{"id":3596,"date":"2015-02-02T06:02:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T14:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=3596"},"modified":"2015-02-02T06:02:55","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T14:02:55","slug":"how-to-much-more-successfully-promote-your-e-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=3596","title":{"rendered":"How to MUCH More Successfully Promote Your E-Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many of you know that I\u2019m sold on Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). This is an Amazon program for Kindle books. While I was in the process of writing my first Klepto Cat Mystery novel, I heard from a friend whose husband had published his first novel through this program. This unknown author had sold 2,000 copies within the first few months (as I recall). I was intrigued. So I became a KDP author from the get-go and have NOT been disappointed.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve steered other authors in this direction, however, and they are not experiencing the success that I am. Why? Even though Amazon does a lot to promote your book for you, it is still\u2014always has been and always will be\u2014up to the author to promote his\/her book. Those unknown authors who do not understand the concept that no one will buy your book if they don\u2019t know it exists, are walking away from this program disappointed.<\/p>\n

Some don\u2019t think of an ebook as a valid book that you can easily promote. So they choose to publish print books. And this may be good and well for nonfiction. But I can tell you that my novels as ebooks are selling hundreds of copies more per week than the print versions of the same novels\u2014it\u2019s something like 50 or 60 to one most weeks.<\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s talk about promoting your ebook using some of the more traditional methods\u2014public appearances, for example. You can still engage in public speaking, have booths at book festivals, etc. Here are some pointers:<\/p>\n