Strangers to Superfans. Book Marketing With David Gaughran

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Channel: The Creative Penn · 2018 · Education

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If you want to have a long-term career as an author, you need readers to care about you and want to buy your books over the years to come. So how do you turn strangers into superfans? I discuss this and more book marketing tips with David Gaughran in today's show.

David Gaughran is the bestselling author of historical fiction, short stories, and popular guides for writers. His latest book is Strangers To Superfans: A Marketing Guide To The Readers' Journey.

The ups and downs of David’s author career over the past few years
The effects of a disappointing book launch
Staying current with book marketing strategies
What the Buyer’s Journey is and how it applies to authors marketing their books
How Kindle Unlimited has changed the book landscape, even for those not enrolled in the program
Why KU isn’t a magic bullet
How much Also Boughts matter for book sales
The five stages of the reader journey and why we sometimes accidentally focus on the wrong stage

You can find David Gaughran at http://www.DavidGaughran.com and on Twitter @DavidGaughran


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