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5 Surefire Ways To Optimize Your Book’s Sell Sheet

Updated December 10, 2022 Synopsis To become or remain financially successful as a self-publisher, you must be able to quickly and effectively get your marketing message to your book-buying audience. Your book’s sell sheet is an excellent tool to do … Continue reading

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10 Reasons Self-Publishers Should Avoid Selling To Bookstores

Synopsis Trying to get bookstores to accept your book and give it shelf space is very time-consuming, difficult to achieve, and can become very costly for the self-publisher. Here are ten good reasons that a new self-publisher should AVOID spending … Continue reading

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7 Questions To Ask BEFORE Writing Your Book’s Sell Sheet

Synopsis A sell sheet is not as simplistic as it might first appear. It’s much more than a simple list of physical facts about your book, and a picture of you and your book. It’s a sophisticated and calculated strategic … Continue reading

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What Makes A Great Sell Sheet?

Synopsis On its surface, the sell sheet might simply look like a static piece of marketing material. But, under the surface, it’s actually a practical, useful, and powerful marketing tool. Here’s a quick discussion of the 3 key ingredients needed … Continue reading

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Top 10 Book Cover Design Tips For Self-Publishers

Synopsis You must first realize that a book’s cover is the equivalent of a product’s packaging. You must figure out what needs to be on that cover in order for a buyer to choose your book over the many others … Continue reading

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