How to Promote Your Independently Published Book or Ebook

[Kiwiwriter]

Thank you for telling me how it's done...I sent my book to you for a review. I had a tough time downloading it from Amazon for you guys. My computer stick drive with the book died a few weeks ago, destroying my only copy of it, so I had to purchase it from Amazon to do so.

So I purchased it again and that worked. All I need to know is when I get the review, and what folks say about it. It should be interesting...I've had people say everything about my writing from "You're simply the best writer I know" to "Your output is rather lame, and my entire high school journalism class is better than yours."

So I will sit in the tumbrel, awaiting the glitter of the guillotine!

[s_curley]

Thank You! This has been so helpful! I appreciate your input.

[JohnPriest]

Some valid points and tips here Scott, thank you. It's a hard slog to complete a book and even harder to market/promote it;-)

[Specterpoet]

Awesome tips! I'm releasing a self-published book on May 22. While I've already done other books, this is the first that I'm deliberately taking up a notch--publicizing, getting reviews, and setting up social media campaigns. It's a scary process, and it takes up a lot of time and effort. But I'm really excited to see how well it pays off in the end!

[Norm + Kim]

I agree that the Smashwords Guide is a real life saver. It made self-publishing really easy. I haven't quite figured out how the print on demand type of publishing works but I imagine with more research I will get it. The best part of self-publishing is that you control your own destiny. It may be slower but more satisfying (I hope). I still need to find more locations where I can promote books.

[Norm + Kim]

Don't forget to make up some business cards with your information on it with a picture and brief description of your book. Hand them out to everyone. Put them in draw bins. Anything that you can do to drive traffic to your book is great.

[amadams97]

Just a thought, you might want to make sure that if you're talking to a publishing company and you've already sent them a manuscript of your book, make sure you follow their guidelines. Some publishers will not publish your book if you send it to more than one of them at a time!

[susan-1]

I've published two ebooks, and your article is very helpful to me!

[affu933]

Very nice and useful article, i was thinking that a person can noway independently promote his book but here it is that how to do that, thanks man.

[AparisNedd]

Self publishing sounds like a fun career but I know it takes a lot of dedication.I wasn't aware of self publishing services at first.I think it is cool that there are services out there that give unknown authors a voice. I prefer a book over a ebook but everyone does seem to enjoy reading off a tablet.

[Rosefrenchhorn]

Thank you for this! My friend recently self published his book in paper and eBook, inspiring me to start the road to publishing my own works. This is very useful information!

[Mauritius]

Many thanks for the advice. Very informative.

[Kiwiwriter]

I've got the books published, but sales are not going too well...any new ideas?

[ladyankh39]

All very good tips for when I start self-publishing
my books. Gotta love articles like this!!

[MaySage]

Most of us are writers, not marketers.

I'm completely with you there. I'm loving every part of the publishing process, save for the most important: marketing