How to Create a Best-Selling Cover
Never judge a book by its cover. The problem with that? Everyone does it. A book’s cover informs the reader of the book’s genre, tone, content, and even quality. You know that your book is...
View ArticleThe Secret to Marketing Your Book Series
Writing a series is a great way to keep your reader base and sell more books. But how does that translate to marketing? How can authors make the most of the series model and effectively reach the...
View ArticleWritten Word Media partners with Kobo Writing Life
Freebooksy Series Features Now Provide Wider Marketing Opportunities for Indie Authors July 21, 2015 – Kobo and Written Word Media announced the launch of a new partnership today called Freebooksy...
View ArticleHow to Price Your eBook to Gain Readers and Maximize Author Earnings
A question we get all the time is “what’s the best price point for a book on your site?” The answer is more complicated than a number: it depends on your goals. Pricing any product, including an ebook,...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Kindle Owner [Infographic]
We’re constantly curious about a Kindle owner’s consumer behavior: what they’re reading, how they discover books, whom they trust for book recommendations, where they’re talking about the books they’re...
View ArticleA Letter from the Founder
Hello! I am the founder of Freebooksy and Bargain Booksy. I try to communicate with most of our customers so hopefully this is not the first time you are hearing from me. But if it is, thank you for...
View Article4 Ways to Hack Your Book Cover Design (With Science)
Editor’s note: this summer, we were fortunate enough to have Sarah as an intern at Written Word Media. Sarah studies behavioral psychology and blended her love of books, experience working with Written...
View ArticleWebinar: Facebook Ads for Authors
Our mission at Written Word Media is to empower authors to reach their audience. The way we do this is to continually build the reader audience for each of our sites. The primary way we reach our...
View ArticleAuthor Education Survey
We received lots of positive feedback from you on the recent Facebook Ads webinar that we held. We’d like to continue offering education sessions like these to our author community. Tell us which...
View ArticleHoliday Book Marketing: An Author’s Guide to Black Friday and Beyond
The holidays are a magical time, and not just because of gumdrops and snowdrops and red cups at Starbucks. We, as marketers, love the holidays because people are in buying moods. Authors can take...
View ArticleA Thank You to Our Authors and Publishers
As the year comes to a close, all of us at Written Word Media would like to thank you, the dedicated authors, publishers, and creators that give the gift of books to the world. We hope you enjoy this...
View ArticleWriter’s Resolutions: How to Start 2016 on the Right Page
It’s that time of year again. Time to look back on the departing year and set goals for the year ahead. Here are our tips on how to reflect and resolve as an author: Thank your Readers Now is the...
View Article5 Ways to Avoid Getting Your Book Suspended on Amazon
Beginning on February 3rd, in a sweeping effort to ensure better quality eBooks for their customers, Amazon will be placing error messages on content with reported issues, and blocking them from sale....
View Article10 Trends in Publishing Every Indie Author Needs to Know
The past few weeks have seen some great articles published on what to expect in the publishing world in 2016. If you haven’t had a chance to read Mark Coker’s, founder of Smashwords, or Jane Friedman...
View ArticleThe Friday Five: Indie Publishing News to Know
We know that being authors, you are busy writing. So we’ve rounded up the top 5 articles that indie authors were talking about this week. Now you can spend five minutes catching up on industry news...
View ArticleThe Best Podcasts for Writers
What better way to stay close to your craft than by listening to a podcast about writing and publishing while you’re on the move. Here are the best podcasts for writers, listed in alphabetical order,...
View ArticleThe Friday Five: Indie Publishing News to Know (February 5th-12th)
We know that being authors, you are busy writing. So we’ve rounded up the top 5 articles that indie authors were talking about this week. Now you can spend five minutes catching up on industry news...
View Article3 Scrivener Tips to Become a Master Outliner
J.S. Leonard is the author of the Modern Rituals urban fantasy series and hosts/produces Bleeding Ink, a podcast for indie authors. Our own Ferol Vernon was recently featured on the podcast – check out...
View ArticleThe Friday Five: Indie Publishing News to Know (February 15th-19th)
We know that being authors, you are busy writing. So we’ve rounded up the top 5 articles that indie authors were talking about this week. Now you can spend five minutes catching up on industry news...
View ArticleWhat are Successful Authors Doing? (And how can you be more like them?)
Have you ever wondered how some authors manage to make it to the top of the best-seller charts and stay there? Ever wondered what tips, tricks and strategies go into building a successful indie author...
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