Think I'm finally going to bite the bull and launch my 1st book next month. Anyone have any good resources or checklists to work from so I don't miss anything important right out of the gate?
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Replying to @joshuadorne @BrianNiemeier and
What kinds of things are you looking at, exactly? What phase are you currently in?
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Replying to @TheCleftonTwain @BrianNiemeier and
The book is written, with a few more minor tweaks planned. But the website needs to be targeted. No blog or email list, or anything of that nature. Think I need a good place to start and move forward from so it doesn't feel overwhelming.
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Replying to @joshuadorne @TheCleftonTwain and
I strongly adhere to @NickColeBooks advice on getting the right also boughts and targeting the right people to help promote your book, same genre readers etc. You want amazon to do the work for you as much as possible.
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Replying to @David_JWest @TheCleftonTwain and
Trading email lists with authors in the same category/genre? That makes sense. Any tips on working with people on that, or is it as simple as finding where your book belongs and asking them for help/trades?
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Replying to @joshuadorne @David_JWest and
You want to find the big indie sellers in your genre, what Jason Anspach & Nick Cole call "the Dons". Approach the Dons & offer to promote their books to your mailing list if they'll promote your book on theirs.
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Replying to @BrianNiemeier @joshuadorne and
Fascinating. Is genre construed widely ("science fiction") or narrowly ("hard science libertarian SF"?)
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Replying to @MorlockP @joshuadorne and
You go by Amazon categories. Example: Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Colonization
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Excellent! Thx!
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Replying to @MorlockP @BrianNiemeier and
BTW, some of the categories can't be selected through the KDP interface. In some cases you can find a more obscure (less competitive) category and email support to add your book to it.
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Replying to @robkroese @MorlockP and
True! I’m doing it with my latest.pic.twitter.com/dlVqctLtnW
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