We’ve been working with authors for a while now, and we’ve gathered some helpful resources to help authors connect, learn and grow.
Your Subscriber Surge Giveaway is underway, and new readers are signing up for your mailing list. Exciting, right? But growing your email list is only the first step. The next is turning those new ...
The holidays are coming, and for indie authors, that means more than festive decorations, endless shopping emails, and the occasional questionable fruitcake. It means opportunity. Holiday sales are...
Breaking news: Amazon announced today that Kindle Unlimited is being renamed Kindle+ and that eligible audiobooks will now be included in the subscription. We'll continue updating this article as m...
Check out this quick recap of Kindle Unlimited royalties trends and how this is affecting authors’ earnings.
Publishing an audiobook used to mean navigating distributors, contracts, and a fair amount of industry jargon before your book ever reached listeners. Spotify for Authors gives self-published au...
If you have multiple audiobooks in a series on Spotify, you want listeners to know exactly what comes next. The good news is that linking a series on Spotify is relatively simple. You don't manu...
Every author knows they should be building an email list. It's the one audience no algorithm can take away from you. Platforms change their rules. Ad accounts get shut down. Reach comes and goes...
Most authors think of their book as the end goal. You write it, publish it, promote it—and hope it finds its readers. But what if your book is actually just the beginning? For a growing number of...
If your Amazon marketing strategy still looks like it did a year or two ago, you’re not alone, but it may be time for a refresh. Amazon’s algorithm has evolved. What used to work- heavy keyword fo...
If you’ve been circling BookTok with a mixture of curiosity and caution, you’re not alone. Many indie authors ask us: Is BookTok still relevant? Does it only work for romance? Do I ne...
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