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Friday, December 28, 2012

HOW TO GET YOUR eBOOK NOTICED!

 
You can write the most selling novel ever crafted ...
     but it will die if you cannot draw internet attention to it.

Most self-published books sell fewer than 100 or 150 copies.

GETTING YOUR eBOOK NOTICED IS THE HARDEST THING ABOUT SELLING YOUR BOOK.

I. HOW DO YOU GET THAT ATTENTION?

1.) Book cover
You can choose a proper image for the book cover that will draw attention to your eBook.
     a.) You need to choose the proper thumbnail with a theme that reflects the contents of your
           eBook.

     b.) Many readers will be drawn to the book cover long before
          reading the description and the reviews.

     c.) It helps if you have a book cover that instantly draws attention.

     d.) Look at the image for the prologue to LOVE IN THE TIME OF THE UNDEAD.

2.) Pricing
      a.)  it should neither be too cheap or too expensive
      b.) People value what costs them and hold to be inferior what they got cheaply.

3.) TITLE
      a.) Pick your title BEFORE you begin (you'll be with your novel for weeks so have a
           title that inspires you!

      b.) It's a marriage - LOVE YOUR TITLE

      C.) What a great title does:
            1.) Captures your audience’s attention
            2.) It communicates what your e-book is about
            3,) If it’s your style, it should include a little bit of a “What the Heck?” factor:
                      
Titles tell your audience a little something about you.
Look at these three sets of words:
  • Epic; Awesome.
  • Remarkable; Brilliant.
  • Elegant; Erudite
Each pair of words has a unique flavor. You can almost begin to see the people that would use them in a title or a headline.

Which means that the words in your e-book title need to reflect your style.

       D.) WHO'S AN OXYMORON?~!

           i.) EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE was a great title to an older book because it linked two
                opposites.

           ii.) Startle your reader and snare his attention.

4.) YOUR BOOK DESCRIPTION

     a.)  Most people skim the content.

          1.) You’re also one of them (okay, including me)
          2.) This is where you need to write creatively
          3.) Use short paragraphs
          4.) Use short sentences like this.

     b.) Divide your content into three blocks

          1.)  Introduction (first two to three lines or really important. Tell them a story,
                make them scary, make them laugh, do anything but don’t make them bored.
               They must read your first two lines.

          2.) Middle of the content (this is where your actual MEAT of the content comes in)
          3.) Ending (end with either a surprise twist or question.)

II. HERE BE MONSTERS

   A.) It is the Old West once again.

   B.) Remember the Klondike Gold Madness (well not from actual memory, of course.)

   C.) Wild-eyed dreamers would race to Alaska where they would fall victim to prospectors
          selling fake maps to sure gold mines.

   D.) There are no GUARANTEED WAYS TO SUCCEED or 7 CERTAIN STEPS TO
          RICHES WITH YOUR EBOOK.

   E.) Once again, just write what you love, what fills your imagination with magic and delight.

8 comments:

  1. Good luck to everyone selling their e-books. Sounds like a ton of hard work. Cheers and boogie boogie.

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  2. The Happy Whisk:
    Wonder Woman never seems to have these problems! I should fly over to Paradise Island to ask advise ... or maybe just stay! Hey, it worked for Steve Trevor! :-)

    Thanks for visiting, Roland

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  3. So, are you saying we're wild-eyed writers rushing to the epub pyramid wondering where all those other writers came from . . .?

    Once again, the last line says it best. 'just write what you love. . .' That, I can do.

    btw, Roland, mentioned your book 'The Bear with Two Shadows' at the end of my Spirit bear post on the Rainforest writing blog.

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  4. wow, so much to learn! thanks for all the great tips!

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  5. Thanks, D.G.:
    I have been so busy with blood runs this holiday season that visiting my friends has dropped drastically. I hate that. I'm off to visit you now. Hibbs insists.

    Tammy:
    Just have fun with your writing. The magic happens of its own accord it seems. :-)

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  6. good news I just found a person who might proof read my book 20 years in the making... they share the same passion as me. we are in talks, so I hope it comes to the light... my ebooks fail, I still wait for me to make enough from it to earn that first paycheck... it's only been a year.

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  7. I'm one of those who looks at covers first. If it doesn't grab me visually, I'll never even get as far as the synopsis.

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  8. Jeremy:
    I am so happy that you found your proof reader. I pray that it brings high sales your way! :-)

    Alex:
    I'm like you. It must either be the cover or the title that grabs me or I won't pick up the book. That's how important both titles and covers are to sales. Except for 50 SHADES OF GREY, of course. LOL.

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