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Marketing and Author Websites

Guides to finding readers: book launches, author websites, email lists, Amazon pages and marketing that fits a first-time author’s budget.

Marketing and Author Websites Oct 24, 2026 10 min read

How to claim your Goodreads author profile, set up your page and books, use Ask the Author, run Kindle or…

Marketing and Author Websites Oct 24, 2026 11 min read

20 book launch party ideas, in person, online and hybrid, with themes by genre, a 6-week planning timeline, and how…

Marketing and Author Websites Oct 24, 2026 12 min read

How to build an author newsletter: pick an email service, add a signup page and a reader magnet, write a…

Marketing and Author Websites Oct 24, 2026 11 min read

How to write a press release for a book: find your news angle, put the parts in order, learn from…

Marketing and Author Websites Oct 24, 2026 12 min read

30 book marketing ideas sorted by stage, from the months before launch to a backlist, each tagged by cost and…

Marketing and Author Websites Oct 24, 2026 12 min read

The main free and paid ebook promotion sites by type, with each one's rules and fees as of October 2026,…

Marketing and Author Websites Oct 24, 2026 10 min read

How to write a book marketing plan in eight parts, with two filled-in example plans, a monthly review routine and…

Marketing and Author Websites Oct 24, 2026 10 min read

What BookBub is, every main tool it offers authors, Featured Deal requirements, fees and odds, whether a deal pays for…

Marketing and Author Websites Oct 24, 2026 10 min read

How to get book reviews in nine ways that follow the rules: early copies, your newsletter, bloggers and editorial reviews,…

Marketing and Author Websites Oct 24, 2026 10 min read

How to create an author website yourself in seven steps: your domain, the right platform, core pages, a newsletter signup,…