by Courtney Damji | May 21, 2025 | Author How-To & Mindset
As a self-published author, you’ve poured your heart and soul into writing your book. But once it’s out in the world, you face a new challenge: getting reviews. Book reviews serve as social proof that boosts your book’s credibility and helps...
by Lexi Greene | Jun 20, 2024 | Self Publishing Insiders Podcast
Episode Summary Booksprout’s Virginie Carmichael and Rossana Corniel walk us through optimized book review campaigns and show us how this essential tool can boost sales for your books. Episode Notes If you’re reading this, you already know that best...
by Lexi Greene | Oct 13, 2022 | Self Publishing Insiders Podcast
Episode Summary Indie Publishing is a path with its own challenges, but that path is easier with advocacy and support. In this week’s SPI, Angela Bole lets us know how The Independent Book Publisher’s Association, the IBPA, supports its members on their...
by Lexi Greene | Oct 6, 2022 | Self Publishing Insiders Podcast
Episode Summary We have a conversation with a true Publishing Insider, Jim Milliot, about one of the longest-standing pillars of reporting in the publishing world, Publishers Weekly. Episode Notes Publishers Weekly is recognized internationally as the “bible of...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Mar 27, 2018 | Author How-To & Mindset
There are a few mainstay bits of marketing wisdom that every author gets from day one. Email mailing lists are usually the number one prescribed marketing tip. A close number two, though, is “get as many reviews as you can.” There may be some debate as to whether...
