The cheapest way is self publishing an ebook written by you and asking friends to design a nice catchy cover and help with the formatting. That’s all jazz. It does not mean it will be a bestseller but uploading it to Amazon can help – you need to pay for ISBN number , usually a batch of 10.
How to promote a book?
Create an Eye-catching Cover. One of the hardest things for Authors to do is to wear their “reader hat” when thinking about their own book.
Write a Great Description. Your book’s description is the perfect opportunity to tell potential readers why they need to read your book.
Take a Great Author Photo.
Gather Blurbs for Your Book.
How to market a self published book?
Author Website. Your author website is the first piece of your book marketing plan to consider.
Blog. Before publishing a book,a lot of authors have success building an audience through blogging .
Social Media. With all the time it takes to write and self-publish a book,sometimes social media can slip through the cracks.
Email Marketing. Building an email list can seem daunting at first,but all it requires is a little bit of incentive.
Pre-sales. When you self-publish a book through IngramSpark,you can make your book available for pre-sale through online retailers.
Beta Readers. Now that we’ve discussed how to grow your audience through your website,blogging,social media,and email marketing,let’s discuss how that all connects.
How to promote your book on Amazon?
Populate your keyword search. Improve the effectiveness of online search results and your book’s ranking on Amazon (and other online retailers) by suggesting keywords or search terms that apply
Encourage customer reviews. Customer reviews can be very influential to potential consumers.
Create an Author Page. Help your readers get to know you and your books better by setting up your own page on Amazon’s Author Central.
Know how reviews are ranked. Reviews are spotlighted,or moved to the top of the list of reviews,based on how well the review was written and how
Link to your product. Remember to add the link to your book’s Amazon product page to your email signature,blog,and/or website.
