• 9. How To Self-Publish 2

  • Oct 13 2024
  • Length: 29 mins
  • Podcast

9. How To Self-Publish 2

  • Summary

  • Jane Curry and Seana Smith take a deeper dive into self-publishing, using Seana's self-published books as examples.

    • Seana’s first self published book, made the mistake of not researching what people want to read. Did not sell at all well. And was pulled.
    • So the next project was better researched and planned, Wildly Weird But Totally True: Australia.
    • Commissioned a cover, and layout, which didn’t work well.
    • Learning curve, it started selling when I began running adverts on Amazon.
    • All the ways Amazon earns money; printing books, sales commission, advertising, Kindle downloads.
    • Ingram also does print on demand, how Amazon interacts with them.
    • Once books start selling on Amazon, Amazon helps you sell more.
    • Amazon advertising, pay per click, but impressions are not paid for.
    • The joy of checking daily sales.
    • Jane’s now running advertising for some of her books via Simon and Shuster. Leaning int o the algorithm.
    • Next came Wildly Weird But Totally True: Animals but it has not sold well, probably because there is a lot of competition in that area.
    • But remember, there are many books on Amazon that sell no copies.


    Find full show notes on the website.


    Buy Going Under

    In Australia: Going Under is available in bookshops and online stores in Australia and on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/

    In the USA: https://www.amazon.com/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/

    In the UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/

    Going Under Audiobook: Going Under on Audible, narrated by Seana Smith, click here.

    Going Under on Spotify: Listen to Going Under on Spotify here.



    Jane Curry Links

    • Jane Curry Advisory: www.janecurryadvisory.com
    • Ventura Press: www.venturapress.com.au


    Seana Smith Links

    • Seana Smith website: www.seanasmith.com
    • Sober Journeys website: wwwsoberjourneys.com
    • www.instagram.com/seanasmith
    • www.instagram.com/sober_journeys
    • https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatdidyoureadtoday/

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

    https://uppbeat.io/t/swoop/blue-sea

    License code: JIDFICQZAHSVHXUS


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