5 Reasons Your Self-Published Book Isn’t Selling // So you took the time to write, edit, and publish a book only to sit back and ask yourself, “why isn’t anyone buying it?” There could be many things influencing readers to buy or not to buy your book, and that’s what we’ll be talking about today! Things like your book cover, book blurb and description, genre, and even how your book shows up on Amazon could all be things that affect book sales.
Links mentioned:
- Book Cover Design Courses:
- Watch the video where I talk about writing to market: https://youtu.be/J1hTuLjQis8
- Try out Publisher Rocket: https://mandilynnwrites–rocket.thrivecart.com/publisher-rocket/
- Publisher Rocket Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/C7DJJZWWmzo
- Read the Marketing for Authors Series: https://amzn.to/3sH5ZRd
Cover Design Kick-Off
From September 25th through October 27th I’ll be doing a guided walk-through of the courses in the “Designing Book Covers in Photoshop” Facebook Group. Four days in October I’ll be going live in the Facebook group to answer student questions and discuss all things cover design! To view the livestreams, join the Designing Book Covers in Photoshop course or sign up for my Book Cover Design Course Bundle.
IN THIS VIDEO:
0:00 – Intro
1:02 – Book Cover
2:49 – Book Blurb
4:23 – Genre Isn’t Clear
6:05 – Amazon Listing/Categories
8:05 – No One Knows About Your Book
Hi Mandi,
I am a self-published author and just finished reading “Grow Your Author Platform.” Your book has excellent content and gave me some valuable insight into navigating this arena. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
I just wanted to add that there are numerous proofing errors in your manuscript. One or two seem typical these days, but I found several, and this can undermine your credibility as a professional. If you are interested, the errors are on pages 32, 58, 59, 80 (2x), 86, 112 (2x), 113, 119, and 125. There may be more, I did a lot of skimming.
I hope you will take the time to correct these and reprint your book.
Respectfully,