How to get more views and reach on my book?

How to get more views and reach on my book?

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amandawilli

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1 posts

3 months

Thursday 1st August
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I am a small author who just published his eBook on a reputable publishing platform but I am unable to get views on my book. Is there any way I can effectively promote my book?

Caddyshack

11,831 posts

213 months

Thursday 1st August
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Post about it on forums?


What is the book called?

"small author" is the book called "The Borrowers"?

RSTurboPaul

11,268 posts

265 months

Thursday 1st August
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Post some questions about promoting it on a motoring forum and hope someone might ask you what the name of it is? tongue out

hehe

But seriously... I don't know, other than the suggested advertising. Facebook apparently has extremely targeted advertising offered if you are willing pay for it, for example.

You could find local book clubs or libraries or coffee shops and offer free copies for review.

J.K Rowling was presumably in the same situation at some point!

jonsp

946 posts

163 months

Thursday 1st August
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Wouldn't it be acceptable to post a link to the book here, or at least some details. Is it a novel or non fiction - possibly relevant to our demographic?

Maybe make a youtube video talking about it?

Find forums relevant to the subject matter. Reddit could be a good place to start with this.

phil4

1,322 posts

245 months

Thursday 1st August
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Try some ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) type stuff... find some people and get them to download and read it, and hopefully review it, friends, family, chap down the pub etc.

Then I'd try facebook or similar forum type groups of the genre/subject you're right about, and post a link or similar there.

Once it starts it should self-perpetuate, but if you can start getting the details of the people who are looking, so you can tell them to read the next one etc.

StevieBee

13,570 posts

262 months

Thursday 1st August
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Presumably you have the ability to apply hashtags to the promotional narrative on the site. If so, research the sort of tags that might apply and get those on there.

Paid-for social media advertising can be very effective. You need to carefully select the audience you want to reach and also apply creative thought to the content in terms of imagery and text.

Have you submitted it to any newspapers, journals or sites for review?

Professional book promotion services will get you the best results. These do what book publishers used to do - plug and push your title to the market. Many services exist. This is one of them: https://scholasticpublishers.co.uk