by Becky Robinson | Jul 9, 2024 | Book Launch
I’ve often used the analogy of a wedding to describe the planning and preparation required for a momentum-filled book launch. I recently traveled to Kentucky for the wedding of my niece, which inspired even more connections between how we involve our communities when...
by Becky Robinson | Jun 12, 2024 | Book Launch
As an author of a hybrid published or self-published print-on-demand book, you may be wondering if pre-orders are important or how they can fit into your overall strategy for your book. If you’ve chosen hybrid publishing and a print-on-demand distribution, your...
by Becky Robinson | Apr 10, 2024 | Book Launch
If you’re a traditionally published author, your book will likely be set up for pre-orders nine to 12 months in advance. This means that anyone will be able to find your book through online retailers and place an order but the person ordering your book will not...
by Becky Robinson | Feb 17, 2023 | Book Launch, Marketing
Whenever clients tell me they want to make a big bestseller list, like the Wall Street Journal hardcover nonfiction bestseller list, or the New York Times list, I worry about how to respond. I want to strategize and support authors in achieving their biggest and most...
by Becky Robinson | Nov 18, 2022 | Book Launch, Marketing
I had an email from a potential client overnight. In response to an article I sent him about Amazon and bestseller status, he replied that working to get bestseller status on Amazon seems like an ego play. While there is certainly some element of ego involved when...
by Becky Robinson | Nov 4, 2022 | Book Launch
On any given day, when you visit the bestselling books on Amazon, you’ll observe a few trends: Many of the top 20 bestselling books are fiction. As I am writing this, 6 of the top 20 are fiction. TikTok sensation Colleen Hoover holds three of those bestsellers...