How to Sell More Novels

One of the most common questions authors ask is "how can I sell more books?"

I'll be honest with you – there's no magic bullet. Book selling success comes from creating a good book that people want to read, developing an effective book marketing plan to reach the right target markets for that book, and putting the plan into action.

A good book marketing plan includes a series of strategic promotional activities that build success over time.Think of it as a blueprint to guide you along the way – no more drifting along, wondering what to do next, or feeling overwhelmed by your options.

But where do you start and how do you develop an effective book marketing strategy for the type of book that you write?

Learn How to Sell More Novels

To help you get up to speed quickly, I've developed a new audio-visual training program designed just for authors of fiction.

One of the keys to selling fiction is word-of-mouth recommendations. In the How to Sell More Novels training program, you'll discover the best ways to get people reading and talking about your book and sharing it with others.

Here's what else you'll learn: 

• 6 things that make a book successful and how readers choose novels to read
  

• How to define multiple target markets and find promotional hooks within your book
  

• The best type of website for novelists and what should be on your site
  

• Why book reviews are important through the lifecycle of a book
  

• The pros and cons of using Amazon's KDP Select program and how to maximize its effectiveness
  

• The top 10 promotional tactics for selling fiction and how to use them most effectively
  

• 7 other promotional tactics to consider

• Dozens of websites where you can promote your book at no charge
  

• 4 kinds of promotional campaigns you can use to sell more books

• Tips for developing a customized book marketing plan that works for you

Now is the time to get started developing an effective book marketing strategy, so you can move forward in selling more books!

What's Different About This Program?

While some marketing strategies apply to all types of books, there are some real differences in the most effective ways to promote children's books, novels, and nonfiction books. In this program you'll get book promotion advice focused specifically on selling fiction, not just general information.

Another special feature of this program is the information-packed Novel Marketing Resource Guide, filled with tips and links to more than 100 websites, how-to articles, and tools. The resource guide alone is well worth the price of this program.You'll save hours of research and frustration having these resources at your fingertips.

Sure, you can find lots of book marketing tips online, but you need to know what works and pull it all together into a strategic plan of action to get results. That's where the How to Sell More Novels program comes in. 

Register Now for How to Sell More Novels 

What You'll Get in this "Sell More Books" Training Program

• 90-minute training presentation (online video with slideshow)
• Audio recording for listening on the go (MP3)
• Novel Marketing Resource Guide (35-page PDF file)
• Slides from the presentation (PDF)
• Sample promotional flyer for a novel (PDF and Word)
• My 100% money-back satisfaction guarantee

Special Bonus - you'll even get a half price coupon that you can use toward any Savvy Book Marketer guidebook or training program.

Isn't it time that you got serious about selling more books? Register now and get started on your way to successful book sales!

What Authors Have to Say About this Program

"Thank you for a wonderful webinar. Promoting a novel isn't as easy as nonfiction, but you made it a lot more doable. I appreciate that you always give more than the small fee you charge for your presentations." – Billie Williams, author of Orchestrated Murders and other books

Frequently Asked Questions

How is this program different from the Savvy Book Marketer's 5-module Ultimate Book Marketing Plan Workshop?

This program is a condensed version of the Ultimate Book Marketing Plan Workshop and it's specifically tailored to your book genre. This is fast-track program to get you started quickly, but it does not include all of the planning content, worksheets and checklists that come with the more comprehensive program.

If you'd like a more in-depth training program on how to create a customized marketing plan for your book, take a look at the Ultimate Book Marketing Plan Workshop.

What if I write more than one type of book?

Please contact me to make special arrangements if you write several different types of books - fiction, nonfiction and/or children's books. My email link is below my photo in the right column of this page.

What if this program doesn't meet my needs?

My training programs are 100% guaranteed. If for any reason this program doesn't meet your expectations, just let me know within 30 days and you'll get a full refund, with no hassles. If you have any questions about the program or any problems in placing your order, you can reach me through the link beneath my photo in the column to the right.

To your success!

What People Say About Dana's Other Training Programs

"You have created an absolute treasure trove of information in your Ultimate Book Marketing Plan Workshop. It is exceedingly well planned, easy to follow and understand, easy to download and logical to implement. You put a lot of thought into this project from which experienced authors will benefit, so too will new authors, potential authors and dreamers who one day will write their book. It will make their life much easier."

       — Diana Todd-Banks, life coach, author and speaker

"I'm so glad I discovered you, Dana! Your knowledge and expertise is extraordinary! The content in the Book Marketing Plan Workshop is beyond exceptional. You gave much more than I was expecting. Thanks to this workshop, I now have a clear marketing plan for my book - and I'm ready to implement it!"

      —Tina M. Games, author of Journaling by the Moonlight: A Mother's Path to Self-Discovery

"I have one word to sum up my feelings — Fantastic! The Social Networking Success for Authors presentation was content rich. I now feel confident that I have the information and tools I need to successfully engage in the social networking sphere!"

        — Jennifer Aderhold

"I was extremely impressed with Dana Lynn Smith when she appeared as the featured monthly guest on the Authors Academy, and I highly recommend her as a trainer. Her presentation, Sell More Books on Amazon, was filled with practical, actionable advice, and our members raved about it afterwards. Even I took detailed notes, and I usually think I know it all."

         —  Grael Norton, Senior Faculty, AuthorsAcademy.com

 "The Ultimate Book Marketing Workshop is one of the best webinars I've ever attended. I always felt Dana really cared about her participants, especially by the way she answered questions. I will recommend this workshop to everyone I know who wants to successfully market their books."

       — Martha Rhodes, author of 3,000 Pulses: Surviving Depression with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

"At my Facebook Marketing for Authors TeleSummit, Dana Lynn Smith did an amazing job at presenting a confusing subject. Dana is extremely organized, well prepared and over delivers in every way. Not only did she provide excellent content during the teleseminar, but she also provided a helpful handout for all participants. I highly recommend Dana as a speaker and resource for authors."

        — Shelley Hitz, Self Publishing Coach

"Thank you for such an informative presentation on doing teleseminars and webinars. It was very professional and high quality! The planning checklist and resource guide alone are worth the price of admission."   

        — MaAnna Stephenson, author and WordPress trainer at Blog Aid

"I enjoyed your Social Networking Success for Authors program. You gave me some good ideas to try with my book. I've wondered about creating a Facebook fan page and you've convinced me to try it."

        —  Rebecca Talley

“In your Sell More Books on Amazon presentation I heard a lot of good, interesting, improvement ideas and means of obtaining them. I took a lot of notes and will see how far I can go to achieving a number of suggestions.”      

        — E. Browning in San Jose, CA

"Dana Lynn Smith presented a Facebook Fundamentals for Authors webinar for our Book Marketing Technologies Center and here's what some attending authors said:

• I thought it was excellent. It was just the right amount of information in the right amount of time. Rosalie Marsh
• Topics were very useful and explained clearly. Barry Finlay
• Some good info! Sandra Swindle

We at BookBuzzr are very happy to be associated with Dana and find her presentations and articles very practical and useful to authors."

        — Vikram Narayan, CEO of BookBuzzr

"I took a seminar on Social Networking Success for Authors today. Dana Lynn Smith filled up the hour with excellent information. I took five pages of notes."     

        — Joy DeKok, author coach

"Thank you, Dana, for the terrific job you did in our recent teleconference. You presented pertinent information about book marketing—especially optimizing the Amazon.com author page and selling books to libraries. You are a great help to newbie authors as well as those who have been marketing books online for a while."

         — Yvonne Perry, Writers in the Sky

"I appreciate all the work that Dana and Shelley put into their eBook Publishing Basics webinar. I found the information to be very helpful and right on the mark in terms of its foundation of basics. Well worth the time spent watching it."  

        — J.W. Nicklaus, author of The Light, The Dark, and Ember Between

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