The Sell More Books Show: Book Marketing, Digital Publishing and Kindle News, Tools and Advice

Today’s top story is NaNo NoMo? Question of the week is If you write fiction, when would you consider writing nonfiction? If you write nonfiction, when you would consider writing fiction?

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Today’s top story is What Ad Platform is Best?. Question of the week is What’s a piece of writing craft advice that you got that you specifically do not follow (you think it’s wrong)?

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Today’s top story is Amazon in Your TikTok. Question of the week is What would you say is your #1 struggle as an author right now?

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Today’s top story is ShopTok. Question of the week is If you got a TikTok shop order from your most excited celebrity person, who would it be?

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Today’s top story is Audibly Confused. Question of the week is Have you ever tried your hand at PR or have you ever worked with a company that does PR? What have your experiences been like?

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This week the top story is Audibly Confused. Question of the week is What thing would happen that you could consider viral success beyond your wildest book dreams?

Today’s top story is Serials Just Got Reamed. Question of the week is How do you provide value to your fans beyond the book itself? How do you keep people engaged?

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This week the top story is What's on Your Self-Care Menu?. Question of the week is What could you do during your next 10 minutes of free time that doesn’t involve a screen?

Today’s top story is Landing Test. Question of the week is Have you tried Facebook Ads to advertise your books before? What has been your best performing ad platform so far?

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Today’s top story is Author Sues Amazon Over Alleged Audiobook Market Monopoly. Question of the week is What are you going to do this week to stretch yourself as author?

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Today’s top story is Amazon the Terminator. Question of the week is Aside from the amazing Writing Gals cruise (in January), where would you want to go for a writing retreat? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

This week’s top story is Love on the Ice. Question of the week is If you could come up with any subgenre to make popular, what would it be?  Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Friends to Lovers to Bankrupt. Question of the week is What do you think is the best way for writers to improve their craft?  Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today's top story is Can You Take It All? Question of the week is what mindset shifts have you been working on here in 2024? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Amazon’s Book Trends. Question of the week is what additional information would be valuable for Amazon to add to the Book Trends section?  Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Trad Pub & AI Audio. Question of the week is evaluate what are some ways that you think you’ve sustained your career in self-publishing? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Don’t Hate Marketing, Hate the Game? Question of the week is evaluate what you’re doing right now. Are you doing anything right now that you could release to benefit your author career? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Audible Category Secrets. Question of the week is do you think text-message marketing is effective? And how have you used it to success? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Readers Taken. Question of the week is at what point in time did you find your niche, and how did you discover that? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Writing with ADHD. Question of the week is what productivity hacks have helped you get more done? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is A Fabled Successor to Goodreads?. Question of the week is what is your favorite way to connect with readers? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Amplify Your Book to Success. Question of the week is how could you find and flesh out the most potentially viral scenes from your next book? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Getting in the Flow. Question of the week is how do you get into the zone? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Direct Selling Survey Says? Question of the week is what are some things you’ve learned about yourself that have impacted how you approach your author career? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is An Audible Gasp? Question of the week is what are some of the things you’re doing to evergreen and futureproof your author business? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Subpar Stack? Question of the week is have you tried using Substack? If so, what was your approach to finding success? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Vella-Mentary, My Dear Authors. Question of the week is when and how you do decide to pivot from something that has changed in the author world? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Prove Yourself. Question of the week is what is your definition of success? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Find Another Way. Question of the week is what would be a part of your future burnout recovery plan? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Audio’s Up & Spotify Helped? Question of the week is what ‘refills your well’ these days? What books, movies, music, tv? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Who’s Helping Who. Question of the week is how did you get your first book edited, and how has your editing process changed over time? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Hard (but valuable) Lessons of 2023. Question of the week is what are you doing to set your priorities? What are you doing to enforce your priorities in your daily, weekly, and yearly writing and marketing schedules? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Top 10 Publishing Trends for 2024. Question of the week is what is one thing you could stop doing in 2024? How do you plan to build your group of raving, true fans in 2024? What tactics and techniques will you use? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Rut Buster. Question of the week is what is one thing you could stop doing in 2024? And what is one thing you could hand off to someone else? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Smashing Your Goals. Question of the week is have you ever self-published a Children’s book, or do you have interest in self-publishing a Children’s book? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is The Questions of 2024. Question of the week is how do you plan to change your author business going into 2024? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is The Year in Review. Question of the week is what are you the most excited for in 2024? What makes you psyched to think about in 2024? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Minimum Wage Publishing. Question of the week is do you think you have any minimum wage tasks in your regular schedule? What would things look like if you only worked on things that fairly compensated you? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Jane’s List. Question of the week is based on the success authors have had with Kickstarter in 2022 and 2023, do you think you’ll plan one for 2024? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Tropity Tropes. Question of the week is Which trope do you find the most confusing or that you’re the most hesitant to use and why? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Lessons from Vegas. Question of the week is When you have gone to a conference for a first time, has it been a better or different experience than when you went a second or third? And would you turn this feature on if it became available? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Buying Books from Facebook? Question of the week is would this Facebook feature with Amazon products make you consider running ads? And would you turn this feature on if it became available? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is AI Narrators on KDP? Question of the week is with the lists shutting down, what is going to be your new focus in your book marketing? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Celebrate episode 500 with us as we do a special Lightning Round with Claire for her last episode! Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is USA Tomorrow? Question of the week is have you tried to get onto a list before, and now that it may be more difficult for Indies, how might you adjust your plans? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Answers From Spotify. Question of the week is what are your thoughts about Spotify’s payment structure for streaming audiobooks now that you have this new information? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is The Limit Does Exist. Question of the week is what tasks do you outsource, and which do you keep for yourself? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Ship Your Pants-ed Novel. Question of the week is what other changes should Amazon make to KDP print? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Audiobook Exposure. Question of the week is what do you think will be Spotify’s next move in its attempt to compete with Audible? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Spooky Online Shelves. Question of the week is when’s the last time you changed your categories and do you think you’ll check on a more regular basis now? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Updating Art. Question of the week is should books remain unchanged after they are unpublished? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is AI Survey Says.... Question of the week is what’s the best advice you’ve heard floating around the author community? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story How to Rediscover the Joy of Writing. Question of the week is if you could change one thing about the current state of indie publishing, what would it be and why? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is The Niche Sitch. Question of the week is describe the weirdness that your book features that can’t be found anywhere else. (And how do you pronounce niche?) Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Certifiable Humanity. Question of the week is what are some parts of the industry that stress you out and are outside of your control that you can spend less time worrying about? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Kraken Down. Question of the week is what about the Seattle Kraken’s failed partnership with Booktok story stands out to you the most, and why? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Under the Bridge Reviews. Question of the week is how do you feel like you’ve expanded your comfort zone in publishing in the last 5 years (or during your career if shorter than 5 years)? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is An AI Named Sue Question of the Week is what can you do to make yourself more human to your readers? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story is Book Sales, Stat! Question of the Week is do you think your readers will care about the Bookstat bestseller list, and do you see yourself trying to get involved with it in some way? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story: Hey Big Spender! Question of the Week is what have you done in the last few years to cultivate more supportive and positive people in your creative life? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story: Threadless? Question of the Week is if you’ve joined Threads or checked it out, what is something about the culture you’ve observed that seems different from other social media networks? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section.

Today’s top story: Review Reviews. Question of the Week is do you think Amazon using AI to produce a summary of reviews will be a positive or negative for authors? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story: BookTok Tropes. Question of the Week is Has learning about tropes through #BookTok, or otherwise, changed the way you write your own books? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story: Pet Peeves that keep readers from becoming super fans Question of the Week is What are some of your writing pet peeves as a reader? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Today’s top story: Living the Full-Time Dream? Question of the Week is What do you consider to be a “full-time author”? And is that something you consider yourself to be or aspire to be? Join the Sell More Books Show Afterparty group on Facebook and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Claire and Bryan embark on a new journey. Get excited for Season 2 of The Sell More Books Show. Top story is Categorically Insane. Question of the week: When have you experienced imposter syndrome in publishing and what did you do about it?

Claire and Bryan embark on a new journey. Get excited for Season 2 of The Sell More Books Show. Top story is K IOU. Question of the week: What do you think the readers in your specific sub-genre are likely to do in response to the KU price increase? And what actions (if any) do you plan on taking in response?

Claire and Bryan embark on a new journey. Get excited for Season 2 of The Sell More Books Show. Top story is Printing Pressed. Question of the week: Will the price change for KDP Print alter how you currently sell and publish your paperback books?

Claire and Bryan embark on a new journey. Get excited for Season 2 of The Sell More Books Show. Top story is Evil, Good, or Neutral? Question of the week: Are you AI Curious or AI Furious? And why?

Claire and Bryan embark on a new journey. Get excited for Season 2 of The Sell More Books Show. Top story is Eyes Wide Open. Question of the week: If you have books in KU, then what is your threshold for saying “no more” and going wide?

Claire and Bryan embark on a new journey. Get excited for Season 2 of The Sell More Books Show. Top story is ALLi Author Survey Results. Question of the week: Are you surprised by the results of the ALLi survey? How does it make you feel looking over the numbers?

Claire and Bryan embark on a new journey. Get excited for Season 2 of The Sell More Books Show. Top story is Clock App Books? Question of the week: Do you think that the new TikTok publishing imprint will doom indies on BookTok or will have a minimal effect on the ability to grow on TT?

Claire and Bryan embark on a new journey. Get excited for Season 2 of The Sell More Books Show. Top story is There Are Ads in My Audio. Question of the week: What would be the most amusing commercial to appear in the middle of your audiobook (give context & keep it PG-13 at most)?

Claire and Bryan embark on a new journey. Get excited for Season 2 of The Sell More Books Show. Top story is Kobo Plus Has Arrived Stateside. Question of the week: Are there any drawbacks you can see in Kobo Plus? Do you plan on putting your books in Kobo Plus?

Claire and Bryan embark on a new journey. Get excited for Season 2 of The Sell More Books Show. Top story is AI Book Boom or Boon? Question of the week: How did you decide on the title of your last book?

Claire and Bryan embark on a new journey. Get excited for Season 2 of The Sell More Books Show. Top story is Fin Direct. Question of the week: If you’ve started doing direct sales, what is a pro tip you’ve learned that you can share with newbies?

Claire and Bryan embark on a new journey. Get excited for Season 2 of The Sell More Books Show. Top story is What About AIs Needs?. Question of the week: What is one tactic that you are using to get people from social media to your email list?

Claire and Bryan embark on a new journey. Get excited for Season 2 of The Sell More Books Show. Top story is Six-Pack Success. Question of the week: What book or series would you pitch for TV or movies, and what would be your elevator pitch for it?

Claire and Bryan embark on a new journey. Get excited for Season 2 of The Sell More Books Show. Top story is Punishing the Victims. Question of the week: If you were to have your account taken down from Amazon, what would your plan-b be?

Claire and Bryan embark on a new journey. Get excited for Season 2 of The Sell More Books Show. Top story is Why Some Authors Fail. Question of the week: What do you do when you realize your writer’s block is stemming from fear?