Motina Books hosts a monthly book marketing get together on Zoom, entitled Ink & Impact. All authors are invited, and it’s completely free. It’s a way that we can all brainstorm creative ways of marketing our books.
If you’d like to participate, just send an email to Diane@MotinaBooks.com. and we’ll send you the Zoom info. We typcially meet on the last Sunday of the month, in the afternoon.
In the mean time, here are some book marketing basics:
Before the Launch
- Find your perfect reader.
- Build your support team.
- Getting reviews from other authors, and editorial reviews.
- Building your mailing list.
- Use NetGalley and Goodreads for early reviews.
- Set up or update your Linktree.
- Send out a press release.
- Use paid and free promotions at launch time.
After the Launch
Publishing a book is a long-term commitment. It’s important that you reach out to a new contact about your book at least once each week. Keep the momentum going!
- Enter book contests.
- Write essays for publications.
- Sell your book directly to the reader.
- Build relationships with your local libraries.
- Build relationships with your local bookstores.