Marketing a new work

[Bebeslut]

My short story collection, Dirty, Sexy Girls, just premiered on Amazon Kindle tonight.

Tags I used were "erotica," "sex stories" and "punk chicks." It's No. 1 when you search for punk chicks, but I don't think many people will use that search term. I'm way down on the list for the other terms.

What's the best way to market my book?

 

[Bebeslut]

I am proud to say that after less than a day on Amazon Kindle, Dirty, Sexy Girls has sold a total of one copy!

Wow! I am a professional fiction writer now! Wooooohoooooo!

 

[sr71plt]

Marketing?

Get it published by a publisher rather than self-publishing (which isn't all that hard with e-books)

get it reviewed/buzzed about.

get it on as many distribution sites as possible--and onto their category list best-sellers, best-rated lists, as possible.

Back it up regularly with new books released.

Make sure the books are worth reading and meet targeted audience's interests enough to invoke repeat buyers.

 

[JackLuis]

Here is a good example, if a bit above the main,

Must Read: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris

Get listed on a blog as the Must Read,

after having been on the Daily Show.

Post your own web site.

Write like a daemon. It's easy.

 

[Bebeslut]

Here is a good example, if a bit above the main,



Get listed on a blog as the Must Read,

after having been on the Daily Show.

Post your own web site.

Write like a daemon. It's easy.

I'm thinking about the website. I'd like to find an artist to collaborate with, but so far all those I've contacted have begged off.

 

[sr71plt]

Your own Web site/blog is only worth it if you have a method to get people to click on your Web site/blog. E-books get sold by having a high profile and spot-on-targeting to browser interest on high-distribution online bookstores with lots of books on offer and high click-on rates--and, best, with favorable reviews linked to them. And then by building a fan base by having another book up every month or so. Synergy.

And you get the best start by being published by a publisher with a lot of books on offer by a lot of authors and having a lot of browsers clicking in often.

Self-publishing is like the personal Web site. It only works if you can get the attention of readers/buyers--which is really, really tough for on author/one book.

 

[Bebeslut]

Your own Web site/blog is only worth it if you have a method to get people to click on your Web site/blog. E-books get sold by having a high profile and spot-on-targeting to browser interest on high-distribution online bookstores with lots of books on offer and high click-on rates--and, best, with favorable reviews linked to them. And then by building a fan base by having another book up every month or so. Synergy.

And you get the best start by being published by a publisher with a lot of books on offer by a lot of authors and having a lot of browsers clicking in often.

Self-publishing is like the personal Web site. It only works if you can get the attention of readers/buyers--which is really, really tough for on author/one book.

So, how is that working for you?

 

[sr71plt]

So, how is that working for you?

Quite good, thanks. And I don't have my own Web site or blog for my published erotica. I let my publishers worry about those.

 

[Bebeslut]

Yeah, my problem with online publishers is that I do not meet their writers' guidelines; my series has incestuous characters, and that apparently freaks them all out. That's where Amazon comes in; they don't care.

I am coming up with a couple of new ideas for characters that could meet the guidelines. We'll see.

Quite good, thanks. And I don't have my own Web site or blog for my published erotica. I let my publishers worry about those.