Low Sales

kelliewallace · Jul 14, 2014

I'm experiencing low sales with my ebooks lately. I've published traditionally with the same publisher and my books are making below $20. I know making money as an (new) author is difficult, but does anyone have any advice? I don't expect to make hundreds of dollars, however enough to make royalty will be nice.
I have a website, do social media (probably not enough), do blog tours and reviews. Any advice to boost sales? I work full time so my time is limited. I don't mind spending some money in order to grow book sales.

Any help will be appreciated.

Mods, if this is in the wrong place, please move to right relocation

Ari Meermans · Jul 14, 2014

Hi, Kellie

I'm going to move your thread to the Book Promotion Ideas and Advice subforum under Publishing.

I recommend reading the stickies in each of the subforums under Publishing, including the self-publishing subforum stickies even though you have a publisher. Some of the advice there might jumpstart some ideas.

Best of luck,

Ari

Old Hack · Jul 15, 2014

Your publisher should be marketing and promoting your book, at least to some degree: if I were you I'd talk to their marketing and publicity people and ask what they've done, and what you can do to enhance their efforts.

If they're not doing anything, or anything significant, then you should consider submitting to different publishers next time round.

Meanwhile, you could read this thread:

How to promote your book like an intelligent human being and not an SEO Dweeb

Low Sales

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