I now have four books out on Amazon Kindle, and my fifth is basically ready. But I want to try to do this release properly. My pattern so far has basically amounted to putting it out there and posting a few social media links. It hasn't worked. At all. Each of my books sells progressively less, and I think I've tried just about all the things indie authors are encouraged to do, to zero effect. Zero.
My latest attempt was to make use of Createspace to make a print copy and running a Goodreads Giveaway. I got over a thousand people signing on, but it didn't lead to the tiniest blip in sales.
Might I have better luck if I run a Giveaway in the weeks leading to the release? I'm extremely reluctant to use some kind of paid ad thing, because those have never led to a single sale for me, but I am scheduled for an October author spotlight on the Reddit Fantasy subreddit. Would making the release and giveaway coincide with it somehow be a strong move?
What ARE authors with no social media standing supposed to do in the weeks leading up to a release?
My latest attempt was to make use of Createspace to make a print copy and running a Goodreads Giveaway. I got over a thousand people signing on, but it didn't lead to the tiniest blip in sales.
Might I have better luck if I run a Giveaway in the weeks leading to the release? I'm extremely reluctant to use some kind of paid ad thing, because those have never led to a single sale for me, but I am scheduled for an October author spotlight on the Reddit Fantasy subreddit. Would making the release and giveaway coincide with it somehow be a strong move?
What ARE authors with no social media standing supposed to do in the weeks leading up to a release?