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Linell van Hoepen

Boosting Your Book Sales This Holiday Season

A book — your book — makes the perfect gift for the holidays. But how do you get people to buy your book as gifts? There are different strategies you can use but for them to be effective, you need to get your plan in place now. People generally start doing their holiday shopping as early as October, so the earlier you can get them interested in your book as

Yvonne Caputo

What Keeps Me Going While Marketing My Book

I’m often asked what keeps me going while marketing my book. I’ve managed to find my way onto many podcasts as a guest. I’ve been interviewed on radio and television. I’ve done many signing events at bookstores — including one where no one showed up — and presentations about my book(s) for organizations like The Jefferson Educational Society I’ve sold books at conferences and had articles published in online publications

Boni Wagner-Stafford

Ten Common Publishing Terms Aspiring Authors Need to Know

If you’re new to the world of publishing, you’ve probably already heard some publishing terms being used that you’re not sure of what they mean. Don’t worry, though: You’ll get the hang of these terms very quickly and one of these days you’ll sound like a pro yourself! To get you started, let’s demystify some of the most common publishing terms you’ll hear when you start the process of getting

Boni Wagner-Stafford

Is It A Scam? “Legitimate” Ways to Publish Your Book

Is it a scam? There seems to be some confusion on legitimate ways to publish a book. (Heavy emphasis on the word "legitimate.")Depending who you listen to or read as you scroll by on your social media platform of choice, you'll find a LOT of ….…hyperbole……opinions...and, well, crap.So much fear! Fear of being scammed, taken advantage of, ripped off. OMG, is it a scam?So much judgement! So much misinformation.I try

Boni Wagner-Stafford

The Proven Content Strategy to Drive Book Sales and Hit Bestseller Lists

Are you an indie author dreaming of ways to hit bestseller lists? At Ingenium Books, we have helped authors realize this dream. For example, Dr. Peter Silverstone’s The Promise of Psychedelics: Science-Based Hope for Better Mental Health hit number four on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list for nonfiction in April 2022, and Dr. Jack Rocco’s Recycled: A Reluctant Search for True Self Through Nurture, Nature, and Free Will hit

Boni Wagner-Stafford

An Author’s Path to Publishing — with Jane Friedman

For new authors, and even for not-so-new ones, navigating the path to publishing can be quite a daunting task. Jane Friedman knows all about it. As a publishing commentator, expert, and editor of the industry newsletter, The Hot Sheet, Friedman often fields questions from authors about the processes involved in getting their book published. What follows are the most frequently-asked questions from authors hoping to attract a publisher — and