What marketing strategies do you use to sell your books? Would love to have some insight from members here. This is what I usually do: 1. Post on social media (obviously!) 2. Publish on Amazon and Ingramspark plus on as many e reader apps as I can 3. Walk around your bookstores and offer them a copy to keep 4. Give free copies to libraries to stock or ask them to get it off Ingram if they say they go through distributors only 5. Media releases to local newspapers and talk back radio 6. Talks at various events 7. Sometimes (rarely) I put up stalls at farmers markets or exhibitions

Would love to know whether you do this? And what do you take away from their feedback? Do you then go to a professional editor or self edit? Would love to understand your process. As for me I edit over and over till I am somewhat happy or exhausted. Then send yo beta readers or friends I trust and finally to a professional structural or copy editor depending on the kind of book it is. Are there more efficient ways to go about this?

We never talk book covers. Would love to see some of your cover designs. There are principles to designing a book cover but also creativity and imagination. Some of my clients come up with their own ideas which can be quite unusual and creative, while others like to stick to conventional. What do you like? We have created over 400 covers buy you can find some samples we have created here:https://writeclick.net.au/books/ Paste your book covers in the comments below.

I feel like we spend so much time trying to figure out where our readers should be that we sometimes overlook where they’re actually finding us. Maybe it was a random conversation, a recommendation from another reader, a post you almost didn’t share, a newsletter, a book club, a podcast, a local event, or something completely unexpected. Where have your readers actually been coming from lately, and what have you been doing that seems to be helping? Even if it only brought you a handful of new readers, I’d still love to hear about it. Sometimes the small discoveries are the ones that give another author their next idea.

One thing I’ve noticed is that finishing a book is only the beginning of an author’s journey. After publishing, authors often have to figure out how to get their book discovered, build an audience, create a strong author presence, and consistently reach the right readers. I’d love to hear from the authors here: What has been your biggest challenge so far? 1. Finding the right readers 2. Book marketing & promotion 3. Building an author brand 4. Social media visibility 5. Getting reviews 6. Creating a professional online presence 7. Something else I’m interested in learning what authors are experiencing and sharing ideas with the community.