How to Get More People to Read Your Book - WritersLife.org

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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there is Peter here again from WritersLife.org today how to get more people to read your book marketing your book is arguably one of the hardest things an author has to do for many of authors while they feel comfortable writing their stories editing them and finding the best way to publish them when it comes to actually getting people to read their books they come to a grinding halt the good news is that there's plenty you can do to promote your book and find new readers some of these take considerable time and effort and you won't always get it right the first time some require budgets and others are simpler though perhaps not quite as effective so let's look at some of the things you can try to encourage people to read your book and for you to find new readers first describe its well a good book blurb is your chance to really sell your books of people that stumble across it and can make all the difference between those who simply carry on browsing and those who click to buy learn how to make your book sound as exciting and enticing as possible think about what makes you decide to read a book look at other book cover blurbs and descriptions and gain some inspiration from their next book clubs a good way of getting your book more widely read is to offer it to book clubs there are book clubs everywhere all over the world some are virtual and some are local groups find them contact them and offer your book for free you could even join in the discussion or come along to local groups to talk about it afterwards ask participants who to promote it on social media and so word-of-mouth will start to spread and next family and friends when you first publish your book you're confident that all your friends and family will definitely buy it and write you glowing reviews of course after all you've got over 200 friends on Facebook you'll practically be a best-seller one day well unfortunately the reality is that it is surprisingly often bafflingly difficult to get them to do it be persistent with your friends and family and make sure you ask everyone it's interesting to discover that those friends who you haven't heard off from maybe five years are delighted to read your book getting your own sister to read it however is like pulling teeth next get it into libraries approach your library and explain you are a local author and ask if they would be willing to take a copy or two of your book it may not be the way to sell more books but once you are in then it could lead to many people over the years reading your book you could leave some cards promoting your book on the front desk if you don't ask you don't get next find your audience promoting your book is all about finding the right people to read it the importance of figuring out who your audience is and then appealing directly to them cannot be underestimated take your time to research your audience who are they where are they how do they shop what excites them what turns them on of waters enough how much will they spend on a book what time of day are they most likely to buy a book are they impulsive or cautious with their purchases do they live a bargain what is irresistible to them if you know your audience inside out you'll find it much easier to come up with creative way of reaching them and next freebies let's face it everyone loves a freebie and one surefire way to get someone to read your book is to give it to them for free do a Goodreads giveaway and you'll be surprised how many people enter gently ask if the winners would write you a review if they enjoyed it if you've published your book through Amazon you could offer it for free on Kindle for a limited period of time if you do you're likely to see a real boost in sales which could lead to more people buy your book even when the free period has ended there are no miracles or shortcuts when it comes to getting more people to read your book and a combination of persistence and experimentation is best if you keep persevering and trying new things there's no reason why you should see the sales of your book increase and don't forget if it's struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit to okay that's it for now   be sure to like this video give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter and I'll see you next time