437 Unskippable Book Marketing Tips from Publishing Experts

A few years ago I started collecting quotes and book marketing tips from publishing experts – I put them up online and divided them into topics for easy navigating, but forget to tell anyone about it.

Someday I’ll organize the content into a book or course, but for now it’s all free. If any section is particularly useful for you, please share it. I also recommend pulling your favorite quotes and sharing them on Twitter or Facebook. You can tag the person who said it and link to the post – it’s likely they’ll share your post, which is a great way to build a relationship and gain more followers.

If you’re feeling inspired, pick your top 10 quotes and turn them into image graphics with a Canva or Wordswag (if you do this, tag me as well so I can share, @creativindie).

These are mostly publishing industry insiders, though some are online business gurus with unskippably good advice. If you’re interested in book marketing, you should probably follow the people included as well.

PUBLISHING TOPICS

• How to Write a Bestseller: Tips from the Industry’s Finest

• How to Make a Beautiful Book Cover That Sells Itself

• How to Self-Publish, Produce and Distribute Your Books for Maximum Impact

• Make Your Book Standout by Optimizing Your Amazon Page

• How to Get More Reviews and Blurbs For Your Book Without Even Trying

• How to Set Up an Inviting Author Website that Converts and Builds Loyalty

• How To Craft Opt-In Offers That’ll Swell Your Email List So Fast You’ll Have To Cull Subscribers

• How To Use Autoresponders and Drip Content to Make Your Readers Love You

• How to Write Blog Posts That Bring You Thousands of New Readers Every Day, Forever

• How to Get Famous Overnight by Writing Guest Posts For High Traffic Blogs

• How to Get Famous People to Promote Your Book for You

• How to Test Your Funnel with Facebook Ad Campaigns and Other Options

• Social Media Mastery for Authors: How to Use Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest to Build Your Platform, Sell Books, and Attract New Readers

• How to Repurpose Your Content to Boost Traffic and Win the Internet

• How to Generate Early Interest in Your Book by Asking Questions and Getting Feedback

• How to Identify, Target, and Attract Your Readers Like a Bee to Honey

• How to Set Up Prizes, Rewards, and Incentives to Boost Your Book Sales

• The Automatic Bestseller Launch Campaign That Works Every Time

• Staying Relevant by Newsjacking Current Events and Trends in Your Field or Genre

You should also read these articles on book marketing basics

• My top 10 tips for book marketing

• 12 Book Marketing Tips from 12 Industry Experts

• Do you want to sell more books, or don’t you? 

• Where should I promote my books? (Like, really… WHERE?)

• The Fool-Proof Twitter Book Marketing Strategy You Need to be Using

The 3 secrets to book marketing, and a haunted castle tour. Totally free. Get it here.

Derek Murphy

I’m a philosophy dropout with a PhD in Literature. I covet a cabin full of cats, where I can write fantasy novels to pay for my cake addiction. Sometimes I live in castles.