Alex's awesome co-hosts for the March 4 posting of the IWSG are PJ Colando, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, and Natalie Aguirre!
March 4 question - What elements do you include in your book launch? Or what do you have in mind for your future book launch? Or what advice do you have to offer to others planning to launch a book?
Good question since I recently launched my newest novel, Ruthless Kingdom. Universal Link: Bit.ly/RuthlessKingdom
In the past, I had book tours and blog tours through Xpresso Tours, AXP for Authors, Book Match (which is no longer an option) and various sites. These can get pricey, and for this reason, I did nothing spectacular for this release. AXP for Authors is good, and has many options to sell books, including reviewers. However, like all sites, not all reviewers that I've sent Epub's or PDF's have opted to write a review. I'm still waiting....LOL!
I've had a few of my books reviewed by Reader's Favorite, and that's where I began. I received a nice 5 Star review. Although, I doubt it helps sell my book. Ruthless Kingdom is self-published and priced at $4.99. Unfortunately, I've found the only possible way to sell books is to pay for ads. Facebook and Instagram. And, dropping the price to $1.99 and even better $.99 cents, you'll make sales. But for me, it barely covers the cost of the ads.
I have a TikTok account (if you care to follow me) I never thought I'd be using this venue, because I'm a social media introvert, and putting my face out there bothers me very much. I've been working on it, and with this release, I uploaded a few videos. Again, there's $$ involved to get them noticed. Through TikTok, I believe I had the most people using their KindleUnlimited to read Ruthless Kingdom.
I'm curious to learn about how other authors managed their release days!
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