You can download that for free at www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan
Omg this is awesome ! likes +1
Thanks for the honest advice. I have a children's book soon to be published and I will be using your tips to drive sales. Look for my first book"The Dancer". God bless
Im a new self publisher on Amazon, i followed your steps after publishing my poetry book Ups and downs, and i hope it'll work out for me.
I'd love to check out your poetry book where can I? I'm a self publisher as well and I'm looking to find other self publishers
@@Taquina-x7m www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VD7FWYK
More extremely useful publishing advice all of us author novices need to digest and utilize
Glad you think so! Thank you so much for saying hello! If you’re just getting started with writing, I highly recommend our 7 steps to write a non-fiction book. You can get that at www.booklaunchers.com/7steps and if you’re ready to market a book our Gameplan for selling 1000 books with less than $100 is a great way to start planning your book marketing. You can download that for free at www.booklaunchers.com/gameplan
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@@BookLaunchers I have completed my book now reading for professional editing. I would like to build a connection with you and other book enthustists.
Thank you for the great tips! I've loved your videos!
A Daughter's Broken Heart and the Daddy Who Restored It, is my book.
Congrats!!!!
hey are you amazon reviewer ?
Thank you for this! I am about to launch a companion workbook for my book (2yr old at this point). Great reminders and wish I had seen this 2 yrs. ago! Now subscribed. Thank you very much.
Glad it was helpful! Glad to have you here!!