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Publishing your book is just the beginning. The real opportunity comes from reaching readers wherever and however they prefer to read. Many indie authors focus almost exclusively on eBooks. That...
Already have a pen name but wondering if it's still the right fit? Whether your career has evolved, your readership has changed, or life simply looks different than it did when you published your f...
Every social media platform seems to promise the same thing: more visibility, more readers, and more book sales. One expert tells you to master TikTok. Another swears by Instagram. Meanwhile, someo...
At Written Word Media, we believe that supporting authors starts with understanding them. That's why, for the second year in a row, we conducted a Mid-Year Author Sentiment Survey to take the pulse...
Most authors know the core ingredients of a successful book marketing strategy: build an email list, consistently promote your books, run ads, and keep readers moving through your catalog. And f...
If you've written multiple books in a series, one of the easiest ways to improve discoverability on Kobo is by creating a dedicated series page. A well-organized series page helps Kobo readers d...
For indie authors, Amazon KDP can be one of the most powerful publishing platforms in the world. But it is also a platform with rules, automated reviews, human enforcement, and serious consequences...
Online marketing gets a lot of attention, and for good reason. Ads, email Promotions, social media, and Amazon visibility all matter. But some of the most meaningful reader engagement still happ...
For many indie authors, publicity feels like something reserved for bestselling authors with major publishers, big budgets, or an entire marketing team behind them. But the truth is, PR for auth...
Amazon has always evolved, but the latest shift is more meaningful than most. In the past, algorithm updates tended to tweak visibility, changing how books ranked or surfaced in search. But the ...
