How to recruit, manage, and nurture an ARC team

Posted on 12/15/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson has quite the gift for authors today: a guide on building an ARC team. And though it’s written...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing

Put your book's editorial reviews to work on its Amazon page

Posted on 11/28/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson has great news about editorial reviews — they’re easy to obtain and powerful when used correctly. That last...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Reader reviews

2 perspectives on how to connect with other authors

Posted on 11/10/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A double dose of networking tips may feel a little incongruous right now, but we promise there’s real-time relevance with...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Joanna Penn

Dave Chesson's guide to Amazon international book markets

Posted on 09/24/2020 at 10:50 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson recently explained how to choose the right categories for your book in international Amazon stores. That might’ve prompted...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Kindle Direct Publishing, Literature in translation

How authors can pick the right international categories on Amazon

Posted on 09/21/2020 at 02:20 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson has a question for those of you whose books are listed on international Amazon storefronts. Did you know...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Literature in translation

A double dose of Amazon marketing podcasts

Posted on 09/18/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There are two ways a buyer might stumble upon your book on Amazon, says Dave Chesson, and he has a...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Keywords, Marketing, Podcast

Why your book isn’t selling and how to fix it

Posted on 08/27/2020 at 10:27 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

On occasion, authors ask why their books aren’t selling up to their expectations. The answer isn’t always clear-cut, but there...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Marketing, Penny Sansevieri

The average word count for novels in the top fifteen fiction genres

Posted on 08/22/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re guessing that the average reader thinks in terms of page count and not word count. But we’re also guessing...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Writing advice

Plan a year's worth of blog posts

Posted on 08/10/2020 at 02:46 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson is both an an author and active blogger. He acknowledges that sometimes, that’s not always easy on your...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Social media and websites

Why you should update your Amazon keywords periodically

Posted on 07/27/2020 at 09:56 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Marketing would be so much easier if you could just set it and forget it. When it comes to Amazon...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Keywords