One of the particular problems in the indie author world is that there are so many moving parts to manage: not just the writing, but the edits, the cover art, the advertising, the bookkeeping, the multi-author projects, the social media posts, the audiobooks, the translations… Any and all of these can easily consume your available brain space—or, through the sheer number of tasks, exhaust...
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What in the world is Kindle Vella? By now, most indie authors have heard of and participated in Kindle Vella, Amazon’s newest platform for authors. If you haven’t heard of it, then here is your chance to find out a little bit about it and what it can do for established and new indie authors alike. Follow this link to find out more about Kindle Vella on Amazon. Amazon has given indie authors the...
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Audiobook retailer Chirp Books is known for offering fantastic daily deals to its listeners. When I learned that A Royal Scandals Christmas: Three Holiday Novellas would be a Featured Deal in December, I knew Book Brush would be the ideal tool to bring the sale to readers’ attention. Video Trailer When notified about the upcoming sale, I double-checked the book’s metadata to ensure it was...
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It’s that time of year again: the holidays are upon us! Our number one mission at Book Brush, though, is to always do our best to make your life easier. You’ve got enough to do as an author, so let us make your holiday book marketing a peppermint-scented breeze with these 12 fantastic templates. Holiday Template #1 The realism of this snowy, glittery community template has made it one of the...
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I recently had a very successful (for me!) book launch for my latest novel, selling 5,838 units on Amazon in pre-orders and in the first week of launch. Book Brush images were an integral part of the campaign behind that success. How do I use Book Brush to support a launch? Preparation I use a freelance cover artist to do my covers, and I ask her to also prepare images (without text), based on...
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