by Judith Briles | Jul 30, 2024 | Author Success, Barnes & Nobles, Book Marketing, Book Sales, Book Signings
What are you thinking about for your book signing? For your book launch? For ongoing events? What are you planning for getting the attention of book buyers? It’s been 40 years since I had my first book signing. From the What am I doing to do? to the let’s create a...
by Judith Briles | Jun 4, 2024 | Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Sales, Book Selling, Book Success
Would you like your book(s) announced to Colorado bookstores and libraries? AuthorU.org will do a full website makeover and relaunch this week. Its membership will be inclusive, meaning podcasts, workshops and webinars are free. Events that have food, like the annual...
by Judith Briles | Apr 23, 2024 | Author Success, Book Publicity, Book Sales, Book Signings, Book Success
15 Tips for Authors to Create Successful Book Signings Forty years ago, when I had my first book signing, I just showed up at the bookstore. All I knew was that there would be a table that I would sit at and books to sign. Oh, I invited friends to come … but it was up...
by Judith Briles | Jun 20, 2023 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Book Sales, Book Success, Publishing, Publishing Predators
Don’t Become a Cash Cow for Someone … One of the most common questions I get asked via my social media and at conferences is, “What will my book cost to publish?” And my answer is always, “It depends …” It depends on how you publish...
by Judith Briles | Nov 15, 2022 | Book Sales, Book Selling, Book Success
Got a Book Coming? Get 7 Tips to Pre-sell It! Are you selling your book BEFORE you have a physical copy? Smart authors know that bookselling starts before a book comes out. They learn not to wait until they have a book in hand. Did you know that you can presell with...
by Judith Briles | Oct 18, 2022 | Book Marketing, Book Publicity, Book Sales, Holiday Book Marketing
12 Tips for Authors to Sell More Books as Gifts If there is one item where there is “something for everyone”—it’s a book. Of many of my favorite things, books top my gift-giving list … and receiving list. If you are stymied about what to give to a favorite person, a...
