Can Authors Uncover Book Sales Opportunities?

 

On my man cave TV set recently was an old episode of the hit 1970s police drama, Adam-12. I have seen every episode many times. The show offers me that background noise while I answer emails. But this episode caught my eye — and gave me a book-related idea.

The storyline involved how the LAPD of 50 years ago was introducing the use of a computer program to help predict where crimes will likely take place, scoring an accuracy rate of over 90 percent!

It got me wondering: Could there be some computer software that identifies sales opportunities for books or can help predict which titles should sell well? Maybe it already exists and only a select few know about it.

Authors should know that they don’t really need any kind of magical cure to get book sales. They just need to be consistent, resilient, and persistent.

Every day, or just about, an author should spend at least 15 minutes a day to market their brand and promote their book. Some days they will spend several hours, and most days will vary. They must have a plan that focuses their attention and effort on logical activities, such as:

* Creating or revising a web site
* Being pro-active on social media
* Applying for book awards
* Seeking out media coverage
* Getting interviewed by the news media
* Reaching out to schedule speaking engagements
* Crafting blog posts
* Expanding your distribution
* Displaying at a book or writers conference
* Networking in your industry or with a writers association

The list of to-do’s can be endless. Tackle things one at a time, day by day, but have a plan and always show up.

You want to know where you can get book sales? It is wherever you apply yourself to secure attention for your book. You found the secret hiding place — it is where you reside each and every day.

 

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Brian Feinblum, the founder of this award-winning blog, with over 3.9 million page views, can be reached at brianfeinblum@gmail.com  He is available to help authors promote their story, sell their book, and grow their brand. He has over 30 years of experience in successfully helping thousands of authors in all genres. Let him be your advocate, teacher, and motivator!

 

About Brian Feinblum

Brian Feinblum should be followed on www.linkedin.com/in/brianfeinblum. This is copyrighted by BookMarketingBuzzBlog ©2024. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids, and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog, and El Chapo, a pug rescue dog. His writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s The Independent.  This award-winning blog has generated over 3.9 million pageviews. With 4,900+ posts over the past dozen years, it was named one of the best book marketing blogs by BookBaby  http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs  and recognized by Feedspot in 2021 and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.” For the past three decades, including 21 years as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and director of publicity positions at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen, Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C. Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler. He hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and has spoken at ASJA, Independent Book Publishers Association Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, Morgan James Publishing, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester) and The Washington Post. His first published book was The Florida Homeowner, Condo, & Co-Op Association Handbook.  It was featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.