by bookshepherd_admin | Jun 3, 2025 | Author Success, Book Success
Attendance at libraries picks up this month … June officially launches library summer events. For authors, libraries can be your best friend. here are over two million libraries globally and they spend roughly $31 billion annually! In the U.S., library...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 20, 2025 | Author Success, Book Selling, Planning, Speaking
If you feel like “the times” are in a bit of a roller coaster this year, you are not alone. Times are tough for some and times are good for others. And, most likely, it’s going to continue to be a roller coaster ride for many with the economy and the...
by Judith Briles | Apr 29, 2025 | Book Marketing, Education
Do you Want to Get Your Book into Schools? A special program for authors showing them how to have their books featured in local schools will be featured by AuthorU.org on May 19th. Award-winning author and former teacher Jane R. Wood shares the many strategies she has...
by Judith Briles | Apr 15, 2025 | Book Marketing
Author Steps for Getting Books into Barnes & Noble Yes … I get it, you want a major bookstore to carry your book. It’s a two-way street. First, your book MUST look like it’s been professionally created—that means it’s not a DYI. Second, you MUST have a compelling...
by Judith Briles | Apr 8, 2025 | Author Success
Author Visibility… Are you Findable? Smart authors know that they must use tools and strategies—ones that evolve with time to gain, maintain, and grow their visibility. Are you? The Internet has changed a lot of the rules of yesterday … yesteryear. It’s...