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235 Ebook Listing and Review Websites

This list of 235 Ebook Listing and Review Websites is very out of date, but some of the sites are still live.  Have you used any of them?  If so, what results did you get?  

BookLife, a site owned by Publishers' Weekly, looks very interesting.  It has lots of features, like this article on DIY Twitter ads for Indie Authors.  And it lists lots of service providers for authors and publishers. 

Have you used this site?  If so, please post about your experience below.  

What site(s) do you recommend?  Please comment below and please share this blog post.  Thanks!  

Publishers Currently Seeking Submissions

 

I have just discovered this list of publishers who are accepting submissions now. Check it out:  Authors Publish. 

Plus Camberwell Scribes are looking for short stories for a forthcoming anthology on the theme of "Summer". Please message us here if you would like to submit a story, or for more information.

 

And go here for more places to submit your short stories.  

What are your favourite places to submit short stories?  Please comment below and please share. 

21 Awesome Book Marketing Promotions and Predictions for 2021

                                                                                                                      

As 2021 is coming to an end, it will be interesting to check out these marketing promotions and predictions. 

I want to know your thoughts:  How many of these predictions have come true?  And which of these methods have you used?  Have you held, or attended, more Meetup events?  More online events?  More school events?  What other changes have you seen? 

Are you seeing a lot more competition now?  

Please leave your comments below.  

Also, want to know how Alinka can help you to become a bestselling author on the U.S.A. Today bestseller list?  Go here to download my FREE ebook, Book Marketing Genius, and read my interview with Alinka.  Then contact me here. 

Alinka's books have made the U.S.A. Today bestseller list over and over again.  She has been featured in Forbes. 

See also:  10 Free Things You Can Do to Promote Your Books.  

For self-published authors,  getting book reviews is essential for success.  I have lots of material about how to get reviews for your books.  Book Marketing Genius can help you with this.  See also: 

How to Make the Most of Your Book Reviews, by Ingram Spark; 

How to Get 1,000+ Book Reviews; 

and more.  

Please leave your comments below and please share.  Thanks.  

10 Free Things You Can Do to Promote Your Books

John Kremer

 

Check out this great post from book marketing genius John Kremer, 10 Free Things You Can Do to Promote Your Books.  

What I like about all of John's tips is that they are practical and you can implement them immediately.   

Plus, want to become a U.S.A. Today bestselling author?  Alinka has done so over and over again, and can help you to do it too!  She has been featured in Forbes and shared some of her tips with me.  

For my interviews with John and Alinka, go here to download my FREE ebook, Book Marketing Genius. 

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How to Make the Most of Your Book Reviews, by Ingram Spark

Ingram Spark, who offer many self-publishing resources including printing and distribution, have raised some points about making the most of your book reviews, including:  

1. Add Excerpts from Rave Reviews to Your Book Cover

2. Include Book Reviews on Your Author Website

3. Use Book Reviews on Social Media

4. Include Book Reviews in Press Releases

5. Use Reviews on Marketing Materials

6. Use Book Reviews to Get More Reviews

7. Use Reviews to Approach Booksellers and Librarians

8. Include Book Reviews on Amazon and Barnes and Noble

9. Add Reviews to Your Book Metadata

10. Use Reviews to Boost Your Confidence

11. Use Reviews to Improve Your Work.

They go through these in more detail at:  How to Get Book Reviews for Your Self-Published Book.  

 

See also:  

How to Sell Your First Book (Not Just for Newbies); 

How to Get 1,000+ Book Reviews.  

What is your best strategy for getting book reviews?  Please post below and please share this link.  Thanks.  

 

 

How I Get Tons of Amazon Reviews Without Breaking Amazon's Terms of Service

 

This video explains great, strategic ways to get reviews on Amazon, while staying within the Amazon terms of service.  He also talks about other ways to increase your sales. 

Have you used this method?  Or do you plan to use it?  Please comment below.  Thanks.  

Plus what's the fastest way to increase your sales?