The Best Books About Launching a Book That Builds Your Authority

by Anna David
|
6 books
Although a somewhat astounding array of books are available about how to publish effectively today, their recommendations can quickly become obsolete. The titles listed below contain advice that, like my own book On Good Authority, are more timeless. And while, of course, I primarily recommend that you add On Good Authority to your cart, I’d be negligent if I didn’t say that if you’d like to continue to grow your authority-building efforts, put these…well, if not in your cart then at least on your wishlist.
Read more... Read less...

How to Sell Books by the Truckload on Amazon!

Master Amazon & Sell More Books!
Penny C. Sansevieri, 2017
A snappy guide to marketing and promoting, How to Sell Books by the Truckload provides a step-by-step system for increasing visibility and sales on Amazon, with a focus both on building an audience and having a successful launch. It provides a step-by-step system for finding readers and promoting your book and contained such good tips about pimping out your Amazon author page that I implemented them right away.

Book Marketing Is Dead

Book Promotion Secrets You Must Know Before You Publish
Derek Murphy, 2013
Derek Murphy’s always fresh perspective on book promotion and marketing provides unconventional strategies and tactics. This particular book focuses primarily on building a platform and audience—through email lists, websites and social media—before publishing. (Sound familiar?) With diagrams, examples and easy to follow suggestions, Book Marketing is Dead offers practical tips and strategies that can be implemented right away. And, like all things Derek, it is unique in all the ways.

Published

The Proven Path from Blank Page to 10,000 Copies Sold
Chandler Bolt, 2016
Unlike many other books on this list, Published focuses on the writing as much as the publishing and marketing, and includes advice on creating a writing schedule, editing your work and uploading to Amazon. With real-life examples and case studies of successful self-published authors, Published is comprehensive and practical, filled with valuable tips and strategies for success.

Successful Self-Publishing

How to Self-publish and Market Your Book in Ebook and Print
Joanna Penn, 2018
Joanna Penn lives up to her last name, and this book covers everything from layout and keywords to formatting and uploading while also focusing on social media, email marketing, hiring editors and creating successful book launch plans. Penn is a legend in the indie publishing world and this is her most essential work.

Write. Publish. Repeat.

The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success
Johnny B. Truant, Sean Platt, David Wright, 2014
More than any of the other books on this list, Write. Publish. Repeat focuses on mindset and attitude as much as the strategies. The authors all about being disciplined and consistent in both writing and publishing, and they provide strategies for overcoming things like writer's block and procrastination. They also talk about pricing, marketing, distribution, audience building and making a living as a self-published author.

On Good Authority

7 Steps to Prepare, Promote and Profit from a How-To Book That Makes You the Go-to Expert
Anna David, 2023
My book, On Good Authority, walks you through a proven system for planning, promoting, and profiting from your own how-to book while also breaking down how this kind of book can build your authority in ways nothing else can.