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Here at Self Published Author.com, we offer tools, advice, and resources to help you through the publishing process. Bowker is the official ISBN agency in the US and Australia. We're excited about authors taking the publishing process into their own hands, and we're here to help however you need it.

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Twitter for Writers – Part 2: Eight Reasons Why Twitter is Awesome for Writers

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by Frances Caballo
Bowker | Wed Sep 21, 2016

This is the second article in a three-part series about Twitter for writers by Frances Caballo.

 

Now here are eight reasons why Twitter is awesome for writers.

1.    If you’re active on Twitter, it will refer a ton of traffic to your blog and website. (Twitter is my #1 source of website traffic.)

2.    There is a large community of Indie authors on Twitter who are willing to help you promote your book and form supportive alliances. Endeavor to meet other authors in your genre, share blog posts and promote each other on Twitter.

3.    Twitter will help you to market your books.

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Twitter for Writers – Part 1: What Twitter Can Do for You

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by Frances Caballo
Bowker | Wed Sep 14, 2016

Those who follow me on Twitter know that I have more than 36,000 followers and frequently post throughout the day. 

How frequently? Ahem. The answer may freak out some of you: every two hours. But I do take a break between 10 pm and 4 am Pacific Time.

Why Writers Need Twitter

I know that’s a lot of tweeting. However, a tweet typically has a two-hour window of life. That’s not much. And if you want to get your content – whether you’ve written or you’re retweeting someone else – you need to tweet throughout the day.But I don’t mind. Twitter is my favorite social media network. If I had to choose between Facebook and Twitter, well, there’s simply no competition. Of all the social media networks I use, I spend more time on Twitter.

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A New Way to Sell More Books

by Brian Jud
Bowker | Wed Sep 7, 2016

There are hundreds of thousands of new titles published every year, and the competition for bookstore shelf space is intense. Now there is an enormous opportunity for independent publishers to increase their sales, revenue and profits by selling their books to special-sales buyers. 

The question that usually comes to mind is, “What are special sales?” This term is commonly used to describe sales opportunities outside of bookstores. Also referred to as non-bookstore (or non-traditional) marketing, it can build a profitable revenue stream. 

The best way to exploit this opportunity is to divide it into two segments and sell to buyers in each according to their traditional ways of purchasing. One is the retail segment where you reach buyers using a network of middlemen just as you do through bookstores. Included are airport stores, discount stores, supermarkets and specialty retailers. 

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